Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07

| Philip CummlnS came out from Cnl-
cago last Friday for short visit with
Cresco relatives and friends. Phil now
has run as engineer on the Illinois
Central out from Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maltby of Cherokee,
Iowa, visited last week at the home of
Mrs. j. E. Miller and Curtis Miller.
MIR. Maltby was harness-maker in
Cresco about 36 years ago.
Edmund johnson arrived last week
| for visit at the home of his son Ed.
He has been absent from Cresco about
ten years, the time being spent with
his daughters in Wisconsin.
| Mrs. Helena Dempewolf and daugh-
ter Jessie, from Howard, S. D., are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Dempe-
VOLTS brother, S. E. Dinger, and with
other relatives in this vicinity.
| The Misses Margaret and Mayme
Miller left Saturday for visit with
their uncle near West Union and to
take in the county fair. They expect
to be absent couple of weeks.
Mrs. Flora Searles left yesterday on
her second trip in the interest of the
California Perfume Co. as their special
representative. The trip will take her
to various points in Iowa and southern
Minnesota.
The fall term of the Oelwein Busi-
ness University and the Waterloo Col
lege of Commerce begins Sept. 7th.
Arrange to enter one of these schools
if you desire an Office position. Write
for particulars.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Elderkin return
ed last Thursday morning from their
eastern trip, having spent three months
visiting in Pennsylvania and New York,
with stops in Ohio and at Madison,
Wis, on their return trip.
The motorist knows what's best for
his auto. My line of supplies will
meet your wants. have the best dry
batteries on the market. Repair shop
fully equipped. Vulcanizing especially.
The A. w. WENTWORTH GARAGE.
Complete topographic outfits and
goods for sale at Fergen's Pharmacy.
Necktie racks, pipe racks, nut bowls,
tabourets, collar and cuff boxes, post
card boxes, and everything used for
burning the largest assortment ever
in the city.
Col. John Finegan, the auctioneer, is
fully prepared for the coming season to
auctioneer and cry sales for the people
of Howard and adjoining counties, and
give the same satisfaction he always
did. Can always be found by 'phoning
Fitzgerald & Woods or by letter to
Cresco. Has also put in little store
on Market st. in the M. Fitz building.
Everybody come in and see the Colonel.
care fleets and armies necessary to
a work of peace, reconciliation and
love?' was a satirical question asked
by Patrick Henry in the most familiar
speech of that great orator of the
American revolution period. But what
he regarded as the most absurd of
propositions has now become the sol
emn and controlling creed of nations,
the most burdensome creed ever infict-
ed on taxpayers. Farm, Stock and
Home.
The tow mill is one of the busiest
places in town these days as short
visit there one day last week revealed
to us. A force of dozen or more men
are employed and it is no uncommon
thing to have twenty or more teams in
the road waiting their turn to unload.
So far most of the stuff taken in has
been unthreshed flax for which the
Crcsco mill paid out over $1,000 Mr..
White says that the flax acreage in
this vicinity is not so great as last year
but that there will be much more pro-
duct as the storms of last year were
so destructive.
A satisfactory definition of the motor
car is given in Golfers thus: The au-
tomobile is large iron and rubber
contrivance for Transforming gasoline
into speed, luxury, excitement and
obituaries. 1t consists of handsome
leather upholstered carriage body noun
ted on fiat rubber wheels and contain
ing agizzard full of machinery suffering
from various ailments. 1t is the speedi-
est and most stylish form Of transpor-
tation known. 1t has run 100 miles an
hour and cost 81, 900 minute. 1t can
transport seven people from the front
porch to the police station, the bank
ruptcy court, or the golden gates IN
less time than any other methods.
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