Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-14
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY
S1.OO PER YEAR

Mrs. Frank Richards returned
Wednesday afternoon from a visit
with her sons, George and Webb, and
their families, at Westbourne, Canada.
Lost-On Wednesday, between the
Chautauqua grounds and the postoffice,
a black silk umbrella. Finder will
please return to Mrs Mary Malanaphy.
Harry T. Blair has been in Cresco
several days this week in the interest
of the Farmer and Breeder, a first
class farm journal published at Sioux
City.
Take care of your fax straw for the
Cresco Tow Mill will be operated again
as usual and will pay the highest
market price for all the straw you
have.
S55 paws the tuition months in the
business department and months in
the normal department of Valdez Col
lege, Decorah, Iowa. Ten weeks free
tuition.
Miss Freda Lund, who has been
spe ndlng her vacation visiting rela-
tives and friends at different Mime
sofa points, arrived home Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. R. j. Hurley and children who
have been visiting at Ray Greenh algh
home, left Thursday for St. Paul for
visit before returning to her home at
La Crosse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Glass and
little son Victor came Thursday for
visit with her sister, Mrs. w. B. Lent
and family, and numerous other rela-
tives and friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Clarence Thomas ar
rived Tuesday night from Guthrie Cen
ter, Iowa, for visit at the Ed. and E.
j. Thomas homes. They expect to re-
turn home today.
Elmer Woodward, accompanied by his
wife and daughters, left Sioux Falls,
Wednesday morning in their auto for
Cresco for a visit with relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
Miss Geneva Erler, who has been
visiting relatives at Saratoga, returned
home Wednesday. Miss Erler has ac-
cept position as stenographer for the
Huber Furniture Manf'g. Co.
A general Real Estate and Exchange
business. See US before buying or sell
ling. Office over Alliance store. Phone
2s2. MYRoN CONVERSE Inv. Co.,
63tf Cresco, Iowa.
Miss "ae Watts has returned to her
work at the board in the N. l. tele.
phone office. after an absence of seven
weeks. We are glad to say she is con-
siGerably improved in health since her
recent operation.
For the latest eye glasses to fit all
noses. sizes or shape considered, and
the kryptok double lenses made all in
one glass. see Karl D. Fisk about them
on his visit to Cresco, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, July 1S. 10 and
90.
Gertrude Steffins, Martin Jones.
Hattie Jones and DR.. Love autoed
down from Lime Springs Sunday to
visit the formers mother Mrs. Rose
Wilbur. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dale,
also visited at the Wilbur home that
day.
Emile Kohout and wife came this
week from Cedar Rapids and have
taken up their residence in the cottage
belonging to the Huber Furniture
Manufacturing Company. Mr.. Kohout
is the foreman of the upholstering de-
partment.
Mrs. May Day. of Mandan, N. D.,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Addison L.
Brown, of this city, who underwent an
operation at Mandan Hospital, is i'm.
proving so that her friends who were
with her during the operation have re-
turned to their homes.
Mrs. Joe Becker arrived home We'd
nesday from Westbourne, Canada,
where she had been visiting her daugh-
ters. Miss Lora Becker and Mrs. AL.
Taft and family. Her little grand
daughter, Alta Lou Taft, accompanied
her home for few weeks visit.
Sheriff Qualley and wife, of Decorah,
autoed up from Decorah Monday and
Tuesday of this week to attend
Chautauqua. Monday they were ac-
companied by Mrs. A. Anderson, and
Tuesday by Mrs. X. Wick and Miss
Grace Dunning.
Miss Marie Thompson arrived Mon
day night from Seattle, Wash. for an
extended visit with her father Ralph
Thompson, and sister Miss Ida. Miss
Thompson spent the past winter in
Honolulu, where she was working in
the interests of the Educational
League.
Mrs. Graham received birthday
present yesterday from her son Burt.
who is now at Treadwell, Alaska, at
work in barber shop. The presents
consisted Of several fine specimens Of