Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-11
cREsco HOWARD COUNTY, FRIDAY, JANUARY H. 1901

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For Sale. LEO acres, five miles fro m
Chester and Eve miles from LIE Roy.
Fair improvements, good land and
well located. Price So500.
+ John M. Cannon, Cresco, Ia.
Misses Agnes Glass and Maggie
Mullen, Of Cresco, who have beer
spending the past week with theil
cousin, Miss Blanche Weaken, re.
turned home Saturday.-Ne,o Hampton
Tribune.
The Turkish Oil Co. is rearranging
its place Of business, extending the
Office entirely across the front, and
making additional space for its
remedies. 1t seems to be doing a large
business which is daily increasing.
For Sale. .-Seversl eight acre farms
located In different parts of Howard
county; also, several large farms and
at prices ranging form $50 to $50 an
acre. John M. Cannon,
Cresco, Iowa.
Rummage Sale, Jan. 18th In the
basement Of the New M. E. church,
to be kept open until every thing is
disposed of. All who wish to procure
second hand clothing or house,
hold goods for very little, come and
see and buy.
Amundson s. Lofthus have secured
Charley Nemitz az a clerk In their
store. Mr.. ,Nemitz has had several
years experience with J. H. Haug Of
Spillyille, and is well fitted to please
customers BY his prompt and accurate
work and his obliging manners.
The children ,ofB. F. Davis are Inn
proving nicely, Auna was not i'll en-
ough but that she was up and about
the house the entire time. She had
q slight rash the same Is her sister,
Alice. The boy was in bed about three
days. With the excellent care taken,
there is no danger Of its going farthea
On Monday, Jan. 2lst, 8. A. Seelye,
residing on the Millington farm, two
miles east Of Oresco, will have an
auction sale Of his farm outfit Of stock
and implements, on the usual terms.
Sale begins at p. m. He has secured
position with the Turkish Oil Co.,
|and must dispose of the whole outfit.
Patience is appropriately repre-
sented in the childs protrait that
stands at the head of the household
calendar Of 9. I. Hood s. Co., for the
opening year of the twentieth centu-
~. Druggists generally can supply
this beautiful calendar. The G. /,
Hood & Co, not Only supply tine pref
t1est calendars every year. but they
likewise prepare. the best family
rene lies.
Jas. Stafford was city visitor We'd
nesday. He talked Of his sale of the
ice on his mill pond to Wells and Arm
strong as being really in the interest
of those who purchase ice, as they can
get a load ready cut for ten cents
when to cut and get 1T out
ready to load, would be worth twice
as much, from their lack of tools to
operate with. We are inclined to
think he is right.
The local w. O. w. camp have en-
gagged the opera house for their third
annual ball which. will be given on
Friday evening, Jan. 10Th. The price
of dance tickets has been placed at
15c, spectators 25c, ladies free. The
Qresco Harp orchestra of five pieces
will furnish the music. All lovers of
4 fine dance should plan to attend as
the entire camp will work INCREASINGLY
to that end. Remember the date,
engage your partner and let nothing
keep you away from the best dance of
the season.
The Board Of Supervisors organized
by the election Of A. L. Wallace as
chairman, with G. L. Champlin and
his efficient deputy as clerks. Geo.
N. Dell was qualified and took his
Sc as member Of the board, The
bonds of the pf1lcers elect were ap=
proved and they took charge OF the
Offices to which they were respectively
chosen. The books and papers per-
tanning to their respective offices will
be turned over to them fully on SETTLE
ment with their predecessors which
is the first work Of the board.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the M. e.
church have made arrangements for
lecture in the new church on Satur-
day evening, January 26th, by the
Hon. Wallace Bruce, who comes high
ly recommended as an orator Of rare
eloquence with lectures full of sun.
shine and sparkling with wit, unsur.
passed on the American platform. OF
him the New York Tribune says:
Wallace Bruce lectured before the
New York Young Men s Christian AS
sociation last evening and was greeted
with large audience. He carried his
hearers with him from beginning to
end, and moved them to alternate
laugh ter and tears. His lecture was
patriotic and poetic, and abounded
With gems OF bis own production.
Sore and swollen joints, sharp, shoot.