Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31

urday morning.
Mrs. Ruby is entertaining her sister,
Mrs. Wentz of New Hampton, this
week.
Florence and Myrtle Kane left here
Saturday for Sumner, where they will
commence their fall term of school on
Aug. 31st.
Ortha and Kenneth Loney came up
from Oelwein last week to visit friends.
Elsie McGrane left Monday for Chi
cago to take up her position as sales
lady in one of the millinery houses of
that city.
Mrs. Wyant is spending the week in
Charles City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heidel are ex-
pected home this week
G. Carter left the first of the week
for North Dakota where he will visit
friends for month.
The Misses Weers entertained their
cousins, the Misses Miller, of La
Crosse, Wis, the last of the week.
Genevieve Harris spent Thursday in
the country with friends.
Prof. B. B. Beal is spending the
week at his home in Greene, Iowa, be-
fore returning to his duties in Elma.
Mrs. Chandler, of McIntire, is spend
ing few weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Cue, at this place.
John M. Keefe left Monday evening
for Eagle Grove where he will spend a
week with relatives at that place.
The Immaculate Conception Acade.
my and the Elma public schools will
both open the 9Th of September.
Frank Turnkey and family spent
Sunday at the Schroeder home east of
town.
VIM Diekman spent few days in
Lacrosse, Wis, last week.
Earl Cooney and Frank Griffin, of
Lawler, were business callers in Elma
on Friday.
Frank Leichtman was business
caller in New Hampton Tuesday.
A new International automobile has
been purchased by O'Donnell and
Spaulding. This makes the eleventh
automobile owned by Elma business
men.
B. r. Klemme and family were ovel
from Charles City visiting at the j. w.
Klemme home last Sunday.
George Wylam and family left here
last week for Detroit, Mimi, where
they will live in the future. They
have been residents of Elma for some
time and will be missed by their friends
who wish them every success in theil
new home.
Marion, Belle and Margaret Cleal
spent a few days last week with the
eastman family.
Mrs. Kumpf is at the Jim Clear
home this week.
Mrs. Amos Hodgdon returned t.
Elma last Thursday after week ,.
visit with friends in Orchard.
Rose Howard, who has been spend
ing her vacation at the Albert Stevens
home in Acme, leaves here this week
for Brooklyn, Iowa, where she will re
sumo her school duties.
Mrs. John Kildee is visiting hel
daughter, Mrs. Art Lichty, in Water
loo, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Whelen are NOV
ing into the O'Donnell & Spaulding
residence this week.
DIR. Gilloon make business trip to
Riceville Saturday morning.
Philip Bissonett and family visited
at the home of Preston ellison last
Sunday.
Walter McGrane of New Hampton
spent Wednesday evening with friends
in Elma.
Martha Thielman was an Elma caller
Sunday.
Mrs. Hugh Murphy of Rockford, ILL.,,
is visiting at the Ryan home this
week.
Charles Rowley and Orville Gross
drove over to Cresco Friday to attend
the circus.
Miss Keely of Chicago is here visit.
ing her uncle, Rev. Father Gum OF
this place.
Carl Butler of Alta Vista was ii
Elma on business one day last week.
Andy Owens came up from Jackson
junction Saturday morning.
DR.. Hastings was a business Gale,
in Elma one day last week.
The Sisters of Mercy from Elms
went over to New Hampton last Mon
day to meet the sisters at that place.
OBITUARY.
Mary Immeldia Burke was born If
Deerfield, July %, 1903. She was /
bright, lovable child and her unexpect
ed death is sad shock to her parents
Immeldia was the oldest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burke of St. Paul
The little one was always a healthy
child and never complained till Thurs
day, Aug. 10Th. She then became
seriously ill with infantile paralysis anc
passed away on Monday, Aug. 90, 1909
The remains were brought to Elma
Tuesday, to the home of Mrs. Viii
Kane and inferred in the Catholic CEN
etery at this place on Wednesday. The
body was carried to the grave by 81,
little girls clad in white and followed
by four little flower girls. Besides the
sorrowing parents, those from dis
lance who attended the funeral were
Mr.. ard Mrs. d. Franklin and family
Mr.. and MRS. F. Ulirelling and Thos
Herman, of st. Paul, Mr.. Shields. oil
Albert Lea, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Shields
and family, of Nashua, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Shields, of Austin, Mrs. M. A
Shields, of st. Paul, and Mrs. Anna
Riley and son Earl, of Waverly.
A Piano at a Remarkable Price.
Chicago's largest music house, Lyol
& Healey, announces gigantic altera
ton sale of pianos. Nearly /, 200 splen
did instrument are offered without re
serve until all are sold. In this stool
are great many standard and well