Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18

Wolu lOI OulOuGOWu, 1Q8QO, WeQQeS-
day. Mrs. Tierney and the baby will
follow in few weeks. They 60 over
the Great Northern to Spokane.
]. ]. Marsh and Vic Stevens were in
Cresco to close out the Standard Tele-
phone Company to N. 1. Co. It's short
sighted policy toward Cresco leaves
but fleetiEg shadow to close out.
A correct picture Of Bay McGregor,
the champion trotting stallion Of this
section, will be mailed free to all ap-
plicants. NJ. T. GRATTAN,
cots Preston, MINI.
O. @. Upton bought the Wetherbee
residence. He owned the lot between
that and the residence Of Mr.. Moon
which, with the Wetherbee property
gives him large frontage on the
street.
A. F. Verbeck is having 1sO feet OF
cement walk laid In front OF his pro-
perty on West Park street, and is con-
sidering the addition of another story
and about fifteen rooms to his hotel
building.
Malek and Tonjem at Schley are
open for business in the line OF gro
ceries and fancy goods. Their dry
goods will be on hand In q few days
and they promise fair dealing and rea-
sonable prices.
The Eastern Star initiated two can
didates into the mysteries Of the lodge
Tuesday night. The chapter is hav-
ing a steady growth and is now pre-
pairing for a visit from the Deputy
Worthy Grand Matron.
Will sell my store building and
dwelling with general merchandise,
together or separate, or will exchange
for a small farm with some improve
ments, within five miles from Cresco.
IT. M. Novak, Protivin, la.
The Sherwood Club will meet with
Mrs. George Champlin Monday, April
2lst at 2.30 p. m. Lesson topics
Beethoven and his works; Hayden,
Mozart and Beethoven compared.
Miss Lauraine Mead, Leader.
Did you find inclosed in your PLAIN
DEALER an envelope addressed to
this office? II SO 1t was that you
might remit the sum Indicated there
on as due on subscription account.
Don't omit to respond as suggested.
Fitzgeraldand Woods have arranged
a place for exhibition II vehicles and
farm wagons along the west side of
their implement house, where they
show some excellent farm wagons.
The house is stocked up with an ex-
cellent line throughout.
II you want good we'll drilled and
that you may know you have got a
good we'll without paying for whole
lot of hole you have no use for, en-
quire Of G. S. or Ed Miller with the
machine or G. T. Watros, Cresco Nov
city Works AL. Look out for shys ters.
The ladies bowling contest at the
Columbia bowling alley Tuesday, re-
suited in favor of Miss Mary Clemmer,
who made score of 1855 pins. The
next highest score was Miss Lottie
Mead, with score of l54 pins. The
alley was set apart that day exelus-
lively for the use of the ladies.
Watros will save you all kinds Of
money on any kind Of goods in his
line. Go and see him after you have
seen all the rest and If he does not
make his word good demand pay for
your trouble and if he does not treat
you better than you get treated any
other place in the town pass him up.
A telegram from Clarksville to Mr..
P. A. Clemmer notifies him that his
uncle, DR.. J. N. Clemmer died there
Tuesday evening April is. He was
nearly 10 years of age. The DR.. spent
a couple OF weeks here this winter
showing evidences of physical prostra.
tion that foretolda a brief future for
him.
Listen! Dad is talking! Nine-tenths
of the manufacturing and repairing
is done on Market street. The trade
1T brings and the money paid the far.
mer on this street saves Cresco from
being too dead to skin. Fix the street
when dry SO it WILL be dry when wet
See2 Dad is at Nos. 22-24-26. Grair
and feed for sale. "In God we trust'
all others pay cash. 62t3
Brother Thompson G. Mead writing
from western N. Y to the editor
thinks it is funny about Schley wht
was not in command at Santiago being
censured for not moving his fleet a.
ordered from Washington. 1t i
strange that the orders should hay
been sent to Schley, who was not il
! command, unless Roosevelt and Roo
: are fabricators of falsehood, as the,
probably are.
Mrs. Mary Mullen met with a seri
Gus accident Wednesday afternoon
sustaining fracture of both bones i
the leg below the knee. She had prt
viously been crippled in the othe
| limb and thic cnn,noupd fro of,,rn mi,