Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-04

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Miller Bros. "Ranch lOl" wild west
show has made arrangements to show
in Cresco. Sept. list. They have rent
ed the Van Slyke grounds and their
advertising car is expected the latter
part of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs John Finegan returned
this week from St. Paul. They have
rented the Mike Fitzgerald building on
Market street and will put in stock
of new and second hand goods, the
latter mostly furniture and house fur
nishings.
j. A. Williams, chief auditor Of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad,
spent few days in Cresco, this week,
looking after his business interest in
the Cresco Milk Co. MIR. Williams is
vice president of the company.
The George owens family are enter
tanning two neices of Mr.. Owens this
week. the Misses Eliza and Loretta
Owens of Hopkins, Mimi, and their
aunt, Miss Mary Shean of Minneapolis,
who arrived Wednesday afternoon.
H. D. Haven, who lost pocket book
last Saturday containing over $50, was
put IN possession of it Wednesday %
the result of his advertisement of its
loss in the last Plain Dealer. Mrs.
Olive gilbert was the honest finder.
Mrs. Fred Robbins and baby of Chi
cago. arrived Thursday via auto, from
Waukon, for visit at the home of her
parents, D. Amundson and wife. She
was accompanied by Mrs S. H. Eddy,
Mrs. F. H. Robbins and Richard Eddy
all of Waukon.
Miss Sage, one of the instructors in
the Walter Spry Piano School, Fine
Arts Buildings. Chicago, was the guest
of her friend Mrs. Anthony Marshall
this week, leaving for Lime Springs
Tuesday to join her mother in visit
with friends there.
Mrs. Dunning and daughter Grace of
DEBORAH, accompanied her daughter.
Stella, who is in Mercy hospital, up
from DEBORAH Wednesday. Mrs. Dun
ming will remain for time, the guest
of Mrs. A. Dorm; Miss Grace returning
to DEBORAH that evening.
The Epworth League of the M. E.
church will hold basket sociable Tues
day evening, Aug. 8, at the home of
Arthur Curtis, north of town. Free
conveyance will be furnished for all
who wish to go. Teams will leave the
church promptly a1 Gas.
E. r. Thompson returned Wednesday
night from visit with his daughter,
Mrs. DR.. Dahl at Menominee, Wis,
and business trip to the Twin Cities.
His little daughter, Thelma, who &C.
companied him, and remained with
her sister for an indefinite visit.
C. r. Dugan of Des Moines and G.
W. Default of Cedar Rapids arrived
in Cresco this week, and have COM
menced work as finishers at the Huber
furniture factory. Their families are
expected as soon as dwelling accomo-
dations can be secured for them.
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
church will be the hostesses at a lawn
festival to be given at the e. S. Alex
ander home Thursday evening, Aug.
10th. A musical program has been
arranged and ice cream and cake will
be served. The public is cordially in
vited.
The millinery firm of Lent & Rand
has Dissolved partnership and will in the
future be styled Lent & Nichols, Miss
Louise Nichols having purchased Miss
Rand's interest in the business. The
new firm will be established in part of
the building now occupied by The
Nichols Clothing Co., and will be ready
for business about Sept. 1st.
The Caward family enjoyed pleas
ant time Thursday. the occasion being
somewhat in the nature of reunion.
]. B. Caward, of Dallas, Texas, Mr..
Caward and family, Mason City, Mrs.
Ernest Thorpe, Houston, Texas, and
Miss Ella Caward, DEBORAH.
The Nurses Training School at Mercy
hospital will be formally opened Sept.
lst. Final arrangements are now
being pushed to completion, that
everything will be in readiness. The
classes will be under the direct super
vision of Sister Mary Laurentia, surgi-
cal nurse at the hospital, who is her
self graduate trained nurse.
The other day a number of the best
farmers were discussing the price of
milk paid by the Cresco Milk Co. and
in their talk some figures were used
showing that ten cows giving twelve
quarts Of four per cent milk day for
thirty days would bring their owner
$S8. SO in money. Mr.. Milk Producer
are your cows paying this amount?
Rev. II. ]. Human of the Congrega-
tional church is taking vacation this
month from his church duties. The
first Sunday of the month he will be at
Elma; the second Sunday at Lime
Springs; the third Sunday at Chester.
On the fourth Sunday he will visit some
of the rural Sunday Schools in this vi
cinity, and the balance of the week he
will be at home.
Mrs. C. D. Carroll and brother Dan
Kennedy of Cresco visited with Mr..
and Mrs. j. P. Enright today, return
ing to Cresco at noon. ellis Oehler
went to Cresco Friday to visit his wife
at the hospital, who submitted to an
other operation at the hospital on that
day :. Misses Jennie McCabe and Sta
STA McCabe of Cresco and Lena Bake
of Ridgeway returned to their homes
Friday after few days visit with
friends. -DecOrah Journal.
The tent meetings at the Morgan
church are increasing in interest.
There was large attendance last Sun
day, including a number from Cresc0.
DR.. d. M. Parker from Upper Iowa
University is Il strong preacher. Meet
ings will continue at least over next