Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-05-30

Mrs. Anna. Schsefer passed avsy
Monday night at her home in the First
ward, at the age of 81 years, 6 months
and s days. The funeral was held o.
Wednesday morning at st. Joseph's
church, with interment in St Joseph's
cemetery. ,...-,.'. , ~
Karl D. Fisk will be ut the Strother
House, June 3rd and 4th; he has been
making regular visits to this city for
many yearS and his work as an opasn-
etrist has given universal satisfaction.
If you have any eye trouble be ssrc
and see Karl D. Fisk. $50. :..% so.
The well-known Clydesdale Stallioa
Dale, No. 12277, will make the season
beginning April 18th, 1918, in Cresce
and vicinity, with headquarters At
Whites barn. Fee, SIS to insure
foal one week old.
]. F. McIntire, Manager.
Well improved 16O acre farm 3 miller
from Cresco; also we'll located 2oe
acres with fine buildings. Both are
good farms with no waste land. Price
for either $85 per acre. For further
information see JAS. H. DALEY, sg
38tf Vernon Springs Road, Cresco, Ia,
w. F. and C. E. Miller are preparA
ing to open an undertaking parlor il
rooms in the rear of Thompson's alb
stract Office. Both are from illinois,
though their father resides north of
Cresco. The former is licensed em-
balmer who has had about ten yesrS
experience principally in Chicago.
For SALE OR RENT-4OO acre graic
and stock farm on Sec. 27-100-1a p
miles south of Chester railroad statie1
and AZ miles west of Lime Springs. IL
watered with springs and spring brook
For terms apply to owner on place or
write JOHN CRAY, Lime Springs, r. D.
No. 2, Box IL, Howard Co., la. a2ts.
Mrs. Frances Hubbard, sister Of
Mrs. Jerry Kingsley, died in Chester
Monday forenoon after an illness ct
two or three years. She was seventy
five years old old and had been resi-
dent of Chester village and township
since 1858. Wells Eaton of Chester
and l. L. and Irwin Eaton of Cresee
are brothers.-Le Roy Independent.
The Board of Supervisors lwere III
session on Tuesday considering the
proposed county roads and made bot
one change and that an unimporta4f
one before submitting their choice t.
the state highway commission. The
change made was to select road run
ming north from the Cresco- Riceville
road through Jamestown and Oak Dale
townships, one mile west of the road
originally selected.
Miss Nellie Mullen whose.i!lness with
typhoid fever we mentioned some time
ago. passed away Monday at Crook
ston, Minn., and the remains were
brought to Cresco yesterday for in~
terment, accompanied by Mrs. J.. NJ
Hughes of Portland, Oregon, and Mr.
and Mrs. frank Creamer of St. Psui-
The funeral will take place Saturday
morning at the Church Of the Assumps
ton. 49,. III
Clarence Milton and his mother
came down from st. Paul last Thurs
day evening and remained in Cresce
till Monday, the guests of Miss Lau-
raine Mead. Clarence is assistant
secretary of the Van SAINT Investment
Co, which makes a speciality of in
vesting in farm mortgages and bonds
which are sold to investors, and which
is headed by Ex-Gov. Van SAINT, of
Minnesota. MIR. Milton called on sevc-
raj Cresco men in the interests of ha
company which will probably have
local representative here soon.
Mrs. F. j Mead, who is visiting
relatives in Albion. Neb., writes that
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she attended the baccalaureate sermon
preached by Rev. H. j. Human, for
merly of Cresco, but who removed fro n
Jennings, La, to Albion, where he is
highly esteemed by his congregation
and citizens generally. A clipping
from one of their local newspapers
mentions the sermon as follows: REV
Human of the Congregational church
preached the baccalaureate sermon to
the high school graduating class at the
opera house, last Sunday night. h
was an excellent sermon and the large
congregation was greatly edited ant
the graduates should profit by the :a6.
mo1itions of the minister. The sausis
was furnished by large choir gste-'
cred from among the members Of Rex,
Humans church and was well rer.'
dered.'' ..