Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-16

l
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stute near
Rose Creek for few days, going on
Friday. Mrs. Stute,is their daughter.
Prof. A. R. McCook and wife are
visiting with the formers parents
near Acme. They will soon 60 to
Minneapolis where they will spend
the remainder Of the vacation.-Elma
Vidette.
Mrs. Robinson. Of Grinnell, and
Howard Marshall Jr. were summoned
home last week by the serious illness
of their mother. We are glad to say
she is reported Improving, although
still very low.
Kendallville will celebrate, COM
mittees having been appointed and
are at work on the details of the affair.
D. L. Grannis will deliver the grafton.
In future issue we will give a COM
plete program for the day.
We have just discovered why Arthur
v. Shaffer, Of EIgin, used to make SO
many trips to Cresco, as on Wednes-
day last at DeKalb, I'LL, he was mar
ried to a Miss Virginia Bush, formerly
of Cresco. Congratulations. PostYille
Review.
Jacob Welsh is an avowed candidate
for county treasurer and If elected
will be capable and efficient public
servant, and may have to contend for
the place with B. j. Woods who is as
worthy and as capable as any man in
the county.
| Mead's complete orchestra will fur
nish the music for big dance to be
|giyen in Fleming Bros. big barn north
east Of Plymouth Rock. Only small
sum, sufficient to pay expenses, will
be charged, as the object is to have q
good time and not to make money.
You are all invited.
d Mrs. Edgar Barnes died last Satur-
day from childbirth, after short i'll
ness, the little one also passing away.
She leaves a husband and four little
| children, the Oldest about years old,
and numerous other relatives, who
have the sympathy Of all in their sad
and sudden bereavement.
w. S. Grinde, Of the Little Turkey
country, dropped in Friday and pushed
his paid up subscription to the PEE
DEE to the middle Of 1904. When the
Valdez school is in session Mr.. Grinds
: is one of its bright students, at othel
; times like q true disciple OF Cincln
natus be follows the plow.
We hope to see the county we'll rep
l resented at the convention Saturday
? of this week. The convention to send
: delegates to the state convention Ii
Important and should not be over
looked or neglected.. We would sug'
gest caucuses at the usual places fol
holding them Friday evening the 10th
instant.
Anthony Anderson took the noon
train Monday for Bottineau County,
, North Dakota, where his sons are,
and perhaps may remain in that coun.
try for time. Mr.. Anderson was
among the best citizens OF the county,
honest and Industrious. We are sorry
to have him go, and trust It may be
but temporary.
Mrs. g. w. Giesen entertained some
ladies at her lovely home Thersday
afternoon to honor Mrs. Cannon OF
CfeSco Mrs. James Cannon depart
ed for Milwaukee Tuesday evening,
/ where she will stop and visit with her
Z brother, Louis and wife before going
} on to her home in Kalamazoo, Mich.
-Calmar Courier.
Messrs. Shea, Guy Thayer, Ernest
Christopher, Theodore Bailey and
> Harry Baker composed party who
!. drove up from Decorah Saturday for 9
couple OF days stay with Cresco friends
i when they returned Sunday evening
] they were accompanied BY Mr.. Ear
{ Henry who contemplates remaining
J, to attend the class play given by tht
Decorah High School.
al Articles Of Incorporation OF the
! North Orleans Farmers Telephone
!, Co. were fled last week with the coun
/. ty recorder. It lis a farmers line, run
ming from Plymouth Rock to Cresco
with twenty stock holders and 'phon'
J, users. The officers Of the Association
! are: Fred Brown, Pres; o. Ell Rice
2 Sec; w. F. Morton, Treas; John El
g lingsnn, Steen Stinson and Geo. Bur
CESS, directors.
- "A baby was born to certain min
:. lister last Saturday morning." says a.
x Oklahoma paper. "That evening th
ss officers waited on him with $50 In cast
The next morning when the congre
CATION assembled two wags stood b
= fore the church door and one bet th
Il, minister, would thank the Lord fc
!. the money first and the other bet b
: would thank Him for the baby. Whe
the reverend gentleman rose to pra
X, he said: "Lord, we desire, also,
ng thank thee for this timely succor, ar
to the buys are yet undecided as to whit
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