Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-10
'UNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1903.

Byrnes are home from Chicago. Miss
Woellstetn leaves in a few days for
Char.es City, where she will trim, the
coming season.
Mrs Maude Kline came down from
Minneapolis Friday to assist in the
cnre of her mother, Mrs. j. j. Van
Slyke. She was accompanied by Mrs.
AL. Burnett, of st. Paul, who will re-
main for short visit.
Call on Wygant 8 Watts at the
foundry building, formerly occupied
by j. G. Holmstrom, for horseshoeing
wagon and carriage repairing, buggy
tops and dashes recovered, side cur
tains and storm aprons made to order.
Dad will sell in lots to suit 1000 bus.
Of seed oats, so tons of mixed feed, so
tons of ground corn and oats, SO tons
of flour middlings and bran. Also a
lot of farm tools, wagons, sc. Call
and see what he has got for sale. Nos.
sa to 90, Market st. st
DOC LosT--A Shepherd dog, male,
black, with yellow legs and yellow
spots over eyes and white strip whole
length of breast Left my place q
miles southwest of Creseo, Feb. 2ath.
Liberal reward for his return.
LUKE GLASS.
| Dick Euright and Roy Brown have
formed partnership in the black
smithing business and rented the old
Cady shop on west Railroad street.
Both are we'll known as capable work.
men and will no doubt enjoy a good
patronage.
Ed. Roche has closed his shop over
c. l. Whites store and entered into
partnership with Verne Caswell, who
has recently established a shop in the
Alleman building. Ed. is capable
workman, as is his partner, and no
doubt the new frm will meet with
the success they merit.
John II. Culbert and John Powell
have formed partnership in the
blacksmithing business, to be conduc-
ted in the formers location, opposite
the Court House. Both men are we'll
known to all as competent workmep,
reliable and always to be found at
their post. Horse-shoeing will be their
Especially, but other branches Of their
trade will receive prompt attention.
John Halweg loaued a car at Lime
Springs the tirstot the week and start
ed for Becker, Minn., where he has
4 purchased farm, On the 11th OF
February he and his family were visit.
ed by surprise party Of friends and
neighbors wh2 spent the evening in a
jolly social way and presnted them
with some elegant gifts as visible
IremiEder of the esteem with which
they are held.
II Mr.. Carl Ellingson aud family have
moved down from Cresco and are at
home in their own property east Of
the railroad The Farmers Grail
and Stock Company has been incor
porated and will soon be ready to lei
the contract for building an elevator
They will erecta building of about
l 10000 bushels capacity, fitted will
!. all necessary machinery for conven
ience il handling grain.-Ridgewa,
e Review.
Al Saturday evening the participants il
q the recent minstrel show were give
r a banquet at the Strother House b
the Athletic Association. for who's
+ benefit the performancewas given. .Th
banquet was served in seven courses
g and was an elegant repast, which n
i flected great credit upon landlor
Snow and his assistants, and was higt
ly enjoyed by the "coons," who at i,
% close spent a pleasant social hour owe
J. their coffee and cigars.
a Wallace Bunton and family wi
leave today for Howard county whel
!. they will make their future home :.
~ ~ Ole Samuelson family have moved
~ Howard county within the past wee
= and will run the Il. P. Nicholson far
- @. j. "Jake" Vance of Cresco "
down for week renewing old 9
quaintances OF the long-ago, in al
IN around Ossian. Two of Ossiar
families, Mrs. Anna Whitlofer al
ca family and A. Stangland and FAM
lefl US Tuesday and moved to Howa
- county where they will live in the
=, :. ture. .-Ossian Bee.
A The Beggar Prince Opera Co. clos
in their season here last Thursday mig
". with "Chimes OF Normandy" given
the first class manner with viii
- each of their operas have been Civ
.n aa in our city. The course has also be
W. W. a financial success, and will no dou
-. ~ be a feature of the next seasons bot
ipgs. Mr.. Wade and his capable co
pany will always have a large audiel
ed any time they wish to appear he
es- and manager Frank Lomas deser
on the thanks of Cresco, theater patr'
re- for his work in arranging for 6
lie making the guarantee necessary
provide them with such high gr
.at Entertainments.