Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-31
az MEAD PUBLISHING co
>ific.s, Paper Of City and County
COUNTY NEWS
LIME SPRINGS.

Miss Lewis, of Cresco, was q visitor
at the home Of G. Morris, Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. Hall is still a very sick
woman and seems to be gradually
growing weaker.
Thomas Jones, who has been teach
ing in the University of Missouri, 10 at
home during the holidays. He has re-
signed his position and accepted one in
the University of Wisconsin, beginning
after the new year.
J. j. Williams new SIS, 900 house had
a narrow escape of being destroyed
one night last week. One of the oil
stoves that was being used to dry the
master blazed up and some Of the |
wood work was burned. If it had not
been discovered in time. the new house |
no doubt would have been destroyed.
Mrs. Roberts, who has been sick, IS !
so far recovered as to visit her daugh- |
ter, Mrs. Jones, of Chester.
Bernice Claxton came up from Fay
cite, Tuesday, to visit Geneva Ander-
son for few days.
Rev. Burgess went to Chester,
Wednesday, to visit friends.
Rev. Jones and family ate Christmas
dinner at the home of DR.. Carpenter.
Miss Olson went to LIE Roy to spend
Christmas with her parents.
John Ruesink Jr. came up from
Cresco, Wednesday.
Leon Lusk, of Chester, came Mon
day to visit friends.
Mrs. Sam Hall, Newton Davis, Ruth
Hall, Mrs. Gates and Herman Luldtke
were among the the Cresco visitors.
Monday.
Mrs. Marshall and son came from
Cresco, Monday, to spend few days
with friends.
MIR. and Mrs Charles Lee, of Min.
neapolis. came Tuesday to spend
Christmas at the Taraldson home.
Mrs. R. M. Roberts left Tuesday for
Anamosa to spend Christmas with her
daughter.
Matthew Hughes, an old resident of
this place, who has been three years IN
South Dakota, is visiting his sister.
Miss Knucsen, who is teaching near
Green Meadow, came home Tuesday.
Ferdinand Sefeldt arrived Tuesday
from Illinois with car load of stock
and machinery. He is going to farm,
two miles south of town. He brought
with him eight Jersey cows that are
great butter makers.
Thomas Roberts, who is principal of
the school in McGregor, is spending va
cation in town.
Louise Salisbury and Fay Hewes
went to Cresco, Monday, to spend
Christmas with friends.
Violet Hoopman, of Cresc0, was in
town visiting friends, Monday.
Ne Hawaii
Minneapolis, came Sunday to visit
friends.
Robert Jones, of Granada, came
home Sunday to eat Christmas dinner
with friends.
John Bicen and daughter Minnie
went to Minneapolis, Monday.
Miss Heinicke went to Cresco, Mon
day, to visit friends for few days.
Mrs. Fred Luhman came from Post
vile, Mondoy, to visit at the home Of
her parents for q few days.
The second quarterly conference Of
the Methodist church will be held next
Saturday. Rev. Mershon will be pres
ent and preach on Sabbath morning.
Geo. Johnston and Charles Upton,
,of Cedar County, have rented the farm
south of town farmed last year by Mr..
Wilkinson who is going to move to |
Wyoming.
While Henry Foulks was driving |
with Rev. Williams to Bristol, Satur-
day afternoon, their horse ran away
and threw them out. MIR. Foulkes re-
ceived several bad scratches and was
otherwise shaken up. Rev. Williams
escaped without bruises but he was
badly shaken up. The buggy .wasl
smashed. Rev. Williams remained to
preach on Sabbath morning while Evan
Griffith went out with his auto and
brought Mr.. Foulkes home. One year
ago to-day Rev. Williams was in
another runaway.
Frank Luhman returned to Postville
Thursday.
Mrs. Jessie Everhock, of Bristol, left
for Cedar Rapids Thursday.
Mrs. A. ]. Cray and Miss Palmquist
left Thursday for Minneapolis to visit
friends few days.
K. Paulson and wife of South Da-
kota, are visiting at the home Of Nels
Kerr on their way to Chicago.
There was Sunday School conven-
ton in the Welcn church Sunday.
Leslie Mcbride, of Lansing left Mon
day, after few days visit at the home
of Mr.. Irvine.
Rev. Maxwell and daughter Eva
spent few days last week visiting
friends in Albert Lea.
Mr.. Myers, who lives near Bonair,
was in town Thursday on his way to
Minnesota where he has rented farm
for the coming year. as, aE
Miss Evans went to Lake Crystal to
attend a convention of the Young PEG.
pies Christian Endeavor of the WEIGH
church Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Beatty, of Cresco, spent
Christmas with Mrs. Jones, Ms.
Beaty's mother north of town.
Prof. R. S. Perry, of Harmony, and
the WEIGH choir of Bristol will give
grand concert in the WEIGH church
Jan. 2.
Mrs. l.. Owen, of Bristol was visit
ing her sister Mrs. Ed. O. Jones who
10 sick.
Mrs. Adrian Christ, of Mason City.
is visiting her father.J John Hughes.
Mrs. Rowland and Mrs. Baerman
were Chester callers Friday.
Thomas Noonan, of Portal, S. D., is
visiting at the Sullivan home south of
town.
Christmas has come and gone, our
business men have done q rushing bust
ness. any one who should enter one of
our business houses could not help
but see that the 3aoe of Bethlehem
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