Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-10-01
Lime Springs.

Lime Springs.
Miss Sadie Aver, of Tifiin, Iowa. is
Wishing at the home of her gr.....-
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Smith.
Il. l.. harrington went to Albert
Lea last Saturday and spent the
Sabbath with his brother w. c., and
family.
s. r. Cray, G. w. Burns, Morris
Jones, and Jim Roberts were elected
delegates to the Democrat County
Convention at the caucus last Friday.
w. H. Harries was named for Town.
ship trustee.
Martin Bjerkan has sold out his
stock OF goods to Peter Mcpherson
who will continue at the old stand.
AT the caucus of republican electors
Saturday night, the following were
elected rs delegates to the County
Convention held MT Cresco last
Wednesday: d. X. Jones, Joe
Williams, A. Wells, ID. P. Simons,
Alopzo Foye, Eugene Irvine, H. H.
Sanborn, w. j. Lean, j. H. Jones,
Q. N. Fiagler.
: A large number of invited guests
were royalty entertained by MI and
Mrs. E. L. Harrington at their home
last week Wednesday evening. Instru.
mental music was the program of the
evening and the company experienced
rare treat in this special feature.
A number of piano selections were
rendered by Misses Sage, Muse, and
others, and the performance of Messrs.
Reed and Mcclure on their re-
speetive instruments, the either and
guitar are deserving of special
mention. Refreshments were served
and at late hour the company broke
up voting the evening spent as one Of
the most pleasant in their memory.
w. II. Farrar commenced the car
penter work on A. J. Cray's new resi-
dence in the east part of town
Wednesday.
Miss Grace Williams left for visit
with relatives in Wisconsin last week
Thursday.
The friends of Allen Gulbranson
and Miss Rilla. Phifer will be pleased
to learn of their marriage which took
place at Albert Lea the fore part OF
last week.
Hewes Brothers have been engaged
in painting the Presbyterian church
building the past week.
Grain and live stock has been
coming into our markets with marked
regularity of late.
The Misses Jessie and Myrtle Sage
left for their home at Washington,
Iowa, last Wednesday, after quite an
extended visit among friends here.
| Ira l.. Flagler went to Ossian last
Saturday night and spent the
Sabbath with his family.
"The Niger and the Hogs are
hands and Mr.. Riceland now has
charge of the place. He comes well
recommended from Harmony, Minne
sofa, his former home, and is desery
ing OF success as our new landlord.
Tomorrow, Saturday, occurs the
second of the series of Market DAYS.
inaugurated by the business men OF
Lime Springs as means of bringing
the farming community into closer
touch with the townspeople, giving
them better opportunity to dispose
of any and all classes of produce and
live stock, and offering rare bargains
in the mercantile line. A program of
races and sports has also been
arranged and the town will again
demonstrate to its visitors that 1t
never does anything by halves when
it comes to amusements. The last Of
these meetings was success and
every effort is being put forth to
make this one even more SO. The
local band will furnish the music Of
the day and will close the festivities
with dance at the Opera House in
the evening. Following is partial
list Of prizes to be given: Best load Of
flax, Sc bushel above market price:
best load Of timothy, sc per hundred
above market price; best bushel of
corn, $3.50; best bushel of beans, $2.O 90;
best bushel of apples, $500; three best
squashes, $1.00; best gallon jar butter,
butter, 2Oc per pound; best bushei Of
potatoes, $3.50; best half bushel of
beets, Lime Springs Sun for one year.