Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-06
ELMA.

GAMAs
Rose Glienke, the shello grip in
Alta Vista, was pleasant caller in
Elma one day the latter part of the
week.
George Clark of Cecilia, who for the
past six months has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. Dan Daley, in Berthold,
Col, returned home Wednesday.
George likes the country around Berth
old and says he is going back in the
spring to live.
Anna Barrett returned to her home
Elma after an extended visit with
Minneapolis relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Owens and
Verna Carlin returned to Elma last
week after a weeks visit with their
son John of Jackson junction.
Father Gum returned to his home
in Elma on Thursday from five week S
vacation in the east. Father Gum
visited at Cleveland, Detroit, Pitts
burg and many other large cities. He
also made visits in many of the Cana
dian towns. He reports favorable
crops in all the eastern states.
On last Sunday the l. C. A. boys
went to New Haven to play the
home team at that place. The boys
played good ball the first four innings,
but after that the New Haven bunch
was too much for them. The Elma
boys did not have their own players
and the New Haven team was backed
with an Usage battery, making it hard
for the |. C. AS. The scores were 9
and in favor of New Haven. Jim
eastman acted as umpire The Elma
line up was as follows: Pitcher, Ross
Breckon; catcher, Earle Hayden; LIST
base, Joe Jacoby; End base. Ed Kane;
3rd base, Will Constantine; short stop,
Will Noonan; right field Matt Martin;
center field, Henry Erger; left field,
Frank Jacoby.
Elizabeth Mahoney returned to Elma
Sunday after two weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. Torpey of New Hamp-
ton.
Mary Alberts entertained the Junior
League on last Wednesday afternoon.
A large crowd of children were present.
Refreshments of sandwiches, ice
cream, cake and fruit were served.
| The Elma team went to Orchard
Sunday and was defeated in the game,
the scores resulting 2 and 8 in favor of
Orchard.
Helen Pospichal returned to her
home in Cecilia last week after six
months visit with relatives in South
Dakota. Her aunt, Mrs. Stransky,
accompanied her home.
Mrs. Costello of st. Paul, who for
the past week has been visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
w. English, returned to her home
Thursday morning.
John Kelly was pleasant caller in
Elma Saturday.
A number from New Haven were in
Elma Saturday.
Rose Howard was in Elma Wednes-
day.
Jake Blonigan entertained his broth
err Will and wife and a Mr.. Matthews
of Fairbanks over Sunday.
Reed, Hattie and Mable Elwood left
Monday morning for an extended visit
in the west. Hattie will go to Wash
ington and Reed and Mable go to file
claims on the Flathead reservation.
Mrs. Young entertained the Ladies
Aid Society last Tuesday.
Mrs. John Clark has been visiting in
Dawson, Kan, for the past two weeks.
Mr.. Clark left Tuesday for that place,
where, after brief visit, he and his
wife will return to Elma.
Ed Owens is visiting in Cresco with
his brother George this week.
Mrs. Bert Stevens of Lowther was a
p leasant caller in Elma Monday.
Katherine Murphy visited in Elma
over Sunday.
Frank Casey was over from Cresco
Monday. He returned Tuesday.
VIM Devereaux, who, for the past
two weeks has been visiting at the Jim
McGrane home, returned Sunday to
his home in Minot.
John Miles of Saratoga was seen in
Elma on Thursday.
A party of Elma business men and
their wives are camping in Tierney' s
woods this week. They say there s
nothing like camping in hot weather.
Mrs. j. w. Ballard of Omaha is here
visiting at the Kinney homes.
Misses Mary, Anna and Ursela Gross
of Wisconsin are visiting at the Gross
home in Elma this week.
John Owens and wife of jackson
ouHClon came up lueSudy IoT DTlel
visit with VIM. Owens and family.
There will be a picnic given by the
ladies of the Immaculate Conception
church in English's woods on next
Wednesday, Aug. II, 1909. Horse rae
ing, ball games and other amusements
all day. Everybody come and enjoy
yourself. Dinner and supper both
served on the grounds. This being the
first picnic in the vicinity this year we
hope large crowd will be present.
The lecture given in the M. E.
church Wednesday evening was a
grand success. A large crowd was
present and all enjoyed the lecture
immensely.
The l. C. A. ball team goes to Alta
Vista next Sunday to play ball.
| Marjorie Turnkey returned from Nc
Gregor last week.
| Mr.. Collins of New Hampton visited
at the Fitzgerald home last week.
Elizabeth eastman was pleasant
caller in town Saturday.