Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-12
ELMA.

Master Dale and John Harris drove
to Alta Vista, Thursday evening, in
their auto.
Eugene Bremen left here Sunday
evening for his home in St. Paul, after
a few days visit with his sister Miss
Sarah.
Mike Kane's have moved into the
house recently vacated by Frank Ell
woods, and Mr., Elwood and family
are now residing in the house vacated
by F. F. Heidel.
Many new cement walks are being
laid in Elma and they improve the
looks of our city very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Powers returned
to Elma last week after a two weeks
with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Powers
will commence housekeeping in the
near future in Charles City. Their
many friends in Elma and vicinity wish
lhem success and prosperity in their
new home.
Mrs. Dan Casey is over from Cresco
visiting at the home of her son Arthur
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Casey and
Katherine Keefe were callers in Alta
Vista one evening last week.
Mrs. Claude German and Misses Pet
and Lillian Church were in New Hamp
ton last week visiting at the home of
Mrs. Germans sister Mrs. T. Young.
The Elma base ball team went to
Usage last Friday, the first day of the
races, and crossed bats with the Rice
vile team. The Elma boys had their
own team with the exception of Scheutz
of New Hampton who pitched. Rice
vile had hired players and only de-
feated the Elma boys by a score of 6
to 3.
Hortense Gallagher went to New
Hampton, Tuesday, for a short visit at
the Lannin home.
Lawrence Owens came over from
Cresco, Friday, for a short visit at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Owens in this city.
4 Will Noonan was in town, Thursday.
DR.. Gllloon and Dan Lynch drove
over to Usage, Thursday, to attend the
} races and to ''root" for the home
team.
, John Schwake of Alta Vista was.a
| brief caller in Elma last week. From
here he went to Minnesota for few
days visit.
Ed. Dawley of Cresco is again in our
little burg and is buying flax straw for
the Union Fiber Co. of Cresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will torry of Cresco
were business visitors in Elma the first
: of the week.
Lou Keding came down from Mime
sofa the first of the week to transact
business.
. The property known as the Keeling
!, property, and which was purchased by
: VIM. Deikman few months ago. was
= again purchased by DR.. j. w. Mulick.
J. This is one o. the finest residences in
S the city and DR. Mulick will take pos
|. session as soon as Mr.. Deikman can
d get another house.
e Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gallagher drove
e to Lawler last Friday to attend the
a funeral of relative. They returned
Friday evening.
q Miss Minnie Mccarthy of st. Pau
came down to Elma last Friday for d
. few days visit with her sister Eliza
beth, who is teacher in the high
q school at this place. Miss Mccarthy
q returned Sunday evening.
s. The l. G.. c. C. will meet WITH Mrs
y Dan Buckley next Thursday afternoon
y This society will also hold business
8 meeting at the convent on Saturday
It afternoon. This will be their annua
business meeting, at which they will
= elect officers for the ensuing year anc
- it will also be as fruit shower fol
:. the sisters. All the ladies are to bring
u any sort of canned fruit as donation
l. to the sisters.
n Steve Carmen of Sac City, Iowa, il
1t visiting at the Gus Rhode home th
t, week. Mr.. Carmen is a son-n-law o
" j. F. Carter of this place.
b. Chas Gallagher went to South Oak
e. the first of the week to try his luck il
q. registering at the Standing Rock reser
=, walton opening. He returned to ELM
x Thursday evening.
- T. j. Deegan returned to his hom
:, in Elma last Saturday after spendin,
~ about eight weeks in Colgate, N. d
T. He reports the crops as very good il
D. Dakota this year.
N John Ayers is preparing to build
residence for Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gar
man on the corner north of Tierney'
residence. A. d. Hodgdon is tearing
down the old house that is on the 10
and as soon as this is completed the
IN will build a modern residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Zeiner left Sunda
for Cherokee, Iowa, where they wi
remain visiting at Mrs. Zeiner's HON
o. until Mr.. Zeiner finds a suitable locs
,e ton for business. Mr.. Zeiner has bee
9. member of the Zeiner Bros. DR.
,e Goods store at this place for nearly
4 years and the people of Elma wel
- very sorry to lose such good either
Mr.. Zeiner's many friends in Elm
OF wish him success in his business where
ever he may start and good health an
IN prosperity to himself and his family.
II Fred Bucholtz and wife, VIM Bu'
Of holtz and wife. and Mr.. and Mrs Wn
N. Unger left the first of the week ft
I'd Minnesota to attend the wedding {
.r- the eldest daughter of Jnlius Linde
nd man.
of Mrs. Rngoen returned to her hon
he last week. Mrs. Ringoen was IL
ia daughter of the late Henry Wood Pc
~ ter who was buried here last week.
Mrs. M. E. Keegan and sister Mi
Cleo Mullen, of Lawler, visited wit
friends in Elma the first part of la
~. week.
as Elizabeth eastman visited at II
mr. home of her sister Mrs. Fair last Sa
ba urday and Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. McGrane visited at Il
20. Jim Clear home last Friday. She al
"a visited at the Fair home.
no Mr.. and Mrs. Heidel left here la
10 Monday for their new home in La
- caster, Wis, where Mr.. Heidel h