Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-21
ELMA.

Cold weather still keeps up and by
the appearance of things we. will have
Slelghlng and cold for Xmas, but even
that will be all right as long as it is
Xmas.
Mckee Higgins returned from Colfax
last Friday where he has been for sew
eral days taking treatment from rheu
matism.
Francis Doran and Willie Hastings
OF Mclntire came down Sunday morn
ing to visit friends. They went to Alta
Vista on the afternoon train, return
ing the same evening. They went to
Mclntire on the early morning train
Monday.
Mrs. Matt DeFord of this place died
early Saturday morning. Mrs. DeFord
has been in i'll health for some months
and on Saturday morning resigned her.
self to her fate and expired. We hope
Tor data for obituary next week.
Jack Kelly from North Dakota has
been visiting at Father Gums and at
the hmm Con. and left Tuesday for
Charles City where he will spend Xmas
with friends and relatives.
Winnifred Sullivan spent Friday and
Saturday with her sister. Mrs. Glen
Eastman nOfCn OF town.
Helen Alexander went to New Hamp-
4 ton Tuesday for short visit with rela-
!. tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carmen went
y to the cities Saturday evening for a
short pleasure trip. They returned the
i first of the week.
;. Oscar Scheutz was caller from New
. Hampton Sunday evening.
Roy Sullivan was business caller
a in Elma Thursday.
Thos. eastman returned from near
| Cresco last week where he spent a few
days visiting with his daughter, Mrs.
Tom. Knox.
4 Misses Alice Church and Lillian
: O'Neil went to New Hampton last Sat
urday for brief visit at the home OF
D. the forme 5 sst er, Mrs. Tom Young.
Miss Nellie Lannen came up from
:. New Hampton Saturday evening for q
"a short visit at the Chas. Gallagher home.
She returned Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Unger of Elms
went to Alta Vista Monday evening to
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
H. Maggie.
Bernice Doran and Helen Condor
u "SAS 0oWi W i1lCd NloId koullldy dlLSI
noon to visit at the Hastings home
m They returned to Elma on the evening
~ ~ train Sunday.
90 John Barr made business trip t
Cresco one day last week.
George Evans came up from New
90 Hampton Saturday evening to visit hi
friends. He has been working IN tina
city for several weeks.
Miss Mullen of New Hampton spen
last week at the home of her friend
Mrs. Will Wheeler of this place.
Misses Eta and Mae Gallagher O
Lawler came Friday evening for shor
ne visit at the Gallagher home at thi
nd place. They returned to their HON
st on Sunday.
m. John Ayers made business trip t
|. ST. Paul last week.
H. John Weber of New Haven made
N. business trip to Elma last week.
,le James Glass of Cresco was visito
its at the Daniel Casey home few day
he last week. He returned to Cresco tn
last of the week.
. O. N. Olson, of Lawler, was busi
ness caller in Elma few days las
week. He returned home Tuesday.
The Sisters of the Immaculate Con
% ception Academy will give a cantata o.
~ next Tuesday evening, the proceeds O
which will go for the benefit of tn
e. Convent library. The ladies of the |
c. c. G. will also hold bazaar on tn
same day in the opera house, and tn
proceeds of this willjgo for the benefi
d. of the society.
Will Mccain, of Dakota, who ha
been visiting at the Will Murray HON
lin for the past few weeks made bus
en- ness trip to New Hampton few day
ey last week.
OK Ok Mrs. John M. Keefe spent fe,
ne days last week at the home of he
en- daughter Mrs. Arthur Casey, south 9
e town.
e. =. Genevieve Glass, of Cresco, has bee
y the guest of her friend Mary CASEY
the past few days. She returned t
IN. her home in Cresco Wednesday morr
~, ~ ing.
is Ray Murphy went to Des Moines
ID. Monday, to enter the c. C. C. Colleg
I'M where he will take course in tie
ac- egraphy.
Harry Martin is working in tn
ey country this week at Bob o Donnell
ep in Cecilia.
J. B. Murrick, of New Haven, wa
5o business caller in Elma, Monday.
10 oV Harry Skinner, of Brownsville
I'D Mimi, came the first of the week fo
81 a short visit at the Sandy" Smit
nd home.
''o Elizabeth Mahoney returned to he
home in Elma last Friday mornin
= after her seasons work in Eau Claire
\ Wisconsin. She will remain in Elm
= until the next millinery season begins
Miss Mahoney is thoroughly please
with Wisconsin and thinks it nearl
equals Iowa.
Mrs. Will Whelen went to Minnear
oils, Monday evening, for few days
visit with relatives, and to see MI
Whelen who was there taking treat
ment at one of the hospitals for hi
ears, Mr.. and Mrs. Whelen returne
to Eima Friday, and Mr.. Whelen
very much improvad