Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-08-21
Local Notes.

cheap. 0lngle or OOuDle OrlVer OF
rider. G. w. Meyers, Bonair. {;
Gilbert B.. Olson and daughters
Matilda and Gelena arrived Wednes-
day from Everett, Washington, for a
few days visit at the home of his
brother in.law, D. Amundson.
Do you know that by having that
suit cleaned and pressed it will prolong
its life at least year and also add
greatly to your appearance.
| MODEL PANToRlUM, west P. D.
Emma Vagts has resigned from her
position with Mott & Co., store and
expects to leave for Minneapolis about
Sept. to take up a course of nurse
training at the St. Andrews hospital.
'.Say, Jack, do you know am NOR
than pleased with that diamond ring
you gave me-"
''You ought to be. Susie, l bought it
from Baldwin, Cresco's Big Jeweler. :"
John Cosgrove and wife from Henry,
S. D., and Chas. H. Woellstein and
wife from bayfield,, Mimi, :autoed to
Cresco Saturday afternoon for an over
Sunday visit at Fred Woellstein lhome.
John Owens and wife returned Sat.
urday to their in Lawler, after a visit
at the Geo. and A. ]. Owens homes.
They were accompanied by Ambrose
and Rose Owens, who will visit there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer James went to
Lime Springs, Tuesday, to visit the
Iatter's brother, Gard Carr; from there
they with M. Carr will leave by auto,
Wednesday, for Spencer to visit rela-
tives.
Elsie Scbeurer spent a few days at
Cresco visiting friends, also to enter
tain her friend Leslie BLY, who is a pa
tient at Mercy hospital, who is getting
alorg nicely after an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Seeley brought
the remains of the formers mother,
Mrs. Helen Seeley from Preston, MINI.
last Thursday for burial at Oak Lawn.
Mrs. Seeley was an old resident Of
Howard county. \,
John Miller, wife and little daughter
Helen, who have been visiting the
formers parents the past two weeks,
left Tuesday night for a visit at Ge-
neva, ILL.,, enroute to their home in
Yakima, Wash.
Mrs. W. H. Miller gave six o'clock
dinner at her home last Thursday to
sixteen ladies in honor Of her sister,
Mrs. John Briefly of Kansas City.
Most Of the ladies present were old
school mates of Mrs. Briefly,
Mrs. NJ. A. Counselman and daughter,
Miss Reba, left Monday afternoon for
Denver and Boulder, Colorado; Chey-
enne, Wyoming; Kansas City. Missouri;
and Ottumwa and Washing ton, Iowa,
for visit with relatives and friends.
War! war! is great for excitement,
but we know place where we can
have a better time at less risk. The
place is Harmony harvest festival,
Aug. 28tk and goth. Everybody in
yvited. The attractions are many and
you are guaranteed a grand time all
the day long.
Cedar Valley Seminary has secured
two strong men to fill the vacancies on
it's teaching staff. Both are Iowans.
Harold Y. Moffett. of Morning Sun,
will be vice principal and teacher of
English. John F. Christensen, of
Dysart, will teach commercial subjects
and economics.
Free books. Free use Of typewriters
and free short hand tablets and type
writing paper to those enrolling in our
school. One penny invested in postal,
directed to the College of Commerce,
Waterloo, will give you our beautiful
free catalog and full information. Fall
term opens Sept. Z. !
Do you want to go visiting for a
couple, days? Say we do. Let's go
over to Harmony and attend the har.
vest festival, Aug. % and q. There
is going to be big doings over there.
Ball games, motorcycle races, horse
races, free street attractions, dances
and many attractions others too nun.
erous to mention.
Edgar j. Taft mails US q post card |
from Toronto, Can, telling that he
has been about $50 miles east of that
place on business trip and will soon
start for Niagara Falls and will take
boat trip from Buffalo to Detroit on !
the way home. He adds that they are
enlisting there by thousands to 60 to
fight the Germans.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Miller last
Sunday. Those from out of town were
Chas. Willard. Of Storm Lake. Iowa.