Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-16

The new city well was down 200 fee
Saturday with 100 feet of water
There is danger of knocking til
bottom out of it and spilling til
water into lake beneath the ira
rock.
| Mrs. Geo. Buchanan and daughte
Stella, Mrs. Geo. Lusk, and Mrs. Dav
Id Buchanan of Bonair, left this morn
ing for three weeks visit with rela
tives at Dell Rapids and ,other Soutl
Dakota points.
Dennis Clark, young man who's,
queer actions have made him very
noticeable while in Cresco at variou.
periods during the past few months
was taken last week from Decorah to
the asylum at Independence.
Friday before the final adjournment
of the Federal Court at Dubuque,
Judge Shiras discharged as bankrupts
Goodwin w., and John Mcdonnell, of
this county, from their debts. Their
cases were before M. M. Moon as
referee.
"Around tile Pan" is the title of a
booklet descriptive of the scenes of
the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition,
done up in the richest kind of bur-
lesque. The Nut Shell Publishing
Company 1861 Third Ave-, New York,
Publishers.
Another store building will be built
on Elm street this summer. The
plans are all perfected but few of
the. details have not been settled. 1t
will be a two-story building, with
basement, 25xS0 feet. 1t has been
leased for five years.
Choice farms in 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.
The New Band has been engaged to
accompany the excursion to Minneap-
oils next Sunday and will assist in a
concertin Minnehaha Park that at
ternoon. The present indications are
that a big crowd from this vicinity
will take in this popular excursion.
jamestown sends an uninstructed
delegation to the county convention
at tCreSco today. tits practically Cum
Minis delegation. Following are the del
egates: P. M. Mosher, M. Fl. Swift.
Earl st John, John Potter. T. A. Trim
hle, A. G. Welles and @. Smok. Rice
vile Recorder.
The Catholics of ST. Paul on the End
and 3rd Of July celebrated the tiftieth
anniversary of the diocese, full and
interesting account of which appears
in the Chronicle. We are under obli-
cations to Joseph Schaefer for copy
of the Chronicle containing an ac-
count of the event.
Charles Curtis, son of Smith Curtis,
Fremont twp, Winneshiek county, is
putting up one of those celebrated
self-governing Perkins wood wheel,
SO well known to be the best mill in
the market, and its the mill all the
best menof the country are putting up
G. T. WATRos, Agent.
b. F. Laidlaw and son, Edwin, of
CreSco, Iowa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Laidlaw, of Lowell, Mass. drove over
from Cresco on Monday and spent
couple of days at the home of d. q.
Green. The former is a brother of Mrs
Green, while the two latter gentlem-
en- are nephews, ,-Wykoff Messenger.
Miss Jennie Gibbons, Of Cresco visit
ed for short time at the Chamberlain
home Tuesday. She was afeld prepara-
tpry to taking up her duties as teacher
In the public school this fall. She is an
excellent teacher and the school board
of Elma have acted wisely in engaging
her as MISUNDERSTANDING Record
er.
A special rate of $1.77 has been Sc
cured for the Field Meet at West IN
ion on Wednesday. The train from
here will leave at a. m. and will run
over the B. Q. r. s n. from Ossian,
without change OF cars, arriving at
West Union about noon. Returning
the train leaves West Union at 1890,
arriving at Cresco at 4:23 a. m.
Prof. j. Thaler left Monday morn
ing for a visit with his children at
Elk Point, S. d. He will return and
resume his music classes Aug. LIST.
He deserves his play spell Tor his suc-
cess as an instructor keeps him con-
stantly at work as every week he in
structS four different bands and gives
violin and cornet lessons in six towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Taylor took their
departure from Cresco Friday and will
make their future home in Waterloo.
During the two and a half years they
have resided here they have made
many friends who regretted to have
them go. They are among the best
people OF any community, and were
appreciated by the best people in our
city.