Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-06

Everybody present at the play last
Friday evening was delighted with
the arrangement of the electric lights
and the way in which they were ma
nipulated. Manager LomaS is to be
having, as soon as prOcurable, this
81 think would go crazy with pain
were it not for Chamberlain Pain
Balm" writes Mr.. w. I'll. Stapleton,
Herminie, Pa. 81 have been afflicted
with rheumatism for several years
and have tried remedies without
number, but Pain Balm is the best
medicine | have got hold Of" One
application relieves the pain. For sale
by Dr. VIM. Connolly.
has passed the legislature and will be
submitted to a vote of the people at
the election this coming fall. II
officers elected last fall will have
their terms OF office extended de-! one
year. Senators elected in 1913, and
also hold one year longer.
Raven Food is positive cure for
chicken cholera, roupe, gapeS and all
disease of poultry. 1t regulates the
bowels, blood and digestive organs;
produces bone, muscle and larger fowl,
and makes hens lay eggs in winter.
Young chickens will grow rapidly free
from disease. Try dollar box; no cure,
no pay and money refunded. For sale
by j. III. Luers Drug Co.
DR.. VIM. Connolly guarantees every
bottle of Chamberlains Cough Rem
edy and will refund the money to any
one who is not satisfied after using
two-thirds of the contents. This is
the best remedy in the world for
la grippe, coughs, colds, Group and
whooping-cough and is pleasant and
safe to take. 1t prevents any tendency
of cold to result in pneumonia.
Mr.. Orvine McHugh is preparing to
build on the corner west from the
residence of Hon. d. A. Lyons. The
The excavation was commenced last
week, but owing to the extreme depth
OF frost it is probable that it will be
suspended. Jas. Byrne has the con-
tract and is now at work at it. He in
forms us that the building will be
somewhat larger than the new house
built by Gene Howard, and we sup
pose something of the same general
design.
1t now comes to light that Hon.
John CoWnie, member of the Board of
control, is on the pay roll of the agri-
cultural department in Washington,
receiving $500 per year with expenses
paid, which is in violation of law
Riceuille Recorder.
John CoWnie is one of the great re-
form republicans of Iowa, a man of
more than ordinary intelligence and
could not possibly be ignorant of the
fact that the law prohibited him from
taking pay for state and federal
office at the same time. His home is
at Amana, where he is a prodigy and
prophet of the party of great moral
ideas.
Rev. DR.. Samuel Head, pastor of
the Methodist church of this city in
1873, was pleasant caller this MORN
ing. He came here to officiate at the
marriage of his niece, Miss Sue Shockey
with Mr.. Preston f. Wright, notice of
which is given elsewhere. He now
stationed at Cresco, and has the erec-
ton. He has been in the ministry for
thirty-two years, and has gone up and
down the Upper Iowa Conference Dis
trict, giving a great many of the
charges most efficient service. He.
stands under his ffty-eight years of
life splendidly, and seems to be as act
i've and enthusiastic in the work as he
was when he used to minister to the
people here. Mason City Times Herald.
Those getting up dancing parties
pursue course SO different from the
custom when the editor of this paper
was young that we note the practice
of that day. The proprietors then
used to issue nice cards of invitation
with the various dances, the floor
managers, and the bill which included
the danae, the supper, the care of
team and everything wanted in the
way of cigars, temperance drinks, the
bill for all of which was from three
to five dollars, Spectators were not
allowed in the ball room at any price,
the only means of access was through
the purchase of ticket. BY this
means the party was nearly as select
as could be made, the cards of invita-
ton being withheld from the rowdy
room by a refusal OF admission on
spectators tickets. A party gotten up
In this manner for Cresco should make
arrangements with, say the Strother
House, to provide ample refreshments
alta stipulated price, with feed barn
for the care of teams, robes, whips,
ETC., the entire cost of which would
be no less than $500 a couple. This
might NOT furnish n vary la roo Glapripp