Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-02
From our EXCHANGES.
John Mulholland OF Cresco vs

John Mulholland OF Cresco was In
town Friday. Rev. A. Jacobson went
to Cresco Thursday. Miss Lottie
Reed returned to her duties in the
Standard telephone office last Thurs
day, after an absence of several weeks
at Cresco, where she was assisting in
the telephone Office. MIR. and Mrs.
Fl. I'll. Ruddy and daughter Genevieve
drove down from Cresco Sunday. The
former returned yesterday, leaving
Mrs. Ruddy for visit at the parental
home of John McAndrews. !. "A COM
petitive examination is to take place
at New Hamptan in the early part of
June to nominate cadet for West
Point. Five medical men and five
mental examiners will constitute the
board. 1t is reported that the Turk
ish OIL Co. has passed into new hands
and the plant is to be moved to Des
Moines or Muscatine. The Walkers
who came to DEBORAH With the insti-
tuition, we understand are to remove
to Des Moines. Somebody has sunk
number Of good, hard s 8 8 by the
brief existence of the concern In De-
corah, and the Walkers will be re-
membered by what they leave, not
what they take away. .Cresco July
Fourth-John Alstad and John Mar.
low weet to Calmar Friday as COM !,
mfttee from the DEBORAH fire depart
ment to met like committees from
the departments of West Union and
Cresco to arrange for the iiremenS
field meet at Cresco this year. The
date was set for July 4th, providing
neither West Union nor DEBORAH have
celebrations this year. -Decorah Journal
DR.. John McNamee and wife return
ed from St Louis Tuesday. Mr.. Nc
Nance graduated from the Barnes
Medical College in ST. Louis this
spring. Burr Combs who has been
attending the medical college at Keo-
kuk is now at Clear lake. G. A. Plum
mer who has also been attending col
lege there has returned to Spring Val
ley, Mimi. !. +. Frank Vinegar of Chcs-
ter and Will Frost Ut Lime Springs
started Tuesday for Minot, N. D.,
near which town they will try to To-
cate claims; If satisfied with the coun-
try Mr.. Vinegar and family will fol-
low few months later. Chester Herald
Fireman John Cooley was called in
last week for a engineers e1amina-
tion. He was successful and will here
after have charge OF an engine on the
main line. Mr.. Cooley and his family
have made many friends during their
residence in Waukon, and while all
are pleased at his promotion, they are
sorry that it compels him to make his
home elsewhere.-W atkon Journal.
John Mahony, prominent farmer
living near LIE Roy, Mimi, was killed
IN runaway on the evening of the
10th. He leaves wife and three chill
dren. The funeral was under the
auspices of the Masonic order, he be-
ing member Of the Austin Comman-
day of Knights Templers.
w. II. Wilbur, who has been fore
man in the Reporter Office for about
eight months, has purchased a fine Job
office at West Liberty, Iowa. He is q
first class workman and we wish him
success in his new field OF work. Clear
Lake Reporter.
Sunday, April 10, the Methodist o
West Union dedicated their new
church, valued at 100000. The in
debtedness OF $500 and $1,000 addit-
ional was raised at the morning serv-
service, SO it was dedicated free from
debt.
| Owing to the opposition OF union
labor at Oelwein, Co. L., 49th Iowa,
has been disbanded by Adjutant Gen
eral Byers. DEBORAH and West Union
are said to be candidates for the va
cancy.
On the morning of April 23rd, the
LIE Roy Independent says the Milwau-
kee depot at that place was burglar
lied. Other places were also entered
but nowhere was there anything of
value secured.