Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-09-17

has been visiting at the home of her
brother, Joe Owens, left Saturday for
visit with another brother, Tom
Owens and family at Mankato, MINI.
Mrs. George Tillson, who has been
visiting with her mother, Mrs. Covey,
and her sister, Mrs. John Brown, du-
ring the past two months, returned
yesterday to her home at San Diego,
California.
Mrs. Lillian Mccall, of Milo. Mo-,
Mrs. ]. B. Hathaway, of Alpha. Iowa,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Shanks, of
Nora Springs, arrived Saturday for a
visit with Mesdames Harry Pollitt and
M. B. Doolittle.
The Misses Kotalik. Lueders and
Cadek and the Gedaschke girls from
Chicago, who have been spending their
vacation at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walker Sr., departed for their
homes last week
The ladies of the New Oregon Gem
etery Association will meet on Wednes-
day afternoon of this week with Mrs.
j. A. Siddall, to make arrangements
for their lecture course which COM
mences on October 10th.
Lydon's Draft and Road Stations
will be at the home barn, one mile east
of Cresco, for the fall season, at re-
duced prices. Don't forget that the
fall lcolt, like the fall calf, generally
makes the best yearling.
M. P. LYDoN.
l 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
Mrs. Joseph Bouska, of Protivin, at
tended the Minnesota State Fair and
bought new herd boar from L. T..
Atwater, of Bangor, Wis, for which
the neat price of 500 was paid. Mrs.
Bouska and sons evidently intend to
keep their herd of Duroc Jerseys in
the forefront
T. E. Glass received letter yester-
day from Mrs. N. S. Durgin stating
that the second operation on Mr.. Dur
gins eyes was success and that he
could now see with both eyes. They
are staying with relatives near Des
Moines where the operations have
been performed.
F. L. Daubersmith received visit
yesterday from an old comrade, c. C.
Guptil whom he had not seen since they
were mustered out at the close of the
war. They were both members of Co.
l., 3sthlInfantry, Mr.. Guptil residing
near Lime Springs at the time Of his
enlistment. He is now resident OF
Wellston, Michigan.
The Epworth League of this city
will give Madame Jarley's Wax
Works" entert; inment in the Morgan
church next Friday evening, Septem-
Der 20, 1912. This entertainment was
so we'll received at Cresco, that the
young people were asked to give il
again. The "Wax Works" will be
followed by a Chicken Pie supper at
the home of Mr.. Elme r James.
The Estherville Enterprise observes
that the republican candidates are hav.
ing the time of their lives from COM
uniting themselves on Taft and Roose-
welt. ut is more fun than a circus
watching them dodge the question, .
the Enterprise continues. "And some
one had the nerve to say that politics
is great game of hide and seek mod
ernized and adapted to present day po-
litical conditions.
&c. and Chas. Malek have made
arrangements for a grand dance at
Schley on Tuesday evening, Oct. LIST.
The Fiske & Elzea Harp Orchestra
will furnish the music. Dance will
commence promptly at 900. They
will have series of dances, each Of
which will be grand success socially.
They expect to have at least 125 couple
at each dance. To do this they have
introduced new system of dance max
ing. According to this system they
are selling the dane tickets at so cents
before the dance and rs cents at the
dance. The affair will be managed by
committees. The tickets are for sale
at Lourdes by Ed Neubauer, at .Crescc
by Leonard jolly and at Schley by
Milky Derr and James Ondrasek. The
following are the committees, enter
tainment. floor, doors and introduction.
County Judicial Convention