Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-06


brother and with the family of his aunt,
Mrs. j. j. Brown. He has been located
at Seattle for the past four years.
Homer l.. Nearpass, the new super
intendent of city schools, with his faml-
ly arrived yesterday morning from
Claypool, Indiana, where they have
been spending their vacation season.
The Misses Lizzie Byrnes and Emma
Woellstein went to Decorah Wednes-
day to make arrangements for open
ing 3 new millinery store there, an
itesl concerning which, from one of
t. Decorah papers, appears elsewhere.
Mrs. John w. Davis died at the
Cresco hospital Monday evening from
the effects of an operation. The funer-
al was held at the Welsh church at 2
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. We
hope to publish the obituary. Lime
Springs Sun-Herald.
Do not pay 50 cents monthly for Chi
cago DAILY Record Herald, Tribune,
or InterOcean. Take any of these
great DAILY newspapers II months
for So. 40. You save 3.6O solid cash.
ROBERT N CLAGGETT,
News Agent
Wanted at once reliable salesman to
sell direct to consumer in Cresco and
surrounding towns, our line of Coffees,
teas, etc, with premiums Liberal
salary or commission to right party.
The Sinclair Tea & Coffee Co.
Marshalltown, Iowa.
c. l.. Pitts has disposed of his pro-
duce and poultry business to Weaver &
Monesmith, of Geneseo, ILL.,. the latter
gentleman having charge of the busi-
ness They have in contemplation
the installation of plant for dressing
and packing poultry at all seasons of
the year.
There will be grand bowery dance
given one mile north of Protivin on
Saturday evening, August 7th. Good
music and good time guaranteed.
| Ice cream and other refreshments will
be served. All are cordially invited to
attend. If it should rain on that even
ing dance will be given next day.
The young people of the city gave
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Radcliffe a tin
shower last Saturday evening. A very
enjoyable evening was spent. by all
present, and ice cream and cake were
served at late hour, after which the
company retired with happy impress
sions of the bride and groom. Lewis
(Kansas) Press.
| If the bank deposits in Cresco do not
swell considerably it will be due to no
lack of inducements on the part of
Cresco bankers. The new Citizens
Savings Bank has an advertisement on
our fourth page which will be of inter
est to savings depositors of Is years of
age and under, and to whom the Bank
proposes to give $1,5OO under certain
conditions.
Elsewhere appears the initial adver-
tising of the Kraft Clothing Co., the
new store to be located in the Strother
building, and of which Edgar Shelme-
dine is the manager. The building will
be put in good shape, and new front
put in by Mr.. Strother, and an up-to-
date outfit for displaying and handling
goods will be installed. Walter Eddy
will assist Mr.. Shelmedine in caring
for the trade, and owing to his wide
acquaintance will be of great value tt
the new concern.
The new switchboard is being in
stalled in the Northern Iowa Telephone
Company's new building by H. G
Addie and his assistants, and owing tt
; the large number, about 1000, of wire
} connections to be made, it is not antici
t pated that the work will be completed
before Sept. 1st. All the preliminar.
, work possible will be done before at
taching and testing out the cable wires
q so that the phone users will be incon
venenced as little as possible. 1t i
anticipated that no patron will be de
: prived of the use of his phone NOR
!. than two days and from that extrem
: down to few hours.
Sears Roebuck & Co., the mail orde
millonaires, announce that owing t
: the passage of the federal pure foo
t and drug law they will discontinue tn
e grocery retail business. 1t was nc
) the passage of law by congress but tn
enforcement of the pure food law b
" the agents of the government thu
~ drove the catalogue house out of bus
, ness. The fact that they cannot Sc
= groceries and drugs successfully if til
law is enforced certainly demonstrate
that their patrons in the past got s
u much adulterated food. 1t is also ev
T. dence of the general poor quality {
re the general poor quality of the gooc
le sold by the mail order houses. Sex.
Certificate No. So2. Bank No. $50
"a STATE OF IOWA
:" OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE
ce WHEREAS. The Citizens Savings Bank locat
at Crcsco III the State OF Iowa. las filed in IL
Office proof OF il full compliance with the laws
this State pertaining to its Incorporation and
sworn statement oEits paid up capital. and bell
possessed OF the full amount of such capital
Ia Iuircd by Chapters 10 and II and Title OF t