Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-21
Among Our Neiehbors.

"eso "hiohS ohS PSoplC VI Ullc edS CeTu
part of New Oregon by representa-
tive of the PLAIN DEALER. Allnature
seemed in a happy mood to display to
the best advantage the beauties of is
landscape, and the attractive features
the people have added thereto. At
the New Oregon Nursery as we drove
past we observed the trees which have
a growth of only three years richly
laden with bloom, with promise Of a
good harvest of fruit. George Friend,
John Ii. Mintey, Miles Henry, w. &.
Herzog, the Bakers, Haberly, David
Baldner, A. W. Hauber, Barney Boyd
on the Blackburn farm, Martin Still,
all had their spring work well adj
vanced and even corn planting nearly
finished, and small grain in fine condi-
tion.
The abundant rains have given the
pastures and meadows fine start,
which portends good crop of grass
and hay, that essential to stock breed
ers and dairymen. Mr.. Martineck
and Frank Sobolik are domiciled in
finely built and commodious farm
houses. Both have fine farms thorough
ly cultivated. w. j. Benda and ! is
father have an elegant farm uppn
land heretofore owned by Mr.. Givers,
OF Danvillc, Kentucky, years ago. Cn
the farm is bed Of peat from With
the writer when residing in New
Oregon had samples to test It's burn
Ing quality which aftcr being dried
proved to be good.
Joe Kostohryz has added to hisuwn,
the Frank Valvoda farm making him
an ample firm of magnificent quality.
Indeed no better farms exist lhan tia.
ones owned and occupied by the indus
trious Bohemians of this part Of New
Oregon township. They all have goud
farm houses, large barns and land in
high stat of-cufiTation ard highly
productive, amply stocked with cattle
and horses. The best tie country pro-
duaeS.
AT North Protiyin, james kostka
conducts repair shop where gen, raj
blacksmithing and wood work has
careful and prompt attention, and
Thos. NJ. Novak, one OF our most
intelligentand cnterprising citizens,
conducts q store well filled with
general merchandise and is Literally
patronized. The trade which his
store has, and also that of Ferd Lukes
in South Protivin, In eggs alone,
which arc shipped from Cresco is sur
prising. The village of Protivin
shows evident progress. A new store
building is in progress of construction
36x6O feet With Il hall occupying the
second story. The store is nearly en-
closed, and it is said, will be occupied
by John Mikesh who lives near Spill
vile. Ferd Lpkes has added to his
store room for clothing depart
ment which is we'll stocked with goods
of fine quality, and also with those
suited to the use of laborers and farm
ers, and we are glad to. know that he
enjoys a prosperous trade. John z.
FeIcl has fine stock of hardware
and his brother, Frank Fencl, has a
good stock Ut agricultural implements
embracing all the best lines. Thos.
Chyle has the post office and carries a
stock of seasQnable merchandise in
connections. A. j: Mikesll deals in
furniture. Thos. liolub has erccted
an elegant residence with barn aud
suitable out-buildings. He is a horse
hleeder, and has three as fine stations
in his STUD as san 9e found. One is
an imported Percheron, three years
old and weighs 1900, then a French
draft 4 years old, weighs 100, and a
Belgiaus years old, weighs 1900.
The creamery at Protiyin is dclng
agaad business with ]. A. Dostal as
tuttef III .ter. and is. putting out AGO
p0ands week. Frank KalasAr;k
keeps tue city restaurant and hands
out excellent, cigars, and the best Of
temperance beverages only, Frank
Chyle takes good care of the travelling
public, his excellent wife serves good
meals and keeps clean and comfortab bic
beds.
The Sisters School at Protlvin has
an attendance of from 80 to 100 pupils
@lth four Sisters in charge Of the
school. AT the recent visit of Bishop
Keane there, over 200 young men and
women were confirmed and taken into
full communion in it's church. Rev.
Father Vrba seems to be very popular
4Hong its people, with large aud
wealthy congregation. Thursday was
u holy day among them and the towa
was rull Of people, and at the hour Of
service every seat in its large church
was filled, many standing unable to
find seats. The sermon in Bohemian
Was not Instructive to the writer but
the music was simply grand though
unable to comprehend the words that
accompanied the music.