Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-04-12

The citizens of Decorah are holding a
special election to-day to vote on the
question of authorizing their council to
grant franchise to the proposed
"Dan Patch" air line.
Thousands have pronounced HOLSTERS s
Rocky Mountain Tea the greatest heal
ing power on earth. When medical
science fails, it succeeds. Makes you
well and keeps you we'll. 35 cents, Tea
or Tablets. DIR. VIM. CONNOLLY.
E. E. Schofeld, of Eau Claire, Wis,
was a caller in town Saturday enroute
/, to Cresco where Mrs. Scofield is visit
ing relatives. E. E. and wife just re-
turned from a trip to Old Mexico and
stopped off in Arkansas where he is in
terested in land. -Ossian Bee.
There will be meeting in the Bap-
tist church next Monday evening, April
18th at 8 o'clock, to organize choral
society in Cresco. Mr.. Neill, in charge
of the Episcopal church, and singer
of much experience, will conduct it.
All choir singers and those interested
in choral music are invited to be pres
ent.
Mrs. John McCook, of Cresco, who
with her daughter Florence have been
visiting in Usage, arrived Saturday.
John McCook and daughter, Allie May,
came from Cresco, and the family met
end spent a pleasant day at the Thos.
McCook home. John was shaking hands
with "boys" with whom he attended
school hereabouts 25 years ago, Mon
day. His visits to the old home are too
infrequent. -Riceville Recorder
j. j. Lowry closed deal yesterday
for the purchase of the two buildings
occupied by Reckamp's bakery and
Davenport's cigar store, for which he
paid their owner, Mr. Slee, of Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, about $4,000. While
both buildings are in need of repairs
and alterations, they are well located
and are always occupied, and worth
every cent of the price paid. E. R.
Thompson was the agent who nego-
tiated the sale.
Treasurer Kakac gives us the follow
ing interesting information which may
prove profitable to some of our readers.
Under one of the laws that went into
effect last year, after June 1st any
person who owns and has used a wide
tired wagon can make affidavit to said
fact and file with the trustees of his
township, who are then authorized to
refund to him fourth of his road
tax up to the amount of $500, but not
to exceed that sum.
The Minnesota, Iowa and Texas Land
Co., will run a special car from St.
Paul to the Panhandle of Texas, April
16, 1907, leaving Cresco at 2;02 p. m.,
via Calmar and Cedar Rapids and Kan
sas City. Any one wishing to locate or
invest in new country where the eli
mate is ideal every month in the year,
will do we'll to visit this section. Above
car will be in charge of A. G. Camp
bell who will give you all information
regarding same. By going now you
will have an opportunity to inspect the
growing crops and conditions. Will be
pleased to hear from those contemplat-
ing the trip in advance.
Mrs. Sarah Moore and her daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, who came to this city
from st. Paul, Mimi, some two years
ago and have been living at ISL Third
avenue north, will move to Tampa next
week in order to make home for Capt
G. E. Burns and Mr.. Thomas ]. Daily
who have become so prominently identi-
fled with the shipping interests of the
south that they find it necessary to
have permanent headquarters in Tam
pa. Mrs. Moore and her excellent
daughter will be greatly missed, yet we
can't but commend their self-sacrifcing
in moving to Tampa in order to make
pleasant home for lifelong friends, as
Messrs. Burns and Daily formerly made
their home with Mrs. Moore when she
lived in the north. st. Petersburg
(Fla.) Independent.