Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16

terday morning to assist in the musi-
cal program at the dedication of a
new Parochial school building at that
place.
LosT-Two calves, one black steer
calf and one black heifer calf with
white spots, strayed from my pasture
about Aug. lst Anyone finding calves
answering this description will report
to J. w. Daley, Bonair, Iowa, who will
pay for keeping and trouble.
Cresco 8 contribution to the g. A. r.
encampment excursion was N. S.
Durgiu, 81. A. Kinne and w. L. Con-
verse, all of whom were accompanied
by their wives. Zack Gardner's
mother also took the advantage of a
through car to Boston to return to
her old home ID Maine for visit.
The lightning bug is brilliant, but
he hasn't any mind, he meanders
through the darkness with a headlight
on behind. Likewise the foolish bust.
ness man, whom no one can advise; he
declares there's "nothin doin'," when
asked to advertise.-Try the PLAIN
DEALER.
This Office has printed posters for a
grand dance Ia in the Granger Wood
men hall on Friday evening, Aug. 10th.
Music by Wentworth b harp orchestra.
Dance tickets, Is cents. Supper will
be served at the Martin House. @. e.
Brink is the proprietor and will be
assisted on the floor by Elias Jeffers
and Bob Jones.
Miss Mabel Konzen was called home
from Cresco Thursday by the fatal
illness of her little bro William
Glass and wife OF Cresco visited with
friends in town Wednesday. They
returned home Thursday accompanied
by Miss Genevieve Glass, who had
been visiting at the Weaklin home
for some time.--New Hampton Tri-
bune.
Miss Winnie Swenson, of Cresco was
the guest Of Miss Sara Aga the first
of the week. Miss Jessie Blackburn
who just graduated from the Decorah
Institute at DEBORAH, is visiting with
the W. James Paley and Blackburn
families before returning to her home
at Savage, NebrAska.-Ridgewa Re
view.
The Elma New Era and Babcock s
papers at Elma and Alta Vista
announce the sale last week Of the
Vidette and Record to the New Era
The reason given is that the field is
not large enoughfor two papers there
and Babcock had q better thing in
view and accordingly sold. He is
connected with q real estate firm al
Elma and has bought out q restaurant
business, which he will also conduct
We have enjoyed q pleasant two
days visit this week from our esteemed
friend, A. r. McGook, of Elma, who
was here to attend the democratic
congressional convention, and aside
from his politics we wouldn't change
him If we could. He returned home
this morning, to,resume work on his
fathers farm near Riceville. So Ions
az we have lateh-string to pull, ne
one can give 1T a more welcome ierl
than he.-Postviile Review.
| A good man, years ago lank ant
very homely young fellow was advance
Operator for theI. & D. division o
the Milwaukee road then building
from Calmar west. With a box ca
for an Office he was stationed for
time at Calmar, Charles City ant
other points west as the road wa
built. Last week, as Vice Preslden
of all the Vanderbilt lines, he tool
the ground that Sunday excursion
trains must on the ground Of humspit
alone, be stopped. His name is w. c
: Brown.-Rockford Register.
Howard county will have two of it
ex-county school superintendents a
the head of public schools In Sout
Dakota; J. @. Ksllow who held th
Office two termsi u OF the head Of th
!, pnblic school at Bristol where he ha
been the past year and is retained fo
another, commencing In September
1 Fred. q. Clark who held the Office Q
(: county superintendent in this count
two terms, goes to Cham berlain, s. I
: Both have had long experience i
j. charge of public schools In Iowa, give
good satisfaction and will not disar
point the patronsof the schools give
to their charge ID South Dakota.
! Marjorie Brown, daughter Of Mr.
b Jennie Clemmer, died last Saturda
i morning Of diphtheria at Minneapoli
and was brought TO Cresco that eyel
ing for burial. The funeral was he,
9 Sunday afternoon from Meverden
i undertaking rooms, Rev. Henriqu
n oniciatipg at the grave in OAK Law
II cemetery. The remains were accor
9. panied to Cresco by Mrs. Clemme
l. her sister and her son. They we
intending to return home yesterd
d morning but Mrs. Clemmer was TAX
ia i'll with the dread disease, and was /
=. moved to the Geo. d. Chryst hor
W to be cared for BY her sister, Mr.. a
In Mrs. Chryst moving out for the tin