Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-10
TWIN VILLAGES.

saw rig, gasoline being the power.
VIM. feathers, our butter maker, re-
ceived word that his father was very
sick in Wisconsin, so he started for
there on Friday at noon.
| j. A. Ludwig is the owner of a new
piano, having purchased Crown.
E. F.. Sims has also purchased new
piano having a Mason & Farrell
Our merchants are receiving their
Christmas goods now for the holiday
trade.
Lee Copeman has purchased A.. w.
Ludwig's telephone share in the Will
age line.
F. L. Damon has sold his share in
the Albion Telephone Co. to A. w.
Ludwig.
Chas. Derr has had several men lath-
ing his new house the past week; he
has good one.
R. w. McCloud and wife were bust
ness callers at Cresco on Saturday.
Harris Isaacson is here again to take
the place of butter maker during the
absence of Mr.. feathers.
The skating is very good and the
teachers and children are enjoying it.
being out nearly every night and all
day on Saturday.
Ole Jacobson, our blacksmith, is so
busy that he has F. l.. Damon and
Walter Wentworth as helpers so as to
get his work done.
1t is quite wintry weather but new
ertheless we have Somer in the county,
just east of the Villages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Martin enter
tanned on Sunday Otto Serfing and
wife, Geo. Ludwig and wife and daugh-
ter Mildred, John Martin and wife, C.
w. Newmiller and wife, and Aletta
and Wesley Bronner.
OBITUARY
Fred Ahrns was born in Mackinburg,
Germany, on the 14th day of Jan. 1866,
and came to America with his parents
at the age th Of years and he was con
at Big Springs, MINI. He was mar
ried to Louise Prey of Big Springs on
September, IL, 1901, and died on No
vember 26, 1915, and laid to rest in the
Lutheran cemetery on November 80,
Rev. bangs being pastor. He leaves
to mourn his wife, mother and three
sisters.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank the friends for
their help and kindness in the sickness
and death of our husband and brother.
Mrs. Louise Ahrns and Relatives.
LOURDES.
VIM. Kidding is on the sick list at
this writing.
A baby girl came to gladden. the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Miller.
Here's congratulations.
Mary Bolger and her friend were seen
in Lourdes, Sunday.
John Beaumaster and family enter
tanned host of relatives, one day last
week.
Mrs. Merle Mcdaniel is visiting under
the parental roof in Riceville.
John Urban hauled load of seed oats
from Birmingham's, last Monday.
FIR. Buckley was Spillville business
caller, Monday.
Helen Kramer, of Alta Vista, was
seen in this burg, Sunday last.
Fogarty Bros. are busy hauling wood
and saving it as they haul it.
There was farewell party given in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson, last
All report good time.
John Vokaty has commenced moving
his wood and household goods to Cresco
where he intends to make his future
home.
Roy Mobray, of New Hampton, was
transacting business in our locality,
last week.
Ralph Buckley took a pleasant two
day tour with his car through the
country visiting friends, enjoying the
trip and good-roads immensely.
Edward Koshatka is laying up his
wood for the winter.
John Peterson, with the assistance of
several of his neighbors, hauled in the
rest of his wood from west of
Alta Vista.
BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Knut>
son, Dec. 4th, boy.
Francis Dvorak, of Davis Corners.
was seen autoing through Lourdes,
Sunday.
Leonard Friedhoff had the misfortune
to injure his foot while drilling well.
He is recovering slowly.
Pat. Noonan and family attended
mass in Lourdes, Sunday.
Mrs. Drinofsky, of Traer, Ia, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Miller, and is also getting acquainted
with her new grandchiid.
PROTIvIN.