Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-13
Around the County.

Tony Lickteig has bought the Har
mon farm in Howard Center, payin
$40 an acre. The farm at present i
occupied by Henry Wilson.
Mike Dvorik has built a large bar
on his farm in Howard Center. .Joh
Mrovce was the mechanic,in charge O
the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M. Dell are tn,
proud parents of a little daughter 81.
weeks old.
Anton JaroSh is building barn OF
his farm in the southeast corner O
Saratoga township. Its dimension.
are 64x56 feet; center posts a feet
hore stable on one side Is feet wide
COW stable on the other side l6 fee1
wide. Mikesh Bros, and Thos. Chyle
of $Protivin are doing the work liz
building it.
The Saratoga creamery is making
1000 pounds of butter a week. 1t was
built as Farmers creamery but they
not working in harmony it is leased
and operated by man from Clayton
county. The Huntingtons, the Rocke.
fellers, the Pierpont Morgans and all
that class who live by exploiting the
farmers, work in perfect harmony, but
few farmers even in such an industry
as creamery, quarrel and throw away
their opportunity.
Jim Bates has opened out in the
notion and grocery trade at Saratoga,
and carries clean stock and has a
| tidy place OF business.
The Kakac Bros, as usual have a
full line of general merchandise with
good and prosperous trade, all of which
is merited.
Charley Sigler is building barn for
10 Enos, to replace the one recently
destroyed by fire, on his farm south
east of Saratoga
Attorney Griffin was in Saratoga
Monday evening on his way to Elma
from Cresco. He says that very strong
counter atiidavitS have been filed in
the Brophy will case against rchear-
ing.
Alfred Miles has bought the farm
and hotel at Saratoga from Mrs. Mil
ler and is in charge of the house as
usual. A good place to stop at for
rest and good fare.
Z. w. Clark, the implement man
was from home but is reported to have
had an excellent run of business this
summer.
The village blacksmith" is there
- ..e.s rsa ready tn do =,
tsn.s Il ~ yle1sst. 6, Z.
the reaper's work. Haying is well
under way. Carl Mast secured go large
loads from II acres of ground, the first
crop since seeding. Corn continues
to grow rapidly, the tassels in most
fields beginning to show themselves.
Richard McCaryille is rebuilding his
farm house, making more rooms and
undermining its style.
Arthur Halwcg paid $50 an acre for
the Charley Wilcox farm instead of
$50 as our informant reported. S15
per acre is quite an important differ
ance both to buyer and seller.
Cor. is in the stage now thati needs
rain in order to properly fill the ear,
nicely tasselled and in silk. We OBJ
serve some fields so dry the leaves are
rolling up.
Il. r. Bouska has Il few acres OF
wheat nearly ripe, the straw bright
and free from rust.
A large number of farmers about
the county mixed oats and wheat for
seed and the result is a good crop Of
each. Now they ought to buy one of
the Dewey Separators made in Cresco,
and take out enough wheat from the
oats to make bread for the family.
One of the Buresh boys is preparing
to go to housekeeping, a large new
house and big bar completed on his
farm southwest of Saratoga is in evil
dence of the fact.