Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-03
I'd COUNTY, IOWA TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1904.

A spring tonic that cleans and puri.
fes.and absorbs all poison from the
system. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will make you well and keep you
we'll all summer. IS cents. Tea or tab.
let's. Sold by DR.. Connolly.
| We learn of the marriage of Glen
Montague, the popular merchant at
Lourdes, with Mary valvoda, the
marriage ceremony taxing place at
Minneapolis. The happy couple re.
turned home Wednesday. May peace
and prosperity ever be their portion.
Elma Vidette.
Mrs. L. E. Spray after spending the
past few months with her sister, Mrs.
J. D. Hayes, starts on Tuesday of this
week for her return trip to her home
In Lake City, California. She will
spend few weeks visiting with nieces
at Carroll, Neb., before continuing
her homeward journey.
| Miss Name DeLange had the mis-
fortune to be in bit of runaway,
Saturday, when coming from the
farm. The horse became frightened
by the sudden raising of an umbrella.
throwing both girls out, and bruising
Name quite severely, but breaking nc
bones, 1t was fortunate escape for
them.
| Rev. Thompson Of Harmony Camp,
M. w. A /, will give lecture on "The
Genius of Woodcraft, Friday evening
May 9Th. Rev. Thompson is an elo-
quent orator and his lecture will be
entertaining and instructive. A cord
ial invitation is extended to the pub
lie to be present. The lecture will be
given in the M. W. A. hall.
Archbishop Keane arrived yestsr-
day noon and was met at the depot
by the Father Matthew Temperance
Society and escorted to the parochial
residence. To-day at 10 a. m. he will
hold confirmation services at the Ger
men Catholic church, and Wednesday
at St Joseph's, and also deliver an
address on temperance in the even
ing.
P. G. White, travelling passenger
agent for the Illinois Central Rail-
road with headquarters at Cedar
Rapids, Ia, was in Cresco last week,
the guest of his brother Emory White
and family, returning to his duties
Saturday noon. AS he is also mu-
sician OF ability, the writer ac-
knowledges very pleasant evening
spent with him in a musical way.
Mrs. ice W. Bowers left last satur-
day for Sioux Falls, S. D., to attend
the funeral of brother, Kester Hat
ter, who died at Yankton. S. D., last
Friday, after long illness. The de-
ceased leaves wife and family resid-
ing at Sioux Falls. The deceased was
former resident of this county and
will be better remembered by the
name of Ted Halter, as he was famll-
iarly called.
A letter from Howard Marshall dat
ed April 26th at st. Louis, says the
flood in the river had REACHED the
danger line, and from an article en-
closed from the Dispatch it is stated
that the river will probably be 35 feet
above low water in the next24 hours.
Last June it was 38 feet above low
water, covering the r. r.. in East st.
Louis over four feet. Mr.. Marshall
says 10000 men are at work finishing
up the building for the st. Louis
| Worlds fair exposition but it is SO
muddy they accomplish but little.
Sunday afternoon, April 23rd, while
out for drive in the city of Chicago,
Albert Amundson, Of Uresco, was Sc
| verely injured. He had driven to his
lodging apartment to secure his over
coat and had just reached the front
door when the horses started. In
attempting to stop them his foot
caught In the lines and he was thrown
to the ground. The horses ran down
| Washington boulevard and he was
dragged for distance of fseveral blocks
before assistance could be had. When
he became conscious he found himself
in doctors office; his face was terri
bly, cut and bruised as we'll as his
body. After the doctor had treated
his wounds, he was removed in an un-
conscious condition to his room. He
will not be able to continue in the
employ of the firm for which he is at
work for some time and is therefor
compelled to resign his position and
will return to his home in Cresco soon.
GrescO Athletes Show up Well.
At the annual home meet between
classes Of the State University, held
Saturday, April, 80, Erwin Barker,
Elmer and Will Davis and Ted River
were among the point winners. Err
vim Barker tied for first place in total
points and the Davis brothers were
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