Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-28

is necessary during the summer months
need good tonic. None better than
the DR.. Button Stock Tonic. 1t is put
up in SOC and $1.00 cartons for the con-
venience of those who need it in but
small quantities.
Mrs. A. R. McCook arrived Saturday
evening from Shell Rock for visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. D. Everingham. A. R. is visiting
at the home of his parents in James
town but is expected to be in Cresco
the latter part of the week.
Karl D. Fisk will be at the Strother
House next Monday, Tuesday and We'd
ensday, August 3rd, 4th and 5th. This
is his 69th regular visit to this city.
He has large clientage here. Why?
Because he has never failed to fit glas-
ses in every case satisfactorily.
Chas. Mackenburg Twas kicked by a
horse last Thursday afternoon, sus-
tanning fracture of the thigh. He
was at work with E. M. Eldredge and
stepped behind a supposedly gentle
horse to unhitch tug, when the horse
gave one:kick with the above men
toned results.
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Gable 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 25 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 small amount of money. Get
your information about Mr.. Bryan and
his policies first hand-don't depend on
garbled, partisan newspaper state
ments.
Well! Well! Well! Look who is here!
Old Bill is back at the same old place
under the Cresco Union Savings Bank.
! have bought my old shop back and
would like to see all my old customers
and all the new ones who feel like try
ing ''Merry Widow" hair cut, at the
same prices, 15c, shave 10c, neckshave
free. OLD BILL, the Barber.
Mrs. j. H. Bowers and MISS LeBarr
went to Cresco Tuesday for short
visit with Mrs. John McCook Mrs.
E. w. Plopper and son, George, of
Cresco, are visiting the formers sister,
Mrs. H. Sayres. Miss Abbie Watson
and her niece, Miss Emma Watson, of
Cresco, are visiting with relatives in
Ricevilie and vicinity. = Riceville Re-
corder.
The court house rats were chased to
their hole last Friday by the Decorah
rodents, the score standing only % to 5
in favor of the Winneshiek officials.
A good sized crowd laughed heartily at
the sweating, tired Office holders. The
ladies of the Cemetery Association
realized about $5s from the game. A
return game will be played at Decorah
some time in the future.
Cresco will play three games this
week. Wednesday they play at Har-
mony and this will be the third game
of a series of three of which each team
has one. Thursdays game will be on
the home grounds with Monticello. On
Friday, game will be played at De
corah. The boys are playing winning
ball and out of "a games played this
season have lost but eight.
Miss Ruth Tinker, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. M. H. Tinker, was married
to John Guyette, of Lourdes, at the
home of his sister in Chicago, on Thurs
day, July 18th. They have commenced
housekeeping on the groom's place,
east of Lourdes. We are rather tardy
in announcing this interesting event, it
having just come to our knowledge,
but our congratulations to the happy
couple are no less sincere on that ac-
count.
Miss Friend of Caesco came We'd
nesday for short visit at the Schroed-
er home east of Elma. =. Will Forty,
Manager of the Northern Iowa Tele-
phone Office at this place has been very
busy the past week building anew line.
The line known as the Howard line has
been extended several miles and a new
wire is being strung from here to the
corner five miles north. Will Richards
of Cresco put the five miles up in a day
and tied it in. Since Mr.. Forty has
been in Elma this branch of the tele-
phone line has been steadily growing,
he having recently contracted for So
new phones. The steadily growing
business here will soon demand new
switch board. Elma New Era,
Perry Florists Association.