Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-07-28

LosT-Between Geo. Dell's and
Cresco; ladies' blue jacket. Finder
please leave at this Office and receive
reward. Mrs. Geo. Dell.
A letter from DR.. Keith states that
he is now at Butler, NO., having been
called there from Nebraska, but
expects to be in Cresco again about
the 31st.
The ladies Of the Catholic church
will give their postponed ice cream
social next Thursday evening, July 30,
at the residence Of d. A. Lyons. All
are invited.
Mrs. A. T.. Reynolds passed away
shortly after noon Sunday, after
months! OF intense suffering. The
funeral will be neld this afternoon
from the house ats p. m.
The Andrew Johnson Clothing Co.
last week completed the sale of their
stock to Ole S. Anderson from near
Kendallville. Mr.. Steensland contin-
ues as manager of the store.
Thos. Norton, living on the Wanless
farm northwest Of town, met with
quite severe loss the first of last
week, the barn burning up with about
twenty tons of hay that was just put
in.
Chas. Mumby and wife, OF Sioux
Falls, are visiting at the home OF
John Jackson and wife, parents OF
Mrs. Mumby. Mr.. Mumby is dealing
in real estate in South Dakota and
has some choice bargains.
Rev. A. "A. Hallett, Of Bonair, will
be absent from his charge next Sun
day, Aug. 2. There will be no preach
ing services at Kendallville and Al
bion churches. At Bonair devotion
al service will be held in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Shea are called
upon to mourn the death of daugk-
ter about eleven years Of age, who
passed away very unexpectedly at
their home in Decorah, Saturday
morning, from what is feared may
have been diphtheria.
Last Friday Drs. Kessel and Roome
operated on the little son of Jesse
Hayes for the. removal of pus which
had accumulated in his right lung.
The little sufferer rallied from the
operation and is doing as well as can
reasonably be expected.
Fred Brooks, Myron G Converse, Mau.
rice Gregory, Howard Bulls, and
Vernon Bowers left yesterday for Ce
.dar Rapids, detailed from Co. E. K
participate in rife practice contest
for the regiment to which they be
long. They win be absent all the
week.
Ridgeway IS to have another eleva
tor. The Farmers Grain s Stock
Company let the contract today fol
the building Uf an elevator, to Young
love g. Boggess, Of Mason City. The
contract price is 1856. The building
is to be completed ready for use by
September Is. 1903. -Ridgeway Review
Michael James, a former resident OF
this county, died at Armour, S. D.,
July %, and the remains were brought
here for burial, the interment being
in Oak LawD, on Friday. Mr.. James
who was about so years of age, dice
of tuberculosis. A widow and FIVE
children survive him. They will re
turn to this county where he had pro
vided home.
Senator D. A. Lyons, Of Cresco
Howard county, who is engaged ii
handling farm machinery, is taking
the right stand in refusing to do bust
ness with the International Harveste
Company, on the ground that salt
company is Q trust and violates goot
busines principles and sound publ
policy, and in his fight against tina
concern the senator is doing a goo
work in educating the people til
agency of the press, and If the farm
ers Of that locality are wise they vii
aid him with their patronage.-Elka
der Democrat.