Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-11
COUNTY NEWS
LIME SPRINGS.

Mrs. H. K. Hill went to Cresco on
Monday for a visit with relatives.
Mrs. Martin Bilman left on Friday
evening for Chicago, for an extended
visit with relatives.
H. B. Haven returned home from
Los Angeles on Monday, called here by
the death of his little daughter, Marion,
who has been i'll for some time.
Helen Vinegar, of Chester, visited
here during few days of last week.
Jennie Williams was Cresco caller
an Tuesday.
Hans Won Strikendorf, who has been
working for Hugo Book for some time,
left for .Cresoo OIL Monday. having
secured work on a farm near there.
Mrs. Theo. Hauck and her daughter,
Freda, left on Thursday for Postvllle,
Iowa, for an extended visit with rela-
tives.
Two auto:loads of Cresco Fans were
up for the basket ball game on Friday
night. Usage, at least, appreciates
their support.
The L. S. town team were defeated
in basket ball game at Ossian on Sat
urday night, which nearly ended IN
free-for-all
C. A. Peterson left on Sunday morn
ing for Minneapolis, to carry on import
ant business negotiations.
B. E. Thorne, of Bonair, visited with
relatives and friends here on Monday.
Roy Owens was a Cresco business
caller on Monday forenoon.
C. O. Doll autoed down from Taopi
on Thursday. for brief visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Williams, who has been visiting
with Mrs. Mamie Isaacson for the past
few weeks, left for Rochester on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lidtke spent
Sunday with relatives in Cresco.
Lawrence Hall came from Oelwein
on Thursday for brief visit with his
father, George Hall.
w. R. Jones is canvassing county,
selling seed corn for M. M. Graf and
J. j. House, of Cresco.
H. S. Ruthenburg and family arrived
here last week from Dyke, Iowa. They
have rented the John G. Roberts farm
that is south of town.
Mrs. Henry Whitford returned to her
home at Volga on Saturday, after visit,
ing here with her father for several
days.
The L. S. H. S. basket ball team
defeated the Cedar Valley Seminary
team, of Usage, on Friday evening, by
one point margin: the score was % to
%. Horton at forward was the star of
the team. F. Chairman, of Usage,
played strong defensive game. john
son and Frost at guard and center,
respectively, played strong, consistent
game for the locals. The High School
team, this year, is far superior to any
team that has ever before represented
the Lime Springs school. Much credit
must be given to Prof. Fearing who has
made such a team out of the raw
material; only two of the men having
played before this year. Inc locals
have won every game on the home floor,
and have played some of the fastest
teams in the state. They will 60 to
Postville on next Saturday, and go with
the determination of adding one more
victory to their long list.
C. B. Shaffer, of Center Junction, Ia,
purchased car load of cattle of +. X.
Elwood and shipped them to his home
on Wednesday.
Myra Buck and her mother, Mrs.
E. S. Buck, visited at the Geo. Spencer
home in Chester on Saturday.
Len. Truman and Eli Foote went to
Cresco on Wednesday.
Della Prensen, of Bristol, was the
guest of Mrs. Ezra Jones on Tuesday.
Mrs. o. Lawrence and her daughter,
Emma. went tn Cresco on Tuesday, for
q visit with relatives.