Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-17
COUNTY NEWS I {
SPILLVILLE.

Frank Huber went to Festina, Thurs
day, to visit home folks.
Mrs. Frank Soukup spent last Friday
with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Ptchak.
+ Mrs. Albert Novak was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Viii Polansky, near Fit.
Atkinson, Friday.
Robert Heuser was q business caller
at Calmar, Thursday.
John Sattler, wife and son Richard,
of Fort Atkinson, visited relatives here,
Wednesday. =.
Frank Balik. autoed over to Calmar.
Tuesday.
Mrs. Matt Graft and Mrs. Chas. Cote
and daughter, of Calmar, visited with
friends here, Tuesday evening.
Will Jirak, Of Little Turkey, was a
caller here, Tuesday.
Mrs. Rose Klemish visited her daugh'
ter, Mrs. Ed Herold, Monday.
Tony Smith Jr. arrived here from
Mason City, Wednesday, for a visit
with home folks.
Joe Bouska, of Protivin, was bust.
ness caller in town, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. Huber and son, of Festina, Wis.
tied with the formers son Frank, Mon.
day.
Mrs. Henry Riehla and daughter Mrs.
Bertham Schissel, of Fort Atkinson,
visited at the Anton Riehla home, Fri.
day. .r~ @
Adolph Ira, of Calmar, was visitor
here, one day last week.
Mrs. Stella Herold and daughter, OF
Fort Atkinson, were shopping in town.
Tuesday. .a
Jerome Huber was business caller
at Fort Atkinson, Wednesday.
J. P. johnson and wife, of Chicago,
were business callers, here Thurday.
Frank Skoda, of Lawler, was q caller
in town, Wednesday.
Anna Swehla and Lena Herold were
DEBORAH shoppers, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Riehla, of Cresco,
visited at the Geo. Riehla home, Sum
day. ,-.t7 '
The Red Cross Society cleared $64. so
from the play and dance held here
recently. 10. 8 &
Louis and Tony Smith were business
callers at DEBORAH, Friday. 4
James Shevik left last Wednesday
for Los Angeles, CAL, where he will
enter the shipbuilding yards.
Theo. Thompson was a Calmar caller.
Saturday.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Swehla,7
9 baby boy, Friday, May 10, 1918.
Congratulations
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Riehla, from near
Fort Atkinson, were callers at the
Anton Rienla home, Friday.
Mrs. Rose Polansky visited her son,
Will Polansky, near Fort Atkinson,
Friday. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kapler, Lee
Kapler and wife, and Mr., and Mrs.
lack Kapler and son, of Cresco, visited
with relatives here, Sunday. ri
The wind and rain storm which swept
through here, Thursday evening, at
about 5 o'clock, did considerable dam
age in the country south Of town. All
of Anton Riehla's buildings were totally
demolished, the roof of Ed Ptchak 8
house was partly taken off and several
outbuildings wrecked, George Riehla's
barn and outbuildings were blown down,
also George Kuhn's barn and other
buildings.
Mr.. Einwalter, of Fort Atkinson,
was business caller here, Monday.
John Bernatz & Co. ground go, 600
pounds of flour in their mill here and
shipped it out during the last week to
be used by the U. S. Army in France.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Herold and family,
accompanied by Mrs. Rose Riehla, all
of Cresco, autoed down Sunnay to visit
relatives.
Mrs Haug visited with Grandma Elm.
walter near Fort Atkinson, Monday.
Fred Swehla and sister, from near
Calmar, were callers in town, Wednes-
day. +
VIM. Soukup and family, from near
Ridgeway, accompanied by Mrs. Jos
Ptchak, visited at the Ed Ptchak and
Geo. Riehla homes, Saturday.
Ed Herold, of Cresco, autoed down
here, Sunday. His wife and family
accompanied him home after few
days visit at the Anton Riehla home
The following attended the funeral OF
Frank Shileny, Tuesday: Mrs. Brook.
ner, McGregor, Mrs. Kunt. of Little
Turkey, Mrs. William Jirak and sor
and daughter, Mrs. Poulovec, of Fort
Atkinson.
Frank Huber, wife and family, OF
Fort Atkinson, visited relatives here,
Sunday.
Ben Herold, mother and sisters autoec
to Calmar, Sunday.
Anton Balik, Jerome Huber and thei1
families autoed to Little Turkey, Sun
day. $685..
Mike Taylor died last Wednesda,
morning, May 8, 1918, at the age of s!
years. Funeral services were held al
St. Wenceslaus Church, Saturday.
-- OBITUARY.
The death of Frank Shileny occurred
Saturday afternoon, May 4th, after al