Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-22
Lana Graf visited at the Harris
home q few days the latter part Of the

Lana Graf visited at the Harris
4 home few days the latter part of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. McGrane were
callers in Elma last Saturday.
| Mrs. Julia Mahoney left here Mon
day for her former home in Dakota for
. months visit. Mrs. Mahoney will
move here then and make this her
home.
The Birthday Club was entertained
BY Mrs. Church and Mrs. Carmen on
last Friday Afternoon. Whenthe mer-
~ crowd arrived they found the room
gayly festooned with thread in cobweb
shape, clearly showing that the tangled
rneshes must be unraveled. There was
beginning, of course, and rs each one
traced the mysterious ,windings the end
was at last reached and there were
found the favors of the afternoon.
which were long thimble cases of
burnt wood. The house was beauti.
fully decorated with carnations and
smilax, and every one spent most
ENJOYABLE afternoon. The out of town
guests were Mrs. Carmen and Mrs.
Young Of New Hampton. At 4:3O a
two course Luncheon was served.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN ELMA.
On last Wednesday afternoon one of
the most terrible accidents which was
ever our sad duty to relate occurred in
Elma. A team Of horses standing. at
the depot, belonging to Henry Crooks,
became frightened and made mad
rush up Busti avenue. They ran up as
far as the Farmers Bank AMI when
they reached the corner they turned
east and Mr.. CHASER, Q near by towns
man, ran out hoping to stop the team.
Just as they neared Mr.. CHASER the
horses turned toward the sidewalk,
throwing him to the ground with VIC
lent force and dragging and rolling
him TO a point half way between the
Kelly store and the Farmers Bank.
When picked up helwas bleeding very
severely from the eyes, ears and nose.
He was carried into Gus O'Donneii's
office and DIR. Mulick was instantly
summoned but he was already beyond
human aid and died within few min
utes.
Mr.. Glasier's daughter, Miss Kate.
was in town with her father and was
waiting at the Chas. Keefe residence
for her father to complete his trading
when the deplorable accident occurred.
She and her mother were Immediately
sent for but when they arrived the
husband and father was dead.
A post mortem examination was held
that disclosed the fact that the skull
had been crushed on one side of the
head with splinters of the skull pro.
trudine from the wounds. The body
IF Mr.. CHASER was taken to his home
north of town shortly after death oc-
Cured and the funeral was held on
Saturday morning from the Immac-
llate Conception Church at Elma and
The burial took place at Alta Vista.
Mr.. CHASER leaves wife and Six
children to mourn him and they have
he sincere sympathy and encourage
nent of Christian community Of
owing friends and neighbors, to whom
he sad news OF his untimely death
vas sad blow. This paper joins IN
,ffering its sincere coincidence to the
family in their great sorrow.
Mrs. Kate Hall says: II have kept
louse Is years, am the mother of four
and | would not keep house
without HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
,ea." Wise woman. why! Drives
way sickness, brings health and hap
iness to the whole family. It's the
worlds health preserver.-
WIN. Connolly.
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