Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-03
ELMA.
(Too late for last week. }

Richmond of this city, left here Sun
day morning for a brief visit in Chica-
go. Miss Richmond is from Riverside,
Cal, and has been visiting at the
homes of her uncles, both in Elma and
Riceville, for nearly year.
Philip Sommers left here last week
for his new location at Hope, N. d.
Norma McCusker, our we'll known
milliner, is entertaining her sister,
Mary McCusker, of Nebraska. Miss
| McCusker is a neice of Philip Burns
of Cecilia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Dunn visited
relatives in Elma few days last week.
Sadie Noonan visited in town few
days the first of the week.
Nellie Conway was in the country
visiting at the Clark home last week.
Beecher B. Beal came up to Elma
last week. He returned home the lat
ter part of the week.
Last Sunday the boys of the l. c. A.
ball team went to North Washington
to play the team there. The game
was fast one all the way through and
on their playing. The first two innings
and the end of the third inning showed
the scores, 2 and 0, in favor of the l.
C. A. boys. No one scored in the
fourth inning but North Washington
got two scores in the fifth inning, thus
the game was again tie. At the end
of the sixth inning the scores were 8
and 2, in favor of N. w. No scores
being run in the Seventh inning things
began to look discouraging to the |. C.
A. boys, but in the eighth Silver and
DevereauX scored, making the score a
and 3. In the ninth inning both sides
got three scores, thus leaving the l. C.
A. boys still one ahead. Frank Silver
pitched the game and E. Hayden
caught, and both were indeed credit
to the team. George Scholz of Alta
Vista umpired the game.
The |. C. C. C. met at the home of
Mrs. John Condor last Thursday after
noon. Although the day was very
warm Mrs. Condor secured the comfort
of her guests t,y having her spacious
lawn set with everything needed for
their entertainment. The regular
work was done after which a most
delightful lunch was served. A
number of out of town guests were
present among whom was Mrs. Nc
Faul who was formerly member Of
that society.
j. j. Kildee and family were il
Waterloo, Wednesday.
Grace eastman was seen on oul
streets, Sunday.
Gene Keefe had the misfortune t,
fall off the ladder while painting ant
to twist his wrist 1t was painful
injury for a few days, but not of
serious nature.
Vera Keefe was in New Hampton
between trains, Sunday.
Malek Dugan came over from Cresco
Sunday, for a brief visit with the VIM
Owens family.
We are glad to report Mrs. Ebert t
be getting on very nicely after he
accident of last week.
Mrs. Shields went to Minnesota las
week to visit relatives.
Lille Lannin visited at the Gallaghe
home few days last week. She re
! turned to her home in New Hampton
Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Cannon, of Mankato, Mimi
! is here visiting with her many friend
: and relatives. Mrs. Cannon is we
: known in and around Elma, havn
lived here several years ago.
The l. G. A. ball team will play til
New Haven team in New Hampto
> next Sunday. The teams are evenl
L matched and the game promises to
an exciting one.
9 Miss Laura Jacoby received 49, {
l. given away at Zeiner' s.store last Satul
Q day.
8 New Hampton played the Elma teal
u Sunday on the Elma ball ground. TT
o scores resulted II and in favor of tt
l. Elma team.
K Mable Gleason spent last week wit
g friends in Waterloo.
r Elizabeth eastman is attending inst
ly tute in New Hampton this week.
Q. Charley Sullivan visited in TaoE
a. Wednesday, between trains.
re- Ambrose Owens went to St. Pa
Il, the first of the week. He will NAL
,e an extended visit there with relative
g, Joe Griffin, of Cresco, was in Elm
III Wednesday on business.
lg Mrs. Irving Despres was in Ne
N Hampton Tuesday. This is the fir
IL time Mrs. Despres has been out sim
e. the Fourth, as she received a spraine
NJ ankle that day and has been laid |
10 since. We are very glad that she
~ again able to be around.
~ Mrs Smith was a caller in Ne
~ Hampton Wednesday between trains.
n. Mr.. and Mrs. Carr, of Des Moine
"a visited at the d. j. O'Donnell home
=. few days last week. Mr.. Carr is we
~ known in Elma, being an officer in OF
4 of the most popular insurance compani
Il in Des Moines.
AL. Simms, of LIE Roy, was in Elm
IN Wednesday.
"a Mrs. Kane is visiting in South d
at kota this week.
10 Mrs. Lennon and Miss Hines,
1e Rockford, H., are visiting at tbs Mat
&. Doyle home. Mrs. Lennon is siSt
of Mrs. Doyle.
Doris Fallgatter is clerking at
Leichtman store this week.
Mrs. Wesendorf went to Devon Mo
is day to visit with her sister, Mrs. Mile
DIR. Spooner went to Chicago to ;
iy tend the special eye and ear traini
rs school last Saturday.
ed Mrs. j. C. Borr and children !
II. turned to Elma after a week S vi.
lg with relatives in Taopi and lie Re
IS Minnesota.
n Alice Pospichal is attending institu
NJ in New Hampton this week.
'e. Mable and Hattie Elwood return
ss to their home in Elma Thursday no
from Cedar Falls where they have be
attending summer school.