Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-10

Our STOCK OF Watches, CLOCKS, Silver
ware, Cut Glass, ETC., is complete.
Come in and examine and get prices.
Bring in your repair work. We do all
work promptly. p. A. CLEMMER.
The Epworth League will give a
"Good time" social at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Erler next Tues.
evening, Nov. II. ALI are cordially
invited to come and enjoy them
selves.
It's like a 'dip In the fountain of
YOUTH" Touches the cheek so gently
that youth fingers on the face of old
age" That's what Rocky Mountain
Tea does. 35 cents. Sold by DR.. VIM.
Connolly.
The new railroad to connect Preston
with the Southern Minnesota is near
ly completed and the Republican of
that place says the surfacing will be
completed and trains running inside
of two weeks.
1t adds spice to dreary life, encour-
ages:the human heart, lifts one out of
despair, breaths new life and conf
dence. That's what Rocky Mountain
Tea will do. 35 cents. Sold by DIR.
VIM. Connolly.
To be given away free on Christmas
Eve, the beautiful doll now on exhibi-
tion in my store window A chance
will be given with every purchase Of
25c from now until the time of award
ing. p. A. CLEMMER.
j. A. Hoxie, who edited the Howard
County Times during the years 1859,
Died at his home in Evansville, Wis,
Oct. "a, of heart failure, at the age of
IS years. He continued in the print
Ing business until the day Of his death.
West Union Argo.
20 finely bred heavily boned Poland
China fit for service, for sale at
reasonable price, II mile west of
Cresco. Also Scotch ShortHorn
bull seven months old, perfect beau
ty, the best of the breed.
w. j. WEBSTER.
Fred A. Knowles went to Minnesota
s saturday last and Monday was united
in marriage with Miss Haney, sister
of his partner. After their marriage
NJ. and Mrs. Knowles go to Chicago
where he will purchase fine assort-
ment of Holiday goods for Knowles s.
Haney'S Jewelry store at Cresco.
j. Q. ColbuIn, the expert Razor
grinder of Minneapolis, will be at the
II. o. Kelley Hotel Saturday, Novem-
ber IA, 1903, to grind razors, shears,
etc. He grinds altoge ther wet SO as
not to draw the temper from the steel
He guaran tees satisfaction and does
first-class work. He also has new
razor handles.
Halow een was made the occasion
for depredations without warrant and
a disgrace to the parties concerned.
A step ladder was left at Hugh Owens
place and lawn mower carried off, of
which he gets no track. The party
who perpetrated that joke would have
one twice as funny by returning the
stolen articles to their owners.
Nov. 9Th the clerk of the local camp
received check for the John Rostrat-
ter claim from the w. o. w. for $1,000.
Rather prompt work, considering that
notification of death was not made
until Oct. Sth, and that all business
in thu matter was obliged to be done
through the local camp and the pa
pers had to be sent back and forth
from Cresco to Staples, Mlnn., where
he died.
Last Friday, sheriff Campbell and
Mrs. Campbell left in charge Of two
convicts sentenced to life imprison-
ment at Anamosa, one for two and
one half years and two for five and
one half months, one for the reform
school for girls at Mitchellville and
one for the reform school for boys at
Eldora. Mrs. Campbell had charge Of
the three females and Mr.. Campbell
Of the four males.
L. Burgess and mother go to Cresco
this week with the intention of re-
naming there for the winter. l..
Fl. Sisco is home from Dakota and in
forms us that his family will retlrn
there with him and spend the winter.
He reports crops in his section as very
light this year, but he is pleased with
the country and great hopes for the
future in his neighborhood. His fam.
lily have been prominent here, and
many friends will bid them goodby
with regret that they go.-Elma Vi
dette.
A. q. Rankin, the man who moulds
iron with his mouth, was In Cresco on
the nights of Nov. 3rd and 4th, at
Lyric Hail. His mission is in the in.
terest of the State ConstahularY whose
duty will be that of the spy and the
informer, species Of government pc
culiar to Russia, that he wishes to in
troduce into Iowa and for which legis
lation will be asked next January,
We cannot conceive how any great