Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-24
COUNTY NJ. news
LIME SPRINGS.
A Merry Christmas to all.

Will Kerr, after a few days visit
with his parents, returned to Des-,
Moines.o ssS,
Geo. Plat, Jr., has been on the sick
list few days.
Mrs. Ida Obriham was visiting
friends in DEBORAH laat week.
C. P. Nash. Of Minneapolis, was Wis
iting friends in town last week.
Fred Salisbury has put up larger
electric wire past the Methodist
church, as several new customers made
1t necessary.
Mrs. c. Moar was a Cresco visitor
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hughes re-
turned Monday from Milwaukee, after
few days visit with brother.
Harry Woods returned from Charles
City Tuesday.
Joe Williams returned Monday from
Charles City.
Our business houses are going to
close at $3.50 after New Years.
H. Bundrick returned from Winona
Tuesday.
Dave Davis, of Taopi, spent Sunday
with his brother Ben.
Rev. Svenningsen, the pastor of the
Lutheran church, spent Sunday with
her people north of town, returning to
lie Roy Monday.
There will be Christmas trees and
programs in each of the churches
Christmas eve.
Mrs. C.. j. MOar and Mrs. Lutte San
born vent to Wakefield, Kansas, Thurs
day, to spend Christmas with friends.
Miss Media Black, Of Cresco. spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Sanborn.
John Miller was down from Chester
Tuesday.
H. Graf, who went to Davenport last
spring, was up on business Thursday
He has sold his farm south of town
and expects to make Davenport his
home.
MIR. and Mrs. Morrison, who attend
the phone Office here, left Friday for
Burr Oak to spend Christmas with the
old folks. Miss Cora Woods will at
tend to the phone in their absence.
Rev. Williams, pastor of the Welcl,
church has been sick with bad cold.
Rev. James went to Bristrl Sunday,
Rev. Williams preaching for Rev.
Jones in town.
The Misses Helen Hill, Frances and
Hattie Elwood, Lillian Maxwell, and
Evan Williams, returned Saturday
from school.
Mr.. Probasco, of Arlington, waSvis-
iting his sister, Friday.
The ladies aid of the Methodist
church held their annual sale FRIDAY
and Saturday in the lecture room of
the church.
Rev. Jones, of Perry, who was a
candidate for governor on the prohi
bition ticket, had an agent in town
maxim & arrangements for a temper
ance chautauqua next summer, He
was successful, the business men guar
anteeing the necessary amount. 1t
will last six days, three sessions a day.
The talent is first class. Rev. Shell
don, author of what would Jesus
Do" is on the program.
Mr.. Drake, Mrs. Geo. Hunter, John
H. Jones, Miss Celia Dahley and Mrs.
Evan Griffith were Cresco callers We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dreckman were to
Cresco Wednesday. They have bought
a farm in Minnesota and will move
there in the spring.
Elijah Bent, of Chester, was calling
On friends Friday. He is going to
spend the winter in the center of the
state.
Miss Florence Powell and Mrs.
Augusta Jones, were Cresco visitors
Thursday.
The Misses Morris and Stevens re-
turned Friday from Wisconsin where
they are attending school.
Ben Wymark. of Canada, was visit
ing at the o. Hughes home in the Old
Town few days last week.
Mr.. Obriham, who spent the sum-
mer on a homestead in Montana, re-
turned Thursday.
Miss Nancy Frost returned fro,,
Mount Vernon Thursday, to spend the
holidays at home.
Mrs. Roy Jones. of Chester came
down Thursday. to visit her mother
who is sick.
Mrs. Klingham returned from Ches-
ter Thursday, where she was visiting
friends.
Fred Bastian returned Thursday
from Montana. where he has home
stead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patri were to Cresco
Thursday.
Harold and Claud King left Thursday
evening for Madison. Wis.
M. Lewis, of Chester was in town
last week.
Mabel Elwood, who is teaching in
Sioux City, arrived Saturday to spend
Christmas with her parents.
Jessie and Ruth Cue arrived Satur-
day from Fayette.
Laura Latcham returned from Hop
kinton, where she is attending school,
Saturday.
Charles Anderson and Winnifred
Cray arrived Saturday from Fayette.
Geneva Anderson, who is teaching in
the western part of the state, arrived
in town Saturday.
Jennie and Dwight Williams, Esther
Evans, and Will Thomas, arrived Sat-
urday from Minneapolis.
Rose May Jones, lwho is teaching in
the center of the state. arrived in town
Saturday.
Thomas Perry arrivedlSaturday from
Ames. where he is attending school.
Mrs. Geo. Hall is still confined to her
bed.
Newton Davis arrived Saturday from
Mount Vernon.
Ruth Hall arrived from the center of
the state Saturday, where she is teach
ing school.
The Misses Hattie Owens, Addie and
Frances Ruesink, Libbie Jones, Au-
gustus Prescott, were among the Cres-
CO visitors Saturday.
Thomas Jones, who is teacher in
the State university of Missouri. ar