Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-05-28
COUNTY NEWS
LIME SPRING.

Alice NdSel anu MFS. "A. N. JOtlIlsOl
were Cresco visitors Friday.
Mrs. Ray Thompson and son arrived
from Canada, Wednesday tu visit Al
the home of her father Smith Bulls {
few days.
Henry Foulkes was an Austin visito,
Thursday.
| Mrs. II. H. Sanborn was in Cresce
Thursday.
Mrs. Summers and daughter arrived
Thursday from Charles City. They
will spend few days visiting hel
father and then go to Canada to joir
her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. McGregor returned tt
Chester Thursday, after short visit
with friends.
Miss Mary LeBaur arrived from
Kansas Thursday. She is going tc
visit at the home of Will Nagel north
of town.
l.. Hall has been quite sick, but is
on the mend.
w. A. Hall has built himself a fine
new house on the south side of the
railroad track.
DR.. Carpenter and wife entertained
the graduates and teachers of the
High school Thursday evening.
Mrs. Hugh Jones and Mrs. James of
Mankato. arrived Thursday evening.
They had sad experience in wreck
near Mankato; Mrs. James was badly
bruised by coming in contact with the
car as it tumbled down the embark
ment, In the morning they proceeded
| 49,, 10 D,.;e to1 r., nd
D. r. Conway, of Elma, was IN
town Friday
E. O. Jones and Clint Jones were
called to Minneapolis Friday morning
by the serious illness of John 0. Jones
who is in the hospital at that place.
Myron Converse and J. C. Webster
were up from Cresco Friday.
Lee Elwood was over from Elma on
business Friday.
There was great rejoicing among the
Irvines, the society that has held the
cup Last year, when they heard it
was to be theirs for another year.
Not only did they get the cup, but the
first prize for the Grafton, and also for
the essay and defamation. No Won
der they felt as proud as Teddy did
over his victory in Ohio. At the close
of the debate the contestants went to
Wells restaurant where the defeated
society served supper to the victorious
side.
Friday evening the Juniors gave a
banquet to the graduates and their
friends in the High school building. An
interesting program was enjoyed,
Augustus Prescott give welcome,
Charles Anderson responded. Mrs. d.
II. Thomas gave a reading, Edith
Ometh an instrumental solo, Herbert
Clarke and Harry Billman cornet and
violin duet, Burel Burns reading,
Nettie Smith, instrumental solo, Laura
Latcham the class poem, Levita Dor
win reading, Paul Nagel and Her
bert Jones a violin solo. At the close
RI the program the large company en-
joyed the feast of good things pre-
pared.
Ole Kalson, knute Hovey and Hans
Boargan were lie Roy visitors, return
ing Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price came from Man.
kato to be present at the special meet
ing in Bristol, Sunday.
MIS-. ". jules CdtuC OO"u ALOul SLSoC0
err to visit her sister, Thursday.
The cup contest held in the Methodist
church, Wednesday evening, was sue
cess. Miss Laura Latcham delivered
an Grafton on the ''Peace Problem;'
Lyman Carpenter on "The Yellow
PERIL" Lavesta Dorwin read an ess ay,
Back to the Farm" Irene Roberts,
1.-The American Interest in Music"
Ethel Sanborn gave Defamation.
The excitement of the evening occurred
in the debate: Resolved, That the
federal government should have exclu-
sive control over all the corporations
doing interstate business" affirmative,
Augustus Presc it,. negative, Herbert
Jones and Neil Miller. Harry Billman,
Charles Anderson and Eldad Jones. the
Judges, gave the victory to the affirm
alive.
Mrs. Dickman Of Fayette spent Sun.
day speaking in Lime Springs and
Chester Methodist churches in the in
terests of the w. f. M. society. She
received over $50 as thank offering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Umhoefer are selling
their household gods at private sale.
They are going to travel during the
summer.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Owens, has been sick, but is
improving at this writiog.
Rev. Evans, from Mankato, Rev.
Morgan from Minneapolis, attended
the meeting in Bristol Saturday and
Sunday.
Rev. Maxwell preached the bacca-
laureate sermon to the graduates Sun
day evening to a full house.
A. j. Cray has carpenters building a
porch on his house.
Will Cray was down from Chester
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Morris were Cresco
visitors over Sunday.
X. Osand who resided northwest of
town, died and was buried Tuesday.
A. F. Marsh has decided to 60 out
of the implement business.
The creamery is finished, and Mr.
Kite, the contractor, left Saturday
morning to spend Sunday with his son
in Allison, before returning to his
home in Ohio.
d. l.. Grannis, who was at one time
principal of our schools, will deliver
the commencement address Friday
evening in the Methodist church.
Rev. Morris is sick and there is little
hopes of his recovery.
Mrs. r. Truman and two children
who reside in Canada, are spending a
few days visiting at the home of Mr..
0. Truman.
Miss Knudsen has closed her school
at Grand Meadow, and arrived home
Monday.