Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-20
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
$l.5O YEAR YEAR

i J. w. and Royal Wentworth and
families, and Mrs. Emma Daniels, of
West Union, left the first of the week
for weeks camping expeditionlpn the
Iowa River.
Lydon's big draft horses will be at
Whites livery barn until after Sep
tember 1st, and after August 1st at
the reduced fee of $40. 90 to insure colt
one week old. 95tf
The combined course in shorthand,
typewriting and bookkeeping at Valdez
Business College. Decorah, Iowa., costs
but trifle more than does either the
commercial or the shorthand course
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.
Why have your horses and cattle
fighting flies when Hawkeye Fly Oil
will keep them off. Every can guran-
teed. For sale by
Market Street Drug Co.
Regular meeting of Woodmen Circle,
Wednesday night, August 2lst. All
the members are requested to be pres
ent. Refreshments will be served.
LULA HALL, Guardian.
WANTED--A man with team and
wagon to sell Rawleigh's products in
Howard County. Splendid business
opening to the right man. Call on or
address T. H. JOHNSON, Decorah, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Blackburn left
Thursday evening Tor Palmyre, Wis.,,
for ;isit at the home of their son,
Willard, before proceeding to Washing
ton, D. c., to visit at the home of
their son Merrill.
Chan Robinson came up Saturday
from Prairie du Chen, where he has
been taking baths for an acute attack
of rhematism, and feels greatly bene-
fitted. He returned yesterday morning
accompanied by his daughter Adah.
G. N. Libbey visited Cresco relatives
last week, coming here from Cedar
Falls. He returns this week to Ber-
wick, Maine, where he bought some
some land about a year ago, but con-
templates selling it and returning to
Iowa.
Claude Weatherford's decision to
move his monument business to Cresco
has proved profitable one to him, so
far at least. His business has increas-
ed so much that he is employing two
expert granite cutters to keep up with
his orders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Sattler and son
Arthur arrived Sunday morning from
Chicago to spend few days at the
home Of the latter's sister, Mrs julius
Kaatz, Sr., and they. with Mr.. and
Mrs. Kaatz spent Sunday at the VIM.
Kaatz home near Ridgeway.
For Sale-The Albers farm of 2SO
acres, miles northwest of Ridgeway.
is for sale to close up estate. Good
buildings and we'll. About Is acres of
timber on place. Enquire at the farm
or of Mrs. Henry Albers, Cresco, Ia,
or phone 416, Cresco Exchange.
Mrs. Will Tillson, Mrs. C. C. Bur-
CESS, Mrs. Carl Reed, and Miss Elvira
Miles, will entertain the Congregation
al Friendly, on Thursday afternoon,
Aug. 22nd, at the home of Mrs. C. C.
Burgess. A cordial invitation extend
ed to all members of the church and
society.
O. B. Anderson of the Council
Bluffs Batting Co., returned home yes
terday. He was in Cresco consulting
with F. A. Hube. and others concern
ing the establishment in Cresco of
mattress factory. He was greatly
pleased with the city and its prospects
and took the matter under earnest con-
sideration.
Mrs. Webb, sister of Mrs. E. E.
Coppins, passed away Thursday night
and the remains were taken for inter
ment to her former home at Fort At
kinson, Wis. The deceased has been
in poor health for several years, but
her death, we are informed, was due
to an overdose of sleeping powders
that she was in the habit of taking.
Mrs. Ira Altemus (nee Lizzie Bron-
ner) passed away OF Wednesday last
at Lead, S. D., as the result of an in
ternal hemorrhage, after an illnesa of
but three days. The remains, accom-
panied by the husband, arrived in Cres-
co on Friday. and the funeral was held
Sunday at the Albion church. Her
son Lloyd Mcnamara arrived Satur-
day to attend the funeral.
Miss Mildred Simonds came up from
McGregor, Monday noon for days
visit with the Misses Helen and Belle
Brown, and Mrs. J. S. Swenson Miss
Simonds, for the past five years has
been Missionary in Vikarabad, Dec
can, India, and is now home on leave
of absence. Her time is closely taken
up giving addresses throughout the
Des Moines branch of the foreign mis-