Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-06

The ball game this week will be
between the Austin, Mimi, and Cresco
teams. The Austin team is reputed to
be one of the good ones, having defeat
ed most of the teams in that vicinity.
1t will be worth your while next Thurs
day to go and see the game.
For SALE-The picket, fence along
the front of St.Joseph's cemetery will
be sold to the highest bidder, the
purchaser to take down and remove
fence. All bids should be sent either to
John Mullen, John McDermott OF
Henry Baker not later than noon,
Monday, Sept. End.
w. H. Dean, accompanied by his son
Homer and his two younger sons, went
to Cedar Rapids last Friday for few
days visit with MaDei, VINO has stu
alton as stenographer in that city.
Will and the boys returned home yester-
day, and Homer left from there for
Goldfeld, Nevada, to resume duties in
the theatrical profession.
The promoters of the "Cresco Home
Coming" were notified last week that
Father Kelley could not be in Cresco
on Sept. 1st, on account of an impera-
tive trip east at that time on some i'm
portant business connected with his
church work. After some correspond
ence substitute was arranged for Tin
the person of Father j. S. MacCorry,
who will deliver his celebrated lecture,
''The Realms of Childhood. The rev.
erned gentleman comes so we'll recon-
mended that those who attend the
"Home Coming" are assured that they
will lose nothing by the change in lee
turers.
A trip among the farmers in the vi
cinity of Plymouth Rock and Kendall
vile one day last week revealed unusual
ly gratifying crop conditions all along
the line. The oat and barley harvest
was in progress in the majority of
places and a big yield was almost uni
versally reported. Corn in that vicinity
is getting to the front and is generally
as far advanced as it was last year at
the same time of the month. That
section does not know what a crop
failure means and the well improved
farms and contented people are the
outward indications of the general pros
perity of that neighborhood.
Miss Mary Finnegan who has been
visiting relatives and friends at Cresco,
returned home Saturday, accompanied
by her sister, Miss Eta, and Miss Lucy
Costigan. The latter niece of Johr
Costigan residing south of town. /. !. F,
E. Erler drove down from Cresco las,
Wednesday and spent the afternoon
and evening visiting at the home of his
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
Erler. He was making some improve.
ments on his farm on Little Turkey,
which we learn since, he has sold to his
renter, Mr.. Ciparra. He had several
buyers when he was here, but had not
sold the place at that time. -Lawlel
| Dispatch.
Father Fitzgerald was in Cresco or
Saturday on business connected with
the building of new church in his
parish on the site of the present one
northeast of Plymouth Rock, which is
already being torn down to make room
for the new one which will be consider
ably larger. The building will have 9
total length of about 80 feet and is 3f
feet in width. 1t will be a frame struc.
ture and the contract for its construc,
tion has been awarded to Pust & Hoge,
of Harmony, Mimi, at contract price
at $4,000, which does not include heating
apparatus or furniture. The church
completed will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000
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