Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-01-15

To have good health, live long and
happy, follow the advice of the great
est Health Specialists -"Take physic
once week. y Do this and you won't
know what sick day is. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea, the safest physic.
35 cents. VIM. Connolly.
On account of bad roads and an ex-
IRENE cold day l was not able to sell
all my hogs at my last public sale.
have nice bunch left that will close
out at bargain prices if taken now. If
you are interested, come early. N. l.
Phone, No. SO. M. P. LYDoN.
There will be M. w. A. dance in
Kalishek's Hall in Protivin, on We'd
nesday evening, Jan. 9th. Music will
be furnished by the P. B. B. orchestra.
Everybody is cordially invited to be pres
ent. James Ziechek, Frank Vachta
and John Mikesh are the committee in
charge.
At the regular meeting of Cresco
Camp, No. l2l, w. o. w. last Tues
day evening, f. ID. Mead and VIM
G. Kunes were elected as delegates to
the head camp which convenes in
March at Council Bluffs. George H.
Brown and Anthony Marshall were Sc
lected as the alternates.
On Tuesday evening, farewell re-
ception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. Brierley on the eve of their depart
ure for Kansas City. About thirty
friends participated in charming
social affair. They were presented
with set of solid silver dessert spoons
as token of the esteem in which they
are held by their friends. The family
took their departure Thursday morning
for their new home at Kansas City,
Mo.
The Redpath Chautauqua System has
purchased the Slayton Lyceum Bureau
and its business. 1t now has control OF
the Slayton talent and the business OF
the combined systems will be conducted
in the Redpath peoples Offices al
Cedar Rapids. Patrons of the Chautau
qua which was held here last summer
and is again to entertain our people
for ten days this coming season, will
learn of this change with considerable
interest. Additional talent is thu
secured and larger field tor speaker
: and entertainment is made possible.
The Winneshiek County Board O
Supervisors have made two quite i'm
portant moves during their Januar
session. They decided to take up tn
bridge Indebtedness of $95, 600 an
issued bonds therefor drawing 4 pc
cent interest. Their bridge fund ha
been overdrawn for several years o
account of the large number of bridge
which have been damaged and destroy
ed by floods. The Board also contract
= ed with firm Of expert accountants t
check over all the county officers an
examine the accounts and reports @
a each officer. 1t is thought that thi
examination will occupy nearly ayear'
time.
The president of the ice hauler's ur
ion, Frank Bronner, gives out the il
q formation that the "stuff is off" wit
the union, that they have struck unit
they have struck out. Mr.. Bronze
$ says they didn't get the right set o
officers in and that it was his first ex
perience in such matters and he didn'
know just how to manage it. At an.
r rate they have ordered the members t.
il get job where they can regardless o
n the union and released the bondsmen
and are going to start with new Sc
of officers and organize new compan
y to build cold storage plant. AS tn
}. union has died with several hundre
> dollars in the treasury the assessment
won't be very hard to raise money t
e put up plant that Cresco will b
@ proud of Now if the citizens of Ores
;, co don't take hold of this propositio
and help it along they don't want to d
. much for the upbuilding of Cresce
y Perhaps the Booster Club might tax
. it in hand and help if they have an
ready cash that they don t need in the
business, or the stock holders in tn
g Alliance that have got cold feet an
lie want to drop out can find a place her
r to invest their money at good rate Q
n interest under strong firm of goo
managers. ~