Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS

; Remember the r. S. Caward auc-
tion sale of stock and farm machinery,
Friday, Dec. 9Th, on his farm south
east of Cresco.
Any one wanting one of those pure
bred Poland China sows, bred of, W. j.
Webster's, should call and make their
choice at once.
Mrs. Will Rivers returned Saturday
to her home in Riceville, after visiting
ing Oher mother, Mrs. A. N. Green,
near Kendallville.
Will Hess and little son came down
from Ghent, Mimi, Saturday, for
visit with his mother, Mrs. Charles
Hess and family.
New sewing machines Cor sale and
rent-also repaired. JNo. ]. VAN SLYKE,
Singer Sewing Machine Agent, Cresco,
iowa; Phone Is.
w. l.. Whitney and two children re-
turned Saturday to their home at Med
ford, Mimi, after short visit at the
John Martin home.
DR.. Frank Aver and wife. of Faith,
S. D.. arrived Saturday for visit
with the formers aunt, Mrs. Eugene
Ir;ine and family.
Mrs. Anton Richie returned Friday
to her home near Spillville. after a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. c. E.
Herold, and family.
Mrs. G. L. Johnson and (son Clair of
New Salem, IS. D., came down from
Chester Saturday for visit at the
Walter Eddy home.
Ed. Hallen, who has been in the en-
ploy of Claude Weatherford for some
time, left yesterday for Ossian where
he is going to work.
The ladies of the Church of the As
sumption will give a card party in the
X. C. hall on Wednesday evening of
this week at o'clock.
o. A. Schall, the expert tuner and
repairer of pianos will continue to visit
Cresco as of yore. His next visit will
be the middle of December.
| Mrs. Ed. Williams and children, who
have been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. R. R. Rose, returned Satur-
| l,,, - kho;u hopoo IN 7 Pov,
Mrs. C. T. McWilliams and little son
returned Saturday to their home at
Chester, after visit with her sister,
Mrs. DR.. Plummer and family.
Stencil Demonstration on Felts,
Linens, Crash and Satin at Lowry's
Drug store, Friday and Saturday. Dec.
9Th and 7th. Mrs. Lillian Bowers.
Herman Hecht and his father left
on the evening train on Saturday OF
last week for Chicago, where they will
combine business and pleasure trip.
For -Plush5remnants for fan
cy quilts, makes very nice Xmas gift,
Is cents package. Inquire at
Furniture Factory.
Miss Mae Thompson and friend MISS
Helen Tone, of Council Bluffs. ia, ar
rived Tuesday from Cedar Falls, to
spend Thanksgiving .at the formers
home.
Two yearling mare colts bred by one
of the best stGllions of Northern H.
nois. Call and see me on Howard Cen
ter road or write Frank T. Ernst, Rt.
2 Cresco. % w3
| Mrs. M. Flavin, and mother, Mrs.
Ed. Clifford, of Farmersburg, Minn..
who has been a patient at Mercy hos
pital, left yesterday for the formers
home in Austin.
Avery Fish and wife returned Sun
day night to their home at Green Bay,
| Wis, after few days visit with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Fish and family.
Mrs. G. w. Lietz and little daughter
who have been visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Owens, and
other relatives here, left yesterday for
their home at Benson. MINI.
v. L. and L. L. McNally arrived
Sunday from Chicago for short visit
with their brother Charles and family
and to attend the funeral of an aunt,
Mrs. Farrell at Lawler Sunday.
| The New Oregon Cemetery associa-
ton will hold their annual meeting on
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 4th, with
Mrs. Barfoot. Election of officers will
be held and picnic dinner served.
John Quinn, of Forest City township
was found dead near Adams, Minn., on
Saturday morning, on the railroad
track. He was presumably murdered
as his throat was cut ard his head bad
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