Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-05
Protivin.
October 2, 1909,

OcIoDer z, lJU9.
j. j. Lukes and Geo. Vachta were
callers in Jackson junction, Thursday.
Rev. Rud Lakomy was at SpillviIle
Tuesday, assisting Rev. Broz in church
services.
Frank Cimrhakl and John A. Fencl
returned from their trip to western
Minnesota last Thursday.
John Bakken was a visitor at RIDGE
way, Tuesday.
"A number from here attended the
church celebration at Spillville, Tues
day.
George Vachta had new cement
walk built around his house.
Alois Pecinovsky is at Prairiesburg.
Ia, visiting with relatives.
Miss Rosie Tuchek returned to
Cresco, Sunday, after visiting several
days under The parental roof.
John Tuchek, of Calmar, spent Sun
day visiting here with his parents and
friends.
The dance given in the Congregation
hall on Tuesday evening, the 28th, was
q success, both socially and financially.
A fine time is reported by those who
were present. Music was furnished by
the P. B. B. Harp Orchestra.
The teaching in the Protivin Public
School commenced Monday, the 9th.
Miss Grace Hoy, of Cresco, is the
teacher.
John Bilek, of Cresco, was in our
town visiting, Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Svestka and daughter
Emma were up from jackson Junction,
Sunday.
Miss Petronella Mikesh was visiting
with relatives near Spiliville last week.
The Protivin Telephone Co. has put
up new line northwest of town.
Mrs. James Kostka and son George
drove home from their visit at Water
loo last Thursday.
w. Polashek and son, of Chelsea.
have bought the double building on the
corner of Main and South streets from
Robert Klimesh, and also have bought
a residence of James Holub on South
st. We understand that Mr.. Polashek
will start new butcher shop here.
They expect to move here the latter
part of October.
George Vachta Sr. experienced quite
a runaway, last Thursday, in which he
was badly shaken up and quite injured.
Messrs. Dostal and Mikesh arrived
here with their merry -go-round and
have set it up. They run it in Spill
vile last week.
Mrs. Fischer, of Garnavillo, Iowa. is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Klimesh. She is a sister of
Mrs. Klimesh.
Charles Vachta was at Spillville,
Sunday.
James Chyle and sister Beatrice
were visitors Sunday at the Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Pecinovsky home.
Miss Clara Valenta is visiting at the
Mrs. Kabat home at Dubuque.
A new cement walk has been built
in front of the residence that Mr.. Pola-
shek recently bought of James Holub.
The following appeared in the Lawler
Dispatch of last week about railroad
wreck in South Dakota: 1--WE are in
receipt oe letter from Huron, S. D..
giving the particulars of bad wreck
on the Chicago, Northwestern Railway
last week in which Fl nan James F.
Cisar, son of Mr.. ana Mrs. Wenzel
Cisar, of Protivn, was seriously injured.
The wreck occurred between Brookings
and Sioux Falls junction while the
train was running at rs miles an hour.
1t struck washout and was derailed.
One of the engineers was sca'ded to
death, the other was quite seriously
injured and Mr.. Cisar was caught be-
tween the engine and tender and had
three ribs and his collar bone broken.
1t was three and one-half hours before
he could be released from his perilous
position. He was taken to Huron on
an extra engine and is now being well
cared for and bids fair to recover in a
few weeks. The rest of the crew
escaped without injury. This made the
third wreck that had occurred on that
division within two weeks"