Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-29
OCTOBER Is.

I y.
Yesterday Mr.. Miles from Wis.
consin, paid in New Oregon, the
'sspondulick" for $50 head Of fiat cat
tie. Truly part of our farmers must
feel weightY somewhere about the
trousers"
Another Shin Dig'-Last night a
scciable dance was experienced by a
goodly number Of our citizons, at the
new dwelling house OF neighbor Ever
ingham."
Inn rovemants--S. M. Cole is max
ing nome improvements to his hotel
and will soon be in readiness to &C
comodate the travelling community in
q manner that will bespeak praise to
hia energetic person.
Groceries are Cheaper-Our friend
Geo. Eek has established himself In
grocery business. just above Sturgis'
tin shop"
"Tailor Shop Removed a. j. Mintey
has removed his shop from the old
stand Of Barber s. Pullman, to the
store recently occupied by S. Herrick,
adjoining the pillow shop"
bridge Meeting-On Wednesday
night the people of New Oregon held
meeting to see whether necessary
material could be raised to push the
bridge forward to completion A sub
scription for work, obtained As days
In work to be paid at the call Of d. j.,
M. Walker, which with the 80 days
tax due, will complete the structure. if
paid in. Delinquents, pay up and have
this needful enterprise complet ted
without unnecessary delay"
OCTOBER %:
"Kellogg's Detached Reaper We
understand that Mr.. Christopher
Potter, Of this place, has purchased
the right to manufacture and vend
Kellogg's Detached Reaper and Mower
and that he contcmplates engaging in
the manufacturing here, the ensuing
winter. ~
l
BY the papers in western New York,
we learn that the ChautauQua, One
and Two Horse Reaper and Mower,
took the first premium at the Agricul-
tural fair of ChautauQua county.
This reaper and Mower 4 cos is
only about $50, does its work well, is
free from complications 10 its ma
chinery, and is in short a general
favorite there.
"The Benecian boy is anxious to
fight Morrisey again, for which he
publishes challenge"
"Flora Temple, at Cincinnati in a
trotttng match with Ike Cook, made
the quickest time on record. On the
third heat the time was 2:2l9."
Zion. D. g. Broderick, q. S. Sena-
tor from California was killed in a
duel with Hon. D. S. Terry, Judge Of
the Supreme court of that state, on
the 18th inst.''
',Baylies Commercial College is the
name of new institution established
at Dubuque .
The election returns In this issue
say Sabin, for representative, carries
Mitchell county by ITO majority and
that Col. Jenkins is defeated, and that
the county offices were republican
from 2 to 20; on state, from 40 to So
last year IS to 100. "Indications are
that the democrats have carried the
legislature of this state" "We have
not the Official vote of the state as
yet bat are satisfied that the state has
gone republican.
Large quantities Of wheat are be-
ing drawn from this and adjoining
counties to McGregor, at which place
the market price is IS cents per bushel
for extra quality-a trifling sum in
Decd"
OCTOBER 20:
positive evidence has at last been
found concerning the fate Of Sir John
Franklin and his crew. The steamer
Fox, Captain McClintock, sent out by
Lady Franklin, has returned to
England, with full particulars of their
fate. Sir John died June IL, 1S47, and
his last remains, with thuse Of about
40 OF his comrades lie near Great Fish
River, on King Williams Island"
kansas has probably adopted the
Wyandotte CONSTITUTE ion by majority
OF 1000 and will apply at the next
Session of Congress for admission as
one of the sovereign states Of the
Union"
"Mr. D. D. w. Carver has been ap-
pointed p. NJ, at ST. Charles City vice
| s. w. Stanly removed"
REV. NJ. Talbot, of Indianapolis, is
chosen to succeed Bishop Kemper in
the Episcopal field of the Northwest"