Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-25

Saturday, Jan. 10Th, will be the lecture
by DR.. A. E. Bennett, of Fayette, on
"The Rewards of the Teacher.
For sale-My residence in Cresco on
the New Oregon road, 81 acres with
residence 24x28 with 18 foot posts and
an addition 16x16. Cistern, good cellar
and good we'll. Good barn and plenty
of outbuildings. Can be bought at a
bargain. Jos. Haubrick.
The High School entertainment to be
given on Wednesday evening of this
week will consist of miscellaneous
offering of vocal and instrumental mu-
sic, recitations and the merry little
farce entitled "That Rascal Pat. !"
Proceeds for the benefit of the H. S.
Athletic Association.
j. B. Lemon will have an auct ton
sale at his farm 8 miles east and mile
south of Cresco on Wednesday, Feb.
End, to dispose of three head of horses,
20 head of cattle. full outfit of ma
chinery, hay, grain, etc, all on the
usual terms. Finegan is the auctioneer
and Tillson the clerk.
P. M. Banning has rented his farm
two miles southeast of Cresco to Will
Drew and will have an auction sale on
Monday, Jan. 31st, to dispose of head
of horses, IL head of cattle including
his herd of 9 dairy cows, all of which
have passed the tuberculin test, ma
! chinery, hay. grain, ETC., all on the
usual terms. Free lunch. Finegan is
the auctioneer aud Tillson the clerk.
What promises to be the theatrical
treat of the season comes to the Cresco
opera house next Friday night when
the performance of the western drama,
"a Texas Ranger" is to be given.
This is the fourth year of the show and
it is recognized as one of the foremost
western plays now before the public,
being classed with Arizona, 1.-THE
Cowboy and the Lady," 1.-The squaw
Man." and "rhe Girl of the Golden
West" The cast of fourteen charac-
ters is headed by Mr.. l.. A. Stanton as
''Fresh Water Jack" and every part
is well filled. The scenery for the five
acts is noteworthy feature as is the
costuming. The cowboy banu carried
by the company gives parade and con-
cert on the streets during the day.
Mrs. Julia M. Long passed away
very suddenly Sunday evening. She had
been about all day as usual and early
in the evening was out of doors with
her son-in-aw to look at the comet,
soon after which she went to her room
to prepare for retiring. In short
time her daughter heard her call and
medical aid was summoned, but she
passed away at about 1890 after an
illness of about two hours. The funer-
al takes place at the house at 3 o'clock
p. M, Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Emma Long -Drefke arrived yesterday,
and her sons Chas. of Rochester,
Mimi, and Frank E. will be present at
the funeral, also her granddaughter
Mrs. Louise Uecker of Tollestan, Ind,
and perhaps other relatives of the de-
ceased.
We are in receipt of card from ou,
brother, F. E. Erler, who, with his
family, is spending the winter in the
land of sunshine, Corpus Christi, Texas
While we are wearing out the seat Of
our pants dragging them over snow
three to four feet deep on the level il
Iowa, that wise old fox is basking il
the warm sunshine, picking flower:
and bathing in the limpid waters Of
the Gulf of Mexico. He says: 9Th,
weather is fine here. The people are
sitting in the shade in their shir
sleeves and roses are blooming in thu
garden where we are rooming, and thi.
morning we went down to the bay art
took salt water bath. This is grea
summer resort also, there are thousand.
of people here from all over the coun
try. Every hotel and cottage is fllet
to the limit and more coming on ever,
train" Say! Wouldn't that give yo,
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