Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-22
TWIN VILLAGES

Joe Howe and Percy Thomson Of
Cresco were Village callers on Mon
day.
Wallace Fiske, of Cresco. plastered
the interior of the bank building the
past week.
Grandpa Jacobson returned home on
7 tuesday, after spending the most OF
the winter with his daughter at New
Hampton.
Cur upper room was supplied with a
teacher on last Monday morning, Feb.
18th by teacher from Wabasha,
MINI Miss Brindle by name.
E. G. Sims was a Preston business
caller on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Somers moved
to their new home on the Scrabeck
farm on Tuesday
Gee Denier came from the State of
Washn.s ton to spend few days with
home folks.
Mrs. R. W. Wickham came from
Madison, S. D., to visit at the Drum
mond horne.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brink, on
Feb. 4th, an II pound boy. ED, ci.
CARS please.)
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Martin visited at
the John Martin home on Thursday.
Thomas Leas from near Fargo, N.
D., is here on visit with friends in
Bristol.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Jones and son
Victor of Canada visited on Saturday
at the home OF C. w. Newmiller.
The Ladies Aid will be held on
Thursday, Feb, LIST at the home of Mrs
r. w. McCloud. 49,.
Please do not forget the program to
be given by the .Florenceville school at
the Woodman hall on Friday evening,
Feb. 22nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hei.terkamp. M. and
Mrs. Kriemyier visited on Sunday at
the home of Hugo Book.
A letter received by E. F. Sims from
his brother Willie who lives in Liver
pool, Eng, telling how they live there
now at the present time. (This is part
of the letter just as he has written it. }
The greatest trouble we have Is to get
boots and shoes as they are SO high,
25sh. q pair for ladies and not much at
that. The food controller now allows
each person per week one-half pound
of sugar, l OF of tea, 2 OF of butter or
substitute, / lbs of bread; meat if you
are lucky enough to get it, as the shops
are only open Fridays and Saturdays
and the people stand in rows of 2x2's
lined up to be served in turn. Bacon
is 2-8 per pound, butter is &c per ID.
Can you send me q receipt for johnnie
cake, as we are allowed q los. of corn
meal. This is war, red war and we
are still asked to tighten our belts and
stick and so we will to the bitter end.
You can see grim determination in the
peoples faces and hear growl once in
a while but it IS growl of q bulldog
and if Uncle Sam will hustle with those
eagles of the air he is building Bully
can hang onto Mr.. Square Heads pants
awhile longer. The U. S. Military
Police over here amuse our Tommies.
We have capital air defense battery
just close here and the sky is lighted
up every night with searchlights in all
directions as we never know the min
ute we may have callers coming by air
to drop q few messages of death and
terror among US. d.
OBlTUARY-Jessie Peterson was born
July IL, 1883, and died Feb. 4. 1915
one was IU8TElSU u 0SV. AuVSEuISU
Oct. %, 1907, who died less than a year
ago. To this union was born two
children, one dying in infancy. Leav-
ing to mourn Leo six years old, her
parents, three brothers and six sisters.
She was laid in Bristol Center ceme-
terry beside her husband and infant
babe on Thursday afternoon, funeral
conducted by the Pastor Rev. Grabau.
.CARD OF THANKS. -
We wish to thank the neighbors and
many friends who 80 kindly helped US
in the burial of our daughter and sis
ter. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Peterson
and Family.