Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-23
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Frank Burns Ii thSbltcher shop, Mar
tin Jcnes hAvirf resigned.
NJ. Tihbess Of Chester was In Lime
SprinGs On BUSINESS Wednesday.
W. ". Thomas visited at Chester
Tuesday.
Mrs. Luhman of Postvile is visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burns
this week.
DR.. Kessel of Cresco was up on pro-
fessional business Thursday.
Mrs. Maxwell and daughter Eva
were Cresco visitors Thursday.
D. j. Maggie was a Cresco visitor
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Horton returned
from visit at Minneapolis Friday.
Frank Morrison of West Union,
owner of the Lime Springs telephone
exchange, was in town Friday.
John Sanborn was Cresco visitor
Thursday.
Mrs. Myers has returned from a
visit with her daughter in California,
but on account of poor railroad con-
nectiOns she was over a week on the
road.
Mr.. French is going to move to
Worthington, Mimi, where he is going
into the hardware business.
The hog market in Lime Springs was
booming this week. there being six
car loads in the yards at one time. C.
Parchman brought in six hogs that
averaged over $50 lbs each. $4,000
was paid for hogs to the farmers this
week by our buyers.
Thomas Jones left Friday for Rudd
Iowa, where he and his brother Mar
tin has bought the butcher shop there.
Martin and Miss Gertrude Stebbens
were united in marriage Tuesday last
at DEBORAH.
Mrs. Mcclure left for Winnebsgo,
Mimi, to care for her son who is sick
at that place.
George Cray left Tuesday for a few
days visit with friends in Minneapolis.
Misses Nina Ruesink and Florence
Powell returned Friday from a visit
with Mrs. Palmer at Cresco.
The preachers have not been able to
fill their appointment at Chester for
three Sundays.
E. v. Sanborn who lives in Ged, La,
surprised his friends in Lime Springs
by taking to himself wife. He visit
ed friends here last summer.
The Royal Neighbors are going to
hold installation of officers Jan. "a.
Herold King has returned from
Ames, and says he enjoyed the short
course very much.
Rev. Mrs. Davis, daughter Of Rev.
Hughes, who lives in New York is
visiting her parents.
Miss Lenora Michel and her father
from North Oak, who have been :isit-
ing P. j. Maggie few days went to
DEBORAH to visit friends Tuesday.
Walter Vesper of Sherman Wis,
who has been visiting at the c. Parch-
man home south of town, departed for
home Friday evening.
Eight couple enjoyed sleigh ride
Tuesday evening to the home of Dick
Kleiboer where the evening was spent
in most enjoyable manner. The party
was in honor of Harry Reice, VIM.
Kerr and NJ. Morris acting as chaper-
ones. Another eigh ride is to be en-
joyed in the near future, and girls re-
member your leap year privileges.
Mrs. Charles (Lohuis) Lee departed
for Fort Sill, Okla. Friday to join her
husband who is a Sergeant in the U.
s. Army.
Rev. Kalori spent last week at Du-
buque attending the Presbytery.
Lutte Sanborn, Jr., and Mrs. Sam
Roberts were operated upon at the
hospital in Cresco Friday.
Mrs. Frost and daughter Marcy, and
Madge Perry were Cresco shoppers
Saturday.
The Ladies Aid Of the Methodist
church met at the home of Mrs. Clar-
ence Moar Thursday afternoon. There
were present members of four gener-
atoms in the Moar family. A very en-
joyable time was spent.
Evan H. Jones was at Cresco Satur-
day.
Mr.. Black who has been visiting
friends in the center of the state re-
turned Saturday.
Charles Schacht visited Cresco Sat-
urday.
Joe Williams went to Fort Atkinson
Saturday.
Mrs. S. H. Hall visited Chester Sat-
urday.
Miss Augusta Parchman visited her
parents over Sunday in Cresco.
MIR. Zook, ST., visited a sister in
Cresco over Sunday.
D. H. Thomas visited Chester Fri
day.
Sometime ago man representing an
auto company from Mason City visited
our city, and by the glowing prospect
of getting rich quick sold several 81 200
shares to several of our citizens. Now
it is reported the company has sold
out and all our citizens are going to re-
ceive is experience, while the other
fellows have the money.
Rev. Mr.. Hughes was taken sudden
ly sick Sunday afternoon; he was to
preach in the evening, and he retired
to rest in the afternoon and was found