Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10
The dustin Joursa, is a new candt-

date Tor popular favor published at
Austin Minnesota by A. B. Hunking
wh9 is not unknown to the newspaper
fraternity. 1t is worthy Of good
paying patronage.
Q. A. L. Loomis took second prize
with his famous Belgian mare at the
Live Stock Exposition in Chicago.
She would bring $500 If offered for
sale. She will be brought back to
Chester.-Chester Herald.
S. A. Converse took seven premi-
ums at the great stock show in Chica-
go: One first, one, second, three, third
and two, fourth. There must have
been lot of high grade stock there
to have had the premiums run thus.
Robert Hickie, in the employ Of
L. P. Barth during last summer, and
later holding down case on the
Hanska Herald published at Hanska,
Mimi, by o. G. Cole s. Son, returned
to our city, looking well and handsome.
Miss Belle Vertie Root, a niece OF
the PLAIN DEALER publishers was
married at her home near jamestown,
New York, November 26, 1901, with
Mr.. Eugene L. Bucklin. Their home
will be BIG west 4th street, James
town,
Mr.. William ]. L. Douglass, brother
of Mrs. Belle n. Gibbons, died on
November %, 1901, at San Francisco,
where he has made his home since
1S49. He leaves a wife and four daugh-
tiers, one brother and two sisters to
mourn his loss.
The PLAIN DEALER is indebted to
Hon. S. L. Cary for late New Orleans
and Jennings daily papers. Mr.. Cary
is enthusiastic over the oil wells and
rice fields of Louisiana in the vicinity
of Jennings, where the Howard county
colony is located.
Miss Madge E. Croft of Elma was
united in marriage with ]. Allen An
4 ders OF Oelwein, Dec. 4, 1901. Their
home will be at the latter place after
New Year. Miss Croft was the PLAIN
DEALER correspondent from Elma, a
bright, sensible girl for whom the
PEE DEE has the best wishes and con-
graduation.
The Board of Supervisors of Whine
shiek county has just completed the
canvass of the petition of the voters
of the county for permission to oper
saloons under the mulct law, and fine
, in some towns every person who voted
at the last election had signed and In
many others SO per cent, the average
being rs per cent.
A home talent minstrel show will
be given New Years eve by the young
= men of Cresco for the benefit Of The
Athletic Association. This is in {
good cause and should be well patron
lied. After the show a dance ha:
been arranged for the music being
furnished by the coon orchestra.
complete program will be published
later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry German, lsf
for Greenville, Iowa, Monday, where
they will make their future home
Mr.. and Mrs. German were married
, here Nov. 18th by Rev. Silke, thu
= bride being Mrs. Clos of Viroqua
i Wis, neice Of Mrs. Geo. Watts o
this city. The groom was employed
in the shop of Crittenden & Went
worth the past season.
:. The Chester Herald published b
= Fred S. Davis at Chester is ne1
candidate for public favor. It start
with fair local advertising patron
a age and we'll filled local page. 1t i
. a seven column folio well printed an
). deserving a liberal support from it
y people. No other business or enter
prise of Chester can give the villag
o the reputation and prestage ava
j. from home that it will get from ii
8 local paper.
A Main street clerk who was badl
smitten with a south-side girl .wrot
S her beautiful note the other day an
= brea thlessly awaited an answer. ]
# came, a sweetly scented envelop,
It with rose on one corner and the er
closure was card bearing the letter
), sc. w. B. A. S. D." Then the afor'
: - said clerk was wild. He couldn't d.
. cipher the letter but knew it was
=, = loving message from the fair one. A
. last he took it to friend for interpr'
tation. She looked it over and gent
'e informed him that it signited "G
1t way back and sit down."
~ The Chicago american has score
another victory over villainy.
corrupt Judge of Chicago name
Hanecy rendered decision In the Ct
If trust case of as questionable morals {
s, any case tried IN Tweed's time befol
Judges Cardozo or Barnard, of Ne
York. The Chicago american vel
8 properly criticised the corrupt rulin
N of Hanecy, who had Messrs. A. \
(. Lawrence and Fl. S. Garfield arreste
and brought before him for contemI
of court, sentencing them to terms {
Imprisonment; himself the infOrman