Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-08

week for Becker, MIMI, near which
place he has bought an improved
farm which they willwor this season.
A. j.. Wetherbee will remove to
Cedar Falls with his family soon,
he will again go into the livery bust
ness, having bought out livery stable
there.
Asa Farnsworth returned to Iowa
City Monday. He should have re-
turned week ago, but was unable to
do so owing to severe attack of tom
silitis.
s. L. Barnes is about to have a town
site plated at Schley, with streets
and alleys dedicated to public use.
he is there himself again, and in
trade as usual.
l live and let my brethren live
With all that's good with me.
Unto the poor, some cash 1 give,
The balance 1 give Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Connolly.
Charley PoOler of Austin, Mimi, has
been visiting friends in this vicinity
the past week. In the days of long
ago he was was familiar. figure and
head man at Clemmer's drug store.
Several good farms In different parts
of Howard county, at prices ranging
from S35 per acre upwards. Gail or
send for my land list.
John M. Cannon, Cresco, Iowa.
A correct picture of Bay McGregor,
the champion trotting stallion Of this
section, will be mailed free to all ap-
plicants. M. T. GRATrAN,
cots Preston. MINI.
q acres land mostly covered with
young timber, located 3 miles from
Cresco. Price $40 per acre. Will mako
a nice little farm.
John M. Cannon, Cresco, la.
Several fine residence properties for
sale in different parts of Cresco,
ranging in price from 500 to $4,000.
Call and examine list.
j. NJ. Cannon, Cresco, Iowa.
Will, sell my store building and
dwelling with general merchandise,
together or separate, or will exchange
for small farm with some improve
ments, within five miles from Cresco.
II. M. Novak, Protivin, Ia.
Frank Montague Of Lourdes, is down
with the smallpox. he was visiting
in Minneapolis and there came In con
tact with the disease. IL consequences
the posi- offlce at Eourdes is closed for
the present, the mail going to EIma.
Jas. McGregor and wife were down
from Lime Springs last week on a
business trip, and paid the PLAIN
DEALER folks brief visit. Mr..
McGregor Is quite feeble from the
effects Of a fall received in the winter.
Robert Phelan dropped in from
Butte last Thursday, where he will
return shortly. He had came as far
as Minot, N. d. to see to claim he
has there, but finding everything
there snowbounds came on through to
CreSco.
S. A. Converse left Thursday even
ing for England. having purchased
i've Red Polls at q sale there recently,
and goes to make further purchases
to bring the importation up to car
load. He expects to be absent about
two months.
The announcement of Duncan Rule
as a candidate for congress copied
from the st. Paul Dispatch, is contra=
dicted by the people Of Mason City.
Mr.. Rule is absent on his way to Eng.
land, possibly to witness the corona.
tion of Edward VII.
Mrs. Clint Fifield, living near
Kendallville, who went to Florida
some time ago, was brought home
Friday very i'll. She accompanied her
daughter who went there for her
health, and while there Mrs. Fifeld
became victim to the fever.
The county spelling contest last
Friday evening was won by Lois Taft
of Albion township, who spelled the
entire list of words correctly and car
ried off the prize, q S5 gold piece. The
second place was won by Bert Dunton
of Oak Dale, who misspelled one word
in the list.
WANTED:-Rubber, rags and old
metal. For rubber am paying cash
to 5 cents pound, for rags SOC a 100,
for old iron from 25c to 40c a1OO. Will
call for goods as above where it is moi
convenient to deliver at my place
opposite the tow mill.-Joe Block
CreSco, Iowa. 5St4.
Some good bargains in Northern
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North an6
South Dakota and Canada. If yor
desire to purchase land In any Of those
places it will pay you to call or write
to me. furnish free transportation
to those who buy land in tracts of g
acres or more.
John NJ. Cannon, Cresco, Iowa.