Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-28
COUNTY NEWS
CHESTER.

L. L. Phifer and family and MIR. and
Mrs. L. +. Phifer's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtney, of Cresco,
visited the first of the week wi h their
daughter, Mrs. C. T. McWilliams and
family, and enjoyed Christmas dinner.
Ray Wells autoed to Lime Springs,
Tuesday.
L. w. Ha'ver and wife spent Xmas
in Cresco with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. R. Cray.
Freddie Baldwin returned home Tues
day from Manly where he had mail
run from that place to Burlington dur.
ing the busy holiday season.
Chester caller, Tuesday.
M. r. Jones and family ate Xmas
dinner at the Geo. Conklin home.
w. C. Halver and family, E. D. Cap
per and wife enjoyed Christmas dinner
1T the Edmund Dugstad home.
Roy Hammond departed for the Twin
Cities, last Thursday.
John Granular, of Litchfeld. Mimi,
visited his brothers, Tom, Peter and
Pat, several days of last week.
Grandpa Thomas, of Lime Springs,
died Sunday morning at the age of
1921 years.
John Metz and Ray Downey, of
Stacyville, were Chester callers, Sun
day.
w. w. Cray and family spent Xmas
in Lime Springs at the J. B. Cray home.
Joe Richards and son, of Cherry
Grove, were Chester traders, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Kenworthy were
Cresco passengers, Monday.
Melvin Eastwood and Joe Pishny re.
turned home Friday from Sioux County
where they had been husking corn this
fall.
Rev. Sires and family were called to
Waterloo, Monday, by the death of his
mother
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Phifer were
Cresco passengers, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams, of Bur-
lington, came Friday to spend the holi-
days at the C. G. Lake home and visit
other relatives and friends.
Edith Steffens left for her home in
the northwestern part of the state to
spend the Xmas vacation.
Mrs. VIM. Frost and daughter Marie,
Of Lime Springs, called on Chester
friends, Sunday.
A large crowd at the NJ. E. church
on Sunday and Monday night.
Ole jacobson returned home Friday
from California where he had been Wis
iting with his mother, the past several
months.
Geo. Thomas and son Chas. were
called to Lime Springs, Friday night,
by the illness of the formers father.
John Phifer was thrown against q
hay ack last Wednesday by calf and
got one rib fractured. He is able to be
around.
John Hammond shipped in a car of
corn, Friday.
Dora Zelk left Friday for Wisconsin
where she will spend the holidays.
Fred Baldwin returned home from
North Oak ota, last Thursday.
Mrs. Robt. Hall returned home last
Wednesday from her Illinois visit.
Fred Thomas, of Lilly Lake, ILL.,,
came Saturday to spend Xmas with REL
atives.
Ed Tibbals, of Lime Springs, was q
Chester business caller, Saturday.
Edwin Evans was passenger to
Waterville, last Thursday.
W. C. Breedlove was Cresco bust
ness caller, Thursday.
Mamie Jones was passenger to
Cresco, Friday.
VIM. Evans, of Postville, was up
looking after his farm interests, the
latter part of last week.
J. F. Mosse, of Rochester, was a
Chester business caller, Friday.
Clarence jacobson was a passenger
to Austin, last Wednesday.
Mrs. W. L. Riley is visiting relatives
IN the Twin Cities.
John Metz, of Stacyville, was Ches-
ter caller, last Wednesday.
Joe Armstrong was business caller
ut the Twin Cities, a few days of last
week.
]. B. Jones was passenger to High
more, S. D., last Thursday, where he
will visit his daughters.
Douglas Phifer autoed to Lime
M l.