Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-02-13

Mrs. Perry Loughrey and Mrs. Caro-.
line Loughery went to Lime Springs,
| Saturday. for an over Sunday visit
with relatives.
| Mas. John Crawford LEFT recently to
| spend the balance of the winter at
Jasper, Alabama, at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Fred Potts.
The young people of Protivin will
igive a dramatic entertainment in
Beseda opera house on Wednesday
evening. February l4th.
A son, aged about Is years, OF VIM.
Aberly, residing in Cresco, passed
away Sunday after an illness of nearly
| q year with tuberculosis.
Edna and Alice Fairbanks, Celia
Shaw and Bertha Kuntz went to St.
Paul Saturday morning, to prepare for
the spring millinery season.
Mrs. Hardy Becker left Friday to
visit her parents near Lime Springs,
and from there will go to Leroy to
visit at the DR.. Becker home.
For SALE-Green cordwood, both
soft and hard, 1925 and $425, at my
place. Phone Kendallville %.
ADoLPH SoLTow.
The Misses Winnie and Alice Kearns
came over from Ricevile Saturday, for
a visit at the F. j. Mead home, and to
consult DR.. Kessel regarding the for
mer's health.
| Geo. H. Brown was operated upon at
Mercy hospital on Thursday morning,
for long standing case of bladder
trouble, and is recovering as fast as
can be expected.
Geo. W. Merry arrived last Thursday
from Milbank, S. D., and after few
days recuperation expects to enter
Mercy Hospital for an operation for
bladder trouble.
Bishops treatise on Worlds Peace
aud the horrors of war, is for sale at
any of the drug stores in Cresco. Now
look this 'little red book" over for
what it is worth, only.
Mrs. j. J. McGinness and Miss Bess
Gibbons accompanied Mrs. James Lem
on yesterday morning as far as St
Paul on the latter's return trip to her
home at Mair, Sask, Can ada
Mr.. and Mrs E.. l. Barker arrived
last Saturday from Washington where
they have been making their home on
a claim for several years. They have
returned to Cresco to remain.
We are prepared to sa*ss4sh the Des
Moines Homestead, one of the most
reliable of farm papers, in connection
with the Plain Dealer, and make
price of 81. so per year for the two for
a limited time.
Lost-On the street from Motifs
store to F. C. Woellstein's. on Thurs
day Feb. Sth sofa pillow with blue
ruff1ed lining and five spools of silka
teen and half yard of toweing. The
party who picked it up please leave at
F. G.. Woellstein's store.
Alden Boyer arrived in Cresco last
week enroute from North Dako'a a
where he recently disposed of his drug
business, to Chicago, where he expects
to organize the Boyer Chemical Co.,
for the purpose of manufacturing
pharmaceutical preparations.
F. A. Paul will have an auction sale
on Tuesday Feb. goth, at his place ]
miles southwest of Bonair to dispose of
four head of horses, II head of cattle,
30 shoats and lot of :farm machinery,
on the usual terms. Free. lanch. Fine
gan auctioneer, and e. j. Thomas
clerk.
A. Wilson has sold his Howard Cen
ter farm to Geo. Hoppe and is moving
UdCh " w dteIIoo, loNd, WIS ~SSh. 1ao
Mr.. Hoppe had a farm leased for two
years he will not move onto his new
fame which will continue to be occu-
pied by it's present tenant, VIM.
Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Smith, Anna
Kleinow and Hazel Haefner from Vol
ney, Iowa, lnez Evans of Mason City,
Mrs. F. Furness of Nora Springs, the
latter sister of the bridegroom, at
tended the Fingalsen- Rethanel wed
ding Wednesday. returning TO their
homes on Friday.
The Farmers Institute closed its
sessions on Saturday last and elected
its officers for the succeeding year IS
follows: Pres C. V. Johnson, Sec'y.
Myron Converse; Treas. Herbert Mo-
gar; Ex. Com, Mesdames John Liv
ingstcn, Herbert Morgan and II. G.
Addie. 1t was decided to make an
active campaign TO secure an agricu'-
tural short course for Cresco next Win
ter
Martin Belts was suddenly stricken
with heart disease at about six o clock
Saturday evening and died few hours
later at about O'Clock Sunday morn
ing. He was at bis barn helping his