Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-07-16
ELMA.

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OF Elma's promising young statesmen
are spending their vacation at the pa
rental home this week.
Misses Nellie, Coletta and Kathleen
Conway spent Thursday at the Fled
hoff home east of town.
Ambrose Owens came up from New
Hampton Thursday evening for brief
visit with his parents.
Elizabeth huffman and Mabel Glea-
son spent Thursday in New Hampton
attending the Chautauqua.
Charles Rowley was in New Hamp-
ton Thursday taking in the sights.
Messrs T. Deegan, T. and VIM. CASH
man arrived home Tuesday evening
from Farley where they were attend
ing the funeral of Mrs. P. O'Connor a
relative of the families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heidel went to Lancas-
ter, Wis, last Tuesday where they
will visit Mrs. Heidel's relatives. MIR.
Heldel expects to return in couple of
weeks but Mrs. Heidel will remain till
September.
Miss O'Callahan of New Haven is
here visiting her mother and sister this
week.
Mr.. Davies who for the past two
weeks has been confined to the house
on account of rheumatism, is now able
to resume his duties in the drug store.
j. j. eastman was seen on our
streets Wednesday.
Rachel eastman is working in the
Heidel jewelry store this week in the
absence of Mr. Heidel
The l. C. C. c. were royalty enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Charles
Gallagher on last Thursday afternoon.
About forty ladies were present. The
afternoon being very warm the ladies
decided to have entertainment instead
of the regular work. Vocal and instru-
mental music were the chief features.
| Dainty refreshments were served and
| all departed wishing Mrs. Gallagher
would entertain the ladies again soon
Anna Silver is spending the week at
her home in the country.
Elizabeth Mahonev and Mary Roche
returned to Elma Friday from New
formers sister Mrs. Torpey and at
tending the Chautauqua.
Myrtle and Florence Kane are spend
ing their vacation with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Kane.
Jennie Biwer who has been here
visiting her many friends and relatives
was called to her home in st. Paul
Monday morning.
The members of the Birthday Club
were pleasantly entertained by Mrs.
Mary Furguson OH last Wednesday af-
ternoon. Some very fine music was
well rendered by Mrs. Borch of Chi
cago. A number of out of town guests
were present among whom were Mrs.
Whitmore, Mrs. Richards and Mrs.
Flieshman of Chicago.
| Katherine Egan of Waterloo is here
this week visiting at the O'Connell
and Deegan homes.
Miss Mae Crowley of Cedar Rapids
was in Elma a few DAYS last week
visiting her brother Alphonsus and her
friend Miss Haggerty.
Loretta Murphy is visiting her
friends in Elma this week.
Many of the Elma people attended
the Chautauqua in New Hampton and
in Cresco last week.
Thos. Sullivan of this city went to
st. Paul Friday for short visit.
DR.. Overfield and j. w. Klemme left
here on Friday morning for Canada.
They expect to buy land.
Francis Clancy was over from Cres-
co Saturday visiting his old friends.
Mabel Jacobs of Riceville visited in
Elma one day last week.
Jake Klemme and family, and Mrs.
Furgeson rode to Charles City last
Thursday in their automobile.
Katherine Egan went to st. Paul
Sunday for brief visit with her sister
Wayne.
Mrs. Church and Mrs. Frank Elwood
went to New Hampton Friday to at
tend the Chautauqua.
| Charles Rowley the famous cornet
player in the Elma band played with
the New Hampton band one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Forty were In
town Sunday on their way to Cresco.
Gus O'Donnell went to Cresco We'd
nesday to hear Hon. w. j. Bryan. He
returned to Elma Thursday.
| Little Eddie Diekman had the mis-
fortune to step on broken bottle one
day last week and has been laid up
since.
Don Lynch, our night operator, is
away on his vacation this week. Roy
Porter of New Hampton is taking his
place.
AL Crawley entertained his friend
Jerry O'Brien of Riceville last week.
Maude Richmond came down from
Riceville Friday for brief visit with
her uncle Ezra Richmond of this place.
She returned to Riceville on Monday
evening.
M. E. Gieser of New Hampton was
a pleasant caller in our city Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Block of Cherokee came Thurs
day morning for brief visit at the
homes of his daughters Mrs. Joe Zeiner
and Mrs. Jacob Zeiner. He returned
on Friday.
Mrs. Bert Siddall and family spent
the first of the week with her mother
Mrs. Remetch in New Hampton.
VIM. Diekman entertained his neph-
ew Henry Diekman of Bremen Co., the
past week.
Two of the members of the Cresco
band assisted the Elma boys on the
4th.
Mrs. Frank Kelly returned to Ema
after two weeks visit in PukWana,
So. OAK, on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Skinner of Minnesota
visited at the Smith home the latter
part of the week.
Doris Fallgatter and Marguerite
Monahan spent Wednesday afternoon
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