Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-31
COUNTY NEWS
CHESTER

Glenn Brown, of Fayette, came
Tuesday to visit Chester friends.
w. F. Barker visited his son ElroY
of Austin, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wintz, of Rochester,
and Mrs. Swanke, of Spring Valley,
visited with the latter's sister, Mrs.
w. F. Carter and family Tuesday.
Mrs. Wesby and children returned
the first of the week from Grand
Meadow.
Chas. Hall and family autoed to
Lime Springs Sunday.
H. w. Jensen had a gasoline tank
and pump installed at the front of his
garage.
L. C. Ness and family took in the
sights at the Preston fair Wednesday.
Two men from Cresco went off in the
river On Monday night. They were
driving in their Ford car and ran off
where the bridge was washed out near
]. M. Hughes.
Mrs. L. w. Halver visited her par
ents in .Cresco the first of the week.
Lars Osland shipped car load of
cattle to Chicago Sunday. He accom-
panied the shipment and got as far as
X
by the serious illness of his father.
Mrs. F. E. Lawson, of Fayette, was
calling on Chester friends a few days
this week.
Mrs. w. C. Breedlove has been en-
ployed to teach in Miss Birds place
during this term of school.
A. Groenenboop autoed to Cresco
Tuesday.
Mrs. w. ]. Christensen and child
rem, of Lacrosse, came Tuesday to
visit her mother, Mrs. L. F. Phifer.
They were met by her brother Douglas
Phifer at Spring Valley who brought
them from that place in his Ford car.
E. A. Hoopman, of Cresco, was
Chester caller Tuesday.
John Hammond shipped a car load of
hogs to Austin Tuesday.
Halver & Son shipped q car load of
cattle to Chicago Sunday. W. c. H.
accompanied the shipment.
A. H.. Breedlove is riding in new
Ford.
NJ. R. Jones was a Leroy business
caller Monday.
Harry Woods was up from Lime
Springs Monday.
Roy Jones and John Hammond are
fishing near Faribsult, Mimi, this
week.
Among those who were in attend
ance at the National Flag raising at
Austin Sunday were: j. J. Mcdowell
and family, N. r. Jones and family,
L. W. Halver and wife, E. D. Capper
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Barrett,
Archie Winslow, Edna Maurer, Fred
die Baldwin, Avis Vinegar, Geo. Spen-
Ger and family, Earnest Diedrick, Mr..
md Mrs. Robt. Larson and Geo.
Owens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Edwards, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Vinegar were Water
loo callers Sunday. The trip was made
in the formers Ford car.
Roy Post and family, of Colorado,
came the latter part Of last week to
visit ut the O. Sewers home. I
Nrs. s. v. Mosn returned home from
N. Dakota last Thursday where she
had been visiting her sister the past
several weeks.
Francis Barrett was . Cresco pass.
enger Monday.
Douglas Phifer autoed to Harmony,
Mimi, Sunday. Il
w. J. Graham and family Of Water
vile. MIMI, was shaking hands with
old time friends the first Of the week.
H. w. Jensen and Ray Wells autoed
to Leroy Sunday.
Earnest Diederick visited his sister,
Mrs. E. E. Barker, of Austin, Sunday.
DIR. L. w. Clarke autoed to Cresco
Saturday.
LII. Phifer and family left Sunday
morning for Grasston, MIMI, where
they win visit Mrs. Phifer's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Roberts. Il
Mrs. C. H. Capper departed for her
home in Winthrop Friday, after seve-
raj days visit at the E. D. Capper
home.
Lawrence and Geo. Owens of Cresco
were Chester business callers Satur-
day. ~.
Dorothy Larson returned to her
home in Lacrosse Monday after two
weeks visit with her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Stintzi, and other
relatives.
A. J. Cray, of Lime Springs, was
Chester business caller Friday.
Winfield Cray returned home Friday
from a trip to Duluth, MINI. The
trip was made in his Overland car.
Art Rowland was up from Lime
Springs Friday.
X Leonard johnson took in the sights at
the Fair in West Union last week. {
Ed Capper autoed to Leroy last
Thursday.
John Dickkut, of near Marshalltown,
was Chester business caller last
Thursday. 1t will be remembered that
he lived on farm south of town for
one or two years. rS.
w. G. Marshall, of Chatfield, MINI I,
was q Chester business caller last
Thursday.
Born, last Thursday, girl. Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Dennis are the proud par
ents. Mother and babe are doing nice
ly.
J.J. Mcdowell and M. R. Jones re-
turned home Friday from their fishing
trip.
Seth and Len Louden We're called to