Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-10-30

DR.. Karl D. Fisk, 1.-THE Optician'
makes regular visits to 12 cities OF
northeastern Iowa, and has built up
an immense optical practice in the
past IL years. His 33rd visit to Cres-
co will be Nov. 9th to 18th.
The c. NJ. & st P. Ry. will sell ex-
cursion tickets from Cresco to st Paul
and Minneapolis, Oct 30 and on train
No. l, Oct. 81; good to return Nov. g.,
for s4.15 for the round trip.
M. j. WHITE, Agt.
The Preston Kid Band, numbering
Il members, made its first appearance
before the public last evening. The
selections rendered were very good,
considering the fact that two months
ago not one Of them could blow note,
but under the direction of that able
instructor, Prof. Thaler, of Calmar,
Iowa, they have progressed exception
ally we'll and deserve encouragement
Preston Republican.
G. w. Pierce, OF Kimball, S. D., has
bought the creamery, residence and
land east of town, owned by Mr.. Bob
men, who will return soon to his for
mer home near Plato, Minn., having
been compelled to sell on account Of
bad health. Mr.. Pierce is creamery
man of 25 years experience, and pur-
poses to run his creamery here on a
live-and-let-live plan, paying the high
est possible price for milk and cream.
Last Saturday, Oct. oath, marked
the golden wedding, anniversary of
our good friends, Mr.. and Mrs. B. f.
Fobes. Their daughter Mrs. Cora
Boyer, planned surprise for them by
inviting about thirty of Mrs. Fobes'
lady friends and neighbors to spend
the afternoon with her. The after
noon was passed with many pleasant
remembrances of the past, and bright
anticfpations for the future. OF
course the ladies did not forget their
we'll filled lunch baskets and a parlor
picnic supper was the result. Mrs.
Fobes was presented with purse of
gold.-Cresco Republican.
James Barrett, the full back on
Cresco's championship high school
team last year, is still adding to his
excellent reputation as a foot ball
player. In the game last Saturday
between Highland Park and Cornell
he started things moving by running
35 yards for touchdown just 46 sec
onds after the ball was put In play,
and carried the ball o3er Corneli's goal
line twice more in the course OF the
game, making Is out Of the q points
scored by Highland Park. Carried on
the shoulders Of his enthusiastic class
mates and escorted 10y the college
he headed the procession from the
grounds. AS Cornell has team which
held Chicago down to o points it is
easily seen he is in fast company, but
be seems to be able to set the pace for
the swiftest OF them.
Helen L. Chapin, candidate Of ev-
cry body for County Superintendent,
was born in this city, and is the
daughter Of the late Bradley Chaplin,
a we'll known business man of New
Oregon, Cresco, Chester, and Granger,
MINI. He gave her the best oppor-
tunities that money conld procure in
the best educational institutions Of
the country and she made ample use
of the educational means provided,
with the result that in the state
where She graduated she obtained a
state teachers certificate Of grade
equal to the highest issued in any
state, but two or three persons in
Howard comfy holding one and her
opposing candidate not being one Of
that number. In addition to this,
she has had ten years of valuable ex-
perience as an instructor in the pub
lie schools of this and an adjoining
state and six years In Cresco. How
ard county has never had the oppor-
tunity of choosing one SO we'll equip
ped for the responsible duties Of that
office as it has now in the person OF
Miss Helen L. Chaplin. II you are a
friend Of the public schools see that
your ballot is SO marked as to give
her vote.