Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-05-24
ELMA

Mason City for the past few weeks
visited at her here home last week.
James Gilligan and his sister of New
Hampton were business callers in Elma
last week.
John Mahoney and wife visited in
New Hampton one day this week.
Nellie Heinmiller spent few days
the first of the week with her sister
in Alta Vista.
Maud Burns visited with relatives in
Elma last week
Misses Miller and Haaf visited with
friends in Alta Vista last Sunday.
Mrs. John Bohls returned from Usage
the latter part of the week where she
had been visitingsrelatives.
Mrs. Mary Furguson and Mrs. D..
Tidgewell were business callers at New
Hampton last Wednesday.
Orville Gross came up Saturday from
Alta Vista to be present at the Wood
men banquet given that evening.
Carl Kemp of Alta Vista was pleas
ant caller in Elma Sunday.
John J. Stritzel was a business cal
Ter in Alta Vista last Monday.
Mrs. Will Murray was among those
who attended the ball game in New
Haven between Elma and Haven Sun
day.
Miss Elizabeth Mollman was caller
in Alta Vista one day last week.
Guy Carter of Riceville came down
Sunday for visit the Rhode home at
this place.
Mrs. Chas. Carmen visited in New
Hampton one day last week.
MIR. Stone of Charles City was q
business caller in Elma last Sunday.
Dennis Lyons of Cresco was also
over last Wednesday on a business
trip.
Ralph Herdman of Riceville was q
business caller in Efma Tuesday.
Guy Lawrence came thu first of the
week and will act as night operator at
the depot, Merle Gaughan who has been
d0ingssthe work for. some weeks has been
remouen to Taopi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linn House and three
children of near Minot, N. D., who
have been visiting at the E. E. Evans
home the past week left Wednesday
for Waucoma where they will make an
extended visit. Mrs House is sister
of Mr.. Evans.
Andrew Hutton was in Elma short
time Tuesday. He has been visiting
with relatives and friends in Deerfield.
w. P. Weed went to Waterloo the
middle of the week to run up anothel
Maxwell auto.
p. S. Powers was an Elma caller
Thursday.
Mrs. ]. C. Long, who has been visit
ing with her many relatives here the
past few weeks, returned to her home
in jamestown, N. D., the latter part
of the week. She was accompanied by
Miss Katie DAILY who will spend the
summer at that place.
Mrs. Frank Ullwelling of st. Paul
came down the first Of the week fol-
brief visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Burke of this place.
Enough praise cannot be given the
Elma base ball team. They re great.
This season they have played seven
games and won them all with the ex-
ception of the second game with Rice
vile. Last Sunday Elma went to New
Haven and played a game that wai
fast and furious. It took ten innings
to decide the game but at last it wat
decided 4 and 5 in favor of Elma. Ross
Breckon pitched for Elma and wat
strong from start to finish, allowing
but few hits and striking out Ia men
Wednesday the team went to Ricevillt
and oh, the bright faces of the Rice
vile boys when they arrived. but they
were not so easy as they thought for
Riceville was defeated 3 to A. Fitzgerald
pitched for Elma and Duffy for Rice
vile.
Mrs. Ferguson entertained Thursday
in honor of Mrs Whitm0re.
Mrs. John Heinmiller and daughter
Emma of Riceville visited at the Johl
Barr home one day last week.
j. C. Semm of Charles City visited
at the John Barr home Saturday.
Mae Mahoney returned to New Hamp
ton Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Barr of Usage
were over last week visiting relatives.
Amanda McGrane is on the sick list
Jake Bohls returned from Usage last
Saturday where he had been visiting
Frank Cue has purchased the Johr
Mahoney property.
Mr. and Mrs Glenn eastman left Fri
day for a visit with Mrs. Casbman's
sister, Mary Daniel in Manchester.
j. E. Shannon received word of The
death of his sister, Mrs. Kinney Of
Grundy Center. He left Thursday t.
DE present at the funeral.
Joe eastman is over from Charles
City this week nursing lame shoulder
Fire was discovered in the basement
of the Elma High school building last
Thursday morning. John keefe, the
janitor, discovered it and only in time
for soon the whole interior would have
been in flames. All indications point
to the fire as being of incendieary
origen.
Adrian Hart OF Mason City visitet
relatives in Elma this week.
Paul Bucholtz went to Rochester
MINI, this week on business.
Mrs. Fred Elwood was hostess t.
the members of the Birthday Clut
Friday afternoon, May 18th, and thu
program prepared by her assured al
that she'was successful as an enter
tainer. Roll call was responded to by
stories and musical selections, thei
come visist to the famous art gallery
| a guess contest in which Mrs. Mahoney
and Mrs. Perry carried off the honors
The club guests were Mrs. Carmen Of
New Hampton and Mrs. Whitmore.
A delicious two course luncheon was
served by the hostess, assisted by hel
daughters. The afternoons entertain.
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