Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-05
CRESCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA TUESDAY, FEBRl ARY 1907
It's a good old world after all;
Ifyou have no friends or money,
Tn the river Won can fall.

II you have no friends or money,
In the river you can fall;
Marriages are quite common and,
More people there would be,
Provided you take Rocky Noun
tain Tea. VIM. Connolly.
The violin quartettes at the NOV
ing picture show Friday and Satur-
day evenings of this week will be
played by Messrs. Vrba of Chicago,
Prof. Thaler of Calmar and John
Kakac and w. ]. Mead of Cresco.
They will be novelty in violin
music.
Mrs. Merrill Bowers has been a
guest at the home of her parents the
past few days, while Merrill paid his
mother, who has been i'll, a visit at
her home in Elkader, from which
place he returned Saturday. They
returned yesterday to their home at
| Leroy.
II you want nice set of ladies
furs, all new and fresh stock, you
should attend the auction sale this
week. Nichols entire stock of furs
and ladies cloaks will be sold. Don't
delay as this sale will only last q few
days, commencing Feb. 1st, at the
old John Johnson stand.
E. B Moore passed away last Fri
day afternoon from paralytic attack
His daughter, Mrs. j. W. Woodward,
OF Ellendale, N. D., arrived at his
bedside just before his death. The
funeral was held yesterday from the
residence Of Q. W. Farnsworth, with
tnterment in New Oregon cemetery.
Joe Glass will have an auction sale
on the W. K. Barker farm 81 miles
northeast of Cresco, on Tuesday Feb.
18th, commencing at 10 a. m. Six
head of horses and colts, four COWS,
fifteen head Of young cattle, fifteen
shoats, full set of farm machinery,
and large lot of miscellaneous ar
ticleS will be sold on the usual terms.
Finegan is the Auctioneer.
There will be a dance in the Mix
esh hall at Protivin on Monday and
Tuesday evenings of next week
For the first night, the Protivin B. B.
Orchestra will play, and good music
will be provided the second evening.
Dance tickets for the 11th will be sold
at Is cents, and IS cents will be
charged the second evening, when
dancing will commence at Z O'Clock
and close at midnight.
Mrs. John Sluka Is in the Kessel
hospital at Oresco ). Mrs. Rink Of
Cresco, is guest of her sister, Mrs.
VIM. Steffess j. Miss Kate Thiel Of
Cresco was guest at the VIM. Steffes
home this week.. Mrs. j. D. Becker
was at Cresco Friday to see her sister
who is in hospital. Mrs. Peter Meyer
entertained some young folks last
evening in honor of her niece, Miss
Minnie Meyer of Cresco who is here
for a visit.-Calmar Courier.
No play Of recent years has attract
ed the attention that has been &C
corded Gordon & Benefits product
ion Of sThe holy City" 1t is not
only one of the most unusual as to
theme, but as scenic production it is
said to be one OF the most stmagniticent
that any firm Of American managers
has ever attempted. As the title
would imply, 1T is story Of old Jeru-
salem at the time the Savior was on
earth, although the author has Of
course refrained from introducing the
character of our Lord. The followers
and disc Piles are made prominent
characters, and to witness this great
play is to almost live for the time be-
ipgtin the days when Christianity first
shed It's light upon the world, Opera
House Cresco, Monday, Feb. 18th
! Down in Clayton county electric
railway meetings we're held atSt, Olaf
and Granayilio the past week. At
Granavillo Friday evening 81. Lueh-
sen, e. W. Kregel, W. F. Meyer and
Aug. Bakhus we're appointed com.
mittee to Investigate the matter.
Tuesday evening q like meeting was
held at st. Olaf, where a committee
consisting OF Otto Johnson, r. EN-
bertson, g.. r. Engelhardt, Louis
Pahlas, e. Glesne and Harry Diers
was appointed to work with the COM
mittees from Granavillo and Gunder.
..".. Editor B. Anundsen of the De-
corah Posten has had the distinguish
ed honor Of having the knighthood Of
the Order of st Olaf conferred upon
him by King :Haakon of Norway.
There are but ten American Morse
men who have been so honored. tits
conferred only for particular merit
or distinction In some line of high en-
deavor. Clayton Co. Democrat.
cREsco MARKET.
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