Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-18

Sidney Heald is home from Mason
CITY for brief time owing to indispo
sition. He has been doing good work
on the Times-Herald and we hope fol
his speedy recovery and return tc
newspaper work for which he seems
so we'll equipped.
The Standard Telephone Co. held
their annual meeting at Waukon re-
Gently, reelected the old officers, de-
clared a semi-annual, dividend of 10
per cent and authorized an issue of
sl5, 900 new stock at premium of so
per cent. This company has a total
of 1899 phones in use,
The new corliss engine bought by G.
f. Freehauf for the electric light
plant has arrived and is being put in
place. 1t is big one, the fly wheel
being IL feet in diameter and the en-
gine being rated at 100 horse power,
over twice the power produced by the
one at present in use.
Miss Lauraine Mead's pupils will
give recital at her home Saturday
January 20. For the convenience of
persons living out of town it will be
given at 2:30 p. m. and for those in
the city 1t will be reproduced in the
evening commencing at s:15 p. m. Pro-
grams and invitations will be sent out
in due time.
The only medical man who has ever
originated anything of value in regard
to the cause, prevention and cure of
CANCER, is DR.. Melville c. Keith, of
Ohio. He uses nc, knife, plaster or
poison drugs, but we are willing to
satisfy any interested party that
cancer can be cured without any cut
!! ing and will stay cured. s3tf.
A lecture will be given in the Bap-
tist church, Feb. 18th, Lincoln's
birthday, by Rev. S. Rowland Robin
son on the subject, 1.-THE Building of
a Nation" We have heard that Rev.
Robinson has met with success in 9TH
er places as lecturer and we can as
sure the public here, that they will
receive an intellectual treat if they
come to hear him.
The entire W. o. w. camp are busy
at work preparing for their third An
nual Ball which occurs in Lyric Hall,
Friday evening Jan. 18th. The Cres-
CO Harp Orchestra has been engaged
and tirst-class prompter will be Sc
cured. The floor management will
leave nothing undone to make the
dance an enjoyable event to all at
tending. Make your preparations to
attend. Dance tickets 75c.
The Alliance Mercantile Associa-
tion held their annual meeting, Nor
day and elected the following officers:
president, G. Fl. Graves; vicc-presi-
dent, VIM. Kratz; secretary, e. ].
Williams; directors, q. H. Graves,
VIM. Kratz, E. j. Williams, Frank
Richards, ]. Fl. Jones, B. Headington,
]. T. Pecinovsky, Fred Brown and
VIM. Walter. Undivided profits of
s2eas.41 were reported. The matter
of erecting a new building on the site
of the old Congregational church was
discussed and referred to the board of
directors.
The noon train Wednesday had the
following persons as excursionists for
California. w. X, Barker and wife,
I. A.iLibby and wife, H. e. Lomas
and wife, T, d.. Lomas and wife pre-.
ceded them to the land of Ophir some
days ago, Mr.. and Mrs. Barker will
go to Santa Ana where brother of
Mr.. Barker resides and near where w.
X. is interested ina ranch of English
walnuts, a profitable and prolific in
! dustry. II. j. Ernst and M. A. Flood
also reside there and are largely en-
gagged in the same industry. The des-
tination of the other excursionists we
are unable to give but believe they
all contemplate gazing upon the broad
expanse Of the Pacific.
The year just finished ended the 24st
mQnth that we, as a society, have
been in existence, and our report to
the State Auditor will be such as will
make us all proud that'we are Mystic
Toilers. The fact that we have had
but five assessments since our organiz-
alton and that all the death and acci-
dent claims which have been proven
before the board OF directors have
been paid In full, is record to be
proud Of, and that too in the face of
the fact that we pay an additional
funeral and monument benefit at the
death of each of our members. You
will please note this fact, viz; You
know the amount that your policy is
" worth when it is payabl le in full, there
! is absolutely no. deduction from
the face ofjthe policy for the funeral
monument. Com.