Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Mrs. Joseph Klink OF Florenceyille,
was near deaths door Saturday, and
all the family were summoned home.
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9t ,a5 raeaaloE.
" hat would you think of your groc-
cry man if he sold you sand for sugar?
What do you think of druggist, who
offers you substitute for the Madison
Medicine Co. s Rocky Mountain Tea.
DIR. VIM. Connolly.
Let US speak of man as we find him,
And censure only what we can see,
Remembering that no one can be per.
| feet,
Unless he uses Rocky Mountain Tea
DR.. VIM. Connolly.
The Hook and Ladder Company
No. ], will give their annual ball In
the Opera house, Friday night, Jan
| 10, 1902. The music will be furnished
by Mead's orchestra. The public il
cordially invited. The list of mana
gers being u guarantee for a COCO
time, to all attending.
| Cards are. out for reception giver
New Years Day at. the home of Il. T
Reed by the following ladies, Mes
danes G. e. Burgess ANA Q. L. Terry
and the Misses Tomas, Dale, Clemmel
Miles, Woellestein and Reed. 1Fhe re-
ceiving hours are from two till six.
Mesdames d. A. Lyons ond f. a
Glass expect to entertain the following
guests for few days; Mr.. and Mrs
Tom FITZGERALD OF Minneapolis, Mr.
and Mrs. John FITZGERALD and Mrs
Martin DAILY of Madison S. Oak,
MessrS FITZGERALD being brothers of
Mesdames Lyons, Glass and DAILY.
Frank Daubersmith has purchased
the interest in the dray-line of Ed.
ICraghill and will hereafter conduct
the business himself. Having en-
ployed capable and careful help he will
endeavor to give good satisfaction to
all his patrons. Ed Craghill still re-
tains the eXpress-line, which will be
run by his son James during the form
er's absence in California.
| Perhaps it is better that such corpo-
ration tools as Shaw of Iowa, and
Payne of Wisconsin, should should be
| in the Presidents cabinet, than in the
Executive council, relieving the cor
porations of their just proportion Of
taxes and putting them On the farms
The reform element of the republican
party in both states was opposed TO
Shaw and Payne. Should farmers re-
| joice when VILLAINS are rewarded.
The Success Club of the Albion
church was Fortunate in securing a
lecture last FridaT evening from Rev.
w. 6 Silke of West Union. Mr.. Silke
has spent a number of years in China
as a missionary and has the happy
faculty of relating his experience in q
pleasing manner. The attendant ewas
good. This is the first of a series Of
lectures and the Success club hope to
hear from him again at later date.
A. A. HALLETT, Bonair.
The Schiller male quartette with
Nettie M. Jackson, reader, will give
an entertainment in Opera house
Friday night of this week. This is
said to be one of the best on the road
and should be literally patronized by
the public. A few public spirited
men have guaranteed the lecture
course and unless the public take some
more interest than it has they will
have to go down in their pockets for
the money that will be due for their
service.
Booge & Company of Minneapolis
Whohave recently established branch
official in Bank Room, Strother House,
are prepared to execute any order on
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
or Chicago Board of Trade nquickest
possible time and to best advantage.
We strongly urge thepurchase of May
wheat, same being the cheapest com
odity on the market, and believe if
bought for an investment around
present prices, will give handsome
proht before spring. AdU.
The DEBORAH Republican says: Ed
ward Rose of S. D., and G. V. Punte-
ney of Winnesheik, visited with VIM
Puntney for the holidays.
....Lewis Nemeh spent few days
with his brother John at Cresco last
week. -. Mrs. e. Curtin, son Walter
and daughter Genevieve, went to
Cresco, Tuesday, to spend Christmas
with relatives. -. Mrs. f. M. Web
ster came down from Bonair, Tuesday,
to enjoy Christmas with her mother,
Mrs. Thayer. Her daughter Frances,
who is attending school at Faribault,
came down Monday. Postmaster
Patterson, of Cresco, has broken
arm and dislocated elbow all in con-
sequence of one Of those nice, smooth
cement walks so pretty when made
in the summer, and so mendaciously
frightful in winter.