Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-13
Albion and Bristol.

bike.
Mrs. Weinkauf does not improve as
we would like to hear.
H. .. Sertling had a race with a
couple of our girls on wheels that
made his trotter take the dust.
Anna Usher has gone to Rochester
for treatment, under escort of Rev.
| Brown.
Purlee Noblet is hauling grain to
market assisted by Eben Slawson.
John o. Jones came very near
losing one of his Jersey COWS by turn
ing her out to grass.
Mrs. Preston Thayer and daughter
Eva, of KendallviIle, came over to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clink.
Mrs. Chris. Wendts, last Thursday,
underwent and operation and stood
it we'll for such an old lady. Three
surgeons were in ATTENDANCE and she
remained under their hands three
hours.
Webby Hills, of east State Line,
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Has.
ford, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asher Adams has
reached the stage of grandparentage.
Johnny Keune is improving the ex-
terror of his home with ornamental
gables and paint.
Messrs. Holcomb and Addie, Of
Albion, paid our town q short visit
Friday eve.
George Thomas has returned from
his trip to Pipe Stone, and says he
saw the Petersons, Jones, and other
old Grangerites which he left well
and prospering.
Mr.. Sears people of Plymouth
Rock Sundayed with Mr.. and Mrs.
Phippins.
Old lady Bernham, who has been in
ill health for years, does not improve
and the family expect her to pass
away at any time.
Ed Miller, of Bristol, is preparing
to build large granary on his Albion
farm.
Chris. Bel bought of Lyons, of
Cresco, an improved corn planter,
which he took home last Saturday.
| Charley Michel came over to West
Cliff to secure evergreens wherewith
to ornament his handsome home on
Golden Ridge.
Mr.. Rich, of Canton, is doing some
carpenter work in the way of re-
modelling the Elm Wood residence.
Uncle Cramer has been inclosing
his property with splendid wire
fence; we do not know the name of it,
but it is dandy.
Mrs. Hon. L. s. st. John, who
never forgets an old friend, was call
ing on old lady Adams last Sunday.
While our nation is passing
through the present war crisis no
one feels like rejoicing, but should
peace be declared in time could we
not have celebration in our grove
| the Fourth that would make the
welkin ring.
Mrs. Ida Stevens and little daugh-
ter Mabel, were Sunday guests at
West Cliff.
| Grace Privat is again enrolled as a
Normal pupil at Cresco.
Thomas Drury, of Bristol, had a
little boy badly injured by falling
between the box and VIII eelof wagon
which mangled aud tore the flesh
from his limbs in terrible manner.
Charley Newmiller has been build.
ing new porch in front of his resi-
dence and had large double doors
placed in the front of the old Office
building converting it into carriage
house.
Tory Torgyson has a son that is
sadly afflicted with the eryslpelas.
j. T. Drummond accompanied by
Misses Wilcox and Wickham, drove
over to Spring Valley last Friday
and returned Sunday.
r. R. Wickham was enjoying the
fresh air up at LIE Roy way the last of
the week and in pursuit of bad debt
Eph. Doolittle skipped out without
settling according to agreement.
Misses Emma Crowell, Nellie Sims,
and Ada Robinson shouldered their
poles and went fishing last Saturday.
Have not heard the report, but our
girls never angle in vain.
Herb Strong came Friday and re.
mained over Sunday with Florence.
vile friends.
We regret to announce that Miss
Mate Wilcox leaves for her home in
Pennsylvania Wednesday. While
among us she won for herself the
esteem of a host of friends with her
cheerful and amiable disposition, and
she will be sadly missed from among
our musical circles.
A large number of our good people
. went over to the Ashley church tc
take part in the league service last
Sunday evening. Miss Nellie Sims
elocutionist, Miss Ada Robinson
vocalist, and the Mandolin anC
, Guitar club took part during tn,
meeting which was conducted by
Mrs. Lucy Peckham.
VIM. Hutchison Sr. was marketine
barley at Cresco Monday. and saw