Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-02
CREsCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA. TUESDAY, JULY p 1907.

ttOur Old Kentucky Home" brings
pleasure to the humorously inclined
to the lovers of sweet songs of the
Southland: At the opera house July 4th.
The B. D. Everingham home is being
made glad by visit from two of the
the daughters, Mrs. Clifford of Kansas
City, and Mrs. A. R. McCook, of Elma
Mrs. John Milz was called to Alton,
Iowa, last Friday morning to attend
the funeral of a grand daughter who
passed away on Thursday. She was
accompanied by her son Charles.
Ethel Marcy, an experienced mani
curist, is permanently located at Mrs.
Harvey Mitchell's Toilet Studio, and
desires the patronage of ladies and gen
tlemen wishing work in that line.
4th Of July excursion tickets on sale
July Sd, to all points within $50 miles.
Return limit July 9th. One and one
third fare M. ]. WHITE,
1872 Agent.
You can't be happy unless you eat
peanuts on the 4th of July and the
best peanuts are to be found at
Mosier's Pop Corn Stand at the north
west corner Of the court house square
Geo. Mabon came up from Indepen-
dence, Iowa, Saturday for few days
visit at the home Of his parents. George
is still at work for land company
which has its headquarters at Indepen-
dence.
Last week we gave an item to the
effect that Henry Schneider had bought
the Rice butcher shop. Instead of
this it was bought by Schneider and
Arthur Halweg, with the former in
charge of the shop.
A. d. Patterson has the agency fol-
the best line of Pianos and Organs on
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. I. Phone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kearns and daughters,
Alice and Winifred, drove from Rice
vile Tuesday afternoon. Winifred
took the evening train here for Milwau-
kee where she will make visit with
her sister, Mrs. Robertson. Leroy In
dependent.
Ed. G. Privat, a former Florenceville
miller, now head miller for the Algona
Milling Co., Iowa, came up on the
train Saturday to pay his parents a
short visit. Ed. is on his way back to
Madison, S. D., to move his family to
Algona, Iowa.
Clarence Brown met with bad ac-
Ecident last Friday while riding bicy-
Gle. He was going at a pretty good
rate of speed when the forks of the
bicycle gave way, precipitating him to
the ground breaking off one tooth, and
loosening two others, and skinning his
face quite badly.
i Miss Louella Hurmence expects to &c
early in August.to Cresco, where she
will take charge of the exchange of the
Sumner Telephone Co. A new switch
board is to be enstalled there, and when
the installation is made Miss Hurmence
will leave West Union after four years
efficient service. West Union Argo.
!. The ladies of the M. E. church viii
serve dinner on the 4th in the base
| ment of the church. Following is the
menu:
Mashed Potatoes Meat
Baked Beans
Brown Bread White Bread
Doughnuts Pie
Tea Coffee
Chris Collier and daughter, Mrs
Lyons, returned yesterday to theil
home at Madison, S. D., after thres
weeks visit with relatives in this vicin
ity and at Decorah. MI. Collier wa'
2|years ago miller at Bluffton, Spillvill'
and other places in this vicinity. Par
of his visit here has been made at tn,
home Of his nephew, Dan Farrell.
There will be matinee, in the oper
house the afternoon of the 4th by tn
"Old Kentucky Home Co., who vii
present the Heart Of Colorado" |,
e the evening this company will presen
t their regular bill. This company il
d lgetting the best of notices everywher
lit appears and a rich dramatic an
musical treat is in store for those VIII
= attend either performance.
II S. w. Harris had little mix up 0
his mail route last Saturday whic
while it looked serious for a time re
: suited in no worse damage than fe'
broken straps on his harness. One 9
Y his horses stumbled and fell and tn
other one got turned completely aroun
h facing the wagon before Mr.. Harr
e could get out of it, Had it not bee
mi for the assistance of one of the King
boys who saw his plight and came
- his assistance runaway would in q
- probability resulted.
sr Geo. H. Owens returned from h
Texas trip last week and informs ,