Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-19

Ed VanSlyke and bis family autoed
from their home at Fairmont, Minn.,
during the first of the week, to spend
q few days at the home of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James VanSlyke.
TAKEN UP-A red calf about one
year old, came to my place about six
weeks ago. Owner will please call for
property and pay charges. Rudolph
Gerber, Rt. 4, Cresco, Ia. 47-t3
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lester, of Owa-
tonna, MIMI, who have been visiting
friends in Cresco and at Kendallville
for the past three weeks, returned
home on Wednesday.
Mrs. F. J. O'Rourke and her daugh-
tiers, who have been spending the past
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cannon, left on Tuesday night
for their home at Rockford, Illinois.
The Social Circle invites all members
and friends of the church to come and
enjoy literary and musical program
in the M. E. church parlors, next
Thursday eve, July 25th, at o'clock.
Mrs. George Millar, of Milton, Wis
consin, who has been guest at the
home of her brother, J. c. Livingston,
visited during the first of the week at
the George Breedlove and Fred Morris
homes.
Mrs. Martin Jones. of Button town.
ship, passed away Sunday night, after
an illness of several weeks. Her
funeral was held Wednesday at the
Button church conducted by Father
Whalen of Cresco.
Valdez College, DEBORAH, Iowa, trains
for civil service in bookkeeping and
typewriting. Positions at Washington
pay frem $1,000 to $1,000 year. Many
Valdez Students are at work there.
Courses begin Aug 26.
AT PRIVATE SALE-A lot of house,
hold furniture in good condition includ-
ing a hard coal burner large size),
nearly new, also cook stove. A lot OF
dishes and glass fruit jars.
MRS. C. KNOX, 5l1 Third Ave. E.
SPEC1ALs-Finest lines of genuine
Gather goods-such as handbags and
purses, week end bags and cases, SOL
dier's kits and many other useful
articles-popular prices. 45tf
Swenson's Jewelry and Gift Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Deubler of
Ration, New Mexico, who have been
visiting the latter's mother at Ossian,
visited Cresco friends the first of the
week. Mrs. Deubler will be better
remembered as Miss Mabel Welt
genaut.
Mayor Barker received telephone
message the first of the week from the
Harmony band saying they would be in
Cresco on Friday evening of this week
to give free open air concert. Every
body come out and show the band your
in that way.
You can have three months free tut
ton and free books in one of 1owa's
best equipped business colleges if you
write today to the College of Com
merce, Waterloo for particulars. Mid
summer term, July 18th. Office po-
sition guaranteed.
John Streinz, who is in the horse bus
mess and has been in Montana, Wash
ington and Wyoming for several
months passed, arrived in Cresco the
latter part of last week for visit with
his family and other relatives and
friends. He leaves this week for ILL
nois where he will get car of horses
for shipment to the west.
Fred Barton arrived the first of the
week to see his uncle, Enoth Strother.
He will return the latter part of the
week. He left Cresco about % years
ago, but still finds many acquaintance
of early days. His family resides at
Louisville, Kentucky and he has two
boys in the service, enc of them now
an aviator on duty with bombing ma.
chine in France.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Evans and
daughters, Flavia Joice and Bette Lue'
came over from Caledonia, last Satur'
day evening, to attend the reception
given their nephew, Lloyd Evans, ant
| for an over Sunday visit at the home:
of their brother. A. J. Evans. and sis
ter, Mrs. C. E. Clark. They were
accompanied by County Clerk Charles
| Metcalf and wife and son Vern.