Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23


prepare sold on same terms. See youl
dealer. TURKISH OIL Co.
The dance at York last Friday night
brought out crowd of forty couples
in spite of harvest and hot weather
Mead's popular orchestra was engaged
for another dance to be given there
August 9th.
Frank E. Long arrived last week
and will be joined in few days by
his wife. His company will be here
soon and commence rehearsals. On
Aug. 10th they will open new opera
house at Elkader.
Jacob Bouska, who has been at
Alberta, Canada, returned to Protivin
last week. He will probably make his
home after visit with relatives for a
while at Revere, Mimi, where he had
been before going to Canada.
Choice farms large or small tracts,
improved or unimproved in either
North or South Dakota. Excursion
tickets at one fare for the round trip
may be obtained for any day. Call on
or address BYRON MABoN, Land
Agent, Cresco, Iowa.
Breathes there man with soul so
dead that never to himself hath said
what the Washington Star has said:
l love the flag-the nobe flag,
Fair emblem OF the free;
And next to that the cold wave flag
Is the flag long to see.
Middlebrook 1Bros, near Kendall
vile, purchased from Fleming &
Howard 20-horse power engine and
complete steam threshing outfit and
the same parties sold to Vocken &
Fjelstul, of Ridgeway, the largest and
most complete steam thresher's outfit
ever sent out from Cresco.
Miss Lima Cole passed to the great
beyond Monday morning at the home
OF her sister in Cresco, Mrs. Rand.
All the years of her life have been
spent in Howard county and in doing
good. The funeral will be from the
house at four o'click this afternoon,
interment in New Oregon cemetery.
A well conducted and well patron
lied county fair reflects the achieve
ments and the possibilities of the
industries of its locality. 1t is full of
local interest because it comes close
to the lives of those who visit it.,
having to do with the we'll being of
ourselves, our families and our neigh
bors.
The Valdez Business College and
Normal School, Decorah, Iowa, has
issued an elegant catalogue this year.
1t contains fine half tones of the
faculty, and interior views Of the
Business College and Normal School.
One months tuition in Business
College free and car fare paid. Send
for catalogue.
In making out printers copy of
statement of celebration fund the
contribution of A. Graves in the sum
Of IS was omitted from the itemized
statement but was included in the to-
tai fund of S405. .95, which was correct
ly given, the name having merely
been omitted from the copy after the
sum total had been correctly figured.
John M. Cannon, one of the young
legal lights of Cresco, made pleasant
call at the LIE Roy Independent office
on Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Cannon
is son Of James Cannon who former.
ly lived in Oak Dale township. Mr..
Cannon is doing large real estate
business in connection with his law
practice, is an energetic and tireless
worker and is gradually and surely
fighting his way to the front.
lie Roy Independent.
The export of farm products of the
United Strtes for the year ending
June 30, 1901, was over s44-millior
dollars. Contemplating this impor.
tant factor in our natural prosperity
the farmer can take just pride in his
vocation and should make proper dis:
play of his grains, his grasses, his
seeds, horses, hogs and cattle at oul
county fair. All there is Of trade
commerce, civilization and life itself
finds its best on the farms and among
the tillers of the soil.
Relatives in Cresco on Friday last
received the sad news that Mrs. VIM
Woodward of Dell Rapids was very
i'll, some alarming symptoms having
developed and 1t was feared she nigh
not long survive. Her daughter
Mrs. Geo. Buchanan, who had beer
visiting there for few days, was alst
Ill, being confined to her bed. Mr.
Buchanan left for Dell Rapids Satur
day morning in response to the sal
message. The latest word is tina
Mrs. Buchanan is improving, but tina
there is no improvement noticeabl,
with Mrs. Woodward.
The following is the eaualized valu
alton of farm lands in the county a
fixed hy the Board of Supervisors:
| Albion.........,. :. ................ 1872.
Forest OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 32.s
| Chester."......, ............. 49,. 32.a