Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-07-30
$1.5O YEAR YEAR

Dr.. Geo. A. Plummer returned Thurs
day evening from week spent at
Rochester, MINI.
When looking for a good, square
meal, or good. clean. bed, for. 25c,
call at the new Restaurant on Market
Street. Also board by the day or week.
Free stabling. 47t6m M. BARRETT.
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.
WANrED--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.
Mrs. Ray Hyde, of Huron, S. D.,
and Mrs. John Lewis. of Minneapolis,
and the latter's father, John J. Thomas,
of Lime Springs, visited at the John
H. Jones home, the last of the week.
Mrs. Harry Clark who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Everett Smith,
returned to her home Saturday in
Charles City Her mother, Mrs. Culbert,
accompanied her home for visit there.
Leslie McIntire is home from Water
loo spending two weeks vacation
from his work as ok-keeper for the
Galloway Company, with whom he has
been employed for considerably over .
year.
L. P. Sanborn. at the former Graf
feed store, has been stocking up with
fine assortment of Flours and invites
your patronage. guaranteeing satisfsc.
tory quality and price. Feed of all
kinds also on hand.
After several months of illness from
cancer of the stomach, DR.. A. E. Kel'
logg passed away Sunday evening.
The funeral, in charge Of the Masonic
fraternity, will take place this after
noon at 2 o'clock at the Baptist church.
Stewart Aga came down from Cres-
co Sunday to visit relatives. He has
quit his job with G. Meverden, in the
furniture store and went to Thief
River Falls. Mimi, the first of the
week to visit his rents.-Ridgeway
Review.
Mrs. A. F. Bonnie and two children
and her mother, Mrs. K. Krachmer,
of Cresco. came yesterday to join Mr..
Bonnie, who has been here for about
three weeks. They will occupy the E.
C. Lewis house on west Main street
Lawler Dispatch.
For Sale-The Albers farm Of $50
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
or of Mrs. Henry Albers, Cresco, Ia,
or phone 416, Cresco Exchange.
Wanted to buy an 80 acre farm, or
rent 80 or 16O acres for year 1918, not
over miles northwest of Cresco.
State price and legal numbers of farm
in first letter. No agents need answer.
FRED BRUNswIc.
528 14th St., Rock Island, Ill.
DR.. Gowdy took his father to tha
Cresco hospital Tuesday evening. The
senior Gowdy has been very i'll at the
Doctors home here for several weeks
from pleurisy and small operation be-
came necessary. A successful opera
ton is hoped for. Harmony News.
In the last issue of the Lawler Dis
patch, Edwin G. Erler, it's editor for
about 20 years. announces its sale to
C. H. Leonard, who takes immediate
charge and who will continue the pres
ent political policy of the paper. Mr..
Erler will remain with the Dispatch
for some time to look after the me-
chanical end of the business.
Owen Murray returned last Friday
from the M. w. A. sanitarium in Colo
RADIO, accompanying his wife home
from visit with him. Owen is look
ing fine and feels we'll, and has gained
over 20 pounds in weight. He intends
to move his family to Colorado within
few months. Owen has nothing but
words of praise for the sanitarium, its
management, and the results attained.
The Cresco, Odd Fellows have pur-
chased the old M. E. church property
from the United Norwegian Lutheran
congregation for $1,000, and will take
possession as soon as the transfer can
be made. The Odd Fellows have out
grown their present quarters, and
anticipate that the building just pur-
chased will, with slight alterations,
meet their needs until they can finance
tho erection of a new building part Of
which can be used for public gather
ings.
F. A. Huber. secretary of our Com
mercial Club, has taken up the matter
of city mail delivery for Cresco, the
receipts of the post Office having for
two years exceeded the minimum limit
required before delivery may be given