Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-07-23


day.
Miss Daugherty of Chicago, who, for
the week, has been visiting her friend,
Mae Mahoney, of this place, returned
home Sunday.
About 40 of the young people from
in and around Elma took dinner and
supper to the Volbright woods Sunday.
1t was an ideal picnic day and all re-
port delightful time.
On last Sunday the Orchard base ball
team crossed bats with the 1. C. A..
boys of this place. The game was an
interesting one all through and the
players did some good playing on both
sides. The score resulted in 4 and z
in favor of Orchard. Dan Conway
acted as umpire.
On Monday baby girl was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Will McGrane of Cecilia.
Mrs. Fair and baby Kenneth, visited
at the Mrs. Ed. Clear home for few
days last week.
Frank Silver and Blanche were in
Elma Sunday visiting at the Kane
home.
Mrs. Mike eastman and son Joseph
returned home from Dakota last week.
Mrs. Jane Sullivan spent Tuesday at
the Ed. Clear home south of town.
Frank Casey of Cresco was over Sun
day visiting his many Elma friends.
Will Clancy of Cresco was over the
first of the week visiting at the VIM.
Owens home.
Winnifred Sullivan and Hazel Gaug-
han were callers at Alta Vista Satur-
day.
Mrs. Jane Sullivan visited at the
Clark home in Cecilia the latter part of
the week. She returned home Satur-
day.
Mrs. Glenn eastman was in town
Friday visiting her mother.
Misses Genevieve Harris and Lena
Graf will go to New Hampton to at
tend institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. William eastman visit
ed at the Deegan home between trains
Sunday.
T. ]. Wenker of Watertown. S. D.,
is here visiting at the Fallgatter and
Zigman homes.
Tommie Kelly visited in the country
Sunday.
One day last week Mrs. John Ebert
had the misfortune of putting her hanc
through plate glass window and cut
ting the main artery in her wrist
Only for immediate help the woune
might have proven serious from loss
of blood.
Mable Gleason visited at the Kildet
home one day last week.
Ambrose Owens visited in Ricevillt
between train on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Casey of Cresct
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Casey one day last week.
Vera Keefe is spending the week ir
the country.
Anna Belle Deegan is on the sick list
this week.
Misses Bernice and Eunice Sohn came
up from New HamptonTuesday for 8
brief visit at the home of their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Keefe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Stevens came over
from Charles City Monday to visit Mrs.
Stevens sister, Mrs. Ellen Mahoney.
j. j. Kildee is out of town on bust
ness this week.
Myrtle Kane acted as ''hel.o" girl a
few days this week in the absence Of
our tdoperator, Kathryn Keefe.
Mrs. Cecilia Kelly and Mrs. F. Hay
den and son Reed left here Sunday fol
a brief visit with their sister ir
Chicago.
The 1. C. A. ball team will play bal
with Sumner next Sunday.
Mrs. Fair went out to the w. F. Nc.
Crane home for few days. visit.
Ambrose Owens went to New Hamp.
ton Tuesday.
F. F. Heidel, our popular jeweler,
returnedsto his home in Elma Tuesday
evening, after spending his vacation
with relatives in Lancaster, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wisnell de-
parted Tuesday evening for Hope. N
D., where they will reside. Mrs. Wis
nell is well known in this vicinity, for.
merly being Miss Rose Keefe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Stevens and
daughter Miss Thelma visited at the
Mahoney home last Tuesday.
E. H. Porter visited with friends in
Oelwein over Sunday.
We are glad to report Joe Huber on
the gain this week.
A number from Elma attended the
Barnum & Bailey circus in Waterloo
on Wednesday.
Gene Keefe is taking his vacation
this week.
Mrs. Tom Young is up from New
Hampton visiting with her parents.
Lillian O'Neil spent Tuesday with
her friend Pet Church.
Dan Conway went to Riceville, Tues
day, on business. He returned Wednes-
day.
Gerald Conway is IN the country.