Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-06
COUNTY NEWS
ELMA

assisting Miss Norma McCusker with
her millinery work this fall, was called
to Rochester, Mimi, last Saturday, on
account of the illness of relative.
j. M. Barr came down from Duluth,
Mimi, the latter part of the week.
Misses Name and Mable Hastings
attended the show in Elma last Friday
evening.
Maurice O'Connor returned to his
home in Farley last Monday, after a
few days visit at the Deegan and Cash
man homes.
Quite number from Elma attended
the home talent play in Alta Vista last
Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McGrane
visited at the Mrs. Fair home one
evening last week.
Mr.. p. j. Haaf went to DEBORAH last
Wednesday evening to attend the
funeral of his nephew who was buried
at that place last Thursday.
Supt. Emma Fallgatter left here
Friday FOR Cresco, after having spent
few days visiting the schools around
Elma.
Miss Jetta Deegan returned to her
home in Dubuque after having spent a
few DAYS with her brother Tim Deegan
and family.
BoRN-To MIR. and Mrs. S. T. Map
son on Sunday, Nov. q, 1910, girl.
Congratulations
Hugh Malone returned from James
town, N. D., on. Wednesday of last
week. He has been there since last
spring.
Misses Irene and Bernice Sullivan,
of Dubuque, came Thursday evening
to attend the silver wedding of their
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j..
Deegan. They will remain for an ex-
tended visit.
Aldine Barr died at l:30 Thursday
afternoon at the home of his brother
j John in Elma. He but recently re-
turned from the West where he had
been living with his brother-in-law,
George HILL The young man was
buried on Saturday. We hope to pub
fish an obituary in the next issue.
Mrs. Will Klingle, of Minneapolis. is
visiting at tine B. Malone home a few
days this week.
John Flaherty and family who have
resided in Elma for the past two years
have moved back on their farm north
of Lourdes.
Mrs. Cue has been in Riceville
during the past week.
Mrs. Art. Casey visited at the John
NJ. Keefe home few days last week.
Mrs. w. T. Davies entertained the
/. C. C. C. at her home on last Thurs
day afternoon. The ladies are plan
ming on having bazaar on the 18th OF
December, therefore the afternoon was
an unusually busy one. About forty
ladies were present. A delicious
luncheon was served.
DR.. Dunham's family arrived this
week and have moved into the house
just north of the telephone office.
John Guyette, of Lourdes, was a
business caller in Elma one day last
week.
Ole Johnson, of Louroes, was bust.
ness caller in Elma last Wednesday.
Little Thomas Whelen who has been
very i'll with lung fever is slowly con.
valescng
While shredding corn on the Henry
Henning farm last Saturday, Richard
Cownie got his left hand caught in the
front rollers of the shredder where it
was held for about ten minutes before
it could be released. After the rollers
had been taken apart his hand was re-
leased and he was hurried to Alta
Vista where the Drs. Hastings dressed
the wound. The hand was mangled SC
that it had to be taken off between the
wrist and the elbow. The young mar
has the sympathy of the community.
J. C. Mccain. of New Haven, visit
ed at the Murray home few days last
week
Elizabeth eastman went to New
Hampton one day last week, for 1
brief visit at the Pat. McGrane home