Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-10-29
COUNTY NEWS
LIME SPRINGS.

Saturday.
J. j. Williams has force of men at
work on his new home. 1t is going to
be brick and will be one of the finest
in town when completed.
Mrs. Jane Gates, Miss Bessie Wells,
Miss Julia Daily, Mrs. w. w. Williams
and daughter, Miss Foy and Miss Sails
bury were among the visitors to Cries.
CO. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Cray left Friday
for short visit with friends in Daven-
port.
J. H. Flory came up from North
English to visit daughter who re-
sides near Bristol, leaving for home
Saturday.
Mr.. Zook Sr. went to Cresco for an
over Sunday visit with friends.
Mrs. Elwood, after weeks visit at
Cedar Rapids. Mount Vernon and other
points, returned Saturday.
Lawrence Hall came Saturday from
Charles City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albee who reside in
Vermont and who have been enjoying
a trip through the western states,
spent few days with G. Moar who is
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day for the East.
Jane Ann Williams went to Minneap-
oils to visit friends, returning Friday.
John Turnmire was made to rejoice
Wednesday morning, when he was IN
formed that it was boy. This arrival
makes seven boys in the family and he
says he is planning for foot ball team.
Sadie Wilhelm was down from Chest
'er calling on friends, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omoth and daughter
went to Riceford, Mimi, Ito attend a
wedding last week.
Foot ball is looked upon as rather a
rough kind of sport; some Of the
parents forbidding their boys to take
part in the game.
Mr. and Mrs. Holly came from Sioux
Falls to visit at the home of MIR. Holly's
mother, and help her to enjoy her
birthday. They left for home Thurs
day.
Rev. Burgess returned Friday, after
few days visit in Fayette where he
attended meeting Of the G. A. Il.
Tuesday evening the Royal Neighbors
are going to tell our citizens ''hOw the
story grew" We are not: sure what
the story is, but no doubt it will be an
interesting one. A basket social will
take place at the close.
A large number of our citizens went
out to Foreston Saturday and Sunday
to attend the meeting of the Presberty.
Owen Owens came down from Min
neapolis to visit with friends a few
days, returning Friday.
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Roy Monday to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McGonigal left
for La Crosse Monday. Mrs. McGoni-
gal has been visiting friends here.
Mrs. Upton and daughter were Ores.
co visitors Friday.
Mrs. C. Moar left Saturday for a
short visit with friends in DEBORAH.
Rev. Jones, of Crystal Lake, and
Rev. Morgan, of Minneapolis, are in
town attending meeting of the Pres
bytery of the WEIGH church in F0res-
ton Saturday.
Morris Jones has decided to become
one of our citizens. He has sold his
farm south of town, and will move in
to town as ION as he can find house.
Miss Molloy, candidate for Supt. of
Schools, was calling upon voters in our
village last week.
Bill Jones and family, after a few
weeks visit in Missouri, returned Fri
day.
Bill Lewis, east of town, found q
young colt valued at SIS dead in the
yard Thursday morning. He could not
tell what was the cause of its deaths
The Eastern Star was represented in
Cedar Rapids last week by Mrs. DR..
Plummer who went from here as q
delegate. She reports fine time, and
large number of Stars present.
Mr.. Gates, after very good seasons
to Ottumwa. Mrs. Gates and family
will go later.
John Ruesink came from South Da-
kota where he has been for few
weeks on business.
d. Horton has purchased the Mrs.
o. E. Williams home, and has moved
his family into it.
Mrs. Kahout, after few weeks visit
at the home of her parents, left Thurs
day for Cass Lake, MINI.
A son of MIR. Stockdale, who resides
north of town, has rented the farm
farmed by Mr.. Lewis last season. He
will move his family from near Rice
vile in the spring.
The first number of the lecture
course will be in the Opera house Thurs
day. 1t will be lecture.
Will Roberts returned from Wiscon-
sin, where he has been spending few
days in search of health.
Lou Umhoefer has returned from
Minnesota, where he has been working
He has decided to reside in Lime
Springs, and when Mrs. Umhoefer re-
turns from Minneapolis, where she is
visiting friends, they will start honse-
keeping again.
Owen Foulkes and family came from
South Dakota, and will live in the
Kaiser house until spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto johnson, of Cres-
co, were visitors at the home of Mr..
A. Anderson Sunday between trains.
Gertrude and Violet Horton, and
Herbert Kerr went to Cresco Friday to
attend the football game.
Our football team left Friday noon
for DEBORAH to engage the team Of
that school in a game. The result was
IL to nothing in favor of DEBORAH. A
poor beginning means a good ending if
they keep at it.
There was reception in the Pres
byterian church Friday evening, by the
members and friends in shonor of Rev.
Jones and his family, who have lately
came9tO our town to reside. There