Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-16
COUNTY NEWS
LIME SPRING.

convention of the M. E. church, at
Charles City, returned Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Miller were up
from Cresco Tuesday.
Bert Thomas returned from Mime
apolis Friday, after few days visit
on business.
Miss Cora Woods has returned from
Mason City. She has decided to re-
main at home during the summer
Lutte Sanborn attended the funeral of
Mr.. Babcock in Chester.
Mrs. Will Thuerk and her mother,
Mrs. C. Parchman, came up from Cries.
co to visit friends Tuesday.
j. D. Dickinson came up from Tip
ton to visit his daughter, Mrs. Wilkin-
son, south of town few days.
Mrs. Gilbert Moar was Cresco
visitor Thursday.
Mr.. Black and family have moved to
Cresco. They shipped their goods this
week. We are sorry to lose this fine
family. What is our loss is Cresco's
gain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luhman, after few
days visiting friends here and Chester,
returned to Postville Friday.
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town visiting Miss Obriham, returning
home Friday.
The Schacht Bros, are doing rush
ing business, having shipped a couple
of autos to Cresco parties Friday.
The roads are drying fast and soon
we shall hear the warni ng signal of the
auto, and the air will be filled with its
perfume
Carl Maehling got his auto into a
mud hole, and 1T was some time before
he got it liberated. He had too many
young ladies in the machine.
Rev. Maxwell received black thorn
walking stick from the ''auld sod" a
present from w. G. Brown, Pres. of
the N. Y. Central.
The funeral of Tom Taraldson was
held from the Methodist church, Tues
day afternoon, the Pastor of the Lnth-
eran church in charge, assisted by Rev.
Maxwell.
A large crowd witnessed the free
moving picture show Monday evening.
The International Harvester Co., were
showing the advancement in the differ
cut machines manufactured by that
company.
There will be missionary address
given in the Methodist church, Thurs
day evening by a returned missionary
from Korea,
Mrs. Rev. Williams is visiting friends
in Philadelphia. She is expected to re-
turn next week.
Mrs. w. o. Thomas was Chester
visitor Friday.
Martin Jones, and his brother Thos.
who were in the butcher business in
Rudd, have decided to locate in Grana-
da, MINI few miles from Winnie
bago. 1t is hoped they will find sue
cessful opening.
John Wheeler is in charge of the
depot in the absence Of Mr.. Platt, who
is on trip in northern Minnesota.
The new creamery is making prog
new we'll sunk, and the boiler is on the
ground.
A large number of our young people
went to Cresco Monday evening to at
tend the minstrel show.
Rev. Williams and w. w. Williams,
John H. Jones, E. T. Jone, were to
Cresco Thursday, to attend the Prohi-
bition county convention. Rev. Will
liams addressed the convention
Rev. Kaloria has gone to Illinois to
spend Sunday with church, on trial.
j. j. Williams has built warehouse
back of his hardware store which gives
him more room for his increasing bust
ness.
DR.. Carpenter is spending few days
in Chicago on professional business.
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Iowa City Tuesday.
Mrs. w. r. Jones who has been Wis
iting at McIntire few days, returned
Saturday.
Cecil Black went to Cresco Saturday.
He will return Monday and continue
his school studies until the close of the
year. He will board at the home of
Mr.. Peter Anderson.
Herold and Claude King were Cresco
visitors Saturday.
Miss Westby came up from Cresco
to visit Miss Josie Taraldson over Sun
day.
The Misses Gertrude and Violet Hor-
| ton were CrescO visitors between
trains Saturday.
II. Hughes of Burlington, spent Sun
day with his mother and sister, return
ing Monday.
Miss Geneva Anderson returned to
her school duties at Fayette Wednes-
day.
Mrs. H. Hill returned to Canada,
after few weeks visit with friends.
Her visit was shortened on account of
the news of her husbands sickness.
Rev. Burgess went to Cresco Satur
day to attend the Quar- terly meeting of
the Bonair circuit.
Miss Ruth Hall returned to her
school duties Thursday.
Clarence Lee and wife came from
Minneapolis to attend the funeral of
Tom Taraldson.
J. Hughes of the old town is recov-
ering slowly. He is able to be out
after his long sick spell.
Among our citizens nominated for
offices Of trust, arc John H. Jones,
treasurer: John j. Williams. sheriff;
E. Il. Jones, clerk; A. j. Baerman, su-
pervisor of End district, on the prohi-
bition ticket.
The members of the WEIGH church
have been holding monthly literary
meetings during the winter, the clos
ing one was held Friday evening.
Among the good things on the program
was test in solo singing. Mary Will
iams was the winner; a test in i'm
promptu speaking of which Mrs. w. 0.
Thomas was the winner; test in
translating Welch words into English,