Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Conway left here
Monday evening of last week for Da-
kota, where they were called by the
death of Mrs. Conway's sister, Mrs.
Jerry Mahoney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Casey and
Kathryn Keefe visited at the Croker
home Sunday evening.
George Tierney, of Minneapolis, Wis
| tied relatives and friends in Elma last
week.
Joe Connors and Tom Armstrong left
here last week for Dakota where they
will work during the fall
Mrs. Brandon and Mona Larson, of
st. Paul, and Will and Leo Brandon,
of Oelwein, visited at the Mantz home
Saturday and Sunday.
Mark Deegan is visiting at the Tom
eastman home for the past week.
Florence Kane, Elizabeth and Mae
Mahoney attended the Roche-Zilk we'd
ding in Riceville, Tuesday.
Mr.. Davies, the druggist, is laid up
again with rheumatism.
Mrs. Will Heron and son Carl of Ev-
ansville, Wis. are visiting at the j. j.
Clark home.
Mary Casey and the Misses Glass
came over from Cresco Wednesday to
attend the races and to visit at the Ar
thur Casey home.
Margaret Biwer left Elma Monday
morning for st. Paul.
Mrs. Chas. Gallagher and daughter
Nellie are visiting relatives in Emmets-
burg this week.
Leo Ryan left here for Mason City
where he has position in dry goods
store.
Mrs. A. d. Conway is visiting with
her sister, Mrs Monahan in Minnesota.
Fan Devereaux left here Thursday
morning for Rochester, Mimi, where
she underwent an operation for append
icitis on Friday. Miss Devereaux is
getting on very nicely and we hope for
a speedy recovery.
first of the week.
Mrs. Blomgren and daughter Kath-
leen returned from Fairbanks Satur-
day.
Dan Casey came over from Cresco
Wednesday to attend the races.
The rainfall the past week has been
very heavy in this section of the coun-
try and severe electrical storms have
occurred nearly every night. A great
deal of damage has been caused by
lightning.
The Catholic picnic held on Wednes-
day in the driving park was grand
success. The crowd was not what ii
has been previous years, but owing tc
the season and weather, the farmers
from distance could not attend. The
forenoon threatened rain but the after
noon was ideal. A bounteous dinner
was served after which a ball game
took place-Elma VS.. Riceville. Only
eight innings were played, but this was
enough to prove that the Elma married
men were the victors. The Riceville
boys played hard game but were nc
match for the Elma team. The scores
were II and O. Mention must be made
of the playing of Irving Despres, Mel
Ruby and Jim Murphy. Murphy
pitched for Elma and pitched some
good ball, and he was backed by 9
catcher Ruby, that missed none.
Rioeville had the following line up
Blandln, catcher; Pickett, pitcher
Roche, LIST base; Brown, End base; Car
penter 3rd base; Duffy, center field
st. John, right field; Huffman, left
field; Walker, shout stop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Conway returned
from Dakota, Thursday.
Mary Friedoff visited at the Fitzger-
aid home last Sunday.
Margaret Riley, of New Hampton
visited with her friend Sadie Noonar
last week.
The barn on Mrs. Dan Tierney' s
farm was struck by lightning, Sunday
evening, Aug. sth, and burned to the
ground. The loss of the barn is esti
mated at about 81, 800, and was insured
for $1,000. Besides the barn, about G.
barn on the Aug. Milhan farm was
horses and about so tons of hay were
burned with the barn. This loss is
estimated at about So, 800, and is part
ly covered by S1,600 insurance policy
Norma McCusker went to the Twr
Cities last week to look up the lates
styles in millinery.
Elizabeth Mahoney went to st. Paul
Monday, where she will remain unit
she begins her work for the season.
, Jim McGourty and daughter Alic'
were in Elma between trains, Satur
day.
Halle Gaughan and Mrs. knopp wer'
in Alta Vista between trains one da.
last week.
Kathleen Conway is on the sick list
John Owens and wife, who for tn
past two weeks have been visiting a
the Owens home in the city returne
to their home in Jackson Junction o.
Wednesday.