Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-15

have some choice, improved farms
with good buildings, also improved
farm lands, which l offer for sale at
very reasonable figures.
L. W1cKsTRoM, Big Lake, MINI.
The pure bred Shire stallion, Gable s
Pride, 125, owned by Sam Domrud,
of Canton, Mimi, will make the sea-
son of 1908 at Whites Livery Barn, in
charge of Lee Bloomenrader. Cables
Pride IS licensed and certificated in
both Iowa and Minnesota.
Lohrman's Family Theatre is meet
ing with big patronage every evening
since their reduction to SC for admission.
On Saturday of this week, ladies and
girls will be admitted free; admission
Sc for men and boys. A sloping floor
has been put in so that all have good
view of the pictures.
The M. w. A. have decided to take
charge of 4th of July celeb, ton for
Cresco, to be held in connectio, with
the Chautauqua, arranging to so dove
| tail the programs together as7to make
the "doings" continuous from dawn
till the next morning. Further par
ticulars will be given later.
On Tuesday morning, May 18th, at
the Catholic church at Spillville, occurred
the marriage of Miss Rose Richie,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Richie,
of that place, to Edward Herold, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. ?. M. Herold, of New
Oregon Township. The PLAIN DEALER
extends it heartiest congratulations to
the young couple.
Raphael Glass has been transferred
from the Cedar Rapids office of the C.
R. l. & P. Ry. to the position of stem
ographer for a superintendent of the
same road located at Haleyville, Okla
homa, position paying much better
than his former one He took advan-
tage of the change to make a short
visit at home this week.
VIM. De Camp arrived in Cresco
yesterday from Denver, enroute to the
home of daughter in Wisconsin.
While going to his residence property
he suffered a stroke of paralysis, and
was taken to the home of H. c. How
ard and physician summoned. This
is his second stroke, but he hopes to
soon recover sufficiently to resume his
journey.
Next Sabbath, the anniversary of
the organization of the Epworth League
will be observed at the M. E. church.
At o'clock in the morning prayer
service will be held in the League room
conducted by the pastor. The usual
service at 10:45. At 7:30 in the even
ing, Prof. E. G. Roberts will deliver an
address on Education. This will be a |
union service.
A. w. Isbell will have an auction
sale at his place in Vernon Springs, u
miles southwest of Cresco, on We'd
nesday, May goth commencing at one
O'Clock. Included in the sale are grey
gelding, 16O full blood Wyandotte
chickens, goat a top buggy, a'wagon,
harnesses, agricultur al implements
farm tools, and all furniture and house.
hold goods except clothes and dishes.
The usual terms given. Finegan is |
the auctioneer.
Following is Rochester, Mimi, dis
patch in the Minneapolis Tribune of
Tuesday: Invitations haveb been issued
for the wedding of Miss Alice Magaw
of this city and DR.. George Kessel of
Cresco, Iowa, which will take place
Saturday, May %. Miss Magaw for a
number of years has been the anaes-
thetic nurse at st. Mary's hospital and
DIR. Kessel is prominent doctor in
northern Iowa, owning and operating
the Kessel hospital at Cresco. The
ceremony will be performed in this city
at the home of DR.. w. j. Mayo.
The May term of the district court
for Howard county conyenes next Mon
day at2 o'clock, Judge Hobson pre-
siding. There are five criminal cases
on the calendar, SO old causes, 16 new
civil causes and 40 probate causes. AS
there was no petit jury drawn theterm
will probably be of short duration. But
five cases are set for trial. They
are as follows: Geo. w. and Mary S.
Locke VS. Margaret Young, ct al; Geo.
Turner VS. Addie Turner; State of Iowa
VS. Geo. Chryst; VIM. ]. Hoy VS. Polly
Ann Hoy; and State of Iowa VS. James
Boyd.
The Cresco Brick and Tile Works
began operation for the season, Tues
day. Mr.. Marshall, the proprietor,
informs us that there is an increasing
demand for drain tile and that those
who have had draining done in the past
are highly pleased with the investment
and are leaving orders for more tile.
He informs us that he is entirely sold
out of tile but will burn a kiln in about
ten days. Mr.. Marshall has pamphlets
for free distribution giving information
about the laying of tile which he will
be pleased to supply to all those who
are interested. These pamphlets are
issued by the engineering department