Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-12
CRESCO TUESDAY FEBRl ARY H. 1907

a SnepnerQ QOR came &c my pldCe
about q week ago. Owner will please
prove property and pay advertising
charges. Henry Schneider, R. F
d. 8, Cresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoogerwerf from
Atkinson, Ill, and Mr.. Mathew Teo-
mondt from Kewanee, Ill, returned
home last Friday, from their visit
with Ohas. DeGreve and family.
The Elma B. Smith Co. consists OF
Miss Smith, the child imitasor; Miss
Merle Tillostson, contralto; Miss
Agness Ambrose, pianist; Mr.. Cecil
Burleigh, violinist. Congregational
church Feb. 18.
T. J. Crawford, of Frankville,
Winneshiek County, was in attend
ance at the Lydon sale, aud while
here took occasion to visit at the
home of his old neighbors, the j. F.
McIntire family.
It's the highest standard Of quality,
natural tonic, cleanses your system,
reddens the cheeks, brighten the eyes
gives flavor to all you eat. Hollister 3
Rocky Mountain Tea will do this for
you. IS cents, Tea or Tablets.
VIM. Connolly.
A tissue builder, reconstructor,
builds up waste force. makes strong
nerves and muscle. You viii realize
after taking HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea what wonderful benefit 1T
will be to you. IS cents, Tea or Tab.
lets. VIM. Connolly.
G. ]. Watros will have an auction
sale at his place 24 miles east Of
Cresco on Thursday, Feb. 21st, COM
mencing at noon, when he will offer
for sale II head OF horses and colts, %
head of COWS and young stock, so sheep
and lambs, hogs, turkeys, farm ma
chtnery, seed corn and rye. The
usual terms offered. Finegan is the
auctioneer.
The interest of A. j. Wetherbee In
"The Hub" clothing store was bought
recently by B. f. Davis, whose son
Will will take an active part in con-
Quoting the business. Mr.. Wetherbee
has fine farm in Wright County,
Minnesota, where his family has been
for some time, and retires from busi-
ness here to take active charge of his
farm. We wish both Mr.. Wetherbee
and the new firm uubounded success
In their future business life.
Although last Wednesday was a
most disagreeable day for o public
sale, M. P. Lydon's brood sows sold at
an average of about $500 eacs- Nos.
I and topped the sale at s45 90 and
GAL 90. No. was sold to @. G.. Oakes,
Assumption, ILL.,. and No. 8 to M. ].
Dowbd, Blooming Prairie, MINI. The
most pleasing feature Of these two
sales is that these two gentlemen
were old customers of Mr.. Lydon.
The above gifts were two litter sisters
Of last springs farrow.
The Moving Picture Show and con.
cert program given In the opera house
last Friday and Saturday evenings
was very successful. The musical
program was first class, the violin
quartette and violin solo by Mr.. Vrba
being exceptionally meritorioas. The
pictures were good, aud espec.
tally fine the second night, when q
slight but unavoidable defect In the
burner Of the machine had bsen rem
edied. The w. 0. W. camp, under
whose auspices the entertainments
were given, will clear up cmething
over $50.
The production of the "Holy City "at
the Cresco Opera House next Monday
evening, promises to be an event Of
more than ordinary interest, and If
all that has been said is true, we are
indeed fortunate in being able to
witness anything SO good. The play
OF course deals with sacred subjects,
the author having taken for his theme
the thrilling story of John the Bapt-
.tst and the incidents of the Bible
II. ary just previous to an Immediately
folio wing the Cruci6xion. Tue trag.
adv Of Calvary is shown by a tableau
after the painting by Michael Angelo
and is said 70 be one of the most mag.
nificent the stage has ever known,
The character of the Savior is Of
is Of course in no way portrayed al,
though many OF the disciples and
others who were Immediately associ'
ated with the Christ while on earth
are given living, breathing PERSONAL
tiles. The costuming and makeup
OF the Biblical characters is executed
with the utmost fidelity conforming
with historical accounts of the man
ner Of dress in that age. Ths great
italian masters OF painting Leonard
da Vincei, Veronese. Tintoretto, Ra-
phel, Michael Angelo and the rest
have with their canvasses given the
world impressions Of the disciples ane
and otherS>af that period which have
been copied to a7gIeat extent by th'
painters Of succeeding generations