Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-09-16
COUNTY NEWS
ELMA
(Too late for last issue)

(TOo late for last issue)
Mrs. Borch and son Freddie who
have been visiting at the Irving Des.
pres home for the past month, re-
turned to their home in Chicago last
Saturday night.
John Mahoney and wife and Frank
Turnkey and wife are attending the
State Fair in Minnesota this week.
Smith Cole went to LIE Roy last Sat
urday to repair an auto.
Mrs. Caspar Weber and children of
this place are visiting in the Cities,
this week.
Jim and Pierce eastman went to St.
Paul last Tuesday morning to attend
the Minnesota State Fair.
Mesd. Mary Kane and Mary Shields
were called to Waterloo, Monday, by
the illness Of their brother and son,
William Shields. Mrs. Kane returned
to her home in Elma, Wednesday even
ing, and returned to his bedside on
Saturday. The young man is seriously
ill with typhoid fever.
Joe Dostord, of Usage, was a busi-
ness caller in Elma one day last week.
Frank Casey visited in Rose Creek,
Mimi, one day last week.
DR.. Sheldon of Kansas City, Mo-,
was bushes caller in Elma few
days last week.
Marjorie Turnkey who has been SER
iously i'll with quincy for the past two
weeks is reported much improved.
+. w. Gahel of Usage was a business
caller in Elma Tuesday.
D. B. Cole returned last week from
a trip through Minnesota.
The public school in Elma opened
Monday with an entirely new teaching
staff with the exception of the I'd pri-
mary room. The members of the
teaching staff are Mr.. White, Princi-
pal; Miss Caward, assistant principal;
Miss Canada, 9Th and 18th grades; Miss
Brown, 4th and 5th grades; Miss Barr,
second primary, and Miss Brown, LIST
primary.
w. p. Weed and wife and D. w.
Church and wife left Sunday morn
ing in an auto for St. Paul where they
will attend the State fair.
Miss Powers came last Tuesday for
an extended visit at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Powers
north of Elma.
Mrs. Will Leverence of Elkhart,
Ind, and Mrs. Ira Walter and chill
dren of Illinois were guests of their
cousin Henry Flugga last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Germann attended
the Minnesota State fair few days
last week.
Rev. Meyers of the Methodist church
at this place will leave here next week
for Charles City, where he will attend
the district conference. Y
Millicent Howard was quite i'll the
first of the week, but is better at this
writing.
Oliver Perry, John Clark and Bert
Schanfeldt attended the State fair in
Minneapolis last week.
Miss McCusker made business trip
to Waterloo Saturday, returning Mon
day.
Amanda McGarne was caller at Nc
Intire one day last week
Mrs. Margaret Lynch Of New Hamp-
ton was this guest Of Mrs. T. H. Sulli-
van last Sunday.
On Wednesday the ladies Of the Lace
Club spent most delightful afternoon
at the hospitable home of Mrs. Fall
CATER. She was assisted in entertain
ing by her daughters, Miss Doris and
Mrs. B. Dunton. The out of town
guests were Miss Bertha Kuceia of
of Los Angles, Cal, and Mrs. Whit
more and Miss Jean Cunningham OF
Chicago. ags
Francis Albefts returned to Elma
Sunday after brief visit in Dexter,
MINI.
AL Crossley left Wednesday for c.
dar Rapids where he will attend the
Sacred Heart Academy.
Mrs. Frank Sullivan and baby left
Tuesday for their new home in Kent,
MINI. She was accompanied by her
grandfather. Mat Biewer.
The Misses Ryan of Chicago who
have been visiting at the Powers home
north of town returned to their home
the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitmore came last
week for visit with. their daughter,
Mrs.. W. Klemme.
Will Forty was a business caller
from Cresco few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Saxon leave
Sunday for New York city for two
weeks vacation.
Earl eastman and Paul Stevens of
Lowther are attending school at the
hmm. Con. Academy this year.
The Elma Lyceum Course will open
Wednesday evening, Sept. 28th, with q
concert by the Weatherwax Brothers
Quartet.
James Robson, who for the past
year has been in Montana, came the
first of the week for a two weeks
visit with his mother.
Mrs. Kate Fair visited with relatives
in the country last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carmen spent
Sunday afternoon in New Hampton.
Mrs. Shelby and son and Mrs. Krieg-
er and daughter Kate of New Hamp-
ton, spent few days of last week
with relatives in Elma.
Will Fitzgerald went to Rose Creek,
Mimi, one day last week to play ball.
He also played at Austin, Mimi, or
Monday.
Frank O'Connor, of Farley, Ia, who
has been attending the Minnesot;
State Fair, arrived in Elma, Friday
morning, for brief visit at the Deeg'
an and eastman homes.
Ambrose Owens was business call
er in Rochester, Mimi, few days last
week.
Guy Young and wife, of New Hamp
ton, are stopping in Elma this week.
Rev. Meyers was a business caller il
DEBORAH, Monday. He returned to hi