Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-03-15

heV. dageDy was greeted With q
large audience at the Baptist church,
last Friday evening, to hear his stere.
optican lecture, "In His Steps," The
pictures were unusually clear and the
story was told In very interesting
and effective manner.
The scientific way to mako your
COWS give MORE MILK is to increase
the digestion of food eaten. Try
"Gold Coin Cattle Tonic" for this
purpose. 1t doubles the now OF milk
from COWS run down on milk. DR.
VIM. Connolly sells 1t.
Mrs John Farnsworth, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Williams, who has
been visiting here during the past
winter, and friend, Miss Earring
ton, departed yesterday for San Fran
cisco Cal. They were accompanied
as far as Marion, Ia, by Mr.. Earns.
worth who will return to-day.
MIS-. Louise Cu]bert was honored by
an election to the Office of Head
Adviser at the state convention Of
the Woodmen Circle held at Clinton
this wet k. In addition to the person.
al honor to the recipient, the gift Of
this Office Is a neat tribute to the
standing and Influence of the local
Grove of this order, which is one Of
the largest and most progressive in
the state.
The electric road meeting at De-
corah last Friday was largely attend
ed and very enthusiastic. w. P.
Mason, the promoter, told them
the requirements asked of the various
towns in the way of franchises and
granting of right Of way, and in re-
sponse to the query Of when the road
would be completed replied that cars
would be running inside of two years
and he was willing to take easements
from the farmers along the proposed
routes with the condition that they be
forfeited ii the road was not in opera
tion as the expiration of two years.
He also told Decorah that donation
of 20 acres of land would secure them
the location OF shops employing $50
men.
Anyone desirous of procuring for
themselves good home in q country
where the soil is the best, plenty of
timber and the finest OF spring water,
should not fail to max, q trip to
Texas in the special car Of the Min
nesota, Iowa and Texas Land %.
which will leave Oresco at $3.50 p. m.
Tuesday, March 10 Through service
going and returning; fare only s27 SO.
The best Of land can be purchased at
from al0 to sl5 per acre. The above
price will double inside of year.
The best opportunities for investors.
We have special prices for large tracts
and 1T will have to be seen to be ap-
preciated. This is the country where
people can work and crops grow the
year around. The above excursion
will be In charge of A. @. Campbell
Parties contemplating going would
do favor by informing A. C.Camp-
bell prior to the excursion so berth
and accommodations can be retained.
o. G. Watros was called to Oelwein
last Monday to testify in the case of
the state VS. Walter Becker, who
forged Watros' name to a draft on
| him for collection through the Creseo
bark Becker, who has worked in
and about Creseo FOR various parties,
among whom was Watros, has been
lately resident of Oelwein~ He wished
to get married and to raise the necea-
sary funds, signed the name OF
o. 6. Watros to sight draft for slO0
on the Bark of Cresco. The draft
was sent to Cresco for Collection and
payment was refused and the draft re.
turned to 0elwein with the statement
that Wattos had not been in Oelwein
and that his signature was forgery.
At the hearing Monday at OeIwein
Becker was bound over to the April
term Of court for Psystte county
under honas OF $3.50. In default Of
which he Is in Jail at West Union
with good prospect of a term in the
penitentiary awaiting hiG, Hi
parents reside In Allamakee county
Do Not Crowd the Season.