Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-07-09
ELMA.


Keefe home the past week.
Mrs. Tom eastman of Riceville and
Mrs. Will MARI of New Haven and
Master Vincent and Urban Mari stop
ped in Elma Sunday evening on their
way home from Dubuque where they
were visiting relatives for the past
week.
Mrs. Tim Deegan went to Farley
Thursday morning to visit relatives.
Will and Ambrose Owens were cal
lers in Elma Monday.
Verna Corlin of Elma who has been
visiting relatives in Cresco the past two
weeks returned home Friday evening.
j. j. Kildee went to Waterloo Tues
day to transact business.
j. j. Callahan of Riceville was seen
on our streets Thursday.
Thursday evening at $3.50 shower
was given on Huber's lawn in honor of
Claire Church. About twenty-five of
that young lady's friends were present
Games were played and refreshments
served, after which the young people
returned to their homes. Miss Church
received many tokens of the esteem of
her friends.
Last Saturday while Mrs. j. w.
Mahoney and Frank Turnkey were
driving through town one of the shafts
of the buggy became loose frightening
the horse. The buggy was run up
against tree throwing both Mr..
Turnkey and Mrs. Mahoney to the
ground. They were bruised but no
serious damage occurred either to the
buggy or the occupants. The horse
was finally caught in front of the West
side livery stable.
Little Millicent Howard was run over
by delivery wagon one day last week
and was badly bruised.
Mrs. M. eastman who has been visit
ing in Howard and Madison, So. OAK,
is expected home this week.
Mrs. Gaughan who has been in Min
nesota visiting her son Merle returned
home Friday.
Ross Breckon who for the past six
months has been employed at the Con-
stantine barber shop at this place eX-
poets to leave here next week to take
up position in one of the st. Paul
barber shops. Ross is an excellent
barber and we wish him much success
in the city.
j. w. Mahoney and Chas. Sullivan
were in Alta Vista on business the first
of the week.
Many new cement walks are being
constructed in Elma this summer.
Frank Elwood and j. j. Kildee have
formed land association under the
firm name of Elwood & Kildee Both
men are we'll and favorably known in
and around Elma and we wish them
success in their new line of business.
J Their office is in the O'Neil building on
Main street next door to Weeds hard
ware store.
Alice Turnkey is visiting at the par.
entail home this week.
, w. ]. Murray is down from Renolds,
No. Oak, visiting his many friends
and relatives.
: Mr.. T. j. Keefe of Eagle Grove, Ia,
visited here between trains Tuesday
> He is cousin of one of our pioneers j
, M. Keefe and these gentlemen had moi
seen each other for nearly forty years
h Mr.. Keefe is a conductor on the Nortl
g Western railroad.
t The teachers who have been attend
s ing institute in Cresco during the pas
) two weeks returned to Elma, Frda,
!. evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Minney, of Nc
Gregor, are here visiting with tn,
latter's mother and sisters.
Charley McGrane and wife, o
Chicago, spent the past two week
with the formers mother in Ema
Jennie Biwer, of st. Paul, is her
visiting with her many friends and rel
:" atives.
Fannie Devereaux, of Waterloo
F" spent the Fourth with her parents.
Eleanor Blomstrom and Jim Mahoney
Of ST. Paul, came down Sunday morn
ing for few days visit with tn
latter's mother, Mrs. Ellen Mahoney.
DR.. and Mrs. Torpey spent the Fourt
at the home of Mrs. Torpey's mother
A great crowd of people turned on
u to celebrate the Fourth of July in tn
> little town of Elma. The parade a
$50 was one that deserves honorabl
mention as it showed the interest tn
business people of Elma took in havin
the Fourth an enjoyable one. The pro
- gram was very good. A number G
!. patriotic songs were well rendered b
- Mrs. Furgeson, Miss Blanche Moore
e Charles Rowley and Philip Sommers
The Declaration of Independence wa
read by Loretta Knapp after which
> delightful address was given by F. A
! O'Connor, of Oelwein. In the after
noon the |. C. A. base ball team playe
Il against the Cresco High School teal
II and the scores resulted and
y favor of the Elma boys. The Elm
boys also won in the second gam
= against McIntire, the scores being
and a. Horse racing was also an in
Is portant feature in the days entertain
= ment A magnificent display of fire
works was given in the evening. TW