Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-29
Some EarIyHoward County History
As Cleaned from the New Dragon Plain Dealer Of 1850.

District court for Howard County
had just held its session and the
following lawyers were present: IS. A.
Topper, M. V. Burdick, Levi Bulls,
ID. Smith, d. II. Hughes and e. e.
Cooley, of the Winneshiek Co. bar,
Milo McGlathery and s. S. Ainsworth,
OF the Fayette county bar, J. o. Crosby,
OF the Clayton county bar, and the
members of the Howard county bar,
comprising G. M. Van Leuven, D. o.
Preston, F. 81. Jewett, O. e. Berry
and w. r. Mead"
"Mr. ID. Wilson, jeweler and watch
maker, has located himself In town,
and opened a splendid assortment OF
jewelry at LAWYERS drug store"
NOVEMBER s:
This issue contains an article headed
yourselves, which chronicles
change of proprietors in the PLAIN
DEALER. Mr.. Lick retiring and f. J.
Mead and 1. Wood, a Deeerah printer,
becoming the owners.
Robert Wooton has notice Of con-
test for the office of County Judge
against 'Seeley
Q. q. Brown, county superintendent
has notice that teachers wishing ex-
animation would find him athis home
Vernon Springs every Wednesday in
the month and at Lime Springs the
last Saturday in the month.
"Suspended-The Mitchell County
Republican has suspended cause,
want of patronage.
NOVEMBER IL.
"a Railroad Shall We Have One,n
is the title Of an article in this issue in
which it is pointed out that western
extension of the Milwaukee and Mis-
sippi Railroad" was necessary to the
success of DEBORAH and Prairie du
Chen. The route advocated would
bring the road through via DEBORAH.
"Mr. Wheelock has opened q writ
ing school at the Hall of Satin s.
| Moon"
ST. Belfoy, editor of the DEBORAH
Republican, introduced his smiling
countenance to us on Wednesday last.
"The census of Iowa shows popu-
lation of S33,5s9."
"Ossawattimie" Brown has been
convicted OF murder In the first degree.
NOVEMBER Is.
The committee appointed to secure
ground for the purpose of q cemetery
has succeeded in obtaining three acres
on the premises OF Mr.. Geo. Baker"
I DECEMBER 2.
| The Omaha Republican announces
the death of Kit Carson, Col. FIRE.
mont's guide over the Rocky noun
tains, at Taos, in New Mexico.n
advice from Pixies Peak give &C.
counts of large sums Of gold and other
precious metals being found there by
advehturers to this New Eldorado.
AU a nunabug.
DECEMBER o.
"Married--At the residence Of the
brides father, in Vernon Springs,
Iowa, by Rev. Q. e. Brown, Dec. 4,
1859, Maj. Chas. Prann and Miss Kate
L. Weston; all of Howard county.
DECEMBER 16.
"John f. Thayer gives Christmas
ball at the Howard Center House on
Monday evening, the 26th inst. Bill
81.50.
| A call for the Democratic state con-
Il
vention to be held at Des Moines,
Feb. %, 1860, to elect delegates to the
National convention at Charleston,
gave Howard county three delegates.
DECEMBER %
This issue contains an account of
the contested election case for the
Office of county judge. Seeley had
been declared cleo ted by two votes and
at the trial before Hon. j. G. Upton
as principal and J.. O.. Schoonmaker
and Q. E. Webster as associate judges,
the suit was dismissed on the ground
that the contestant had not made his
case.
DECEMBER 30.
"Lyceum to notice the
members of the New Oregon Literary
and Debating Institute met last Fri
day evening for the purpose of re-
organization. The hous, was called
to order by L. Ayerill when the fol-
lowing officers were chosen, viz: Mr..
Jno. I. Sturgis, President; r. E. Car
penter, Secretary; Geo. Eek, Treasur-
er; Isaiah Wood and Miss M. Pullman,
Readers" The subject for debate
selected for the next meeting was:
"Resolued, That Washington is deserv-
ing Of more praise than Lafayette in
achieving our liberties. T.. Averill
volunteered tosupport the affirmative;
M. NJ. Moon the negative