Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-09-06

mr.. and Mrs. Frank BrOnner ant
daughter Florence, Mr.. and Mrs. C. F
Freehauf. Herb. Rutherford and Nels
Ofstedahl left Wednesday morning t,
attend the Minnesota State Fair.
Automobile dealers. See our ex
hibit of Auburn Automobiles at tn,
Northern Iowa Fair. Some open ter
ritory is yet available. Tremain {
Rankin Auto Co., Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Get your new street numbers paint
ed at once. Can also furnish gilt ol
porcelain numbers if desired. Leave
your orders at once.
j. J. Brown & Son.
Karl D. Fisk, the we'll known optom
etrist, will be at the Strother House,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Sept 9, 10 and 1lth. He. has ftteG
glasses to over 25, 900 citizens of Iowa
For SALE--A high-grade, single.
seat, Velie buggy with leather cushion,
which has been used only six times.
Write or phone, j. l.. GIBBONS.
Cresco, Iowa.
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 Z. H. JOHNSON, Decorah, Ia.
James F. Dineen returned to his
home in Chicago, Sunday night, after
spending two weeks at the home of
his grandma, Mrs. Katherine Long
and uncle, J. j. Long of Howard Gen.
ter
A straw ballot taken at the Fort
Dodge Chautauqua last week showed
72S of those voting for Wilson, 1856 for
Roosevelt, 1874 for Taft. 65 for Chafin
and 10 for Debs "Straws tell the way
the wind blows"
Mrs. L. E. Stoner and daughter,
Mrs. j. s. Kirkpatrick, of Los Angeles,
California, who have been visiting
with the formers son, E. F. Stoner
and wife, returned Wednesday o
North English, Iowa.
Mrs. E. G. fairfield and daughter,
Mrs. NJ Hampton, of White Sulphur
Springs, Mont, who have been visiting
at the home of the formers sister,
Mrs. Ricks, left yesterday for visit
in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
J. W. Turnmire and family, former
Iy of Lime Springs, who went to
Arkansas last spring, are moving back
to Howard County, Mrs. Turnmire
now being in Cresco at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Harry Yaste.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Thomas and two
who haye been visiting at the
home Of the formers sister, Mrs. E.
H. Black, left yesterday accompanied
by Mrs. E. H. Black for a visit with
relatives in North English, Iowa.
Wednesday morning, September 4th,
at St. Joseph's church, Father Wagner
occurred the marriage of
Miss Anna Lickteig, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Lickteig, and Frank
A. Baker, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Baker.
The Chickasaw County convention
held Monday to select delegates to the
republican judicial convention to be
held Saturday next, instructed their
delegates for w. J. Springer. the pres
ent standpat appointee of Governor
Carroll.
wish to say to the people of How
ard and adjoining counties that when
they have farm sales the best auction
eer is none too good. Col. Finegan is
the man who gets right prices and can
always be found at Cresco. Phone 444
Or by letter. 3w4
For Sale The Albers farm of 2SO
acres, 3 miles northwest of Ridgeway,
is for sale to close up estate. Good
buildings and well. About Is acres of
timber on place. Enquire at the farm
Dc of Mrs. Henry Albers, Cresco, Ia,
or phone 416, Cresco Exchange.
General Sunday School Missionary,
l.. E Grabau, will deliver an address
at the New Oregon school house next
Sunday afternoon at 300 O'Clock. The
Sunday School will be held at 200
, clock instead of the usual hour. You
are invited to both of these services.
Mesd. w. c. and C. d. Nichols left
Yesterday on western trip to the
coast and will visit at the Holt Nichols
home at Rupert, Ihaho, and at Seattle,
Salt Lake City and Denver. Mrs. G.
D. Nichols expects to be absent about
a month, but Mrs. w. C. will remain
onger.
Paul Daughenbaugh, as the result of
the recent civil service examination in
Cresco, received the appointment as
the additional clerk in the Cresco post
office and commenced work on Monday.
His salary is $500 per annum, with
annual increases until maximum Of
81, coo is reached.
The 92nd regular visit that Karl D.
Fisk, Optometrist. makes to Cresco,
will be Sept. 8, 10 and 1lth. Should