Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

SI.OO sack lot WaSnDurn CROSBY
flour, the above speaks for itself. Best
flour in the market. Highest grade
Patent. For sale by N. GRAF & Co.
Thanking you in advance for your
patronage we remain yours truly.
Martin Johnson has bought the
foundation east of Ralph Thompson's
residence, which has been unimproved
for several years and will build there
on the present summer. He has al
ready put barn on the property.
For RENT-A good, room house,
convenient and in good lacation and
neighborhood, one door south of Will
Tillson's, on north Elm street. Pos
session given June 1st to 18th. En-
quire of James Byrne or j. B. Barber.
There will be a field meet in Cresco,
given under the auspices of the Fire
Department, on June 14th. The
teams competing will be from New
Hampton and Usage and the local
fire department. Program and full
particulars later.
Choice farm of 16O acres near Cresco
with good house and barn, vel l, wind
mill, grove and pasture. Price $4,000
per acre. Any one desiring first
class farm should come at once as a
bargain of this kind WILSON be taken
John M. Cannon, Cresco, Iowa.
Emm ct Howard of Spring Valley
Sundayed with his friends at home.
He is of the firm of Howell & Howard,
who are starting nursery at the Val
ley, and as they are in fine country
with progressive farmers about them,
there is no doubt of their success in
the enterprise.
John Johnston whose home was in
New Oregon township died last week
of pleurisy after few hours illness,
aged about so years. He was a cousin
of Frank T. and Adam Johnston, OF
Mrs. David Harmon and Mrs. Johr
Walton, of Orleans. We think he
was unmarried.
A large delegation of the old soldiers
are attending the G. A. r. reunion al
Dubuque this week. Among then
are N. S. Durgin and wife, H. G.
Salisbury and wife, Alex Mcintosh
and wife, Fred Daubersmith, Samue
Nelson, Chas. Ashley and son, w. B
Webster and w. X. Barker.
Sheriff Campbell was called to Elm;
Sunday to take charge of an insane
man, who was attempting to take hi
own life. The man is about % year
of age, and no one seems to know whC
he is or whence he came, and the Zoo
unfortunate man seems to know a
little or himself as do others.
To the parties wanting to kno'
what Tuberculin is, | would refe
them to Vol. of the tenth Biennia
Report of the State Board of Health
For the year ending June 80, 1895
; also to those parties who are oppose
to have an Investigation of their Cal
tie to look up the law in regard t
diseased stock, and not find fault wit
the recognized test that is used in a
, of Europe and by the United State
:. Government Respectfully,
D. BARNES.
, During the past year John M. Cal
non of Cresco has sold 1850 acres
Howard county farm lands, besides
number of city properties. He wi
next month send out 10000 land lis
n and advertise in large number
e Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois pape
T. in order to catch the mid summer re
estate trade. If you desire to st
e your property or to exchange proper
.e you should list with him at once.
n will be so advertised that your nal
will not appear and your neighb(
need not know that you are trying
III sell until deal is closed. If no sale
IL made there will be no charges.
Of The immortal words of Nici
Hugo should be inscribed upon
:, tablet of all written law: "That Fol
- - should have Right for master; til
~ Progress should have Courage as
- -, leader; that Intelligence should h;
= Honor as a sovereign; that Consciel
shall have Duty as a despot; t
1T Civilization should have Liberty a
he queen; and that the servant of Igr
ne ance should be Light" The l
on need of the world is not so much
men of profound intellectual att
-, ments as for men of courage and {
80. .so viction-men who know no fear S
-, ~ that of doing wrong, and
,ai. acknowledge the Golden Rule as
w. Nv, supreme law of life,
A contest between Miss Lauri
on Mead's pupils occurred Wednesday
une ming, May 2sth. Medals had
llao offered to the pupil giving the
iofs performance of given program.
Nng program performed by each pupil
Sonata No. 4, Mozart; Venetian
esco Song No. 8, Mendelssohn: Valse l
.om- iante Op. AS, Schulhoff; The Flatt
ated CLaiiiihaue, Noouuine W. y
pre- ohop,n' Ms nis' pes'le @S' "a Ael n, "on
7+f second and Miss Belle Nash, of
Springs, third. The judges