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

Large CrOWQS from Elma aCCenQeQ
the picnic at Alta Vista last Tuesday,
and all report good time.
Father Gum was business caller in
Cresco on Thursday last.
Laura Devereaux returned from Ro.
chester, last Wednesday evening,
where she has been visiting her sister
Fannie.
lola Mauck visited at the Mahoney
home few days last week. Miss
Mauck was on her way to the Cities
to take up her position.
Mae Mahoney went to New Hamp-
ton last Tuesday to visit her sister,
Mrs; DR.. Torpey. She returned
Wednesday morning.
IIortense Gallagher returned to her
home in Elma Monday after few
days visit with relatives in Lawler.
Hannah o Callahan is working at
the Zeiner home this week during Mrs.
Zeiner's absence.
Walter McGrane was in town Tues
day evening.
Chas. eastman was an Elma caller
Friday.
Ira Pardee is up from Oelwein this
week visiting his brother.
A hunting party composed of w. P.
Weed, Father Gum, Tibeau and No
Ian were out hunting last Wednesday.
The day was an ideal one for hunting
and the party came home in the even
ing with Al prairie chickens. Pretty
good for one day.
Dora Rohwedder from Alta Vista
was an Elma caller last Monday.
Big races in Elma the Sth and 9th of
September. Best ever held here and
you will never regret coming miles to
see the big entertainment. Dances
both evenings in the opera house by
Mantz & Locke. Morton's orchestra
furnishes the music Wednesday even
ing and the Kelly orchestra Thursday
evening. l. c. A. ball team plays
with New Haven Thursday afternoon
and this is worth coming miles to see
without races at all. Come the first
day and we are confident you won't
miss the second. Everyone come and
bring your friends and see some good
races.
Michael Stringer, of Alta Vista, was
business caller in Elma Wednesday.
M. B. eastman was in town Satur-
day.
Winnifred Sullivan is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Glen eastman, few days
this week.
Dr. T. j. Gilloon was down to Alta
Vista one day last week on business.
| The picnic in Alta Vista on last Tues
day was very successful. The ball
game between Elma and North Wash
ington resulted 2 and in favor of the
latter North Washington was backed
by New Hampton battery, and al
though the l. C. A. boys were defeat
ed they played good game. Another
of the afternoon features of honorable
mention was the red, white and blue
drill by the children and the songs by a
quartette led by Prof H. Lensing. The
balloon ascension was not made by
Madam Dockstader, as advertised, but
by her son, Alfred j. He assembled to
a height of about $500 feet, cut loose
and alighted about two miles south
west of town. The neighboring towns,
especially Elma and New Hampton,
were well represented in the little city.
Dewey Garrett will work at the Kin
sella barber shop for the present.
Another new auto, an International,
in town. owned by Frank Elwood.
Dan Casey and Helen drove over
from Cresco one day last week.
ID. A. Lyons came over from Cresce
last Wednesday in his auto. He re
turned Thursday and was accompanied
by Father Gum who returned to Elma
Friday evening with Frank Casey.
News reached here last week of the
death of Mrs. Leightman. She is the
mother of Frank Leightman Of this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heidel returned
last week from Brandon, Wis, where
they have been visiting relatives. Mr.
Heidel has been gone about month
while Mrs. Heidel has been gone since
last June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weed visited relative,
in Shell Rock Monday and Tuesday.
Name and Rose Howard were bust
ness callers in Elma Friday. Rose lief
the same night for Brooklyn, Iowa
where she will resume her schoo
duties.
Reed Elwood returned home las
week from his trip to the Flathea,
reservation.
Ruth Robson left here Monday TO
Cedar Falls where she will take up tn
normal training course.
Frances Elwood returned to Elm
last week from Mt. Vernon, where sh,
has been the past few months.
Charles Rowley is in Minnesota Thu
week for his health.
Mrs. Borch and son Freddie returned
to their home in Chicago last week
Mrs. Borch has been spending he
vacation with her sister, Mrs. Irwin,
Despres, but returned to Chicago fO
the beginning Of her term of school
Mrs. Borch is vocal teacher and
very talented young woman.
Dorie Miller and Lille Steltah of La
Crosse, Wis, returned to their HON
last Thursday. The young ladies hav
been spending few weeks with thei
cousins, the Misses Weers.
Mrs. Sandy Smith went to Rocheste
last Monday to visit her father, VIII
, is taking treatment at the hospital Q
that place for heart trouble.
j. C. Mcneil of Mason City was owe
on business last Thursday. Mr.. Nc
Neil will be remembered as one of GU
} former business men.
Will Constantine won the So give
away at Zeiner's double store las
, Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Clear is entertaining he
sisters, Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Morr
son of Mimi, also her brother of Bloom
, ing Prairie.
Mrs Fair and family are visitin