Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-02-14
COUNTY NEWS
LIME SPRINGS.

COUNTY NEWS
LIME SPRINGS.
Mrs. Upton was. Chester visitor,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Searles left for Su-
days. 49,
. Mr.. and Mrs. D. Horton were Cresco
visitors, Monday.
Mrs. Barnes, of Chester, was visit
or at the Paul Thomas home.
Mrs. Ed O.. Jones came from the
Hospital, MONDAY. much improved in
health. , 49, x.
Richard Williams, who has beer
spending the winter in Chicago with 8
r son, returned to Lime Springs.
Joshua Williams, one Of Lime
Springs young men, is now in Billings,
Montana.
August Freck, of Davenport was ir
town on business last week. He has
bought the Wells farm west Of town.
A son is going to farm the place.
James McCulloch, of California, who
has been visiting few weeks at the
home of Alvin Nash, left Saturday for
visit with brother in Minneapolis
Mr.. Phifer, of Chester, was in town
Saturday on business.
Fred Parchman was calling on
friends Saturday, returning to Cresco
on the evening train.
Geo. Hall went to Waverly last week
on business.
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Lutte Sanborn, Jr., C. Moar and Ed.
o. Jones, were among the Creaco Wis
itors Saturday.
Mr.. Schaffer, of Wyoming, was a
visitor at the F. Elwood home las
week.
Harrison Davis expects to leave for
Billings, Montana. about the end of
the month, where he has situation in
q bank.
A. J. Cray was at Cresco, Tuesday,
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albaugh and family
left for Upton, Wednesday, where
they expect to reside in the future.
Mrs. Geo. Damon came up from
Cresco, Wednesday, to visit at the
Fred Salisbury home for few days.
Mrs. Bertha Morris went to Cresco,
Wednesday.
The Democratic victory is stirring
things up IN this burg over the post
office. There has been petition gen.
orally signed for the present postmast-
er to be reappointed, but as he is not
of the Democratic faith it is feared
that he may not be retained. We
have only few Democrats in town,
and they have been so loyal to their
party that each of them think if there
are any ''plums" to be distributed
they ought to receive some recognition.
Mr.. D. Horton has a petition in circu-
latiOn and we hear others are in the
race
Ed. Mouw was at Rochester last
week to visit his daughters, who are
employed in the hospital.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church, met last week at the home of
Mr.. Foye, and the ladies..of the Pres
hvterian church at the home of DR..
Carpenter.
Miss Probasco, the assistant il the
High school was unable to teach last
week on account of sickness, .but is at
her post Of duty this week.
The graduates are at work on their
clay play which they expect to give
about Easter.
Mr.. Black was up from Cresco Sat-
1rdsy on business.
Rev. ]. n. Mahaffy, who used to be
pastor of the Presbyter church of
Lime Springs and Chester, gave dra-
matte reading in the Presbyterian
church, Wednesday evening.
The following persons have been
chosen to oversee the boys and girls
Thomas, Mrs. DR.. Carpenter and Mrs.
Lloyd Horton and VI. W. Williams for
nights with the boys and girls to spend
some time in study and the rest Of the
evening in games and amusements.
Rolla Jones has decided to move into
town and stop farming.
Viii Cray was down from Chester
Saturday on business.
Mr.. Hubbard's family have been suf-
fering from the measles.
Nels Knudsen and wife, of Alta Vista,
we're in town Saturday, calling on
friends. They have just been mar
ried. Mrs. Knudsen may be remem
bered as Mabel Ferkingstad.
There was social gathering at the
home of Thomas Davis, north OF town
Friday evening.
The Loughrey Bros of Cresco. were
canvassing the town for a vacuum
cleaner. ~
Rev. Pearsons, of Minneapolis, came
Saturday and preached Sunday in
Greenleafton.
Frank Poneck has beer engaged to
work for F. Elwood this year.
Thomas Price and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival OF a son at their home
Frank Hening field, of Milwaukee,
was an over Sunday visitor at the
Gates home.
Mr.. Probssco left Monday for Arl-
ington. after spending Sunday with his
daughter.
The woman's foreign missionary so.
ciety of the Methodist church, met