Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-09-22

A number of the young married
people of the town pleasantly. surprised
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Kellow last Thurs
day evening on the occasion of their
first wedding anniversary.
Good farm for rent, 8 miles south of
Cresco. Want good, neat farmer
who can stand prosperity and will stay
for few years. Enquire of
C. F. MILLER.
Eight calls for bookkeepers and
stenographers, and no one to send
Prepare now Free books and blanks.
Free catalog. Write today. Address
Oelwein Business University, Oelwein.
John Finegan, the irrepresible and
inimitable auctioneer has returned to
Cresco from st. Paul and is ready for
business in his line. Write him for
dates or phone him at the Arlington
| Hotel.
| Mrs. VIM. kellow has just received
payment of claim against the North
western Accident Association for
injuries caused by burn in August.
Mrs. kellow is the local agent for the
company.
Mrs. l.. e. Thorpe concluded her visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sayre and de-
parted for Cresco Monday for short
visit, going from there to ST. Paul and
Duluth and thence to her home in New
Jersey. -Decorah Republican.
| S. A. Miller, the democratic candi-
date for auditor, was down from Lime
Springs last Friday and Saturday, and
while he had done no canvassing pre-
vious to this trip, expressed himself as
entirely satisfied with the situation.
A letter from r. E. Ecklund says
his Oelwein Business University opened
the fall term with it's usual capacity
attendance, and that his new Waterloo
College of Commerce has SO students
in attendance and about lao enrolled.
Fred Todd will have an auction sale
OF over 200 head of breeding ewes on
his farm three miles north of Kendall
vile, commencing at one o'clock, Mon
day, Sept. 2Sth. Lunch at noon R.
j. Keefe is the auctioneer. The usual
terms given.
Mrs. H. w. Klemme. passed away
at her home in Elma at 3 O'Clock last
Sunday morning. The funeral was
held yesterday at Elma and the re-
mains taken to Decorah for interment.
Her husband passed away Aug. 10Th,
after a married life of 62 years.
The Mullen Shoe Co. have completed
a bargain for the sale of their shoe
stock to Geo. French & Son, of Amigo
Wis, who will probably remove the
stock from Cresco within few weeks
The deal is practically completed anc
will be closed as soon as some necessary
papers arrive
The Kendallville Cemetery Associa
ton will meet with Mrs. ]. T. Gaskill
Sept. oath A picnic tea will be served
for which price of 10 cents will bt
charged. All who are interested arr
cordially invited. Ladies bring cake
This is an invitation to all who wish tx
attend this picnic.
Because of leaving the state, l viii
offer for sale one Holsman automobile
2 seats. Will carry four people Guar
anteed to be in first class condition
Engine just been overhauled at factor,
and all worn parts replaced with new
Also one first class driving horse
years old j. L. SCRIPTURE.
e M. Barrett and part of his famil
0 returned to Elma last week fro1
Denver, Colorado, some of the childre
remaining in that state. His retur
was rather sudden, made so by tn
illness of his youngest son who wa
made very i'll by the high attitude an
= a return to lower attitude was neces
sary to save his life.
. w. F. Scholz, democratic candidat
for county recorder for second teri
came over from Cresco Tuesday after
noon to attend the races and meet
< few of the voters. Will has given CON
5 plete satisfaction in his official capacit
$ the past two years and under all rule
of the game is entitled to secon
. term. Elma New Era.
ell The Young Peoples Society of tn
J Synod Lutheran church has arrange
$ for an excellent concert to be give
at the Congregational church, Thur:
day evening, Sept. Oath. They conside
% themselves very fortunate in securin
- such eminent artists as the Misse
g Eleanora and Ethel Olson of Chicago
alto soloist and reader and impersol
ator respectively. They furnish
4 varied and interesting program of
r high standard.