Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-21
CREsCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA TUESDAY, JULY 21 1908.

For Rent or Sale-A six room house,
with two lots, barn, good well, etc.,
located in the west part of town, known
as the Doolittle house. Enquire of S.
| A. Sutton, R. F. D. 6.
4 A card from S. L. Cary at Jennings,
La, asks us to send his Plain Dealer
to Manchester for the next few months.
He will doubtless make. his Howard
county friends visit during the sum-
mer.
4 The Valdez Business College, Deco.
rah, Iowa, has placed more students in
banks than any other College in the
United States. Send for catalog anc
make comparison with competing
Schools.
| Arthur Howland, Geo. Hall, w. S
French, Prof. McAnelly, DR.. Plummer
Frank Burns and James Murphy were
among those who came down from
Lime Springs last Friday to attend the
ball game.
Mrs. VIM. Miller and her three chill.
dren returned yesterday to their home
in Fargo, N. D., after three weeks
visit at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Andrew Singer, and with other rela-
tives in Cresco and vicinity.
The large handsome catalog of the
Oelwein Business University is off the
press and Mr.. R. E. Eklund, the presi-
dent, is desirous of having every young
man and young woman interested in
education send for one of them.
4 Have you noticed that the Cresco
Base Ball management has not billed a
team this year that was poor one.
The best is none too good for our pat
rons and if we lose game it is nc
disgrace if we are playing the best
there is.
Poultry kept in confinement such as
is necessary during the summer months
need good tonic. None better than
the DR.. Button Stock Tonic. It is put
up in Soc and $1.O0 cartons for the con-
venience of those who need it in but
small quantities.
Curtis Miller was badly burned about
the face last Sunday by the explosion
of gasoline about which he was at
work. Although almost the entire
surface of his face is painfully burned,
he fortunately escaped with no serious
injury, in which he is most fortunate.
The team again has permanent
pitcher. Denny" Hastings recently
of the La Crosse league team has
lsigned for the balance of the season.
His first game last Saturday was satis-
factory to the fans and all look for him
to make good. Harmony, Minn., News.
WANTED 4, 600 buildings to rod with
the Celebrated Center Coil Copper
Cable Lightning Rods, the rod that has
never sustained loss, it being pure,
hard copper and will not rust or
corrode. Protection guaranteed. For
particulars, call on or write
JAMES ONDRAsEK, Schley, Iowa.
Hand us Is cents and we will send
you the Commoner, Mr.. Bryan's paper.
until after the November election.
You can't afford to be without it for
such a small amount of money. Get
your information about Mr.. Bryan and
his policies first hand don't depend on
garbled, partisan newspaper state
ments.
Wallace Trumbull arrived Saturday
last for few days visit with Cresco
friends. He is clerk in the war de-
partment and has been stationed in
Cuba and is now on his way to visit
relatives at Spokane and Port Angeles,
WASH, having three months leave
of absence from his duties. He ex-
poets to be transferred to the pay
masters staff at Panama.
The ball game to be played at the
Cresco ball park next Friday afternoon
between the county officers of Howard
and Winneshiek counties will be for
the benefit of the Woman's Oak Lawn
Cemetery Improvement Association.
There will be some fine playing, lots of
fun and little danger. In case of ac-
cident plenty of physicians will be on
the ground to care for the wounded
players.
l The Iowa Highway Commission will
hold its annual School of Instruction at
Waterloo during the week beginning
August 10th. During the same week.
the Supervisors of the State will hold
their annual meeting, and the Commits
sion is now arranging joint program
1 with them. On August 11th and 18th,
/ the Iowa Good Roads Association will
hold its annual convention, and many
plans for increasing the enthusiasm in
the good roads movement will be form
ulated and discussed at these meetings.
Special Low Prices OIL Flour and
Feed.
4 You will improve your table, also
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