Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
COUNTY news
L1ME SPRING.

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LIME SPRING. -
Miss Augusta Parchman returned
Monday from Cresco after visit with
her parents.
The ice crop is gathered. there is q
bountiful harvest and the ice is good.
The Modern Woodmen will hold in.
stallation next Saturday evening. A
large number. of wood choppers are ex.
pected to be present.
The roads are in such q shape that il
is almost impossible for the farmers Ia
haul their produce to market.
Rev. Jones of Lake Crystal, Mimi.
preached in the Foreston church Sun
day afternoon. and in the WEIGH
church in the evening.
Rev. Williams returned from Racine,
Wis, to take charge Of Rev. Hughs 3
funeral He returned on Friday even.
ing as he was preparing class Of
children for their first communion on
Sabbath. He will be home Tuesday.
Rev. Burgess has opened pop corn
and sample store next door to Jone' g
store.
Z. o. Jones is visiting in Columbus,
Wis, for few weeks.
Mrs. Palmer was up from Cresco Wis
iting at the Ruesink home Wednesday.
MIR. Meyers left Tuesday evening for
visit among his friends in Illinois.
He may possibly move his family there
III March.
Miss Josie Taraldson was visitor at
Chester Wednesday.
j. G. Roberts left for Davenport
Wednesday on business trip.
Mrs. Kalori was visitor at Chester
Wednesday afternoon.
Albert Jones of Minneapolis was Wis
iting his father j o. Jones few days
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Thomas of North
Dakota are spending few days with
their parents in the Old Town. They
are on their way to California to spent
the winter.
Mr.. Drake was Leroy visitor We'd
nesday.
H. H. Hulverson after few weeks
visit with friends in Lime Springs and
DEBORAH, left for Keynon Thursday,
where he is engaged in the real estate
business.
John Grim of Garrison YVES looking
after his farm interests Wednesday.
Rev. kaloria reports his visit to Du-
buque crest success. He was re.
ceived into the Presbytery, and ad-
dressed the students in the Presbyter-
ian college in ten languages.
D.. n.-:,l uJ;ll:o~., Cko.... - /.
came to attend the funeral of Rev.
Hughes.
MIR. and Mrs. Ben Davis and daugh-
ter were up from Cresco to attend the
funeral Friday.
A number of the High School girls
had a leap year sleighing party Friday
evening and from The noise they made
they are not likely to suffer with con-
sumption for some time.
The trustees of the Methodist church
held meeting Friday evening to at
tend to some business matters.
John Mouw had an exciting time
Sunday evening. On returning home
from church he found his home illumi-
mated and men walking through it and
thinking they were ROBBERS, went to. a
neighbors and borrowed shot gun.
When he entered the house he found
one man asleep in the wood box, an
other in one of the beds. The men
were drunk and no doubt it will be
some time before they visit that home
again.
Rev. Hughes was buried from the
WEIGH church Friday afternoon. The
church was crowded with relatives and
friends. There were many beautiful
flowers. Rev. Williams had charge of
the service preaching the sermon as
sisted by Revs. Burgess, Kaloria,
Jones and Maxwell. Quite number
from abroad were present. Rev.
Hughes was one of the kind of men of
whom it is said: Though dead yet
Speaketh.
Mrs. John Morris, of Chicago. was a
visitor Wednesday at the home of Rev.
Mr.. Morris. Rev Mr.. Morris is in a
feeble state of health.
ii. Hughes. son Of Rev. Hughes,
came to attend his fathers funeral
MIR. Hughes lives in Burlington.
II. II. Sanborn is quite sick. Grant
Jones is attending to the cream Office.
Mr. Kings home. south Of town, is
under quarantine. One Of the boys
has the scarlet fever. He has been
very sick but at this writing is some
better. tl
There is quite little sickness among
the children, mostly colds. 1t would
be unfortunate if the school would have
to be closed ut this time.
Mrs. Thomas and daughter Jerusha
of Minneapolis came to attend the
funeral Of Rey. Hughes.
Miss Sarah Brown was up from Cres-
co Wednesday visiting at the home of
w. o. Thomas Miss Brown is not a
stranger in Lime Springs, being at one
time Supt. of the schools Of the oun
ty. She made the school a pleasant
visit.
The U. &. club met with Eva Max
we'll Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Babcock, Mr.. and Mrs.
Owen Jones from Chester were down
to attend Rev. Hugh s funeral.