Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-21

past week.
Girl wanted.-For work in small
family. Enquire at this Office.
DR.. Ahern, front room over the E.
r. Thompson Abstract Office. tf-59
Flour has advanced with the price of
wheat to 81 35 sack, $40 a barrel.
Grace Church Guild gives tea at
Mrs. Ezra Coles this Saturday after
noon.
House for rent-Enquire Of j. G.
Webster or B. F. Davis in the Berg
Block.
F. M. Clark of Lime Springs was
seen on the street q Crcsco Thursday
morning.
Mrs. John McCo> and the children
went to Riceville for visit with the
McCooks at that city.
The absence Of the editor seems to
improve the Republican, another
proof of woman's worth.
Dr. w. T. DAILY, physician and sur
geon. Office over Fields Furniture
store, opposite poston1ce.
The SOUL. Where it comes from.
Soul and Spirit, 20 cts. stamps, Keith
Publisher, Bellville, Ohio.
Miss Ethel Friend went to her
school near Elma this morning, COM
mencing the fall term Aug. "a.
Miss Ruth Whee ler pleasantly enter
tanned few of her girl friends to tea
out on the lawn last Wednesday night.
LosT-A halter, between Davis
Corners and Cresco. Finder please
leave at Crafts feed store or at Gus.
Stern's.
John Ludwig and daughter Winnie
and George Ludwig, of Albion. went
to Dakota the first Of the week on a
land seeking excursion.
&C. Cotant, of the Decorah Journal,
was Cresco visitor Wednesday, drop
ping in for fraternal shake with the
PLAIN DEALER office force.
Mrs. P. G. Howe and granddaughter,
Miss Ruth Howe, returned to Dexter,
Mimi, Wednesday, where Mrs. Howe
will make her home with her am
Charles.
For SALE-My house and lot in
the Gillett addition to Cresco; price
sl4o0. For terms and particulars
write to MRS. E. E. RUSSELL, Wei.
come, Mimi. 95W4
Dr. Keith goes to Austin this morn
Ing, thence to Independence, and from
there to Sioux City, at which places
he is called to treat patients. He may
be gone week or more.
''Town Talk" tells all about the new
towns on the Omaha extension of the
Chicago Great Western Railway. For
free copy write Edwin B. Maglll Mgr.
Townsite Dept, Fort Dodge La. oct
The town has been un usually quiet
this week. The young soldiers at
Cedar Falls, the old Vets at Lime
Springs, the Sunday School children
at Paradise Alley, the Woodmen Of
the World at Independence.
The United Lutheran church ad-
vertises Sacred Concert to be given
In their church Saturday evening,
August 22nd. Admission 25 cents,
children l5 cents. The concert vii,
be worth more than the price charged.
And now rottenness and corruption
has been found in the management Of
the lands belonging to the Indians
both in Minnesota and the Indian
Territory, and an investigation is
called for. The only remedy is to
"turn the raScalS out.n
Senator Lyons, County Attorney
Upton, Ex-treasurer Salisbury, S. b.
Carpenter, and H. Q. Burgess have
made a piscato1ial excursion to the
brightly placid waters Of the Iowa.
The Senator Is so enamored with the
Minnie" that they took along minnies
for bait.
Miss Stasia Fitzgerald Of Cresco was
the guest of Miss Margaret Lynch last
week. ;. Ross Bowers of Cresco is here
visiting at the home of his cousin,
Mrs. j. j. Hutton. Mrs. Hansen from
Cresco has been the guest of her sister
Mrs. Ed Johnson, the past week-New
Hampton Tribune.
1t has been reported that person
from Minneapolis has sought to pur-
chase the corner owned by the Combs
estate for a hotel; the price asked,
$1,000, precluding its purchase. Why
not buy the Clemmer estate lots oppo-
site cheaper and, we think, better for
the purpose desired.
Mrs. S. d. Towne and sister of Mr..
Towne had an unpleasant experience
Wednesday; while driving the buggy
collided with telephone pole, break
ing the thills and throwing both ladies