Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29

Come to Clemmers for your
Christmas presents and for all of
your holiday drug store shopping
p A Clemmer.
Geo. Raab opened a new meat
market in the old Foley building,
opposite the water works, to-day, and
will keep in stock the choicest line of
meats. Give him trial.
81 was troubled with constipation
and stomach troubles, lost flesh, my
complexion was ruined; HOLSTER s
Rocky Mountain Tea brought back
my health and complexion. MARY
Allen, St Louis. IS cents. For sale
by DR.. Connolly.
Mrs. Robt. Addie died last Thurs
cay morning. at her home in Albion,
after a lilo 'ss from creeping par ,ly l..
The funeral occurred Saturday
at the Ashley church, conducted by
Rev. G. A. Marshall and Rev. Sidney
Head, the iuterment being in the
Albion cemetery. We will give q
more extended obituary in our next
issue
The winter term of Upper Iowa
University will open Jan End. Work
Will be offered in the Normal School
In all the common branches, as re.
view, and in all subjects required to
be taught in the State Schools. Stu.
dents can Alison enter college, acad,
my, OF commercial classes for which
they are prepared. Write to the Presi.
dent for catalog.
No. 152 was the lucky number that
drew the stove, held by Wallace Fisk.
We have another gift for yon, first
and second prize, it is this: With ev.
cry 2o cents worth of goods at cur
store you get one guess on the jar of
BEANS now on exhibition. The one
that guesses correct or nearest correct
gets a carpet sweeper, the next near.
est a carving set. Guessing begins
Dec. LIST and closes Dec 3lst, and the
result will be announced in papers
week following Jan. l, 1905.
CREsco HARDWARE Co,
M. P. Lydon is home after spending
a week among some of the Poland
China breeders ia Iowa, for the pur-
pose of selecting some breeding stock
for next seasons trade. This purchase
is composed Of II head, 3 bears and 8
sows They are rich in the blood of
Chief Perfection End, perhaps the
most noted hog in America today.
Some of these SOW are bred to son
of Corrector, the champion hog at the
St. Louis fair. They are of the very
large smooth type and not loaded
with fat Mr.. Lydon can show you in
a few minutes, what it cost him lots
OF money and week of travel to Sc
lect and will do it with pleasure.
Thanksgiving Day with the P. D.,
force was spent in preparation for the
last issue of the paper for the week,
i. e., the Friday IS issue, consequently
1T was a busy day for all parties con,
cerned. When the hour for turkey
arrived, the families Of w. R., and f.
Dana Mead gathered at the hone of
Francis j., to partake of the good
cheer and also to assist in the dis
posal of that unfortunate fowl, the
turkey; little did the poor unfortunate,
in its better days, dream of being
served at such a gathering where
venerable age to the innocent,
pratting babe mingled to do Justice
TO a good old feed" The meal being
over, we repaired to the :print shop"
where we spent the remainder of the
day in making up for time lost in
slowing away turkey and other good
things that tickle The palate, until
long after the shades Of evening had
gat cred around cur peaceful little
city. At last, our days work ended,
we returned to our respective homes
glad In the accomplishment of our
efforts.
A $500 Doll Given AWAY.