Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-06

one year for s1.s0. This offer good to
either new subscribers or old ones
paying one year in advance.
I will sell limited number Of Talk
ing machines best make-on the in
stallment plan. Will furnish new
process records and needles, and repair
machines. F. L. DAUBERsMITH.
The B. Y. P. U. will give BASKET
social at the home of VIM. Kellow Jr.,
Friday evening, May 9Th. Each lady
is requested to bring a basketcontain-
ing lunch for two. Baskets for sale
at 25 cents.
The annual meeting of the Northern
Iowa Telephone Co. held last Monday,
resulted In the retirement Of N. S.
Durgin and n. T. Reed as directors,
and the election of B. P. Norton and
I. A. Libbey in their place.
A spring tonic that cleans and puri-
fies and absorbs all poison from the
system. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will make you well and keep you
we'll all summer. 35 cents. Tea or tab
let's. Sold by DR.. Connolly.
NEW DREssMAKING SHOP The
Misses Anna and Cornelia Peterson
have opened new dressmaking shop
In rooms over the Reckamp Bakery,
and will do first class and up-to-date
work In their line at reasonable prices.
In all probability, the German Cath
olics will erect a parochial residence
this season. The building will be of
brick, and the plans are now in the
hands OF the builders. Over $4,000 has
already been subscribed for the build
ing.
WANT young men that have been
raised onsthe farm and know some
thing about land to travel for us on a
straight salary of $40 per month and
expenses. TERRIL s. EVANS,
Real Estate Firm.
Dodd Bldg, Quincy, Ill. 62w4
Announcement has been made of
the appointment of Mr.. John ]. Aga
as postmaster at Ridgeway. Mr.. Aga
is a we'll known citizen of our neigh
boring town and has every qualitica-
tton for filling the Office with credit
to himself and the people of the town.
|-Decorah Public Opinion.
A large number of children were
confirmed at the Catholic church. this
week, class Of 81 being added to Rev.
McCartey . congregation, and nearly
20 to Rev. Looesbrock's. Twenty OF
more from Rev. Heheris church at
Plymouth Rock were also confirmed
at the German Catholic church.
The sheriff of Chickasaw county
jailed two professional burglars near
New Hampton last week, who had
made an unsuccessful attempt to
burglarize store at Lawler. A full
kit Of burglar tools, quantity of
dynamite and two ugly reyolvers
were found in their possession.
Decorah Journal.
Mrs. Walter Bulger. has received a
check for $1,000 in payment of poll
cy held by her husband in the M. W.
A. The prompt payment of claims
by this and all the other reliable fra
ternal orders is Of unestimated bene-
tit to the great army OF the working
classes who cannot afford the cost of
protection demanded by the old line
companies.
Mrs. John DeGreves died last Mon
day night at the home of her father,
Peter Ferrie, in Cresco, and the fun
eral was held Thursday morning from
the German Catholic church. Deceas-
was about Is years Of age, and leaves
family consisting Of husband and
two little children, beside large cir
Gle of relatives, to mourn her untlme-
ly demise.
Down at the Des Moines convention
the Parkerites endeavored to get
Champ Clark, the Missouri congress.
man, to come and start Cockrell
boom in opposition to Hearst. When
you read what Champ says about
Hearst In his letter published on our
second page, 1t will be easy to see how
desperate the ''reorganizers" were.
Champ is for Hearst If Missouri's
favorite son can not get the nomtna-
tion.
Three of Howard county's educators
will take part in the proceedings Of
the seventh annual session of the Big
Five Teachers Association to be held
at McGregor, Ia., May 18th and l4th.
Z. r. A. Ling is on the program to
lead in discussion on "School Dis
cipline;" A. R. McCook, of Elma, has
paper on "The High School Course
of Study" and Miss Helen Chaplin
presents highly educating and
interesting topic, entitled IA Few
Experiences"
The Cresco High School track team,
accompanied by few OF the ''faith-
full" left yesterday noon to partici-
nate In tho first ANIMAL Hold meat of