Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16

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from Sioux City, Iowa, for visit with
Cresco relatives and friends. She will
be remembered by the old settlers o1
the county as a daughter of the late
J. F. Mitchell.
A. D. Patterson has the agency fo,
the best line of Pianos and Organs or
the market. If you are thinking Of
buying, it will pay you to call and see
him. Also, if your piano needs tuning,
call up s6 N. /. Phone.
There will be q sociable given on the
lawn of the German Catholic church on
Wednesday evening next, the 18th,
commencing at six o'clock and contin-
uing until all are served. The public
] is cordially invited to attend.
| A. H. Cawasd returned last week
from Belleville, Ohio, where he spent
a month with Mrs. Caward at DR.. Jen-
ME Kieth's sanitarium. Mrs. Caward
is rapidly gaining in health but will re-
main for a few weeks longer.
The Ladies Society of the Congre-
gational church will have Friendly
this week, Thursday afternoon, out
with Mrs. Salisbury. If the day is not
pleasant, it will be held in the Church
and Mrs. Henry Burgess, Mrs. Peck
and DR.. Almond will assist Mrs. Sails
bury.
7. P. Logsdon and wife and Ben
Headington and wife were called to
Decorah on Saturday to attend the
funeral, the day following, of brother
OF the latter, Jacob Headington, who
passed away on Friday from an attack
Of Bright's disease. He was IA years
Of age.
Being again badly cut by the hail
and therefore will be short of feed,
will make some exceptionally low prices
on either sex of my Poland Chinas. /
have about 100 head on hand Of extra
long, heavy-boned pigs. This offer is
for short time only.
w. j. WEBSTER.
Miles Graf made visit to Minneapo-
lis last week and while there was a
guest at the home of w. B. Lent. He
reports them as very pleasantly situated
in desirable residence part of the
city, and that VIII holds a good posi-
tion in Powers grocery department and
that Donald has . position in the New
England.
The Cresco Department Store was
thronged with purchasers all day Satur-
day last who were taking advantage Of
the great bargains offered by this popu-
lar store during the progress of their
regular annual July clearing sale.
People have come to know that when
this store advertises a special sale it
means genuine bargains are being
offered to them.
On Tuesday evening, July 23rd, at
BIS, at the Congregational church will
occur the violin recital given by Miss
Ruth Connolly, assisted by Mrs. G. C.
O'Malley, soprano, and Miss Martha
Kessel accompanist. Tickets on sale
on or before above date at Ed. Lomas'
drug store, P. F. O'Malley's Depart
ment store and DIR. ConnolIy's drug
store. Admission 35 cents.
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Probably for the first time in the
history of the town Cresco hardware
dealer has received full car load ship
ment of stoves. The car in question
was received last Friday by 7. j Lom-
as & Son and contained Sc heaters and
"a ranges, all Round Oaks They were
shipped in large furniture car and
the ranges were put in two deep. The
shipment weighed "a, $40 pounds, with
a freight bill Of over $40.
Willard L. Eaton, one Of the three
Iowa Railroad Commissioners, in COM
pany with his wife, has gone to Los
Angeles to while away a couple of
months. Does the state need any rail-
road commissioners, anyway? What
have they done since they were elected?
They have toured the state as guests
OF railway managers. Have they is
sued any orders? We haven't heard Of
any. Fayette Postal Card.
John Derr was an EIma caller last
Saturday and found time to visit the
New Era Office. He has just returned
from Arkansas where he had been in|
company with Jas. Malek, Chas. and
Arthur Hoppe and syl Barnes. Mr..
Derr was not favorably impressed with
the section of the country he visited.
He claims he went down to help pick a
crop Of peaches but could scarcely find
enough to eat. Elma New Era.
Fritz Granzow and wife and two of
their daughters, Clara and Martha,
arrived last Saturday from Algona,
Iowa, for few weeks visit with rela-
'tives in this vicinity, Mrs. Granzow be-
ing sister of Mrs. Andrew Smith,
Mrs. Thuerk. Mrs, John Schultz, Of
Cresco, and Mrs. Parchman, of York,
MINI. We are glad to learn that Fritz
is doing well at his profession with his
time entirely occupiedin band teaching,
having at ALI times from eight to ten
bands under his direction. besides fill-