Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-30
CRESCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA. FRIDAY DECEMBER 80 1904

II Bert Siddall and wife and Miss Mag
gle .Siddall came over from Elma
Wednesday Mrs. Siddall underwent
an operation at the Kessell hospita
Monday morning.
Miss Dow, Of Red Wing, Mimi, and
Miss Drew, Of Northfield, Mimi, are
guests at the home of Mrs. L. M.
Strother, arriving Wednesday on the
belated passenger.
Joe Block is buying and selling all
kinds Of second hand furniture and
stoves. Anybody having anything OF
the kind to sell will please notify him.
Will also call for rags.
II you haven't time to prepare Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea, tits now
made In tablet form also. Get pack.
age already to ase. Makes you we'll;
keeps you we'll. IS cts. DR. Connolly
There will be a dance in Ondrasek s
hall at Schley on Friday evening,
Jan. 9th. Music by Kelly's harp
orchestra. Dance tickets Is cents.
An oyster supper will be served down
stairs.
Miss Ella Nesheim went to Cresco
Monday for visit with her friend,
Minnie Stinson .....Mrs. Charles Ha-
berly of Cresco spent Uhristmas with
her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred Sell
man.-Decorah Republican.
Mrs. Hollenbaeh and family, of
Howard Center, are enjoying a visit
from her two sons, Aaron and Ohas
Salmon, who with their families,
arrived last week from Valentine,
Neb., to remain q month or more.
Removes the microbes which impoy-
erishes the blood and circulation.
Stops all trouble that interferes with
nutrition. That's what HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. IS cents.
Tea or tablet form. Sold by DR.. VIM.
Connolly.
Wm.1Fye and Alfred Crawford, who
have been visiting q cousin of the
former, David Mausser, down on the
Iowa river, and trapping and hunting
for the past two months, returned to
to their home ct Uresco Thursday.-
Decorah Journal.
Cresco is getting lots of good notices
In the papers In surrounding towns
concerning the recent poultry show.
We are afraid the show was not ap.
preciattd at home, the attendance OF
both town people and farmers having
bsen lamentably small.
| Little Lyle Harris died Wednesday
morning, Dec. 2sth, after an illness Of
several weeks from = complication OF
diseases. The funeral will be held q,
the home of his parsnts, Mr.. and Mrs
is. W. Harris, at O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon. The little fellow was
about 10 years of age.
There will be sociable at the home
of VIM. Kellow, next Thursday even.
ing, January s, 1905, for the benefit OF
an unfortunate but worthy family
Please all come and pay your dime OF
more, and help worthy cause. Cake
and coffee will be served.
By order of Committee.
The st. Paul Dispatch has become
the leading Northwestern daily by its
reliable news and market quotations.
1t maintains local correspondents at
South st Paul, the recognized North
western stock market, and at Mime.
apolis Chamber of Commerce, Chicago,
Kansas City and New York, the
worlds wheat markets.
A. R. McCook, principal of the Elma
public schools sends US a program OF
the tenth annual Commencement
Exercises Of the Elma High School In
tbe Opera House, Thursday evening,
January s, 1905: Celia g. Huber, Mae
]. Mahohey, Elsie- w. McGrane and
Laura A. Miller are the graduates.
Dean @. Dutton delivers the graduat-
ing address.
| Mrs. A.. w. Dorm was Cresco Wis.
ltor last Thursday afternoon 49,. Miss
Gertrude Thompson, Of Cresco, spen,
Sunday at the Aga home. George
Sears and wife spent Christmas neal
Gresco with their daughter, Mrs
Doolittle.....Mr. and Mrs. q. A. Fosse
and children are over from Schley
making relatives and friends visit
this week.-Ridgeway Review.
/ The local clerk of the Woodmen 2ot
!. the World received, the first Of th.
,week, check 10 payment Of the, Ger
d,tihcate held by the late Thomas
Woods The payment was made II
ljust 20 daysfrum the date of his death
Rather prompt, considering that i,
Twas held about week pending the
Eappointment of guardian for little
/ Wilma Woods, the beneficiary.
j Local poultry fanclers will be liz.
terested in the 10th annual exhibit
fion of the Western Poultry .Fancier
/ fAssociation, to be held Jan. 1921, a
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The .exhihi
this year should bring out many nev
a exhibitors as association is offerin,
/; very liberal premiums. In connectiol
with the big show Of poultry will b