Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-16

James Ondrasek is advertising the
last dance of the season In his Schley
hall for Washington 'sBirthday, Thurs.
day evening, Feb. %. Music by the
celebrated Star Orchestra. Masks at
James OndrasekS. Prizes for the
best masker. Dance tickets so cents.
Supper downstairs.
Last Tuesday at the combination
Poland China brood SOW sale, held at
Wadena, Iowa, by Hunsberger & Pro-
bert Bros, M. P. Lydon bought the
priced SOW OF the sale at the
neat sum of S92. This gilt was a
prize winner at the Iowa State fair in
1905, and is half sister to the bar
row that recently won at the Fat
Stock show at Chicago. She is now IL
months old and weighs about 400 lbs.
in breeding condition.
The ladies OF the New Oregon Gem
etery Association will serve Chicken q
Pie Supper in the W. o. W. hall, on
Feb. 22nd. from O'Clock till all are
served; supper BIC. Following is the
MENU:
Chicken Pie
Rolls Cheese Pickles
Mashed Potatoes Cabbage Salad
Brown Bread
Cranberry Sauce Cake
Tea Coffee
According to the Dubuque Tele-
graph suit has been filed by Myron
Converse of this city, against a Dubu-
que party and an Omaha corporation
the sum of 500 alleged to
be due Converse as commission on the
trade of St. Louis hotel property for
a large tract of Illinois land. The
was valued at S125, 900 and
Converse claims commission of two
per cent, and alleges no part of it has
ever been paid him. The deal was
made while he was located at Bloom
ington, Ill. III
Frederick Mershon, of this city, has
been engaged to support the peauti-
full young actress, Miss Ruth Craven,
in the most interesting play known
to the American stage, Tess of the
D'Ubervilles. He will play the patti
of Angel Clair until May when he
leaves to create the leading role, the
Cowboy, in the musical melo-drama,
'sThe Cowboy GIRL" having signed a
two years contract with the firm.
After fifteen years hard labor In the
repertoire dramatic field, Mr.. Mer-
shon has renounced it for the future,
to appear as star and leading fea
ture with attractions Of larger magni-
tude. He has had many offers from
the best stock companies, but has re-
fused them. -McGreg Times.
A. r. johnson, the harness maker,
was a business visitor at Cresco,
Friday. .... Attorney John McCook
was up from Cresco, Thursday, on
legal business. ben Johnston de-
parted for Chicago, Sunday morning,
where he has positi with Armour
s Co. o......S. R. Cray, Of Minneapolis,
came Wednesday evening for visit
with his father, Mr.. Joseph Cray, who
has been quite sick for some time.
Mrs. Robert Rose, of Cresco,
visited with her sister, Mrs. Richard
Thomas, several days this week, she
returned home on Wednesday last
......H. P. Anderson s. Co., have
rented the Flagler store building on
the corner where Kollman & Riechers
we're located, and will move their
stock OF general merchandise into it
about the 1st Of March -. Friday
morning, Feb. 9th, DR.. Carpenter,
by DR.. Scripture, Of Cresco,.
and DR.. Thomas Of this place, per-
formed difficult operation upon Mrs.
W. r. Bollman. Mrs. Bollmsn is re-
ported as doing hnely at present. .....
A number Of the O. q. S., went to
Jresco, Monday, to help the Chapter
there celebrate their 9Th anniversary,
the party was composed Of Mr. and
Mrs. Wetter, Mrs. Grant Jones, Mrs.
Love, Mrs. McCulloch, Mrs. r. w.
Davis, Mrs. s. n. Hall, and Miss Elsie
McUulloch. they report most de-
lightful time and were royalty enter
tained by the Cresco ladies.-Lime
Springs Record.
Common Colds are the Cause of Many
Serious Diseases.
Physicians who hove gained q nation