Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-05
Peter Kasel of Taopi is working for
the Chairman Lumber Co this week

Peter Kasel of Taopi is working for
the Chapman Lumber Co. this week.
| Harry eastman of Acne was an
Elma caller last Thursday.
Charles Hayden returned to his home
in Ema the last of the week.
Florence Kane spent few days the
latter part of the week at the parental
home in Elma.
Mrs. Margaret Madden went to New
Hampton last Saturday for brief visit
with her sister, Mrs. Pat McGrane.
Mrs. Lavery of Chicago was in Elma
a few days last week visiting at the
McGrane and Fair homes.
Mrs. Will Kane returned from st.
Paul the first of the week where she
was visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Burke.
Grace and James eastman returned
to Elma Thursday from Farley, where
they spent week in visiting relatives.
News reached here Tuesday evening
of the tragic death of Henry Wood
Potter, which occurred in the stock
yards at Chicago about IL o clock Tues
day. Mr.. Potter, with several other
stockmen, was in the caboose of a
stock tram when the out bound Pan
Handle passenger train crashed into
them. The passenger train had round
ed curve at IL and Rockerell streets
when the engineer sighted the freight
a few yards ahead. Mr.. Potter was
resident of Howard county for about 80
years, having lived on his farm north
of town. About years ago he moved
west and since resided with his family
there. The remains were brought to
Elma Thursday and the funeral was
held from the Brandmill residence on
Saturday afternoon at. 2:30 o'clock.
Interment was made at the Howard
cemetery.
Mrs. j. M. Cannon entertained the l.
G. G. G. week ago Thursday and Mrs.
DR.. Suite on last Thursday. A delight
full time was reported at both places.
i Mrs. Arthur Casey and her mother,
Mrs. John M. Keefe, were business
callers in Alta Vista last Thursday.
! Mrs. Charley Conway and son of DEL
vein are here spending few days
with her sister, Mrs. James Keefe.
Eugene Brennan is here visiting his
sister, Miss Sarah, for few days.
Frances Friedhoff was in town Wis
iting at the home of Dan Conway.
, Mr. Heidel and family will leave the
first of the week for their new home
in Lancaster, Wis.
Mrs. Jerry Conway is entertaining
2 her sister from Cresco this week.
Mrs. Knopp visited in town Friday.
, Elizabeth eastman was pleasant
visitor at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Fair, last Sunday.
Walter McGrane was up from New
Hampton one day last week.
i Mrs. H. Cotton of Orchard was q
r pleasant caller in our burg one day last
: week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Church, Mrs. Chapman
y and Mr.. and Mrs. Weed and son Arle
: went to Shellrock one day last week.
OBITUARY.
We are again called upon to mourn
:, for one of our departed members, ant
J this time it is Katherine Agnes Kelly
. who died at her home in Elma, Sept
20, 1909
e Katherine Kelly was the daughter o.
S Thomas and Bridget Kelly, of Cecilia
IL
a 1865.
She lived for many years with he
e parents on the farm, and eleven years
s ago she came to Elma and set up
o small grocery store and up to the tim,
e of her death she still kept her stor,
and allowed it to be run by other hand
y when she was too i'll to attend to it.
d Katie was kind, cheerful person
q and no one knowing her could but re
gret that her short sojourn on thi
:, earth was ended Her life, as he
" death, was one long reconciliation t,
i the will of the Divine Master.
Since the beginning of her illness
n which proved to be her last, coroia
ID interest was manifested in the frequon
|. enquiries and encouraging wishes O
1t her many friends. All felt SINGER
pleasure when improved conditions wer
a, reported, and although they knew tina
N the end was near, the shock was gener
(, al when the untimely end was at las
reported.
+, 'As one lives so shall he de-" an
our departed friends confidence in he
:, Heavenly Father is best expressed i
~ ~ her own words uttered shortly befor
10 the final summons: 81 can meet m
God with smile" Of those who ha
r the sad pleasure of assisting at he
Mt bedside to the last, no one could bu
r say: '.May my death be as reconcile
and peaceful as hers"
or All Elma has lost warm hearte
a. friend from their midst and the famil
have lost their ALL. To them in thei
sad bereavement, we offer our SINGER
ne condolences and trust that God in hi
oe eternal glory will give Them strengt
e, to become reconciled to their gres
DIS loss.
The funeral occurred Wednesda
1b morning from the Immaculate Concel
lg ton church which had been appropriate
n. ly draped in purple and white.
d. The throng that filled the spacior
RS church was ample proof of the esteel
r. in which this good woman was hell
IS; Her friend of a lifetime, Rev. Gum
II, celebrated Requiem High Mass and tt
ra ealogium was preached by Rev. Fatt'
Tibeau.