Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-08
COUNTY NEWS
CHESTER.

People are still looking for rain and
in some places it is needed badly.
Mildred Chapman is visiting with her
sister Mrs. Charlie Plummer for .
short time.
Mrs. Schneider of Missouri is visit
ing with her daughter Mrs. Ed Capper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Murray and
family autoed down from Austin, Mon
day morning, and spent the day with
Chester friends. returning Monday
evening.
A goodly number who did not cele-
brate the 4th, will spend the week at
the Chautauqua at Cresco.
F. Conklin of Dexter, Mimi, has
been spending a week with Chester
friends.
Mrs. c. Walters drove to Riceville
and celebrated the 4th, returning home
Tuesday and reports nice time.
Quite crowd attended the Lime
Springs celebration.
Mrs. E. E. Hull of St. Paul is visit
ing with her sister Mrs. T. Conklin for
few days.
through this vicinity, during the past
week.
George Ness began hayipg, Tuesday.
People are obliged to cut over lot of
ground to get little hay this year.
A large crowd attended the Conklin-
Nichols wedding on Wednesday, Many
nice presents were given and nice
time was enjoyed by ALL
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis have a
new boy which arrived July 4th.
Mother and child are doing finely.
Mrs. E. M. Jones came from Austin,
Monday night. She spent Sunday with
her husband who is the baker in the
Peoples Bakery.
Mrs. Jessie Jones is enjoying a visit
from her sister of Madison.
Miss Drietchman returned Tuesday
from the Kessel hospital where she
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis
Myrtle Jones returned from the hos
pital at Prairie du Chen, Saturday.
Maitey is having cement floor put
in his large new barn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winterhaltz left for
Lily Lake, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas re-
turned from Cresco, Tuesday.
SARATOGA.
Our long dry spell still continues with
no rain in sight at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs Britsprecher were visit
ing with relatives at Hartford, S. D.,
last week
Bert Dunn played the clarinet in an
orchestra the 4th at Cresco.
Mrs. John Johnson enjoyed visit
with her father from Illinois couple
of days last week
Miss Minnie Sigler is staying with
her sister, Mrs Frank Pickett at Rice
vile.
A telegram was received here Satur-
day morning announcing the death of the
three year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Buresh of Cedar Rapids. Mrs Buresh
and son Henry left for Cedar Rapids
Sunday to be present at the funeral.
Mr. and Mrs Buresh have the sympathy
of this whole community
The 4th of July was a rather quiet
day in our village this year as most
every one went to some neigbboring
town to celebrate. While number went
to Cresco, the ma jority went to Rice
vile.
Mrs. Miller, who has been failing in
health for the past three months, is
very low at this writing and the end is
expected most any time. A telegram
was sent to her daughter Mrs. Stella
Cheesbro at Warner, S. D., yesterday,
and she is expected here late to-day.
Mrs. Fred Miles left for Minneapolis
Wednesday morning, to spend week
in the Twin Cities.
On account of the long dry season.
harvest comes rather early this year
N. Hanson has piece If oats in
most all of the oats will be ripe. Bar
ley will mostly all be cut this week.
Quite number from here are plan
ming to attend the Chautauqua at
Cresco, July 9Th to 14th.
ALBION.
Nearly everybody celebrated in Cresco
Our farmers are busy haying.
Peter DeGraves returned from his
Monticello trip Monday; he reports the
conditions as to drouth similar to that
of our locality, only in some districts,
much worse.
Mrs. w. C. Nichols of Caesco visited
at the W. Stockman home from Friday
until Monday.
Lyle Kune returned to his Arlington
home Saturday.
The literary and musical entertain
ment given under the auspices of the
Perseverance Band at the Albion
church Friday evening of last week
was great success. The music by the
orchestra being highly appreciated and
the selections rendered by the readers,
Mr.. Stockman of Albion and Mr.. Kune
of Arlington was proof of their great
power and pleasing personality. The
entire program held the audience spell
bound and those who wer fortunate en-
ough to hear them once will be delight
ed to hear them again.
The Otto Stevens and Livingston
families attended the Miller funeral at
Lime Spring one day last week.
Hervey and ClaribeIl Wells visited at
the home of their uncle of Davis Corn
ers Saturday and Sunday.
Ralph Peckham of Cresco is helping
his uncle, E. j.
Ambrose DeLange made brief visit
with Albion and Cresco relatives last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Livingston visited
at the Everete Clark home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Emmonds of
Cresco attended the entertainment Civ
en- in the Albion church Friday evening
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Smith visited at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Hardy
Becker one day last week