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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-16
THE CONTEST COMMENCES.
The Plain Dealers Prize Piano Now
On Exhibition.

On Exhibition.
The piano to be away by the PLAIN
DEALER has arrived and may be in
spected at DR.. G. H. Kellogg's Music
store. We selected a piano that will
be real "prize" and any prospective
contestant has the privilege of looking
it over, playing on it and ascertain just
what they are working for. Remem-
ber THE RACE FOR THE PRIZE
COMMENCES TODAY, and you can't
afford to let any opponent get the lead.
Elsewhere appears nomination
blank, which, properly filed out and
deposited in the ballot box, is good for
100 votes costing nothing. All that is
necessary for young lady to do to
enter the contest is to be properly
nominated by some friend who will give
us the assurance that the party nomi-
mated is in good standing. It is not
necessary that the nominator or the
nominee be subscriber to.the PLAIN
DEALER. If the reader of this is not q
subscriber to the PLAIN DEALER, fill out
nomination blank. add a dollar for a
years subscription to the PLAIN DEAL.
Err and you will be entitled to 90Ovotes
for your candidate Get few of your
friends to do likewise and you have
given some friend start that may
win for her an elegant piano.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-16

Until April 3rd the contestants will
not know how many votes have been
cast for them aside from what they
bring in themselves. This gives all an
equal chance and a free field to work.
In the issue of April 9th, we will an
nounce the vote and the lady having
the largest number of votes to her
credit, will be awarded SIS ngold; after
the 3rd of April, the standing of the
contestants will appear at least once a
week.
If you are thinking of entering the
contest come to our Office and let US
talk the matter over. If you can't
come, write us. We will give you the
necessary instructions, receipt book,
sample copies and information which
will be of value to you in the contest.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-16
81 PER YEAR.

There will be special meeting of
the Woodmen of the World, Friday
evening, March 10Th. A full attend
ance is desired. By order oe the
Con. Com.
Just received carload of the we'll
known Stewart Ranges the kind
that wears. Come in and see them,
the prices are right.
SoBoLIK & PETERSEN.
! Mr. and Mrs. Wm Howard left last
Tuesday for visit at the home of
son residing at Spencer, Iowa. Mrs.
Howard returned Saturday, Mr.. How
ard remaining to take treatment at
sanitarlum at Cherokee.
There will be a special examination
for teachers certificates at the Super
intendent's office in Cresco, Friday and
Saturday, March 10Th and Goth, begin
ming at 8 o'clock a. m.
EMMA FALLGATTER,
County Superintendent.
Mrs. K. Watts, who formerly con-
Quoted the Alliance Millinery store, is
agail, in Cresco with stock of goods
and will occupy rooms over Sobolik &
Petersen's hardware store. She will
announce date of formal opening later.
Mrs. Watts tells us she had no insur-
ance on her goods burned in the Alli-
ance fire, and since leaving here has
underwent several operations which
nearly cost her her life at the Roches-
ter hospital,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-16
CREsCO. HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA TUESDAY MARCH l6. 1909
O. w. Clark is quite ill as the resul,
of a severe cold.

o. w. Clark is quite ill as the result
of severe cold.
Corn fed finished steer beef at Zen
der's Meat Market.
WANTED Setting hens. Enquire at
G. d. Nichols store.
G. j. Bouska was down from Ches-
ter on Saturday last.
E. Jay Roberts was down from
Chester on Saturday.
A yearling mule for sale. Enquire
j. j. VANSLYKE, Cresco.
N. A. Blackburn, Lawyer; office
opposite the National Bank.
Have you tried some of that steer
beef at the Ideal Meat Market.
FARMS FOR Remit have two farms
for rent. Inquire of Amos Barker.
Corn F sR SALE Phone Chickasaw
%. FRANK PRASKA.
For RENr-A residence with barn,
close to town. Enquire at this Office.
Oak posts for sale. Enquire of
A. MARSHALL.
Furnished rooms for rent. Enquire
of MRS. A. d. PATTERSON.
Eggs for Hatching from pure bred
R. l. Reds. j. j. DRIscoLL.
Jas. Stevenson of Maple Leaf was q
business visitor in Cresco last Saturday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-16

Did you see the new Sunshine Wash
ing Machine? 1t is a wonder.
SoBoLIK & PETERSEN.
For SALE-A Shetland pony six
months old. S. A. SUTTON,
R. F. D. No. 6, Cresco.
SEWING Il am prepared to do osewing
of all kinds. Phone 319a.
MISS. IDA BECKETT.
Andrew Mcmillan was down from
Conde, S. D., for an over Sunday visit
with his sister, Mrs. Duncan Mcintosh.
The Waterloo Wagon Box Spreader is
guaranteed to do the work at half the
cost. Sold by c. C. McIntire, Cresco,
Iowa. 26tf
Miss Harriet Seavy, of Ricevi!le,
was a guest of her sister, Mrs. Sherm.
Culver, the latter part of the past
week.
If you want first class dry oak wood,
leave order with or phone to Donald
sons Feed Barn for prompt delivery
by James Green.
One solitary marriage license was is
sued last week, and that one to Henry
Kittleson, "a, of Ridgeway, and Tillie
Kratz, "a, of Cresco.
Miss Josephine Espesette, trimmer
for Mrs. c. B. Laub, arrived last week.
Notice of their millinery opening will
appear in few days.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-16
New Business Block for Cresco.

A. L. Peterson has bought the lot at
the corner of Main and Peck streets
from Mrs. Mary Dickey and as soon as
weather conditions will permit will
commence the erection of two story
building about 5Ox9O on the ground.
The first floor he will divide, using
the north 80 feet for his shop and Of
fees and leaving the south 18 feet to
rent for store or other purposes. The
second story will be used as lodge
hall or for offices.
For Sale or Rent.
Our store building and fixtures in
Schley. Enquire of MALEK BROS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-16

DR.. w. T. DAILY, physician and
surgeon: Office over Glass restaurant.
Julius j. Kaatz, Jr., is quite sick,
threatened with an attack of pneumo-
MIA.
Gender is the only butcher in Cresco
who has home killed corn fed steer
beef.
E. M Bowers was last week re-
elected treasurer at LIE Roy's town
election.
Miss Ruth Thompson returned home
from Spokane, Wash, last Thursday
evening.
The Aid Society of the M. E. church
will meet with Mrs. Shumway, Thurs
day at 2:3o o'clock
If you want a farm loan at a low rate
of interest, see American Loan & Trust
COMPANY, Cresco, Ia.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Lucas were
down from Chester for an over Sunday
visit with Cresco relatives.
If you want to buy orsell Real Estate
call on Geo. H. Owens Office over
First National Bank. Cresco, Iowa.
H. W. Goocher left yesterday for
Decorah to be absent several days
attending to some business matters.
Sort WooD FOR SALE. win deliver
in any quantity. Phone Ridgeway l8.
M G. w. CHURCH.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-16

The Harmony News of last week
contained a brief item stating the
death of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Roche's
baby girl short time ago.
II you want correct abstractlng done
and cheap prices too, it will pay you to
see the American Loan & Trust Co.,
before or ssering your abstract.
Four bull calves, and one 8 months
old calf, will be sold at auction at the
old Reilly place on Market street at
two p. M, Saturday, March goth.
For SALE-Two good houses in Cres-
Co Bargains. Address
w. E. DoAN,
Hopkinton, Iowa.
We will saw lumber at the P. G..
Kratz place, beginning on the first of
March. Haul in your logs at once.
FRANK VsETECKA & Co.
We have a few odds and ends in
Ranges and Cook Stoves. Will sell
them at a reduced price to make room
for our new samples.
SoBoLIK & PETERSEN.
Manchester Grove, No. rs, w. c.,
was signally honored at the recent
State Convention of that order by the
election of both its delegates to Grand
Grove Offices, Mrs. Lottie Scholz being
elected Grand Banker and Mrs. Anna
Miller elected as alternate delegate to
the Supreme Grove convention.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-16
New Emi'broideries

We show the best lot Of embroideries
we have ever had This is not Cheap
Stuff. but is very fine in quality and
very handsome in workmanship. We
have also some splendid values in
Valenciennes, Torchon and Linen
Laces. Come in and.see them
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that his neglect in carrying out that
which he knows will .conduce to his own
and others health is a menace to his
neighbor.
This ignorance which he has failed to
dispel may cost him his life and the lives
of those whom he holds dear The study
of preventive medicine should be taken
up seriously by all families
Home Sanitation
The future welfare of the family de-
ponds Upon the home which has been
selected for it. The house should be
situated in such position that light,
drainage and air should be of the best
The soil upon which the house is built,
its ventilation, its plumbing, its cellar
and the location Of its rooms all come
in for an enlightened consideration.
Then, too, the best ways of furnish
ing the rooms that they shall be healthy
to live in comes in for its share of in
telligent decision, as we'll as what to
use and what to avoid in decoration
The sleeping arrangements should be
seen to with care, as the rooms in which
SO much time is spent should be those
which are best adapted to promote the
comfort and health of those occupying
them. These are only few points
which need to be determined about the
house and its surroundings.
Sane Diet
The housekeeper and home-maker is
called upon to decide the diet of the
family. 1t happens often that the
healthy nature of the menu is the last
thing which the purveyor of the family
considers. The tastes of the children
and other members of the family are
the governing principles upon which the
marketing and the cooking are to be
decided
| These should indeed be consulted, for
what appeals to the appetite is, other
things being equal, better digested, but
how few housekeepers, in making up the
bills of fare, stop to consider whether
| the proportions of starches and sugars
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BEErsrEAK HASH

Cut the lean portions of leftover steak
into small pieces, discarding all bone and
gristle and most of the fat. Pare and
slice thin raw potatoes in the proper
ton of half meat and half potatoes chop
a small onion fine; put the whole over
the fire in enough cold water to allow
for several hours cooking without re-
plenishing, which dctracts from the rich
ness of the hash. Bring slowly to the
boiling point, then simmer until the, po-
tatocs thicken the gravy, Season to taste
with salt, pepper and butter. This hash
may be cooked the day before, then re-
heated for breakfast.
HASH IN PEPPER SHELLS
Chop cold roast veal or fowl fine;
cover with cold water and cook slowly
until very tender. Then season to taste
with salt; add dash of cayenne and a
generous lump of butter Remove from
the fire and add sufficient bread-crumbs
to give body" to the hash. Have at
hand the required number of pepper
shells washed clean; fill these with the
hash, stand upright in baking pan, dot
with butter, half fill the pan with boil
ing water and stand in a hot oven ff-
teen minutes This makes a deliciou.
luncheon dish or an cntrec.
QUICK HASH
Cut tender cold TOAST beef or veal into
dice; put over the fire in cold water
to cover we'll; add for each two cupful.
of meat one tcaspoonful of minced onion
and pinch of celery seed. Cool
twenty minutes, season with salt, pep
per and butter, and thickcn the gravy
with one heaping teaspoonful of -four
wet with a little cold water
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cook in boiling sailed water until the
lower ends are tender; drain, and when
cool, lay in bed of lettuce and dress
with, an Italian sauce, garnish with
hard-boiled eggs, cut in slices, and serve
with cheese waters.
italian Dressing
Mix three tablespoonfuls of olive-oil
with one of vinegar and one-half of
lemon-juice. Then add one-half tea
spoonful of salt, one-fourth teaspoonful
of white pepper, one-fourth teaspoonful
grated onion and one-half teaspoonful of
grated horseradish. Let stand for an
hour and then strain out the onion and
horseradish.
Fruit Compete
Dear to the ear of children, women
and men is the word dessert" 1t mat
menu preceding has been, there is more
or less mental speculation on what the
dessert will consist of. Grown-ups dis
tinctly remember the charm that this
word held for them; the delight with
which it was hailed when brought tc
the table, no matter how simple the con-
coction served.
The fruits that are offered fresh and
canned during the year make this par,
of the housekeeper's work more easily
disposed of than was the case a few
years ago. Even the advertisement;
along these lines can scarcely be ap.
preciated until one turns back the leave:
of history and scans the limited list Of
desserts that closed the dinner of twenty
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and fats and meats form the right
amount for the growth, health and main
tenance of the bodies of those who sit
at the table and partake of them. With
the growth of education along these
lines, the housekeeper who neglects these
facts is well nigh criminal.
The amount of nourishment that
should be eaten by each to preserve
health and keep the bodily powers at
the best is another problem to be met
The public authorities are exercising
more supervision than ever before, and
laws are enacted to ensure the purity of
foodstuffs, but on the housekeeper de-
ponds the most subtle and delicate elab-
Grafton Of the problem. Many individ-
uals are suffering. from dyspepsia and
chronic stomach disturbances because OF
the thoughtlessness which characterizes
the family cooking and the provisioning
of the family board.
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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
The Best
Insurance Against
Sickness

| communicable sickness should not be al
lowed to spread from one family to an
other or to members of the same family.
Distinction has been carried on sys-
tematically, and vaccination has reduced
smallpox from scourge to only com
paratively few cases. The air of cities
and towns is prevented from becoming
impure because of noxious fumes and
slnothering smoke from factories I'm
proved ventilation of public buildings
has been instituted, the water supplies
have been protected, the disposal of
sewage has been safeguarded
The construction of schools and the
care Of children attending them has been
supervised. 1t is true that all these
methods of sanitation, and even the car
rying them into effect, leave much to be
| desired. Nevertheless, all these ways of
preventing disease and improving the
health of communities have reduced the
death rate incredibly Fifty years ago
it was said that the deaths in Great
Britain which by care could have been
prevented averaged more than third
of those that occurred, and the proper
ton OF those who did not die because of
their illness, but suffered more or less
during their lives, was equally great
Individual Responsibility
| What has been done to preserve life
and health by Nation and State can be
exceeded if each individual feels his
responsibility in bringing his own health
to as great state of perfection as pos
sible. and in surrounding those who are
in the family witt, the best conditions
The health of the community will be
4 greatly bettered when each one realizes
the great Importance of this duty, and
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right for uncooked food; if it Drowned
food-which simply needs browning and
warming. She noticed that when the
temperature is right, almost no fat is
absorbed by the food and she felt GER
tain that, at last, she had found the
way.
Croquettes
Delicious croquettes now seemed pos
sible Half the battle remained, how
ever, for she did not know how to make
croquettes creamy inside and of perfect
shape. She had her ideal-hrm outside
and almost melting inside. She knew
which sauce to use, but not how much
and how to keep it in. Finally, on a
venture, she put in as much sauce as
she dared, put the mixture on the ice
till firm, shaping it without handling
and working like lightning. When they
went into the fat they were still cold
and flrm;' when they came out they
were delicate brown, firm outside and
as creamy inside as even she desired
The egg coating had cooked as soon as
it touched the fat, and the work was
done.
Using Left-overs
Left-overs are a passion with the little
lady. Sometimes they go into the baker
in layers with white sauce and buttered
crumbs; sometimes it is cheese and
crumbs or tomato sauce Once in a
while rice, chopped rseat and tomatoes
are seasoned and packed into parboiled
green pepper Whether the peppers
are dipped into batter and fried in deep
fat, or baked plain in the oven, depends
upon circumstances.
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Five things mast never boil: milk,
fish, tough meat, tough fowl or corned
beef. The water must never do more
than ripple.
Fried Food
For long time fried food was under
ban Just because it was SO ger,
good, sometimes, she decided there must
be a right way of frying. She expert
mented with fats first and decided that
butter was the poorest of all, because
it burned before hot enough to cook
the food The result was either a strong
taste or greasy food. Olive-oil was best,
but its first cost was great She decided
on combination of three pounds beef
suet and one pound lard. Beef drippings
and bacon fat were always saved The
chicken fat shortened the crust of meat
pies
To clarity the fat she either fried po-
tatoes in it, allowed it to settle and
drained it off carefully, or else she put
the cold fat into the kettle, added cold
water and then melted the fat slowly.
When cold the clean solid fat was
taken off. Fish fat was never used for
frying anything else.
The next lesson was to learn the tenn
peratures. Until she knew without the
test, she used cube of bread as guide.
II it Drowned in one minute, the fat was
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HOW TO MAKE GOOD HASH.

grow them in time Careless faults soon
become fixed habits which are difficult
to eradicate, because they are followed
almost mechanically, and in later life
these habits may stamp the possessor as
unrefned and may prove a very serious
bar to social success.
Manners, refinement, rules of good
breeding are much discussed in these
days, and we judge people severely by
the breach of Evolutionary laws, and
choose our society and even our friends
by the touchstone of courtesy
Parents and instructors are not the
only teachers. They begin the work
which we must make perfect ourselves.
The rules which apply to the training of
children apply equally to their elders.
The Basic Law of Good Manners
The first rule in social customs is to
others; therefore, at the table, we'll
about in his chair, or crumbling his
bread, or playing with the silver OF other
| articles; he is careful to eat slowly and
with his mouth closed, and not to talk
! with food in his mouth, nor does he
!ildhC any SouluS WHICH edtlHB OF QFlnk-
| ing.
He does not draw his chair up SC
close to the table that he is compelled
to lean back in il to keep any sort OF
position, nor does he lean his elbows on
the table, nor does he talk loud and
monopolize the conversation. Above
all, he does not talk on disagreeable
subjects, nor tell Of unpleasant grue.
some incidents or shocking accidents.
Good manners require that one shoulc
be punctual at meals, and that one
should not read at the table. In these
days of haste this may seem an arbi
Eary rule at the breakfast hour, wher
one is tempted to glance at the news O.
the day, but true courtesy can never
mean hurry or self-absorbed indifference
to others.
| A person who reads newspaper. ex
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amines magazines, or brings book to
the table and proceeds to read, with
entire disregard of the presence Of
others, is encouraging rude selhshness
and setting a very bad example to chill
dren.
Meal-time Conversation
Another serious fault is to reserve
mealtime for the discussion of disagree
able family or business matters which
may require settlement, but should be
discussed elsewhere, otherwise the
peace and contentment of the meal is
destroyed, for good digestion waits truly
on peace and cheerful talk as we'll as or
appetite, and health depends on both.
Using the Napkin
| And now to turn TO practical sugges
tons. The correct Use of the napkin is
to unfold it partly and lay it across the
knees; to leave it unfolded on rising
from the table, at any formal meal Al
home one may fold ones napkin, but
the use Of napkin ring is not now gen.
eral When visiting one may fold the
napkin, if the hostess does So
One speaks of eating" soup, not
| drinking 1t. soup is taken from the side
Of the spoon, and sticklers on etiquette
claim that when taking up the soup in
the spoon, the spoon should have a
movement away from one, not toward
one. 1t is bad form to try to take
UP the last drop of soup in the sous
plate or to tilt the plate.
Disposing Of the Fork and Knife
|
When one has finished, the fork ane
knife are placed close together in the
middle of the plate. Never must fork
/ or knife rest on the side of the plate or
with the handle on the table or tossed
| together in sloyeniy fashion on the
! plate at the conclusion of meal
When plate is passed for a second
serving, the rule is TO leave the knife
1 and fork on it close taGethA-s
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as hash, is but a travesty upon the we'll
made article.
If the directions given in the follow
ing recipes for the various kinds of
hash be strictly observed, the result in
each instance will be most satisfactory
revelation to the housewife whose make
shift of dish called, for want of an
other name, hash, has only met with
scant welcome on the family table:
coRNED-BEEF HASH
This is, perhaps, the most usual and
at the same time one of the most savory
kinds of hash To make it, allow one
part of cold boiled potato cut into small
cubes to two parts of cold corned-beet
chopped fine; mix we'll and season to
taste with salt and pepper. Put a large
tablespoonful of butter in frying PAN
when melted turn the meat and potato
mixture into it and add enough boiling
water to moisten thoroughly. Cover
closely and set on hot part of the
range for five minutes, being careful not
to let it scorch. When crust is formed
on the bottom, turn and brown the upper
side; then transfer to a hot platter and
send to the table at once.
MUTTON HASH WITH GREEN PEAS
Chop the lean portions of cold roast
or boiled mutton fine. Cook in enough
cold water to cover, adding, If the flavor
is liked little minced onion. Bring
slowly to the boiling point, then move
the vessel to a cooler part of the range
and simmer until the meat is very tender
Season with salt, pepper and butter
thickening with flour. Have ready
stewed peas, fresh or canned, seasoned
for the table, also sufficient number OF
.buttered rounds of toast; heap helping
of the hash in the center of each round