Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-02-07
COUNTY NEWS
LIME SPRINGS.

COUNTY NEWS II
LIME SPRINGS.
The high school held their first coun-
| ty fair Friday night, and to say it was
great succeas, would hardly place US
in the Ananias club. The attractions
advertised were Of such q nature as
would draw crowds from great dis
lance. and if it had not been for the
inclemency of the weather the school
house would not have held the people.
Az it was large crowd was present
and patronized the different attractions
There was the Egyptian princess, who
ould tell all about the past, present
and future. There was q merry-go,
round to take ride on, and it would
remind one of the bucking of the Wood
man g.,at. There was an animal show
that would make Barnum's show look
tame. Teddy bears. hounds and a select
variety of cats that can only only be
found in Lime Springs. There was a
bras band worthy of q place in he
procession with President wilson
March 4th, q farce that everyone pres
ent said to be worth the money. These
are but few of the many attractions.
ought to have mentioned the fat lady,
10 she certainly had the fat alright and
when one considers tht she walks abut
eight miles day, five days . week, it
is no wonder she has lots of muscle.
The teachers and the members of the
high school are we'll pleased over the
outcome of their first county fair. The
net receipts were about $45.
w. .
Mrs. DR.. Simonds returned Wednes-
day to Kansas, after short visit with
friends
Mrs. Grace Jones. who has been Wis
iting friends in town, left for Man.
kato, Wednesday, on her way home to
Wisconsin.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Parchman, and
daughter Emma went to Clesco We'd
nesday. ~,
Mrs. F. NJ. Stevens, who has been
on the sick list, is improving.
Lawrence Hall returned to Charles
CITY Monday to work lin the Hart-Parr
factory.
Evan Williams and Thomas Jones ar
rived home Wednesday from Madison,
Wis.,, where they are attending the
University.
John Arneson, Clint Jones, Halver
Halverson, Miss Myrtle Foye, D. H.
Thomas, Ed. o. Jones, John Price and
r. H. Jones were among the Cresco
visitors from our village.
Mrs. H. Schultz is spending a few
days in West Union visiting friends.
Henry Foulkes has sold his farm
northwest of town to Put Tibbals. -
There never was time when it was
harder to rent house in Lime Springs
than it is at the, present time. -
The Ladies Aid of the Presbytel ian
church met at the home of Mrs. DR..
Carpenter Wednesday afternoon.
Art Rowland, who has been sick for
over week with erysipelas, is on the
mend. He had rather hard siege.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones are going
to live with Morris Jones. Mr.. Jones
will assist Morris in the implement
business.
After four months visit at the home
of Geo. Hall, Miss Alma Zimmerman
returned to Cresco.
Bessie Wells returned Monday, after
) few days visit with friends in Austin.
Alvin Nash has been on the sick list
, few days, but is improving.
MIR. and Mrs. A. j. Cray, after a
very pleasant visit in New York,
Washington and other eastern points,
; returned home Sunday.
Libbie Jones left Saturday for an
over Sunday visit with friends in Ches-
ter.
Mrs. O. Jones, of Chester was visit
ing friends last week.
Will Kerr spent q few days in Min
neapolis, returning Tuesday. ~
Phil Sanborn came up from Cresco
Friday to take in the County Fair.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church met at the home of Mrs. l..
Foye Thursday.
Miss Probasco, the assistant in the
High School, has been on the sick list
few days.
Mr.. Bulls, who has been sick, is i'm
proving.
l. o. B. Elwood and family arrived
from Wis, they are going to locate on
Jessie Cue and Charles Anderson,
after an over Sunday visit at home,
left Tuesday for Fayette.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Hill left for Owa-
tonna, MIMI, Saturday, to attend a
funeral of brother -in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Searles arrived
from Montana this week, and are visit
ing Clarence Searles and family few
days. s
Electric lights have been put in the
upper rooms of the high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Cray left Saturday
for an over Sunday visit with friends
in Cresco. rs
John Allbaugh, who came last spring
from Upton and worked a farm two
miles west of town, has decided to re-