Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-09
CRESCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA TUESDAY AUGUST 9, 1904
Miss Mary and Ida Gerlemann went
to Cresco Wednesday to visit friends.

w 0iSoSo Wednesday, w VAOAV AAASuOo'
49,. M. j. Heinen and J. r. Haubrich
were at Cresco Friday on business.
We acknowledge marriage announce
ment of the marriage of Frank A.
Thaler, son Of Prof. John Thaler OF
Calmar, to Miss Bessie Blake, at Van
Vert, Ohio, Sunday, July 81, 1904.
His many friends here join US in send
ing congratulations Calmar Courier.
Dan Barnes made shipment of fat
cattle Sunday morning, two car loads
of which were probably the best
| finished cattle ever sent from Cresco.
20 head of them were grade Polled
Angus steers which averaged 1875 lbs.
The cattle were select steers which
he has picked up about the country
and fed on the old Richards place at
Vernon for the past year or more.
They will probably be bought at Obi
cago for the east or for export.
Frederick M. Harris and wife of
New York City are the guests Of
friends in the city. Fred was born in
Cresco and grew to manhood g years In
our midst. Since he left Cresco he
has read law and is a practicin9 at
torney with an Office at 80 Warren ST,
residence % Manhattan Ave. They
have one child four years old, staying
with her grandmother while Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris are visiting here. Mrs.
Harris is q pleasant, bright little
woman.
Last Saturday, Aug. 9Th, was the
4Sth anniversary Of the organization
and the first election held In Howard
county. There were only three poll.
ing places, one at Jamestown, one al
Howard and one at New Oregon. Mr.,
Ed Gtllett, in calling our attention tc
lit, could name but four, including
himself, Thos. Lewis, S. M. Cole and
Judge Upton, who voted at that
election and were still living in the
county. Judge Upton added the
names of @. M. Carver and VIM. Black.
burn. II there are any others, would
be pleased to have them report. It is
q list worthy of remembrance.
Mrs. Cady, Mrs. Vance. and son,
Vincent, returned from their visit at
Cresco the latter part oflast week =.
Lynn Kellow and the Misses Lena
Soltow and Lucy Fields OF Cresco,
were guests Of Aletha Cutting Monday
and Tuesday. -. Mrs. e. @. and Mrs.
i. Richmond and Mr.. and Mrs. Reed
drove over to Cfesco, today, where
they will spend few days with rela
ttves. They will also visit relatives
at Decorah, before returning....T The
Recorder is pleased, and we know the
people of Riceville will be, to learn
that the store building soon to be
vacated by Winnard Bros, will i'm.
mediately be occupied by another en-,
terprising firm with fine new stock
of dry goods. Messrs Steve Hubbel
and Q. G.. Potter have rented the
building and expect to be ready fol
business about the first of September.
The firm name will be Hubbel s. Pot
ter. Neither of these gentlemen need
any introduction to Riceville people
Mr.. Hubbel was Riceville merchant
some years ago. For fourteen years
he was with the firm of White & Moon
at Cresco. During later years be has
been travelling salesman for a dry
goods house, with home at Minneapo.
lis. He understands the dry goods
business from first to last. The jun.
ior member of the firm is our own
Charley Potter, whom everyone knows.
Charley has been clerking in Winnie.
bago City during the past year, but is
glad OF an opportunity Of getting back
and entering business in Riceville.-
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