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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
WEST VERNON.

Miss Anna Korbel, of Cresco, assist
ed her aunt Mrs. Frank Slifka during
threshing.
Mrs. Omacht, of Cresco. is spending
few weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Joe Burnickel.
Messrs Chas. Fish, and Leslie Sc.
bastian. Mesdames Frank Fleck, and
Chas. DeGreve spent Sunday evening
at the Frank Bouska home.
Mrs. Powers spent Sunday with the
Eldridge family.
Raymond Mackenburg and lady
friend, and Charlie Hill. and Clara
Bell Wells, drove through our burg
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Sebastian spent
Sunday at the Jim Smith home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lickteig and daugh-
ter entertained relatives Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Vim. Wolf and family
spent Sunday at the Adolph Peters
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fish spent Sun
day in Cresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Theilen and
family spent Sunday at the Chas.
with the Milz family for longer
visit.
Miss Cora Sebastian called on Wayne
Miller, and Mrs. Coughlin Friday.
Geo. Dell returned from Wisconsin
Wednesday.
Sorry to say Helen Slifka is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Adolph Peters spent Friday
with relatives in Cresco.
Mrs. F. Miller, and daughter Wayne
and son James, Mrs. Fleck, Clarence
Barnes, Frank Montague. and Leslie
Sebastian spent Thursday evening at
the Frank Bouska home.
Miss Bessie Horesji, of Chicago,
came Wednesday for a visit at the
Frank Fleck home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Helweg and
daughter Dorothy, of Minneapolis, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Barnes, of Cresco.
spent Friday at the Frank Miller home.
Miss Cora Sebastian is spending this
week in Cresco sewing.
We are all glad to see Mrs. Chas.
DeGreve in our burg again. She is re-
covering nicely from an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pecinovsky and
son called at the F. Fleck, and F.
Bouska homes Tuesday evening.
Mesdames Joe Burnickel and Omacht
spent Sunday at the Frank Fleck home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Bouska entertained
a number of friends Sunday.
Messrs Fred Shields and Elton Ed
ridge, called at the Coughlin home
Sunday. ~
Frank Fleck returned from Omaha,
Neb., Tuesday, after spending a week
with his brother and family.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
SARATOGA

Harvest Dance in Kakac's Hall, Fri
day evening, Aug. 9th. Everybody
come.
Miss Addie Viebrock, of Des Moines,
visited her brother Charlie for few
days.
Marie Nelson and Elsie Kakac spent
/: couple Of days last week at Oelwein
with Miss Nelson's sister, Mrs. Wild
ers. 4IaG
Miss Rose Sigler returned home Sat
urday from visit in Wisconsin and at
Preston, MINI.
Henry Foss, John Viebrock, John
Henning and Mr.. Niewald autoed to
Sumner, Iowa, ON business last Satur-
day.
Mrs. H. Foss and daughters Hazel
and Mabel were Riceville shoppers,
Friday.
Mrs. V. Ponek went to Glenwood,
Mimi, last Thursday, for a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. w. Beach.
Ed. Shriber returned home from
Minneapolis last Saturday. MIR. Shrib-
er and several in company bought a
new threshing outfit which arrived
Monday.
C. F. Viebrock, Hazel Foss, Alice
Miles, Leota Locke and Dena Erbe
autoed to Riceville last Wednesday to
see Anna Aberg.
Victor and Lucy Kakac. of Cresco,
spent few days with their cousins,
Tommy, Mildred and Mamie Kakac,
last week.
Thos. Kakac returned home last
Wednesday from 4 trip to Wisconsin.
Misses Gail and Sylvia CRUDE and
Miss Watson. who have been visiting
at the Fred Stark home and with other
friends, returned to Cresco last Friday.
MAPLE LEAF.
The picnic of the Maple Leaf and Da-
Wis Corners churches last Sunday was
well attended. The services were Civ
in German and English. After church
lemonade and ice cream was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vagts drove
through our neighborhood Sunday last.
Alfred Weesner came out from Ores.
co Sunday for visit with home folks.
Matt Ludwig is busy building a silo.
John Drtina visited at the S. Kubi-
eek home, Sunday.
Anna and Agnes Zobeck and John
Soch called on Helen and Agnes kubi-
check one evening last week.
Mrs. Joe Soch and two children called
on Mrs. S. Kubichek sunday afternoon.
Albert Haskovec made trip to Pro-
twin, Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Aberly OF Cresco
attended the picnic of the Maple Leaf
Church Sunday.
Messrs. Foley and Dugan, of Elma,
autoed to Joe Kubichek's place Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Zobeck entertained
company Sunday.
Jimmy Hruska aed bride left We'd
nesday morning on their honeymoon
trip.
Mrs. S. Kubichek and son George
were Elma shoppers Wednesday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.


The bridge gang at the Turkey river
had to leave their work for the time
being on account of being short of help.
They are at present putting in a con-
crete bridge on the Cresco road east of
Henry Michael's.
Lightning struck the tower of the
Evangelical church here Monday night,
tearing off the shingles and plaster etc.
It will take in the neighborhood of $50
at least to repair the damage. The
damage. The building was insured.
Kuntz Bros. have started on their
seasons round of threshing, by thresh-
Ing for Winfield Kratz. They will
stay few days in this vicinity when
they will cross the river and be gone
for some time.
Anna Halverson of Ridgeway, who
has had many years, as clerk
in q store, is serving in that capacity
now in the Farmer store in Cresco.
A number of the younger people cal
led upon Will Wagner last Sunday
without previous announcement. Will
vas agreeably surprised and of course
4 good time was had by all present.
Herbert Keune of Golden Ridge,
Howard county, called at the 7. Kratz
home here Sunday, returning home in
the dusk of the night.
Some have been complaining of the
depreciation committed by wolves
among thei sheep, several having been
killed by the rascals lately.
Rev. L. N. Day of Cresco will hold
preaching service in the Evangelical
church here next Sunday, both in the
morning and evening.
Will Wagner and his brother Ed. have
been hauling sand from the river to q
bridge gang in Howard county.
The members of the German M. E.
church will give their annual King
Harold program at their church next
Sunday. Every body come out and fill
the house.
Philip Smith and Will were Cresco
shoppers last Saturday.
Root. Blackburn has been hauling
sand from the river for the bridge gang
southwest of his place.
Abbie Lucas who arrived home from
Waterloo some time ago, expects to go
to Gladbrook this week to spend the
remainder of her vacation with sister
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
ALBION.

This seems to be an exceptional, or
rather peculiar season-one in which
the various operations on the farm are
all going on at the same time-for in
stance; some are stacking, some har-
vesting, while others are haying. 1t is
not an uncommon circumstance for a
farmer to harvest a few days, then
stack until he gets tired, and then har.
vest again. However that kind of
work breaks the monotony, and vari-
ETY. is the spice of life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Barnes, Mr..
and Mrs. Erred Barnes, and Miss
Handke. of Kendallville. were Albion
visitors one day last week.
Miss Hazel Stevens visited relatives
at Burr Oak the past week.
Will Wells and family autoed to the
State Line near Harmony, Sunday,
and attended church.
Martha Becker entertained her
friend, Miss Mae Thomas, of Kansas
City, also cousin, Miss Carpenter, of
Leroy, last week.
Miss Clara Fairbanks Sunday School
class will give an ice cream social at
the Richards home, Friday evening of
this week. Every one cordially in
vited.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
JACKSON JUNCTION


ing machine, Monday.
Anna Svestka was at Protivin. Tues
day. rp Ur.
Dean Collins was up from Cedar
Rapids, Tuesday.
Pete Soukup, of Waucoma, shipped
car load of sheep to Chicago, Wednes-
day.
Some of the farmers around here
are through with threshing.
Leon Trusty returned from Ionia,
Tuesday.
Adam Reissner, of Little Turkey.
was in town, Wednesday.
Jno. Horkey went to Mason City,
Wednesday.
Miss Della Conley, of Clear Lake,
was calling on friends here, stopping
off between trains on her way to
Arlington.
Vitek Jankovsky was over from Pro-
twin, Wednesday.
Emma Novak. of Protivin, went to
Monona, Thursday, to visit with her
sister, Mrs. Emie Polashek, for few
days.
win, Friday, after some groceries.
Chas. Cochran, of Waucoma, was a
professional caller in town. Thursday.
Frank Hill was up from Waucoma,
Thursday.
Chas. Lloyd was up from Waucoma,
Thursday.
Adolph and Albert Kovarik, of Pro.
twin, were in town on business, Thurs
day.
Margaret Dunn returned from Law
Ter, Thursday. Calvin Cooney accom-
panied her home for few days.
Miles McGovern and daughter Made
line came up from New Hampton,
Thorsday, to visit with relatives for
for few days.
Mrs. Jno. Dostal went to Charles
City, Friday.
Mary Chipera and her married sister,
of Chicago, came Friday to visit with
home folks.
Frank Fencl was over from Protivin,
Friday, repairing our telephones.
J. j. Novotnev. of Little Turkey,
was calling on friends here, Friday.
Rev. Balloon returned from Dubuque,
Friday.
Richard Bouska was over from Pro-
twin, Thursday, for a load of shingles.
There must be something doing, by
the way Richie is fixing things around.
Fred Vachta was over from the
burg, Thursday.
Albert Mikesh was over from Pro-
twin, Friday.
Frank Kupka, Of Carute, Oklahoma,
came Friday to visit with relatives at
Protivin.
Alice Burns. of Mason City, came
Friday to visit with home folks for a
couple of days.
Jas. Horkey and Jos. Bouska autoed
over from Protivin, Friday.
James McEnary autoed over from
Waucoma, Friday.
Jno. FAX has been working for Jas.
Jestrob. during the last two weeks.
Hynek Dostal and son Wenselaus, of
Little Turkey, were seen here on special
business. Thursday.
j. j. Cooney and family, of Lawler,
were visiting at the VIM. Dunno home,
Sunday.
James Cavanaugh and family, of
Lawler, were seen here Sunday visit
ing.
John Privoznik went to Little Turkey,
Sunday, where he will work for F. C.
Novotney.
Thomas Lynch, wife and baby, of
this city, were at Waucoma, Sunday.
Will Svestka came from Mason City,
Sunday, to visit with home folks for a
few days.
Sister Delaine and Sister Augusta,
of Chicago, have been visiting at their
parental homes since Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. G. R. Taylor went to
Lawler, Saturday. to attend the funer-
al of Mr.. Taylor's grandmother; they
returned home Sunday.
Michael Dunn was at Waucoma, Sat-
urday evening.
Edward Lukes went to Clear Lake,
Saturday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
Eagles to Found Magazine.

Cleveland. O., Aug. THE estab-
iishment of national magazine by the
Fraternal Order Of Eagles was decid.
ed upon by the grand aerie. Action
was taken commendatory Of a report
that an effect was to be made to
separate states series from the grand
Rerie in the intrest Of economy. II
was also asserted that the total ex-
penditures of the grand aerie are only
about $4,000 q year, instead Of $780,
900 n has been reported,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
PROTIVIN.


visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. w. Kou'
delka, returned home Thursday.
Edna Sobolik, of Fort Atkinson, il
visiting her cousin, Edith Mikesh.
Frank Koudelka, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Wenzel Kodelka, Mrs.
Praska and Mrs. James Kaderabek,
autoed to Alta Vista. Ionia and Basset.
Mamie Lukes visited relatives near
Schley last week.
Vitus Yankovsky was at Jackson it.
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Malek and Mrs.
Jim Malek. of Schley, autoed through
this village Friday.
Mrs. Joseph Bouska, son Marcellin
and Nellie Mikesh were shopping in
Cresco, Wednesday.
A, J. Mikesh was a Jackson visitor
Thursday.
Mrs. j. A. Dostal came up Thursday
from Charles City, returning Friday.
They have their merry-go-round set
there.
Emma Novak returned Monday from
her visit at Monona.
John Herold, Regina and jerome HUI
Der visited in Cresco Sunday.
John and Frank ]. Fencl have pur-
chased new Minneapolis thr eshing
outfit.
F. M. Novak was caller in Jackson
Monday.
Vincent Polashek, Victoria Fencl and
Nelly Mikesh were taking in the sights
of Spillville SUNDAY.
Wenzel Cisar was business caller
ut Lawler Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kllmesh of
Spillville attended mass here Sunday.
Chas. j. Chyle arrived from Cedar
Rapids Monday to spend his vacation
with home folks.
Adella Novak returned Monday after
an extended stay in Monona with her
sister, Mrs. Emil Polashek.
Edward Lukesh left Saturday for q
visit in Garner, Clear Lake and other
cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henen Lukesh visited
1t the Frank Valvoda home Sunday.
Frank Kupka of Canute, Oklahoma,
is visiting at the Horky home and with
other relatives.
Married-At the Holy Trinity church
on Tuesday, Aug. 6. 1912, occurred the
wedding Of Miss Katie Haskovec and
Mr.. James Hruska. The writer ex-
tends hearty congratulations.
Laura Bouska departed Monday for
her home in Canada, after several
months stay here with relatives and
friends.
Henry Weist was down from Fort
Atkinson Thursday.
Seibel Bros. Dog and Pony Show will
exhibit ut Protivin on Thursday. Aug.
18th, and will 0have two performances.
Frank Vachta was Jackson visitor
Monday.
Robert Klimesh was down from Spill
vile Tuesday.
Thomas Chyle sold two pianos during
the month of July. He is the agent
her and has some good bargains for
anyone wishing to purchase a piano.
Frank Polaska had shingling bee
this week.
John Krall was down from Cresco
Sunday.
Jim Malek autoed over from Schley
Tuesday.
Another one of those popular dances
will be given in Beseda opera house on
Thursday evening, Aug. 18th. Good
music and good time, as usual.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
Rain HaIts Harvesting.

Belgrade, Mimi. Aug. IA heavy
rain, accompanied by an electrical
storm, occurred here, serving to set
back harvesting operations. Farmers
generally have about all of their grain
in the stack. The prevailing opinion
here is that the crop will equal II not
eclipse the bumper crop Of three years
ago in this section.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
B,I,oNA1R

ID 81 d " .
T. R. Bird came home from Water
town, S. d., Monday afternoon. He
had been to see his mother, who has
been in poor health for the last few
weeks. M
Mrs. L. G. Fiske. and Mrs. Thorne
spent Thursday in Minneapolis.
Mrs. George Price, of Pioneer, Ia,
is visiting her brothers, Rollo, Will and
Joe Jones.
Dan Thorne came home from Month
cello, Mimi, Thursday night.
Prof. Ed. Goetsch and wife. of Bed
ford, Ia, came Friday morning for
visit with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Goetsch, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Evans.
Mr.. Short, the S. S. missionary at
tended Sunday School here Sunday.
Mrs. 7. w. Cox left Wednesday
night for Illinois, for three weeks
visit with her parents.
Miss Mildred Gibbons left Tuesday
morning, for Gettysburg, S. d., for a
visit with her cousin, Mrs. Hurley.
Richard Geraty was a business Wis
itor here Monday.
Luverne Nash is visiting her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Buch-
anan.
Miss Thompson went to Chicago
Monday, for visit with relatives.
Mr.. Setchel has bought the w. C..
harrington farm.
Mrs. R. E. Davis, of Cotter. Ia,
and Mrs. w. S. Jones, were calling or
old friends in town Tuesday.
Adolph Balko went to Illinois Sun
day night, to bring Mrs. Balko's
mother, who will make her horne here.
e. E. Reed has sold his farm and
bought the Balko farm We are glad
that Mr.. and Mrs. Reed will still be
with us.
Mrs. Lem Phillips, Mrs. Glen John
son, and Mrs. Howard Phillips, will
serve ice cream at the home of Leon
Phillips. Saturday evening", Aug. 10th
You are invited to attend. Proceeds
to apply on pastors salary.
Frank Paul and Willard Cox, started
their threshing machine Tuesday, the
oats are going about 70 bushel per
acre.
The Young Peoples Bible class
cleared over $21 at their social Satur-
day evening.
CHESTER.
Percy Worthwein returned from Da-
kota Tuesday, his wife arriving Friday.
Mrs. E. Davis and children of Cano-
via, S. D., is visiting Chester friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hoopman have q
new girl at their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rheinhart haye new
baby that arrived Tuesday.
Mrs. D. Nichols ard little girl were
calling on Chester friends Tuesday
Anna Graham is taking care of Mrs.
Rheinhart for short time.
Mrs. E. M. Jones returned to Mason
City Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Walter and son Wis
tied at T. Conklin's Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Hammond spent Sun
day at T. Conklin's
Mrs. Wilhelm is quite poorly the
past week.
Jessie Sweet and children went to
LIE Roy Saturday.
Nell Larson was "a CTeSco VisiIOI
Saturday.
Blanche Hammond returned from her
southern visit Thursday.
Donnie Jones of Mason City is visit
ing his grandparents for couple of
weeks 3stge
A good share of harvesting is done,
some farmers are stacking.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Fairbanks of
Oak Dale were Chester visitors Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Brown of Leroy
visited their brother Sunday.
Mrs. C. Hague visited her neice, Mrs
George Ness Friday.
Mrs. Christensen is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Ellen Phifer.
Will Cray's new house is progressing
finely.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
NORTH NEW OREGON

NORTH NEW OREGON
Quite few are threshing in this vi
cinity nowadays.
Leslie Mitchell is helping John Miller
stack.
Victoria Vopava and her friends
Christina Hayek and Mary Pruska,
were callers at the Duncan and Cum
mings homes one day last week.
Quite few from this vicinity at
tended the leap year dance in John
Harris's new barn. The girls report a
good time. but don't know about the
boys. ''How about it boys?"
Mary Enright returned home Satur-
day, after weeks visit at the
Richard Button home.
Thomas Cummings is visitor at the
home of his son Will the past week.
The dance in Ed. Booths granary
wasn't very we'll attended, although d
good time was reported.
Grace Rivers is visitor at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Sovereign, the past
few weeks.
Paulina Monthly, Edith Ferrie,
Naomi Cummings, Willie Cummings,
Urban and Raphael Ferrie. Mike Nc
Carville, and Glenn Barnes, were cal
lers at the Duncan home Sunday even
ing.
Mike McCarville is working for Mr..
Kerr this week.
Julius 0Fravel hauled fine lot of
sheep to Cresco last..week.
Little Marie Cummings, who had the
mishap of breaking her arm, is getting
along nicely.
A few from this vicinity attended
the dance in Jim Dunt's granary, and
report an enjoyable time.
Mrs. Kerr and Miss Mary Duncan
were Schley shoppers last Friday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09

Now let August be good summer
month and the corn crop will score all
right by the first of September.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-08-09
NORTH ALBION.

Elmer Bateman and family visited at
the M. MCGEE home Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Hayes, and Miss Anna
Afford, visited Mrs. Chas. DeWalle,
Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Anil Keune called at
the Win. Keune home Monday.
Clara Mandelko was an over Sunday
visitor at the VIM. B!galk home.
Herbert Keune visited friends near
Ridgeway Sunday.
Joe Owen was a caller at Fred
Bigalk's Tuesday.
Clara Batter visited Mrs. Herman
Miller Monday.
Clarence DeWalle, of Cresco, is as.
sisting his brother Charles with har-
vesting.
Johnnie Larkin was caller at A.
A. Bigalk Saturday.
The Misses Sarah and Ida Goetsch,
who have been visiting in this vicinity
few weeks, returned to their home
at Watertown, Wis, Saturday.
Willie Bigalk visited at the Joe
Hayes home Sunday.
Chas. DeWalle who has been on the
sick list, is reported better at this
writing.
Herman Wienkauf was caller at
G. Blatters Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. G. Batter, George and
Arthur Volkman, and Miss Sarah
Kreuger, of Watertown, Wis, visited
at the Martin Volkman home Sunday
afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Anil Keune and son
Gorion, and John Michel and family
visited at the Albert Bronner home
Sunday.
The Misses Sarah Kreuger, Emma
Gericke, and Esther Bigalk, were en-
tertained at six o'clock dinner Mon
day evening, at the Anil Keune home.
Mrs. August Walter, and Miss Villa
Carman, of Buffalo, N. Y, visited at
the A. A. Bigalk home Saturday after
noon.
Josephine Bigalk entertained COM
pany Sunday evening.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-15
University Notes

Hon T. II. Roberts addressed the stu
dents or the university at chapel yester-
daE forenoon, The tneme OF his speech
was the contribution of Abraham Lincoln
to AnerlcaniSm. Professor Squire Coop
had arranged u special musical pro-
gramme for the occasion which was high
ly entertaining.
Those students VINO failed 20 pass tne
required amount Of work during the first
semester have been notified to that effect
and Will have 10 leave school.
The French circle will meet at the
homo OF Miss Gertrude HartUcll at 76I
Fifth avenue this evening al 1.30 O'Clock.
All third -Jcar preparatory students
VIII meet in room = OF the physics
building at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
meeting yesterday afternoon in the girls
rest room. George Cennon read a paper
before the meeting.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-15

1919. on reading the foregoing petition Y
Is ordered by the court that hearing
be had upon the samo on the 5th day OF
March 4. n. 1912, before said court
ut Salt Lake city, In said district at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, and that notice
thereof he published in The Salt Lake
Tribune, newspaper printed IN said dis
triCt. and that all known creditors and
other persons in interest may appear at
the said time and place and show cause.
II any they hare. why the prayer OF the
said petitioner shoulo not be granted.
And IL Is further ordered by tho court
that the clerk shall send by mail 80 all
known creditors copies OF said petition
and this order. addressed 10 them a.
their places OF residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable John A. Mar
shall. Judge of the said district court
and the seal thereof. at Salt Lake City.
in said district, on tho 14th day of Feb
ruary, A q. 1912
JERROLD n. LETCHEK.
TSeal of CourtJ Clerk.
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