Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-27
CHESTER.

Mrs. Barrett spent last Wednesday
with Mrs. F. E. Eckstein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Edwards autoed
to Lime Springs Monday.
H. D. Spencer was passenger to
Minneapolis Tuesday.
Clara Barker visited with her sister,
Inez in Minneapolis the first of the
week. 80. TO-. fs.
Miss Frances Barrett chaperoned %
children at picnic Thursday after
noon near the Kniffen bridge.
Ed Sweet and family, of LeLoy,
spent Sunday at the Barrett home.
! Florence Davis returned to her home
in Taopi Saturday after several weeks
visit with her grandmother, Mrs.
Avery, and other Chester relatives and
friends.
Crops are growing fine.
Alex. Hotvedt was business caller
to DEBORAH the first of the week.
Mrs. Meighan is very poorly at this
writing.
Bernice and Dora Sweet, of Leroy,
spent several days of last week at the
A. H. Barrett home. ~
! Will Avery, of St. Paul, is visiting
4, at the Robert Hall home. r
The Chester Book Club will hold
their annual meeting Wednesday even
ing, August LIST at eight o'clock, they
will meet at the home of Mrs. Wilbur
Howe. u .s
The Shakespearian club will maet
with Miss Mary Kelley Monday, July
30th at 8 o'clock p. m.
Mrs. w. w. Cray visited with Miss
Petit of Lime Springs Saturday.
C. F. eagle, of Lime Springs, was q
Chester business caller Tuesday. HI
Work was begun on the old Moe &,
Ness building Monday. 1t will be re-
modelled and used for garage. az
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Baldwin autoed
to Waterloo Tuesday. #.-...5 5ssS
| Joe Slifka, of Waucoma, came up
Tuesday on business.
Hurry Baldwin and wife, the Brat
rud and Freemire families were Sum
day callers at Fountain, MINI. The
| trip was made in the formers Super
Six Hudson.
A. H. Barrett put up a fine monu-
ment one day last week for Mrs. Geo.
Mckee . 1.. " I
Mrs. E. E. Barker, of Austin, came
Tuesday to visit her parents for q few
days. She was accompanied by Her
husband who returned the same day.
Ed. Tibbals was up from Lime
Springs on business Monday.
Geo. Smith returned from Riceville
Monday. a..
Mrs. Fred Baldwin called on Leroy
relatives and friends Sunday.
Margaret Owens was a Leroy call
er Sunday. 49, sTF s
Harry Woods was up from Lime
Springs Monday. -, 4
Chas. Bovee has blood poisoning Of
the nose and face which is causing him
a great deal of suffering, but he is get
ing along nicely.
Honey Meighan, of Lime Springs,
was Chester caller Monday.
Geo. Cray, of Lime Springs, was q
Chester business caller Monday.
Tom Granular, who visited with his
brother near Minneapolis the past few
days, returned home Saturday.
Helmer Wesby was accidentally shot
in the right leg by l.. Anderson, for
whom he is working. 1t seems Mr..
Anderson shot a chicken and the ball
glanced and hit young Wesby. It
being only % calibre rifle, the ball
did not make q very bad wound but
will be painful for few days. Lucky
that the accident was not worse. :
Ray Wells was passenger to the
Twin Cities Saturday. g.. .- \
The grading on the street, south of
the railroad tracks has been completed.
Alice Latchum, of Lime Springs, was
a Chester caller Sunday.
Marie Frost, of Lime Springs, called
on Chester friends Sunday.
J. G. Mitchell, of Greene. Ia, was
here Sunday and spoke at the N. E.
Church in behalf Of the Y. M. C. A.
organization. This is great work and
every one should be interested. The
following committees were selected to
look after the work at Chester and
vicinity: ... e..
E. D. Capper, Chairman.
w. A. eagle, Asst. to Chairman.
Committeeman appointed-John NJ.
Hughes, John Leslie, Henry Leslie,
D. E. Stevens, John Turner.
DR.. Hanson was called to report for
duty and left in his car for DesMoines
Monday morning. He will hold the
rank in the army of first lieutenant,
which is credit to any one. During
his short stay here he made many
friends who wish him success. Up to
this time we have not learned as to
where the family will be located.
julius Moe accompanied DR.. Hanson
to Des Moines Monday.
J. ]. Mcdowell and family ate Sum
day dinner at the w. T. Howe home.
w. C. Smith and family sutoed to
Adams, Mimi, Sunday to visit his
brother Dale and wife.
Spencer AID crew are busy finishing
the new school building. "
Fores: Stintzi and family enjoyed
Sunday at the L. w. Halver home.
Madge Perry, of Gre SEQ, visited at
the L. w. Halver home the first of
last week. ~ '.@'
Born, Saturday morning, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Hall, girl of the usual