Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-08
COUNTY NEWS
LIME SPRINGS.

LIME SPRINGS.
Blanche Hammond came down from
Chester last Tuesday to att.nd tie
dance.
Margaret Behrens returned Wednes.
day from New York, where she visited
her hus band, Chaplain Behrens. :
Pauline Jo nson returned Wednesday
from Racine, Mis- where she has been
employed for the past six months.
May Glazier is the new telephone
operator.
Nathan Elliot, of Ricevilie, attended
the dance in Lime Springs Tuesday
night.
The Standard Bearers were enter
tanned at the Barlow home Frid"y.
Red Maxfeld, of Leroy, and Puss
Cray, of Chester, attended the dance
Tuesday evening.
Carl Maehling was business caller
in Lime Springs last Wednesday.
Newton Davis returned to Clinton,
Iowa, Wednesday, after a short visit
with home folks.
Cora Woods returned Tuesday from
Fairmont, where she has been visiting
with friends.
Albert Lawrence left Wednesday for
DEBORAH for few days. visit.
Billie Birtwhistle. Cliff Pollitt, Percy
Wentworth and Emmett Glass, Of Cries.
co, attended the dance Friday night.
Carl Bastian came Tuesday from
Camp Dodge for a short visit with
home folks.
Minnie Frost returned Friday even
ing from Chester, where she has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Rennie Hall.
Grant Jones returned Friday from a
short visit with his son Robert at Camp
Dodge.
Captain H. w. Plummer came Sun.
day evening for short visit at home.
He is on his way to Chicago where he
is being transferred.
Raymond Sugrue went to Austin
Monday, where he expects to secure q
position in the packing house.
The Lime Springs basket ball girls
will have game with the Usage girls
Friday at the opera house. After
wards there will be a dance given by
the Lime Springs Jazz Orchestra. =,
Henry Behrens, of Bryant, S. D.,
is the guest of Mrs. Oscar Behrens and
children. MIR. Behrens is enroute to
Chicago.
RED CROSS NOTES.
We thank w. B. Jones and Nels Kerr
for helping with our wood, and also
Emeryn Williams for building our fires.
Has someone q table or two to loan
to the Red Cross shop? We need them
badly.
The following are the hours put into
surgical dressing work: Ada Ruesink,
90 hours; Miss Laura Plummer, 80 hrs.
Mrs. M. Whalen, IS hours; Mrs. Clar-
ence Moar. 81 hours; Mrs. Frank Stew
ems, Is hours; Mrs. Thos. J. Jones, %
Mrs. w. S. Jones, IA hours; Mrs. v.
hour; Miss Selma Lovald, Ia hours;
Mrs. Wesly johnson, S hours; Mrs.
Lillian Bender, hours; Mrs. L. San
born, hours; Mrs. Gilbert Moar, 3
hours; Mrs. Mary Meyers, 8 hours;
Mrs. O. L. Gordon, hours; Mrs. Jes-
sic Taraldson, 6 hours; Mrs. Barlow, 2
hours; Mrs. John ,iMensink, hour;
Mrs. Will Lewis, 8 hours; Bessie Wells,
9 hours; Helen Stevens, q hours; Mar
Searles. z hours; Glady Rowland, 4;
Anna Rowland, 4; Myrtle Kerr, 4;
Wilma Barlow, 8; Vernita Moar, 2;
Alice Billman, 2; Pearl Billman, 2;
Eva McClarrinon, /.
Please notice that Mrs. M. Whalen
won the first cross. Women and girls,
these are patriotic badges. Better
come and work for one: ''Our Boys"
are being wounded every day. You
may save life by one hours work.
We have been asked to make and
fill more comfort bags before the 18th.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Society |
will make them, and all who can, come |
to the Red Cross shop on Saturday |
afternoon, Feb. 9th, to fill them.
The next regular meeting will be
Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 18th. at 3
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