Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-07-24

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church next Sunday, July 26. The
quarterly conference will be held
Saturday, Aug. /.
The annual picnic of Memorial Post
will be held at the Old town of Lime
Springs, August 10th. All old soldiers,
their families and friends are cordial
" invited to participate.
Albert Garrett arrived from Chicago,
Tuesday morning, for two weeks
visit with Cresco relatives and friends.
He is now employed in the general
offices Of the Standard Oil Company
Mrs. Effie Ray and little son Clifford
arrived yesterday afternoon from
Minneapolis on visit with Cresco
relatives. Mrs. Ray is a sister of Mrs.
Ed. Wentworth and attorney ]. A.
Cutting.
Review term, for teachers at Valdez
Normal School, Iowa, Aug. 81. A staff
of college trained teachers is employ
ed. One months tuition free or free
car fare to all who enter Valdez Busi-
ness College.
A. j. Wetherbee has rented the
Clemmer homestead, and is busy in
stalling his household goods. Mrs.
Nellie Larrabee will occupy the home
just west of r. A. Clemmer's bought
by her recently.
Knut Wieh, young man employed
by Frank Crawford, while trying to
remove wisp Of hay from the pulley
of hay fork, had his fore finger on
his left hand caught and smashed SO
that amputation OF the first joint was
necessary.
Wednesday evening, July 22nd, a
few Of the old neighbors and. friends
of long ago dropped in at the editor 8
home to assist him and his family to
properly celebrate the 10th anniver-
sary Of the advent Of w. r. Mead to
the world.
EDITOR PLAIN DEALER
Would you please inform the pub
lie what authority our City Council
have to turn our City Market grounds
into so-called park, or place for
buns to sober up In, and oblige tax
payer. D. BARNES.
What relief it must be to Wall
Street to know that the nearly two
billion dollars lost in the recent Wall
Street furry did not come through
"the fifty cent silver dollar, = against
which 1t wanted t0+ protect sethe
widows and orphans. oh such phil
anthrophY.
W. 81. Hughes, former Cresco boy,
writes us that he has bought law
business at Fremont, Nebraska, and
wishes the PLAtN DEALER sent to his
address there. We take pleasure in
commencing him to the people of
Nebraska as entirely worthy Of their
confidence, in all respects.
The democratic state convention at
Des Moines last week honored q How
ard county boy, Prof. A. r. McCook
OF Elma, by making him the demo-
cratic candidate Of state superintend-
ent. Along With Prof. McCooks s
many friends in this vicinity, the Re-
corder offers congratulations. Rice
vile Recorder.
Jas. Hendricks, of Riceville, was in
the city Tuesday and pushed his sub
scription to the PLAIN DEALER along
another year ahead, which makes As
years he has taken it always paying in
advance, which taken with some other
facts known to us compels the con-
clusion that he Is q pretty nice kind
OF republican.
Parties owning vacant lots in town
will do well to follow the example of
Geo. L. Gill, whose lots are situated
on Elm street, between the residence
of Robt. Thomson and O. G. Burgess.
Owners OF town lots between unim-
prove property should consider the
duty they owe to their neighbors who
have made improvements and thus
made their property valuable.
In looking over the list Of nomina-
tions made forfstate officers by the
recent democratic state convention
we are pleased to note that our friend
and former employer, A. r. McCook,
Of Howard county has been honored
with the nomination for superintend-
ent of public Instruction, a position
which by nature and attainments he
is amply qualified to fill. While the
adverse majority throughout state
/ precludes any possibility Of his cleo
tion, he is nevertheless fine young
maa Of unquestioned character and
marked ability. -Postville Review.
co. "E'' are busy discussing planl
for suitable Armory building. The
. plan now being Investigated is to buy
the old Potter livery building and re
model it, although one of our Cresc,
7 builders estimates that q building
somewhat larger, built Of brick will
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