Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-03
CRESCO HOWARD COUNTY. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1903

The aid society of the Baptist Churcl
will hold dime kensington sThursda,
afternoon, Nov. 5th, at the home o
Mrs. VIM. Kellow. Every one is in
vited. 49,.
The latest news from Mrs. John Cul
bert is that she is recovering NIGEL,
from her attack of typhoid fever
which is gratifying to her many Cresc,
friends.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Evan.
gelical church, will serve dinner ant
hold its annual sale of many useful ant
fancy articles in Cresco on Saturday
November 28th..
On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 9Th, a,
2:3O German service will be held al
the Episcopal Church, sermon by Rev
Schwab, of the Evangelical Church. A
cordial invitation is extended.
Mrs. Cora Mason and little babe
Mrs. Nora Bell and little daughter
Bernice, returned to their home ir
Ord, Neb., after two weeks visit
with parent and other relatives.
Mrs. Vim. Porteores (nee) Hattie
Friend who is visiting her brother Geo,
Friend at Bonair, drove to, Cresco one
day last week to visit old friends. Mrs.
Porteores now lives in N. Dakota.
Farmers who want right treatment
should give me call. | serve meals
or furnish board by the week. Good
stabling and good hay furnished.
JAMES WENTWORTH.
Don't miss the dance at Kendallville
Thursday, Nov. 5th. Morton's harp
orchestra will furnish the music, and
the Lundereng Bros will furnish the
supper. Clarence De Walle, manager.
John G. Despard is back to Cresco
to stay awhile to accommodate his old
friends and patrons in the line of paint
ing and decorating and paper hanging.
1t you wish to patronize him, call N. /.
phone 35
Buck wheat grinding has commenced
at the Florenceville Roller Mills. Ord
ers for flour promptly filled. We will
grind every day from now on instead
OF every Friday as heretofore.
ABE PrIvAT.
Miss Pearl Worthwein will teach
voice culture at the home of G. w.
Fish every Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Worthwein comes highly recon-
mended both as soloist aud teacher.
Those interested please call. Terms
SOC per lesson.
For good suit of Tailor made
clothes. call on D. Amundson. Also
agent for Thompson's Steam Laundry
Co., Albert Lea, MINI. Repairing and
done to the best of satisfact-
faction. Prices guaranteed the lowest.
d. AMUNDsoN, Cresco, la.
The Aid Society of the Baptist church
will hold their annual fair and supper
Thursday, Dec. 8. 1908. They are now
outing flannel garments such as
night shirts, night gowns, shirts and
dressing sacks and would be glad to
make one Of these garments to order.
Any one desiring same. kindly let Mrs
Champlin, the chairman of the come
mittee know soon.
The annual Thanksgiving entertain
ment for the benefit of the Oaklawn
cemetery will be another one of those
popular home talent minstrel shows.
There are about twenty-five of our
young men rehearsing for the occasion,
and an unusually strong chorus is
promised. All the old local favorites
nave been engaged for this entertain
nent at fabulous figure and several
new stars will be seen to twinkle.
c. W. Baird of Lime Sprir gs was a
>NASoSo SeatiSi idSL WScb ana UOOk nome
'ne of G. D. Nichols fine sheep. Mr..
|. j. Carolan Of Decorah also visited
The Nichols farm and took home with
lim fine Shropshire. Mr.. John A.
Drogset of Waterville, Iowa, did like
wise. Two head were shipped to Leon,
Kansas, and three head of fine eve
ambs went to Murfreesboro, Tenn,
,hus it is with the Shropshjres on the
Holland farm. There is no question
about superior breeding of this flock,
Which was established years ago by
Mr.. Nichols and his father sometime
along about 1887, with the excellent
equation that it has always borne,
makes it one of the widest and best
lnown fiocks of Shropshire sheep in
he United States for which Mr..
Nichols can be Congratulated.