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

Sunday, but Gov. Shallenberger of Ne
braska has been substituted. The pro-
longed session of Congress is respon-
sible for the non-appearance of Mr..
Clark.
If you want bookkeeping or steno-
graphic position, plan to enter the Oel-
vein Business University or the Wat
| erloo College of Commerce. Fully
three calls to every graduate we can
| turn out. Catalog free.
A large number came up from Post
vile to hear Bryan on Wednesday.
Among them were Bert Tuttle, of the
Review, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Doug
lass, Messrs. Thoma and Gregg and
several others whose names we do not
recollect.
Cresco won both the games from
Rochester. On Monday it was shut
out for Rochester, the score being to
0. The game yesterday was tied S to 5
in the fifth inning and it took eleven
innings before Cresco secured the VIM
ming tally.
Alex. Mcintosh attended the funeral
on Sunday last at Decorah of brother
VIM. Mcintosh who died quite sudden
ly the Thursday previous at his home
in Decorah. Mrs. Mcintosh and Mrs.
Walter Gleason were also present at
the funeral.
D. A. Mcmillan was up from De-
corah yesterday with Carl Peterson,
who claims the championship of South
Dakota, to arrange match with Man
ley PEGGY, and we understand that one
has been arranged for Friday, the 10th
at the Armory.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Singer returned
2 to Cresco Friday, after visit with her
t sister, Mrs. Monson - Mrs. H. Ruddy
and daughters came down from Cresco
Friday for parental visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John McAndrews =
Decorah Public Opinion.
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If you have house or farm for rent
or sale, see us. For sale, several
O good residences and farms at bargain
; if taken soon. A we'll improved farm
of 80 acres at Vernon Springs. A good
seven room house for rent. Two good
: rooms to rent over Sobolik & Petersen:
Hardware. STOCKMAN & Dorm.
SEE Us before placing your insur-
ance. Fire, Wind Storm and Hail.
Nothing but the best companies in oul
agency. 1t will pay you to figure with
n us. Some companies give you rebate
of 10 per cent at end of year, we give
. it to you at the time we write the
business. SToCKMAN & DORM
Miss Blanche Wilkes is visiting friends
and attending Chautauqua at Crescc
this week Mrs. o. P. Yager ane
Mary Lee went to Cresco Monday tt
y attend the Chautauqua and visit rela
tives Mitchell and Howard county
!. land in the vicinity of Riceville is il
strong demand. The town has beer
e over-run with land seekers the pas
q week. .-Riceville Recorder.
;, That Mr.. Bryan has lost none of hi
former popularity is noticeable from thu
a crowds which meet him everywhere
}. He was the least advertised of any lee
n turer on the program, and almost th'
mere announcement cf his coming drew
multitude to town. The 1:16 trail
- from the east had three extra cars at
u tached to accommodate the crowd ant
every train from the west was loaded
Geo. Richards took bad fall jus
y about noon yesterday. He was at worl
on a telephone pole near T. j. Lomas
residence, when pin holding him OF
cross-arm came out and let him fal
Z, to the ground, AS he started to ia!
" he was bending backward, but in SOM
manner he righted himself and strucl
the ground on his feet. DR.. DAILY wa
called and says that one or more bone
\, in one foot are fractured and that h
ID has considerable pain in his back bu
e does not think that the injury is serious
= "Old Winneshiek" an old cannon
). brought to Decorah in 1858, burst Will
'e being fired last Monday morning. Afte
|. recital of its historical features, tn
=. Decorah Republican says: 'It wa
some time after the war that alex
:, ;. Meadows was SO severely injured Will
= = firing it that he lost one of his arms
>, Regardless of this incident the canno
= continued to be used, and each time i
was expected some one would be killed
4 Fortune favored the large large ma
er jority, however, and no fatalities wer
I'd charged up against it. -
\. Mr.. Meadows will be remembered a
we'll known resident of Cresco for
# long time, removing to Minneapoli
~ about 25 years ago.
. No Irrigation Required Here.