Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-06

Board and lodging by week So. so; meal
tickets 15c meal. We have first
class bath room in connection with hot
and cold water, free of charge, for our
patrons. The M. Barrett Restaurant,
Market st. Ed. BOYLE, Prop.
Will Forry has resigned his position
as agent for the Bickel Produce Co. at
this place and will leave ia short time
for Elma to again take charge of the
Northern Iowa Telephone exchange.
His successor at Cresco has not yet
been chosen, although there area half
dozen or more applicants for the posi-
ton. ~
Spafford is surely one of the. most
accomplished entertainers that ever
visited this city. His listeners were
either spellbound or convulsed with
laughter, but the feature of his unique
program was the sketching of comical
or satirical pictures. =. Hibbing (Minn.)
Tribune. At the opera house, Tuesday
evening, March 10th. Under the aus
pices of the Baptist Sunday School.
Four applicants presented themselves
last Friday before the examining board
at New Hampton as candidates for the
vacancy in the Naval Academy from
the 4th Iowa Congressional district.
The winning lad was Carelton H.
Wright son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
C. Wright of New Hampton. The
other applicants were from Elma,
Rockwell and Strawberry Point. Elma
New Era.
At the last city council meeting, D.
L. Grannis was allowed $500 as his at
torney fee in the l. A. Libbey taxicase.
Rather robust fee for case brought
simply to get court ruling on the as
sessment of the personal property of
the estate, and which the court records
state was dismissed for want of equi-
ty," no trial being had save an argu-
ment on demurrer. Legal talent comes
high and the city has to have lots of it
lately.
| j. C. Kellow ''doffs the editorial
toga" in this weeks issue of the Re-
publican, having disposed of the paper
some time ago, as mentioned at the
time by the Plain Dealer, to a Mr..
Garner of Wisconsin, real estate man
who up to few days ago still retained
possession and evidently still owns it,
as Mr.. Kellow's valedictory fails to
state who will conduct it in the future.
We understand that Mr.. Kellow has
real estate interests in South Dakota
which demand his attention.
Mrs. J. w. Thompson, a>former resi-
dent of Cresco, passed away on Mon
day last at her home near Dell Rapids,
s. D., and was brought to Cresco on
Tuesday for interment in New Oregon
cemetery. The cause of her death was
cancer, for the relief of which she had
underwent several operations. Her
husband died in Cresco in 1903, and the
year following, with her four children,
she moved to Dell Rapids. The de-
ceased was member of the German
| Lutheran church of Cresco, where the
| funeral services were held on Wednes-
day afternoon, Rev. Pless officiating.
i "Charley's Aunt " at the Opera
4 House on Tuesday night was greeted
| by the customary large audience which
always gathers to enjoy the work OF
Cresco amateurs. While everyone in
the cast portrayed the roles assigned
them exceedingly well, still Chas. Bur-
lgess as ''Charley's Aunt" was the CEN
ter of interest and still further in
trenched himself in his already secure
position as Fun-Maker-in-Chief to the
Cresco public. The play is a standard
!, farce comedy, s,ritten for laughing
purposes, and certainly did not fail OF
its mission in its presentation by oul
i local performers.
Miss Jennie McCabe of Cresco is the
guest of friends it the city. Senator
/ D. A. Lyons came down from Cresce
Monday for short visit with friends
) -. Henry Goocher came over, from
Cresco yesterday and is visitor at the
: Henry Haas home, north of the city. ;.
10. G. Watros of Orleans twp, wa,
transacting business in the city Friday
He was accompanied by Mr.. Nichols o.
. Cresco. Sheriff T. j. Qualley wenl
to Jackson Junction on Monday ane
arrested ]. Skoda, charged with tn,
illegal sale of Intoxicating liquors al
Protivin. He turned him over to Sher
iff Culver of Howard county at Calmar
-Decorah Public Opinion.
The March Term of the Distric
court of Howard county convenes mex
Monday, the 9th, Judge Fellows pre-
siding. There are four criminal case
on the calendar, 35 probate cases ant
l02 civil causes, SO of which are new
ones filed since the last term. TIL,
: cases set for trial are The First Ma
K tional Bank of Gresco VS.. Caward
S Swenson Co., Henry and Carolin
d Luttmer ct al, against the Caward
t Swenson Co. and VIM. Bradley, ct al
n and also the Caward- -Swenson Co.
t Magnus Olson, ct al; James H. Jacob
son vs.. Chas Johnson; Charles Byrne
vs.. John Junker; w. H. Loughrey VS.
= C. P. Nash; Robt. w. Pritchard VS.