Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-08-14

The city was full of farmers Satur-
day, an evidence that the harvest was
generally finished. Where threshing
has been done the yield is reported as
very satisfactory. One farmer is re-
ported to have threshed 30 bushels of
wheat to the acre.
$3.50 A DAY GUARANTEED ONE
Agent Lady or Gentleman) in each
County to open branch office and estab-
lish sub agents to sell our high grade
Laundry and Toilet Soaps. Write
MILLEN SOAP Co., 612 w. Adams
treet Chicago, III.
The water supply in the city well is
reported very low, so that the pump
is kept going day and night to keep
stand pipe supplied. To pump at full
capacity of the pumps would pump
the we'll dry in an hour or so. The
city council is considering means of
obtaining a full supply.
$3.50 is the monthly tuition at the
Valdez Business College, Decorah,
Iowa, for a complete course of 81
months. The full shorthand course
is the same rate. Fall term Sept. 3.
Send for catalogue. Board and room
in private family $3.50 per week.
Day board S1.75 week. Furnished
room so cents a week.
Mrs. John Milz was called upon to
attend the funeral of sister, Mrs.
Umenhoefer, who died last Wednesday
at Cherokee, but was unable to attend.
Three of her daughters were at the
funeral and brother, Mr.. Frank
Muklenberg, of La Crosse, who on his
return stopped with his sister here a
day or two.
There is considerable probability of
Firemans' field meet the first day of
theFair, as Decorah is reported as
favorably inclined to accept Secretary
Campbell's offer, which is prize of a
800 racing cart to be competed for
and the payment of a sum to Decorah
and West Union which practically
covers their expenses.
We hereby notify the ladies and
gentlemen of Cresco that we are ready
for work in our rooms upstairs in Mr..
Libbey's building where we are ready
to do ladies' tailoring and dress making
also alteration and renovating, clean
ing and pressing of gentlemens' cloth
: ing. Satisfaction guaranteed and
E Mrs. o. r. HolmStrom.
The county fair this year promises
!. to be one of the hest in the history OF
the Agricultural society. Beside the
r ammusement features, the useful and
/ instructive will be in full force. The
i. best line of domestic animals from the
best herds of horses, cattle, sheep and
swine will be on exhibition, with
coops of the finest poultry.
II We notice by a perusal of the attrac
l. tions of Iowa State Fair, that VIM
" Cole, the champion slack wire per
IS former of the world is made leadin!
feature there; also Ed Dell. the conf
cal clown and the ee"GeraldieS. " Thos,
= features have been procured for th'
:, Howard county Fair this fall, ant
y everybody that attends will be wei
:. pleased.
The Cresco Normal and Busines
70 Institute has secured the services 0
in Miss Pearl Reever as instructor il
N Shorthand and Typewriting. She i
+. graduate of the Capital City Com
10 mercial College Des Moines, and come
very highly recommended. Thos
who wish to get thorough course i
n Shorthand and Typewriting shoul
to start in Sept. 3.
,v Prof. Breckenridge's Decorah Inst
tute Commercial Department ha
grown so rapidly that it compels tn
hiring of another teacher, ProfessC
ST from the G. G. Commercial College
ne Shorthand and Typewriting, s4.OO pc
aC month. A student can finish th
an course as soon as he can do it Thorough
fy ly. Bookkeeping, s4.00 per montl
w. Fall term begins Sept. 3rd.
es The attempted suicide near Ric
10 will which we reported week ago W;
UT that of Charley Garmon and his
or year old son, who lived a few mil,
m south of Riceville. The poison was
20. caustic dehorning fluid which cause
f. some suffering of both and the ult
[r. mate death of the son. Temporal
". insanity of the the father on the deaf
W. of wife and another son recently
th supposed to be the cause. The sc
Ia, was an invalid and easily influence
to the act by his father.
!, The house being built for w.
Converse by Martin Johnson is nearir
completion and is piece of work th;
?, both owner and builder may tai
pride in. The inside castings are
m' hard pine, the stairs newell posts al
banisterS of the same material, tt
rk door panels OF the same, the rail
he muntings and stiles of the be
ne quality of yellow pine, the doors al
ce. windows perfectly balanced and hun