Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-25

? | 4SOPae are COHSCaHCly coming 10 CTe
co to reside, attracted by the comfor
9 and conveniences OF the town, due
g its city improvements and its school
II you want to keep Cresco GROWN,
J keep improving.
1t expsls all poisons, stimulates tn
internal organs. cleanses the syster
and purifies the blood. Such is Ho
, listers Rocky Mountain Tea, the, mos
effective preventative and cure of ba
blood, constipation and sluggish liver
WIN. Connolly.
RAPE SEED, Dwarf Victoria,
the best that grows, directly import I'd
You know the reputation of our seeds
If you do not ask some one Who ha
tried them.
The C. D. NICHOLS
| 58w4 Live Stock Co.
The municipal fight is not partisan
it is not personal-it is simply ques
tion of whether Cresco will keep pace
with surrounding towns in the way Of
civic improvements or will return to the
mudholes and stagnation Of the past.
Are you genuine booster or knockef?
At meeting of the school board on
Monday evening, Supt. Nearpass and
the entire corps of teachers were re-
elected to their present positions, but
it is probable that some Of them will
decline the positions offered. VIM.
Kellow was reelected president of the
board.
Chas. Haas is soon to leave for North
Dakota. to reside, and in anticipation of
his so doing, his associates in Hose Co.
No. 2 rendered him banquet at the
first ward hose house on Wednesday
evening and presented him with fine
suit case as a slight reminder of the,
esteem in which he is held by the boys.
OF the three waterworks bonds paid
since 1898, two were paid under Robt.
Thomson in 1904, one under Daven-
port in 1899. What have Mr.. Daven-
ports opponents done to pay off the
debt? Is it reasonable to suppose that
they will do better than Mr.. Daven-
port and the Citizens aldermen in the
event of their election?.
During the past years Cresco has
spent thousands upon thousands of dol
lars upon main street in an effort to
keep it fit for traffic, and that for
which it was spent was hauled off as
worthless refuse to prepare for the
paving. which will be practically ever
lasting "a stroke Of genuine economy
for tax payers for years to come
Mrs. Kate Hall says: II have kept:
house is years, am the mother Of four
children, and / would not keep house
without HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea Wise woman. why? Drives
away sickness, brings health and hap
spiness to the whole family. It's the
worlds health preserver.
VIM. Connolly.
Competent judges say that Cresco
has one of the very best jobs Of pay-
ing in the state and. the cheapest job
Of it's character let in the state last
year, which is a tribute to Mayor
Davenport and the progressive ele-
ment of the town. If you wish to
make Cresco an up-to-date little city,,
vote to retain the progressive element
in office.
The Republican Committee, an
anony nous body of men evident
" unwilling to give
their names and thus give the
public chance to Judge Of their re-
sponsibility, state that adequate water
supply and fire protection is needed.
Under Mr.. Davenport about $1,000 has
been spent for fire hose and for the
first time in its history Cresco has the
amount Of hose legally required.
In municipal elections the worthy
citizen votes for the man and not for
the party label. The latter should be
removed from the official Lallot, as it
has been in all cities under the COM
mission plan of government, and as it
probably will be in all other cities by
action of the next general assembly Of
Iowa. Il serves no purpose now ex-