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

Irma Opera Company presented
the opera OF "Irma" to "a good sized
audience, Saturday evening last, and
gave excellent satisfaction. The
chorus work Was very good and the
several solos and duets of Miss Emma
Abbott DeBold as "Irma" and Ray
mond Stephens as Lester Grad brook
were very nicely rendered and well
received. Miss Emma Abbott DeBold
possesses nicely cultivated soprano
voice which she handles we'll and in
her singing of the beautiful song
Violet" from Toodles in P osterland,
the lady was compelled to answer
several hearty encores. Mr.. Stephens
also has very fine tenor voice, which
blended we'll with that of "Irma" In
the duets in which they sang. Tom
j. Johnson, the comedian, and his
sweetheart 'Betty" furnished mirth
and laughter throughout the evening
and his drunken song was shit. "
o. L. Jeancon and Virginia Perry as
Squire and Mrs. HawkSton were clever
but the manner in which they were
outdone by "Irma" and her sweet
heart Lester proved most. interest
ing and laughable situation. Through
out the evening clean, wholesome
comedy sparkled through the piece
ana together with the good voices
that were displayed lent toward
making an evening to be thoroughly
enjoyed by all.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
REST MADE EASY.
There will be less sleepIessness
when cresco people learn this.

Can't rest at night with bad back
A lame, a weak or an aching one.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for bad back
They cure every form of kidney ills
From common backache to diabetes
They are endorsed by Cresco people.
Mrs. G.. Meverdeu, wife Of G.. New
erden, furniture dealer and undertake
er, Elm street, residing on Park St.,
says: sit is impossible to describe in
ordinary words what l suffered from
pain in my back. Attacks of it clung
to me for years, each succeeding one
more prolonged and more painful than
its predecessor. At times my back
was SO sore that could hardly turn
In bed and the sharp twinges I endur-
ed were indescribable. At night, in
bed, the very place where one expects
rest, was the very place I never re-
ceived it, lying awake for hours with
the result that arose in the morpicg
tired and devoid of energy. During
the day it was torture to go up or
down stairs and sometimes even climb
ing a few steps brought such pain that
l was compelled TO rest, AspOt about
the size of my hand across my back
always felt cold and plainly proved to
me that there was some latent trouble
When Doan's Kidney Pills came tony
notice l went to the Shu ttleworth
Drug Co. Is store for box and took
them strictly according to directions.
A few doses gave relief and box
brought such undoubted benefit that
l bought second. This followed up
until had used five boxes. I have
never ceased since then to tell my
friends and acquaintance what
Doan's Kidney Pills did for me. l
firmly believe that they saved my life.
My back is so much better and strong
er and my general health so much i'm
proved that / feel like different
woman. am in hopes that my reco-
mendation of Doan's Kidney Pills in
this may be the means of giving other
sufferers from backache and kidney
complaint relies such as / obtained.
This is my only reason for making the
above facts public"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember tie name-Doan's--a
take no other.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
MARRIED.

RINK-VoLKRINa-At ST. Joseph's
church, Cresco, Nov. %, 1904, by
Rev. II. J. Loosebrock. Mr.. Peter
j. Rink and Miss Clara Volkripg,
both of New Oregon twp.
DEGREYE-VAN MEcHELEN-At st.
Jos-ph's church, Cresco, Iowa, Nov.
%, 1904, by Rev. 81. j. Loose brock,
Mr.. Fred DeGreve and Miss Pru-
dence Van Mechelen.
Observation-Disclosures. Joseph's
Church, Cresco, Iowa, Nov. 81, 1904,
by Rev. "a. J. Loosebrock, Dr.. j. w.
Jinderlee, Of Cresco and Miss Anna
Urban, of Maple Leaf.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
Chester.
Zoo late for our last issue

Too late for our last issue.
M. Verburg and wife went to Cresco,
Friday, to visit their son Theodore.
j. f. SHUT, wife and family spent
Sunday with his parents in Spring
Valley.
Geo. Smith returned from Mankato,
Saturday, where he has been visiting.
Miss Bertha Lusk had coupe OF
her asthma spells this week.
Mrs. Ed Capper and Mr.. Stockham
and wife went to st. Louis to the Fair
this week.
Ed Bonner, of Brittle, Canada, ar
rived in Chester, Wednesday.
Thee. Verburg came home from
Cresco to spend Thanksgiving.
Miss Ona johnson went to Fountain,
Saturday.
Thanksgiving services we're held in
the M. g. church by Rev. y. G. Evans
Fred Maurer went to Lime Springs,
Saturday, on business.
Fred Nichols came over from Spring
Valley, Sunday, to husk corn on his
place this week.
j. F. Shut was somewhat surprised
last Tuesday night when he went for
his horse to 60 home, after lodge, to
find his horse and buggy gone. After
putting In the night looking for 1T,
the culprit was finally located in Ed
Hoopman's barn about a m In a
drunken stupor, while the horse and
buggy were securely locked in the
livery barn. He had taken the horse
with the intention of driving to his
home east Of York, and after hunting
around town for his pal, and not being
able to find him, took the horse to the
barn and then sought quarters for the
night for himself In Mr.. Hoopman's
barn. When questioned in regard to
1T he claimed to know nothing about
it. He settled by giving Mr.. Shut S.
to pay for the trouble he had been
put to and the matter was dropped
This ought to be lesson to the
young men as we'll as others, who
take "tust glass occasionally"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers were filed
with the county.recorder for the week
ending Nov. 26 1904.
w. II. Smith and wife to E. j.
Roberts, lot 2 of sub div lot I
containing 81 acres, also lot
containing acres on an ireg
surv Of e sw sec 10-l00-l3,
also lot 2 of ireg surv NV 3sw4
containing 55 acres, also LOTS
of ireg surv NV t containing 40
acres, all in sec l0-l00-13 $500. $325(
Waclav Holub and wife to Wac
lave Cisar, lot 7 and portion of
lots, sub div lot 4, ireg surv
Ell ne ! sw sec l3-97-ll. go. 375
Walter Burish and wife TO jar
ohney Burish, NV ne / sec l.
9S-l4, and W ] Sc / sec 36-99-l4 632s
Maria st. John to Ingel Lunne-
borg, lots to Is, inclusive. in
blk IL, Florenceville.. 800. Csc
Frank Burns and wife to VIM.
M. Jones, the und of :lots IL
and IL blk 8, Lime Springs .. 429s
Edwin A. Church and wife to
Louisa F. Van Slyke n of
lots 1l-12-1S in blk 10, Cresco... zoe
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
LEAvENED BREAD
HAS Been Mans Constant Mainstay
From Time Immemorinl.

80
saas Reen Mans Constant Mainstay
From Time Immemorinl.
Some writer has said that s"The first miller
emerging from his savage state, with NO
thought save hunger, plucked the wheat
from the stock, and, using his teeth for mill.
stones, ground the first grist for a customer
who would not be denied-his stomach"
Thus gaining experience by test in the food
line, it would be only natural for this miller
olay up quantity of grain against an hour
of need. Just when he commenced grinding
his wheat in the rude stone mortar and
moistening the aourspreparatory to baking
1t in the ashes of his camp fire, and just
when 1t was found that an o1dipiece Of dough
in fresh batch made it better or SleaYened"
1t, is beyond the reach Of historians. Cer-
tain it is that though the principle was the
same thousands of wears ago as it is to-day,
it has remained for the makers of Yeast
Foam to supply yeast with al the true
leavening powers minus the properties that
produce sour, "runny" orsoggy bread. This
is the yeast that took the frst grand prize
at the st. Louis Exposition, and revolution.
ICES the bread making in every home where
it is used because much better bread can be
made with it from any -four.
Yeast Foam is purely vegetable, being
made Of the best malt, corn, hops and other
healthful ingredients. The factory is also
the cleanest and best equipped in the world.
This yeast is the only kind that preserves
In the bread all the delicious flavor and
nutritive value Of the wheat. The bread
made with it is always sweet and wholesome
and stays moist until used. Forty loaves Of
bread can be made from one 80 package.
The makers of Yeast Foam are giving out
new book called Good Bread; How to
Make It." This little book, invaluable in
its way, has twenty-six illustrations i4 colors,
and tells how to make all kinds of bread,
biscuits, buns and rolls, as well as contains
ing other recipes which will be found in.
valuable in the home. The way Of prspar-
ing the different recipes is very clear and
comprehensive. The book will be sent free
to any one sending their name and address,
with request for same, to the Northwestern
Yeast Company, Chicago, III. Every wo.
NAN who hakss should secure eopys =.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
When You Have A Bad Cold

You want remedy that will not
only give quick relief but effect per-
manent cure.
You want q remedy thBt will relieve
the lungs and keep expectoration easy
You want a remedy that will coun-
tract any tendency toward pneumo-
MIA.
You want a remedy that is pleasant
and safe to take.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets
all OF these requirement. and for the
speedy and permanent cure Of bad
colds stands without peer. For sale
by Shuttleworth Drug Co. F
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
No Poison In Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

From Napier New leland, Herald:
Two years ago the Pharmacy Board Of
New South Wales, Australia, had an
analysis made of all the cough medi-
cines that were sold In that market.
Out Of the entire list they found only
one that they declared was entirely
free from all poisons. This exception
was Cham berlain's Cough Remedy.
made by the Chamberlain Medicine
Company, Des Moines, Iowa, U. S. A.
The absence of all narcotics makes
this remedy the safest and best that
can be had; and it is with feeling of
security that any mother can give 1t
to her little ones. Chamherlain's
Cough Remedy is especially recon-
mended by its makers for coughs, colds
and whooping cough. When taken in
time it preventpneumonia This rem
edY is for sale by shnttleworth Drug
90. II
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
Notice.

Until further notice will not be
In my Cresco Office on Monday of eact
week, but will visit Lime Springs or
that day and use the rooms formerly
occupied by DR.. Hutchinson.
DIRE II. ALLEN,
20tf Dentist.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
Free With Every Csc Purchase.

To be given away free on Christmas
eve., the beautiful doll now on exhi-
bition in my store window, A chance
will be given with every purchase of
Csc. from now on until the time Of
awarding. P. A. CLEMMER.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29

We have complete line of all the
new copyright books, also books for
boys and girls. Call and look them
oyeF at Clemmer's.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
20tf
Sale !!

Pure bred Duroc Jersey Swine:
brood sows, old or young, choice young
bears ready for service,
UPTON Bros, Cresco, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
NJ. B. A., Notice.

There will be election Of officers,
Dec. /, 1904 Members take notice,
W. W. JOHNSON, Secretary,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
A $500 Doll Given AWAY.

Don't forget to ask for tickets on
the big 1926 doll to be given away free
on Christmas eve.
P. A. CLEMMER.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29

/ will buy or exchange worn disc
records-any make.
l8w4 +. L. DAUBERsMlTH.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
For Sale.

The west half of the southeast
quarter of section -, township 80,
range 10, Howard county, Iowa. En-
quire of John Rathart and Stephen
Dotzler, Bonair, Iowa, or J. A. Dreier.
Billings, Mo, 16tf.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
A G9LL TO CHR!ST|QaS BUYERS!

Our elegant line of Holiday Goodi open inspection present
HANDSOME STOCK
which the market Bright,
elites the everything
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
PriestIeys "Cravenette"
FOR MEN AND WOMEN

FOE MEN AND WOMEN
We carry full line of samples of the very latest eff
fects in this rain proof cloth A garment made of
Cravenette be in all weathers and climates
although rain proof tisporous to air. raincoat
and combined and is correct and stylish for
every day wear. It has suppanted the Macintosh in
England and is doing so in America.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
Special Bargain Offer.

The Des Moines Daily News is maxi
in< a special November bargain offer
to all new or old subscribers who send
IN their subscriptions direct with the
money during the month of Novem-
her. s1.50 per year for the Daily and
Sunday paper-No 'other Iowa Daily
has ever made such'a liberal offer-you
should send in your subscription today,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29

Down She Goes.
Call at my shop opposite tow mill
and get our prices on shoeing.
1871 R. B. WENTWORTH.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29

q "A - TO RIA
Bears til. Hlhs Kind You Have Always Bought
S's'a;''' ArHAzzz1
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29

The very popular and up-todate long rolled lapel 8
button double breasted sack which make up in de-
signs that marves of exactness to the current laws
OF fashion, The suitings for the not only
brace every kind Of wooden fabrics but they surpass
in richness, artistic effectiveness and ingenuity Of
weave, the suitlngs of any previous season.
lars apes and shoulders, instead of machine worked
linen canvas nterlinng instead of burap; hair cloth
t ApPs asts sss s $4,000 $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
BIRD POSED FOR PORTRAIT.

One of the proudest possessions of the zoo for long time was fine harpy eagle This species of aqtila Is not only rare but ferocious beyond al- most all the other inmates of geological gardens. The example once on exhibition in the local park was captured by the men of the U. s. s. Wilmington on her trip mp the Amazon several years ago. When brought to Washington he was placed in an appropriate cage. pacarded the largest and fiercest of all birds of prev and set up for the childish to marvel at and the thoughtful to study. Ultimately a visitor thrust a sprig of laurel Into his cage. the eagle ate 1t ravenously, and the zoo lost one of its best specimens.
 But the story of this Largest and fiercest of all birds of prey" Is yet to be told As soon as he appeared there were, of course, many applications for permission to photograph him. For a day or two the harpy seemed puzzled. Then perhaps he associated cause and effect, At any rate 1t soon became necessary only to set up cam era and the subject did the rest As the photographer hid his head under the cloth the eagle would place him. self conspiciously on a bough near the lens. spread his wings smoothly at his sides, and deliberately pose for his pie ture And this happened so often even the skeptics were persuaded that the Largest and fercest of all birds of prey" was willing to sit Tor his portrait.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

conf ble. ] warster putt my own haid en- kase hit stan ter reason dat mus know better'n any one else en bit feels jes' right
 Eff youll blieve me. dar he stood. sassy ez jay-tIrd. sputin' an argyfyin' twel de I.awd wuz plumb wo' out wid him an gin him de haid. right side up, jes de way 'twrz ter be pu.. on Crab he tucken hit inter his claws an hysted bit up even wid H.s body an clapped hit on. 'Oouchr sezee, dat kain't be right feels sort CT lop-sided. an wid dat he gin hit a TIT hitch ter one side. Mo wusser dan befo 'Shucks. sezee, dat won do; feel lak I sort CT whopper- jaw ed an ne gin hit nu'rr TT hitch. He kep' hit up dat-a-way twel he had he haid on plumb upside down an den he wuz sassihed an widout so much ez 'tbanky' de ongrateful ereetur putt ctN fer whar he canned fun, w'ich twuz down by de sea sho
 But bless yo soul, his ideas wuz all turnt upside down, long wid his haid an wat did he done but run backwud ds stidder forwu'ds.
 Lawzyr sezce seem lak ain glttin' over the groun' same ez tu'rr creatures. W'ats de marter wid me, Look lak evy- thing runnin' way fun me stidder git- tin closter t. it. Spec I better go back an ax bout dis
 Well. suh he had de insurance ter go backin' hisse'f up in front CT de Lawd an ax Him bout de marter but de Lawd jes' chet spang down on him an toi him dat sence ne done tuclsen his had in. his own hans he mus stan de com- monsequences ef twant putt on right. Ever since den de crabs bin doin' der runnin' backwu'ds."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
From the Washington Times.

From the Washington Times
 An elephant reluctantly accepted as a loan to the zoo upset all calculations several months ago. The animal was a female and came to the keepers without any character from her last employ CTS. She was christened "Duchess'' and given quarters near Dunk" the pres ent prize specimen of paehyderm of the whole collection.
 Any reader of the Time who happen ed Into ''Dunk's" stall not long after ward would have been witness to a strange comedy. Duchess had pulled up the staple in her own stall, pushed open the doors. ambled over to her nelghbor, and was doing her best to make her visit entertaining.
 As a starter she went to the back of his shed, brought out several bales of hay, and piled them into pyramid With an, air meant to say, Ladies and gentlement; your kind applause! she proceeded to climb to the top and sit up on the apex bale like a little dog begging for sugar. Next she ripped down to the floor and made a bow. Then she put away the bales, and then as a masterstroke, she sidled around in front of Dunk" and with much prepar- ation stood on her head.
 The keepers always believed after that that the Duchess" was lady with a past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
DIANA Or THE zoo.

The Diana of the National Zoo is neither a goddess nor a woman. She is, in fact, nothing but a ghost, these days, as she died several months ago, but she used to be a West African monkey, and she was the pet of the whole establishment.
 Hour after hour she would swing from perch to perch in front of hundreds of children and their attendants, apparently taking no notice of the spectators and , entirely satisfied to be let alone. Some woman was sure to wave a handker- chief at her.
 Suddenly something was flashed through the bars, white cloth waved into the cage, and Diana was chattering away as though she had found feast of dainties. Her use of the handkerchief was always the same. She would fold 1t carefully into a triangle, bite and tear out one corner, and then slip the re- mainder over her head like lace collar. After that she would parade about the cage as proudly as a peacock. The keepers sometimes gave her news papers for the same use. But Diana, if not "pernickety," was still discerning and she preferred real handerchiefs when she could get them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29

"The Cost" by David Graham Philips.
 The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
 David Graham Phillips Is one of the most successful of that younger set of college boys who recently started into journalism upon graduation and then drifted into regular crative literary work, Such writers bring to their work well-trained mind, broad sympathies, and pure, healthy moral tone that as- sures the reader of work that bears the true ring.
 Mr. Phillips belongs to the state now coming to be known, says the publisher as 'the mother of noveiists"-Indiana. He graduated from Princeton in 1887 and then entered journalism, serving first on a Cincinnati paper, and later went to New York, serving first on the Sun and then on the New York World. He was sent by the latter paper abroad as its London correspondent and through sev- eral Exceptionally clever scoops soon achieved a salary of s7,5o0 year.
 The author says. however, that the ex- citement of newspaper life is not to be compared with the pleasure and profit Of writing novels MT. Phillips will be re- membered as the author of "rhe master Rogue" "Golden Fleece and others.
 ..The Cost Is title that Is chosen with rare discrimination; 1t might with per feet propriety be interpreted to mean s.Whatsoever a Man Soweth That Shall He also Reap" It Is a story of modern life with many of It's present day condi- T r1i ira at picture of college ne in the opening pages and the subsequent very natural portrayal of fife at high-pressure Tn New York City, both in Its social and financial aspects. the author displays unusual ability and a. rare grasp of his subject. The plot of the story is well conceived and in the secrence of events rom the nasty thoughless action of the young beroine Pauline Gardiner. while at col fege to the last page of her story there Is the certainty of cause and effect mark cd out which is natural and convincing. The reader is not aware that moral les Son in being evolved; for "The Cost IS Tn nc sense problem novel; The story Is clever, interesting and exceedingly well told. The moral uplift Is found in t-4e purity and strength of Pauline evolved from her youth and irresponsibility; the 1rst deserts which inevitably follow self fshness, weakness and sin as found in the character Of John Dumont; and the Eenuineness, beauty and strength Of character as portrayed In the hero, Hampton Scarborough.
 The character work Is exceptionally fine, but the whole novel Is adroit and slxilTful. It Is wonderfully dramatic In many of its little climaxes. and few things in recent literature are as thrill ing and vivid as the description of the war between the Bulls and the Bears in the New York Stock Exchange. It displays not only wonderful insight and knowledge, but visualization little short of genius The account begins:
 "In distant part of the field all this time was posted the commander-in-chief of the army of attack, Like all wise Commanders in all welI-conducted bat ties. he was far removed from the bind ing smoke, from the distracting con- fusion. He had placed himself where he could hear. see. instantly direct without being disturbed by trifing reverses or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
SEAL SHY AND SENSITIVE.

A common harbor seal at the ZOO, to change off from bears. is renowned for his sensitiveness. If his keeper does not talk to him immediately on entering the inclosure the seal Is distressed. Natu- rally the man often amuses himself by waiting to see what the animal will do
 Invariably he Says. the seal Hops along until he can look up into the mans face There he waits for a minute or two Then he makes all sorts of signs to att tract notice. Finally, if nothing else works, he slides around until he can reach the keepers leg with his fapper and taps him gently until he gets a re- sponse. No matter how hungry the seal may be, or. how busy the man, the at tendants say the seal must be recog- nized before proceedings can continue.
 This seal is something of a traveller. In addition to a trip to Washington from the Arctic ocean, he has been to Buffalo for long visit, to Charleston, s C., and has now gone to St. Louis. When the fish commission sent word that 1t wanted a seal for it's exhf-s at St Louis. the officials were careful to say they wanted 'Old Sensibility' or no- body.