Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-13
Wanted, any quantity of "Big Az
oats-must be perfectly pure. Will
pay good price for it, Also % bush
els of early japanese buckwheat.
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els of early japanese buckwheat.
JOSEPH KAPLER, Cresco, la.
L. M. Smith will have an auction
sale 25 horses at the Stock Yards of
the c. M. & st. Paul Ry., Thursday
the 18th, commencing at l O'Clock p.
m. Eight months time on approved
notes at per cent.
Mrs. A. G. Darcy left last week for
Riceville from whence she will start
for a long visit in California. On her
way out she will stop at Albuquerque,
N. NJ, for visit with Mrs. Clark,
a former CreSco resident.
The Preston Courier has ceased to
exist. Its issue of February 9th makes
the heannouncement, 81 800 on its books
and no money is the cause. The name
and good will of the paper has been
sold to the Prestoh1imes.
The st. VALENTINO ball Feb. 14th,
given by the courteous gentlemen,
Messrs. Carroll s. Mullen, will be the
last dance in O'Malley's hall with
music by Carpenters orchestra. This
will be an event no one should miss.
Everybody invited to attend.
Meverden's furniture store is head
quarters for whatever is new, novel,
and desirable in that line. His prices
are always reasonable and his goods as
recommended. Having dealt with
him for more than thirty-tiye years.
we think we know what we are talk
ing about.
The store of f. c. Woellstein, on the
South side was badly damaged by fire
Thursday night, with light insurance.
Fire, water and smoke damaged the
the stock very much. j. III. Woells-
tein slept in the store and was awak-
ened, nearly suffocated with smoke
and gave the alarm.
Fred Woellstein will sell atvery low
fguers, his entire stock of goods. Sale
peglns Immediately after the adjust
menu OF insurance. The heavy loss
and light insurance, compel him to
request that those who owe him, set,
tie at once. Look out for fire sale an
nouncement in next issue.
In the Sweeny divorce case, which
has attracted a good deal of attention
lor the past few weeks in the district
couf1at Usage, the plaintiff, j. III.
eweeny, was granted a divorce. The
decree grants divorce, giving him
Ilie CUSTODY OF the child and refusing
1he WlIe allmony.- Recorder.
Young peoplc who exneet, to fake the
Teachers, examination al; ira Snriny
lnstltute should read the County
superlhtendents announcement in
olie rLAlN DEALER OF Jan. 10Th, and
Jake warning. Moral:-Attend the
heVie" WORK a1 Cresco Normal and
tliofoushly prepare yourself.
We learn that Josiah Long, former-
ly of this place, died at Larchweod
Iowa, last August, aged about 20 wears
He had two children here, Mrs. M. 4.
: M E1,-ado, VI - aaa I AZ - nos' a'' q 'oii
tho nnnu1ar s,,aa,,.a "NA -, ~ Lo.,s'
child ron Lnew 90 aaa+,, ,,at;" s. ~ W ~ one
= = ieeen oiy'
Prot. Ionollls orchestra of eight
pieces VIII be one OF the features Of
tne dance 10 beg!ven on Washington's
olrthoay, Feb. y. With one of the
oeso oance halis IN Northern lowaand
DIS gooo music as is procurable and
good management no doubt this, the
ever given in this hall.
We lacked 20 of y, ,,>- n..,e
anonrb IN ao ro,nd lot E,.5a.a N1.sssa Ne
becansa os wonderfn, inoraasn =, ~ "u'
scribem hut because The naner as @ mt
nm az tho min was NOT tu,l an,,,+ .O ~
nrint naner is sold hv tho nonna +hons
is no reasonahla axcnse for na,;na =
ream Of nanar short IN conn4 g gha
sufferers waro a,nono +ha.a -. ~
naners in single wrsnnors e''e
Tho r,ua ~ tho o,.,o g., -.
~ ''nle =. olie oS''qe oue iias peen
changed 10 the Usage Jon1,at. The
paper appears In new type throughout
ana is a model OF taste and typograph-
lc beauty. is the best appearing
paper issued IN Mitchell county. In
1895 stlllson Hutchins was the editor
OF paper OF the same name published
at Usage, the ableSt paper ever in