Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-15
COUNTY NEWS
CHESTER


Harry Woods was up from Lime
Springs Tuesday.
w. C. Breedlove had electric lights
installed in the restaurant building.
Mrs. A. Kenworthy, of Rock ton,
Wis, is visiting her son Glenn and
wife.
George Breedlove of Cresco visited
over Sunday wit her sister Mrs. Glenn
Kenworthy and Harry Breedlove who
had been visiting the past few days
departed for Chicago Sunday evening.
j. B. Jones sold his automobile to
Haven Bros, lest Saturday.
The remains of Mrs. w. A. Perkins
were shipped Monday evening to Ma
zomanie, Wis, for burial, accompanied
by the husband and daught-r, Mrs.
Chas. Wallace.
Russell Barker who is making his
home in Minneapolis came Tuesday on
business in connection with the Acct
dent Insurance Co. that he is working
with.
John G.. Roberts was up from Lime
Springs Tuesday.
Geo. Spencer and family autoed to
Leroy Sunday.
Albert Larson, of Leroy, was call
ing on Chester friends Monday.
Allen Hungerford, of Austin, was a
Chester caller Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Briggs visited
in McIntire over Sunday.
John Phifer purchased fine horse of
Matt Diedrick last Thursday.
Miss Iona Thorson of Spring Valley
came Monday to visit Chester relatives.
Ray Downey and family of Stacy
vile were Monday visitors at the ]. j..
Mcdowell home.
A. J. Cray of Lime Springs was a
Chester caller Saturday.
G. F. eagle and family, of Lime
Springs, were Sunday visitors at the
John Hammond home.
Emma Pulitzer returned to her home
in Bird Island, Minn., Monday noon.
John Phifer lost valuable horse
last Thursday.
J. J. Mcdowell and family autoed to
Taopi Sunday ard were guests at the
M. Mason home.
The Phifer families went from
Mable to Lacrosse returning home
Tuesday.
Edmund Dugstad and family spent
Sunday visiting the formers mother,
Mrs. Dugstad.
Rudolph Wagner and wife of Aus
tin spent Sunday with Chester rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtney of Leroy
came Monday to visit their daughter,
Mrs. C. T. McWilliams.
J. C. Webster of Cresco was a Ches-
ter business caller Saturday.
VIM. Riley and family of Minneap-
oils came Saturday to visit at the Chas.
Hall home.
L. L. Phifer and family, Mrs. w. J.
Christianson and children and Douglas
Phifer autoed to Mable, MIMI, Sunday
to visit relatives.
Mrs. w. A. Perkins passed away
Sunday afternoon at her home after
several weeks illness. Funeral SER
vices were held from the home Mon
day at 2 p. m.
Geo. Owens was passenger to Cres-
co Saturday. =.
J. ]. Mcdowell went to Cresco Sst-
urday and returned home with new
Chevrolet car.
Forest Stintzi was Cresco business
caller Friday.
Rev. ]. C. Olson and family autoed
to Cresco Saturday.
There is a great deal of whooping
cough among the children in and
around Chester.
Halver & Son shipped car load of
cattle to Chicago Sunday. w. C. H.
accompanied the shipment.
A large crowd from here attended
Old Settlers Reunion in Leroy Satur-
day and all report fine time.
John johnson and family were in
attendance at the banquet given Fri
day by his parents in Harmony, it
being their 50th wedding anniversary.
Neil Diedrich was a passenger to
Austin Friday.
w. T. Howe autoed to Leroy Fri
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Doe of Foun-
tain, Mimi, came Wednesday to visit
the latter's sister, Mrs. F. N. Free
mire. Mrs. Doe was formerly Miss
Ona johnson.
Mrs. H. E. Cheney was q Lime
Springs caller one day last week.
w. C. Smith and family sutoed to
Harmony, Mimi, Friday where they
offended the golden wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. johnson.
Geo. Spencer was . Cresco caller last
Thursday.
Chas. Hall, Oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Hall. had the misfortune to
fall and break bis arm in another place.
He was just nicely recovering from .
bad fracture which he received some
time ago. All hopes for q speedy re-
covery.
J. B. Cray of Lime Springs waa .
Chester caller last Thursday.
Ray Wells was reported on the sick
list few days.of last week. ,..,al
Margaret Owens, who is teaching
school in Faribsult, Mimi, came the
first of last week to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Owens.