Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-31
COUNTY News
CHESTER

CHESTER.
Alma Bratrud returned home Satur-
day from Kansas City. Mo. .5ss,
Harold Ullom and Otis Stor!is and
family autoed to Albert Lea, Mimi.
Saturday. -. 90
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Capper return.
ed to Persia (this state) after q IL
days visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. D.. Cspper and other relatives
and friends. ~
M. r. Jones was Spring Valley
business caller Friday.
he daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Lawson who is suffering from az
attack of pneumonia is much improved
. this writing. e ar.
Win Cray 10 is in training at Camp
n rent Saturday and Sunday with
ks. He is looking fine.
The Jud Baldwin family all met al
0fesco Sunday except Ira who is in the
service. Sidney had to report in Cres
co Sunday to leave for Camp Dodge.
DR.. Becker of Leroy was q Chester
caller Friday.
Pop Wells of Leroy called on Ches
ter friends Friday. g..
Geo. Spencer and family autoed tt
Cresco Friday. ...a ..
Harry Woods was up from Lime
Springs Friday.
The little girl of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Groenenboom fell from the couch one
day last week and received fractured
shoulder. .G- =
Norman Haven and family visited
Friday at the w. c. Smith home.
Edmund Dugstad is getting along
nicely with his residence building.
Roy Jones was a Cresco goer last
Thursday.
VIM. Hamann. v. J. McWilliams and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. eagle went to
Cresco last Wednesday to hear the two
Canadian soldier boys speak at the
opera house. They sure gave good
talk and the Red Cross secretary gave
some good things which should make .
good American out of any Pro-German.
Forest Stintzi was a Cresco caller
the latter part of last week.
Geo. Smith, of Riceville, came Sat-
urday to visit his son Walter. .st
The Chester Cornet band gave their
first seasons open air concert Saturday
1llRut. COEUc OOt ucAI O0IuIU8y 1lIKut
and hear this good music.
Mrs. C. Plummer was reported as
being on the sick list q few days of
last week. +
MIR. and Mrs. A. F. Capper drove to
Lanesboro, Mimi, Saturday to visit the
aatter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Chap
man returning home Sunday afternoon.
The Catholic Aid met at the home ct
Eva Bagan last Thursday with good
ly number present.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Clark
this Friday afternoon. ~
A. F. Capper and wife, Mrs. E. D.
Capper and Dick Chapman autoed to
Cresco last Wednesday.
Father Whalen of Cresco, John Cray
and Frank Bagan spent short time
with Winfield Cray Sunday evening be-
fore he left for Camp Dodge. Win was
accompanied as far as Mc!ntire by bis
parents and brother J. 3. Cray and
tomobile.
Mrs. w. j. Christianson and child |
rem # Lacrosse came Tuesday to visit
her mother Mrs. L. F. Phifer and 9TH
er relatives and friends.
Gordie Fiske and, family of Cresco
visited Sunday at the Geo. Thomas
home.
Mrs. and Mrs. A. J. Cray of Lime
Springs were callers at the w. w.
Cray home Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Hammond of Minneapolis
came Monday TO visit relatives and
friends.
Erma Boyd spent Sunday in Leroy
with her parents.
Geo. Leslie was a Cresco business
caller Saturday.
Jud Baldwin was Cresco passenger
Saturday.
G. H. Kenworthy and family spent
Sunday in Cresco with her parents.
MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Cray, and son
Win were entertained at the DR.. l..
w. Clark home to six O'Clock dinner
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cunningham and the
J. B. Cray family of Lime Springs
were callers at the w. w. Cray home
one evening of last week.
Edmund Dugstad and family visited
Sunday with his brother at Taopi.
L. w. HaIver and wife spent Sun
day at the Forest Stintzi home.
Meet me at Chester June sold Set
tiers day. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Capper and w. A.
eagle and family autoed to Leroy
Sunday. ~
Lowell Barrett, who is working at
Bonair, spent Sunday with his parents.
j. B. Cray and family of Lime
Springs visited Sunday with his par
ents.
Mrs. w. w. Cray and son Win auto
ed to Lime Springs Saturday.
Old Settlers Picnic at Chester, Jnne
8, 1918. Come haue good time.
w. G. Marshall of Chatfield. Mimi,
was q Chester business caller last
Thursday.
The Chester school faculty are ar
ranging q fine program for the last
day of school.
Mrs. C. T. McWilliams visited the
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