Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-02-07
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Sl.0O PER YEAR

Wanted-A middle aged lady for
housckeeper. A comfortable and re-
spectacle home assured.
C. A. MARSHALL.
The Grace Church Guild will be en-
tertained by Mrs. Dana Mead, We'd
nesday, Feb. 8th, at 2:30 p. m, each
memt.er of the Guild is requestid to
invite friend.
DRESS MAKING Mrs. Stinsor and
Mrs. Birtwhist.e are prepared to do
all kinds CT dressmaking at the latter's
home in the DR.. Scripture house.
Your patronage solicited. 22tf
A. S. Young of Hoquiam Wash, ac-
companied by his niece, Mrs. A. d.
Patterson, left Saturday for visit
with relatives at Mason City, Ia, be.
fore resuming his homeward trip.
Miss Kate Cannon returned Saturday
to St. Paul where she will spend some
time in the millinery market, before
going to Crookston Minn., where she
will trim again the coming season.
Now is the time to bring in your har-
ness for repairing and oiling at $l.0O
per set. Patronize the shops where you
always find a mechanic with the stock
to do the work right. John Haberly.
Adolph Walter will have an auction
sale, Tuesday, Feb. 14th, on the A. D.
Miller farm four miles east of Granger
to dispose Of nine head of horses, AZ
head Of cows and young cattle, nine
brood sows, farm machinery, etc.
Quite a number Of Crescoites atten-
ded "Miss Nobody from Starland" at
Decorah Friday night, the Misses Myr-
tie Stockman, Agnes Moen, and Jessie
Kratz, and Messrs Ed Thompson and
W. D. Kellogg being among the NUM-
ber.
Having sold my farm II miles south
east of Bonair. l have for sale three
brood mares with foal, two colts
coming three, one colt seven month";
old, 16 breeding ewes, Hoosier drill
seeder, that has sowed only 40 acres,
new DeLaval cream separator.
R. D. OWEN.
For SALE-The south half of l6-99.
13, Saratoga Township, Howard
County, Iowa, at SOS. 90 an acre. The
place is highly improved and has prac-
tically all new buildings on it and to
an actual settler will be very attract
i've place. Suitable terms will be made
to the right kind Of man. Apply to
TIL. Won ROLF, 53S Brandeis Bldg,
Omaha, Neb.
The burlesque on the Iowa House of
Representatives which will be given in
the Congregational church the evening
of Feb. "a, will be one of the most en-
tertaining events of the winter. Mes
srs. Henry Burgess, D. A. Lyons.
Robert Thomson, John McCook, Joseph
Griffin and host of others have prom
ised to assist. The price of admission
will be Is cents. A further announce
ment next week.
A recent copy of the Cumberland,
Wis, Advocate contained Al announce
ment OF the death of Mrs. Mary A.
Campbell, at the home of her son, Andy
c Campbell, on Monday, Jan. 10th, in
the 92nd year of her age. Mrs. Camp
bell was native of Norway, but came
to Wisconsin before the organization
of the territory. Her husband died AZ
years ago aud for several years she
made her home with her son, A. c.,
who is one of family of four sons who
survive the mother.
There is something in military uni
form to stir the heart of every wom-
an and Mr. Lyle Callahan, las Lieut..
Harry Mcclure in "a Cow Boys Girl''
to be played at the Cresco Opera house
Wednesday night is manly soldier
boy in his cavalry uniform. Mr.. Billy
Basket and Colonel Marshall of the
18th U. S. Cavalry and Corporal Nc
Cool as played by Mr.. VIM. Valentine
are interesting military characters al
so. The show is we'll spoken of in
newspaper comment of the cities in
which they have recently played and
will doubtless be greeted by large
house. The special scenery is des-
cribed as far above the ordinary and
every one of the fourteen characters
are we'll played. The company car
ries Cowboy Band which gives con-
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