Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-05
Protivin.

Protivin.
After an absence of two months we i
will again endeavor to dot few lines
to our PEE DEE. Each week we will
try to state facts, avoid all abuses and
personalities, hoping that our scrib-
ling will be judged as that from a
lake.
A few days good weather last week
made the steam rigs hustle.
The Chyle Bros. had bad luck by
running on stump last Thursday aud
breaking casting on the engines
front axle.
Thos. Noyak has his store building
on his lotSaturday at our burg. Now
let 1T be Bohemian Jim next we have
plenty of room for them and we will
appreciate them as our citizens.
School begun Monday. Rev. vrba
was lucky in securing the same sisters
for teachers this year as were here last
year, as there are none equal to them.
John Shinders, successor to the late
]. kostka, is the busiest man in our
burg: grinds feed and handles the
hammer from morn till night every
day.
Nenzel Cisar aud Mrs. Ferd Lukes
were called by wire to Bendon S. ID.
to attend the the funeral of their Sis
te-, Mrs. John Benda, who died
Wednesday last week. Mrs. Benda
was a twin sitter of Mrs. LukeS. They
left Thursday from Lawler at IS clock
a. M.
We regret to chronicle the untimely
death of our friend and neighbor,
Matt Markowatz, who died suddenly
Thursday Aug. IA in his bed. His
wife got up about 5o'clock, and no.
t.ced him to move as to turn over.
She went to build the fire for the
morning meal. Going into the bed
room again in about fifteen minutes,
found him dead. DIR. Barrett Of Ores
co was called Immediately, only te
view corpse. 1t was heart trouble
the DR.. declared.
Our south side begins to look nice
now as all the buildings are finished
Jim Holub, Mrs. Land and Johr
Shindelar have put up nice houses OF
said street.
Jim Holub is visiting at his ole
home near Monticello, Iowa.
The congregation Of St. Trinity viii
hold festival on the "a, which will
be something grand, as preparations
are going on, and committees are g
work from now on. Everybody SHOULD
come and attend this festival and hell
along this good cause.
There was in our burg for tw'
weeks the German Medicine Co., VIII
had fairly good attendance and wht
raked in a good pile OF Uucle Sam
money. Most Of their show is oil
time gag plays, worth nothing just a
their medicine, but they have an I'm
limited supply of lip, and will make
people believe that black is white anc
vice versa. Such fakirS are usual.
the ones who rake in all the people
and good doctors are laid aside. W.
are positive that nota single person
was benefited by their medicines, onl
in the shape that their purse wa
lighter.
Mrs. Allen of Dubuque was yisitin
Mother Bouska for the past week.
The Protovln Telephone Co. wa
quite active this spring and summcl
They have direct lines now to Calma
via Spillville, to Fort Atkinson, t
Waucoma via Jackson Jc., to Lawle
and is constructing one to Ridgeway
They have switch with the Norther
Iowa, SO those Who have the N.
phones could nhello" directly to tn
above towns by changing the switc
at central which is at I2enel'S Hare
ware store.
John A. Dostal and Joseph Ander
left Monday for Cedar Rapids as dele
g.t.s to the Catholic Workmen II
the state convention. This is a youn
2 or Ter organized by Rev. Kinda OF S
Paul having about 1900 to 1000 men
bers. AS they have no organ an
hold secret meetings, outsiders kno'
nothing about them.
we have noticed the ever smiliD
face Of the Senior editor of the Pc
DEE on our streets last week, VI
doubtcdly he was successful in h
5 mission.