Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-01
Official Paper Of the City and the County
Issued on Friday of Each Week
COUNTY news
CHESTER

CHESTER
Earl Barker caught 5-pound pick
erel Monday.
w. C. Davis shipped fine bull cal
to Strum, Wis.,, last Friday.
Howard county is doing fine lot o
bridge work this spring. Another ca
of bridge lumber was unloaded her
Tuesday.
]. c., Webster had the Chester Hote
re-roofed and we understand that h
expects to have it reprinted and over
hauled inside.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams of Burl
ington arrived Tuesday noon to visi
the latter's sister, Mrs. c. G: LAX
and other Chester relatives and friends
Row Lusk of Mankato, MIMI, is Wis
ling his uncle jim Lusk and family.
Frank Pisay and wife were passen
gers to Cedar Rapids Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Fister were ovel
Sunday visitors in Ossian.
The plastering is all completed or
the new school building.
Monday night the /. o. 0. F. Lodge
nominated the following officers for the
J coming term:
w. A. Cagle-N. G.
w. C. Smith-V. G.
L. w. Adversely.
Edmund Dugstsd-Hreas.
After which dainty luncheon was
served to the Brothers present.
Douglas Phifer, Mrs. A. H. Barrett
and daughter Frances autoed to LeRoy
Sunday.
Smith & Jones did some papering for
Walter Jared the first of the week.
E. D. McWilliams, C. G. Lake and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Breedlove autoed
to Cresco Monday.
Seth Louden and Roy Wells autoed
to Cherry Grove Friday.
w. w. Cray attended the Bankers
Convention in New Hampton the latter
part of last week.
j. Mcdowell had some plastering
done Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Spencer was Cresco call
er Saturday.
A. R. Hungerford, one of our well
respected and progressive farmers,
died at his home last Thursday morn
ing at o'clock. y
Art Jones returned home from the
Twin Cities Monday evening.
The Tibbals bridge has been rehoor-
ed. .N..
Jim Lusk purchased new Ford car
which was delivered Saturday.
The Chester school faculty closed q
very successful term Of school Friday.
The teachers for the past year were
NJ. F. Godfrey of Missouri as Principal,
Miss Bird of Bonair, Asst. Principal,
and Miss Edith Steffens of Spencer,
as Primary.
: A. R.. Jones left for the Twin Sites
Thursday of last week for few days
visit.
Harry Woods was up from Lime
Springs Monday.
Game Warden Lake arrested party
whose name was withheld for catching
short game fisi.. He was fined the
minimum and costs and was warned
that the second offense would mea nthe
maximum or all that the law could
give him. He was taken before J. p,
w. c. Breedlove.
M. R. Jones autoed to Lime Springs
Friday.
The freezing weather the latter part
of last week was hard Jon the corn and
gardens.
r. J. Stintzi returned home from La
Crosse Friday where he had been visit
ing the past week.
w. w. Cray autoed to New Hamp-
ton Friday.
Puss Cray attended the Bankers Con-
vention at New Hampton tie latter
part of last week.
C. w. Maehling of Lime Springs was
a Chester caller Friday.
The dance which Carpenters put on
in the Moe and Ness building was well
attended.
Ray Wells and Anna Vinegar auto
ed to Lime Springs Thursday evening.
Henry Hoopman of Cherry Grove
was Chester caller Thursday.
Charley Webster was Chester call
er Wednesday.
Van Styles was q Chester visitor
Wednesday.
Chunkey Meyers was distributing
Old Settlers bills Thursday.
Mrs. w. j. Mcmahon Of Leroy was
down Thursday.
Douglss Phifer and mother autoed to
Spring Valley with MRS. hhenold
Thursday.
C. B. Hague and w. F. House are
hauling cement to Saratoga for the
county.
L. L. Jones purchased new Chevro.
let four passenger touring car.
Mrs. J. J. Mcdowell and Chas.
Thomas was Leroy callers Tuesday.
Farmers Attention.
For a cream separator that is built to
wear, to skim perfectly clean, easy to
turn and easy to wash and keep SAM
tary, one built with the troubles left
out, for such a separator you should
call on Andrew Smith, Cresco, Ia.
Phone 267 34-tf