Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-01-24

Let us speak of man as we find him,
And censure only what we can see,
Remembering that no one can be per-
feet,
Unless he uses Rocky Mountain Tea.
DR.. VIM. Connolly.
The supervisors of Howard county
have made a contract with the tax
ferrets. Hope they didn't make a
"fool deal" and promise some favorite
attorneyiffteen per cent. of all moneys
collected. Boards have been known
to do that.-Chickasato County Record.
A dime sociable for-the benefit Of
the United Norwegian Lutheran
church will be given at the home of
81. o. Nygaard, Thursday evening,
January 3oth 1902. Refreshments will
be served from $50 until all areserved
A suitable program will be rendered.
BY Gosh! A man is foolish that lays
awake to hear himself snore. So is
the one that buys wheat hulls for
bran, bran reground for shorts. PEGGY
sells feed ground from whole grain;
one ton is as good as one and one half
tons shipped in feed, That's right.
f. R. Edwards of the Wagner Mus
ic Co. OF Rochester, Minn., was in our
city the first of the week attending to
some deals for his firm and arranged
for some advertising in the PLAIN
DEALER of the Vose pianos, the stan
dard make of which his firm makes a
leader.
There will be an auction sale on the
Emslie farm miles east of Cresco,
Wednesday, February s, 1902, consist
ing of horses, machinery farm imple-
ments, grain, hay, seed corn, piano,
organ and lot of household goods.
Ten months time for approved notes
at 6 per cent.
Frank T. Johnstone will have sale
of his personal property, not needed
since selling his farm, on his farm
two and half miles southeast of the
city. The sale will include fine
bunch of young cattle, horses, hogs
and other articles. Sale will be on
Thursday, the 30th.
PERsoNAL-Yes, Friend Robt., Old
Mr. Fortune is all right, it is Miss
Fortune makes the trouble, but the
old girl go way pack and sit down If
you buy your feed of Pecoy, Whole
sale and Retail dealer in Feed, Corn
and Oats. Mill and Factory at Nus.
%, "a, and 26, Market ST., Cresco.
The Alliance Mercantile Association
expect to soon be in their new and
commodious quarters, the building
being nearly completed and waiting
for the radiation This store building
is one of the finest and most up-to-
date structures in this part of the
state and reflects much credit upon
the association.
The Cresco Minstrels will give their
entertainment in the Star Opera
House at Lime Springs, Iowa, on Fri
day evening, Jan. 31st' Following the
show there will ce dance with mus
ic by Mead's orchestra. If Lime
Springs people want to laugh and
hear some good music they can 'tafford
to miss this show.
The body Of VIM. Harris, who died
at Independence, was brought here
Saturday and on Monday was buried
at Lourdes. Mr.. Harris was an old
settler here and we'll known. He had
lived the life Of bachelor and accum-
ulate considerable wealth. He leaves
mother, brothers, sisters and numer-
GUS other relatives Hidette.
Pat Shields who was at work in
logging camp at Deer Wood, Minn.,
was crushed between two watering
tanks and instantly killed Monday.
Not being snow enough to haul logs
III was necessary to sprinkle water up
on the roads, this becoming frozen in
a short time, making the roads better
for hauling. Mr.. Shields was driving
on one Of the tanks, and his team be
coming frightened ran caway, throw
ing him In some way between two
moving tanks, and before assistance
could be given him, life extinct. His
remains were brought to Cresco for
burial the funeral being held We'd
nesday afternoon from the catholic
church. Deceased was unmarried and
leaves mother and two sisters and
two brothers who reside in Howard
Center.
O. E. Knoke received the sadden-
ing intelligence yesterday by tele-
graph of the death of his brother-in-
law, S. e. LOSING, at his home in
Compton, Cal, on Saturday. Mr..
Losing was formerly a resident of
Hesper, the dispatch gave no partic-
ularS of his demise.... New Hamp-
ton public schools, which had been
closed on account Of smallpox in the
town, were reopened again Monday.
There were six cases of the disease.
-. Editor Green spent several days
last week at the state capital. 1t is
rumored that Mr.. Green would like to
be state oil inspector under Governor