Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-05
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y John "A. Fencl was LAWYER VISITOR
Mrs. W. M. Kalishek and Victoria
Fencl we've in Cresco Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lukes, VIM.
w. Chyle and VIM. C. Dostal attended
the play, my Soldier Girl'' at Cresco
Monday evening.
POI tickets were sold at the dance in
Beseda Opera house, Friday night.
Josephine Kovarik, Mary Chyle and
vile Sunday.
Amos Stribley and 'Wm., Giesen, of
Calmar, assisted the P. b. Orchestra at
a dance in Beseda Friday night.
Mrs. Barbara Ji!ma of Cresco, Mr..
and Mrs. John Vokaty of Granger,
Minn., were Sunday visitors here.
Sisters of St. Francis, and Mrs. Ed.
ward Lukes autoed to Spillville Friday.
Mrs. John Tuchek, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Tuchek and Chas. w. Chyle were
at Cresco Tuesday. .st~-
Edward Lukes and wife visited in
Kendallville Sunday.
Miss Anna Lentz of Mason City is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. J. Kali
shek.
Benjamin Bouska, wife and son OF
Schley visited MIR. and Mrs. A. j.
Mikesh, Monday and Tuesday.
Edythe Mikesh had dental work done
in Cresco Friday. ~.
Another one of those popular dances
will be given in Beseda, Tuesday even
ing, Oct. 16. Music by P. B. orches.
ira consisting of six pieces.
Miss Josephine Kovarik, Miss Mary
Andera and son Frank were at Cresco
Tuesday.
Robert Klimesh of Spillville was a
business caller here Monday.
Jas. Putfer of Fort Atkinson was
seen here Tuesday.
Albert Ballak is sick with typhoid
fever.
The following item appeared in the
Dubuque Telegraph Herald last week.
Cripple Held on Serious Charge
Prairie du Chen, Wis, Sept. %.
Special-A cripple thug giving his
name as bill Bailey by God and proud
of the name," is being held here in
Jail on a very serious charge. He used
crutch loaded on the end with a
heavy piece of gas pipe and q big nut,
and as second weapon carried razor.
assault made upon Jas. Kulish of Jack
son Jet, Ia, and Leo Holub of Spill
vile, Ia. He asked them for money
while they were waiting for train at
the depot and when they refused his
demand he struck Kulish over thehead
with the crutch which blow broke the
ear drum He then slashed him across
the face with the razor and when he
threw up his hand to protect himself
he cut off the thumb nail from the right
hand. Holub was also slashed across
the face with the razor and had to have
five stitches put in to close the wound.
The cripple claimed his home at Hunt
ington, Ohio, and letters in his pocket
are to the effect that his wife has left
him ard that he has a family history.
ALBION.
Will Hanneman of West Union IS
visiting his brother, Ed and sister
Mrs. Albert Henke.
The Theodore and Otto Gunderson
families spent Sunday at the home OF
their sister, Mrs.. John Hammer, of
Kendallville.
C. A. Wells was business visitor at
Castalia Monday.
Rumor says that Grant Walker and
wife have taken possession of the e.
mer Nash for the coming year.
Wells, Holcomb and Ashley expect
to complete their fall run of silo fill
ing this week at the Grinde home.
The Richards family visited Har-
mony relatives Sunday. I
J. E. Wells, of Cresco, was an Al
bion visitor Tuesday.
Rumor says John Pierce and family
of Burr Oak will occupy the Ralph
Peckham farm for the coming year and
Mr.. Peckham and wife will take charge
of the Otto Stevens farm.
Our young people gave Carl Henke q
a pleasant surprise and farewell party
at his home Saturday evening before
taking his departure for Camp Dodge.
Needless to say the evening was pleas
antly spent in games and dancing. Mr..
Henke was presented with watch as
q memento of the occasion.
C. V. johnson and family now ride in
the most popular cara Ford.
Harry Williams, of Montana, for
mer resident of Granger, and Charlie
Andrews, of Granger, spent Sunday at
the C. A. Holcomb home.
Farmers Club. was we'll attended
considering the busy season, and an in
teresting meeting reported. Miss Fes-
sender, our ever interested Co. Supt:.
accompanied Mr.. Avery and wife, of
Cerro Gordo Co. to our meeting. Mr..
Avery is q government employe in the
interest of seed corn; and gave an in
teresting talk and an urgent need Of
the farmers to save as much seed corn
as possible. I
KENDALLVlLLE.
Mrs Marparet ReVeridge. of Mason