Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-05

shadows creep.
Grandma Haskovec was an Elma
shopper one day last week.
Leonard Friedhoff spent Saturday at
the fishing pond. What luck?
John Beamaster yrs an Alta Vista
caller Saturday.
Willie Beaumaster, who enlisted re-
Gently, received his call and left for
Chicago Monday to learn the mechanic
trade.
Clara Buckley entertained company
from Waterloo Tuesday.
ELMA.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Rohr and fam
lily spent last Sunday at Mason City,
visiting friends
Irene and Mabel Madden, of Ypsil'
anti, N. D, came Tuesday for visit
at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Eliz'
abeth Fallgatter.
Mrs. Frank Church visited at New
Hampton, from Saturday until W ednes'
day, the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
T. K. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. NcCsnn and family
have moved to Cedar Rapids to make
their home. Mr.. McCann and daugh'
ter, Luella, have been there the past
week where they both have positions
in the Quaker Oats factory.
Dorothy O'Brien, of Chicago, is q
guest at the J. w. Mahoney home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maruska autoed to Fl.
Atkinson, Monday, to attend the funeral
of an aunt of Mr.. Maruska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin, of Kansas
City, are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Martins mother, Mrs. Elsie McGrane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Sullivan and child.
rem and Willie Sullivan, of Rochester,
MIMI, visited with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Sullivan, last Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Hayden, who has been i'll
the past week, is much better.
The Red Cross rooms are again open
for sewing and knitting.
Mrs. E. Bells went to Sumner, Tues.
day, for few days. visit with friends.
| Fred City was q passenger to New
Hampton, Tuesday.
Mr.. Chapman. of Waterloo, was up
Monday on business.
Ruth Baird, the County Food Dem.
onstretor, will give q demons ration
dext Wednesday forenoon at 9:30 O..
clock and afternoon ut 2::3O o'clock in
cold pack canning, at the Woodmen
Hall. Everyone urged to attend.
Willie Beaumsster left for Chicago,
Monday evening. He enlisted in the
auto repairing branch of mechanics.
| Dan and Don Dunton returned from
Riceville. Tuesday, where they have
been spending the past week.
The city council have granted the
Library board permission to move the
Library to the City Hall. This will be
very much appreciated by the patrons
as well Is the board. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McGrsne. of
New Hampton, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. McGrane's mother, Mrs.
J. eastman ~ J.
BONAIR. q.
Rev. Ferree aud family started for
Red Rock, MIMI, Monday morning by
auto. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Goetsch of Spen-
Ger, Ia, and Mr.. and Mrs. Kali and lit
tie daughter of Minneapolis came to
spend the Fourth with the homo folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waller we're callers in
town Monday evening.
Mesdames Redmond, Setchell and
Csrberry were Lime Springs shoppers
Monday.
Guy Sparks returned Thursdsy night
to spend q few weeks at home. He
reports that the wheat crop in Mon
tana is fine.
The Bonair Sewing Circle made the
following articles for the Red Cross
during the month of June: 81 pajamas.
18 hospital shirts, convalescent robes,
s bed jackets, "a pinafores, IL sweat
ers, II pairs of socks, wsshcloth. We
have plenty of yarn for socks, now, 20
please come and knit as we'll % sew.
Prairie Queen Camp will hold q regu-
lar meeting Friday night, July 9Th.
Picnic lunch. Neighbors try and be
present,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eckert and two little
daughters returned to Marshalltown
after spending two pleasant weeks with
the Joseph Carberry home.
D. b. Cole of Graceville, Minn.,
B. E. Thorne and old time friends.
The Ian murray family nave moved
into the house on Bert Phillips farm.
Mrs VIM. Goetsch spent Saturday
with her mother.
Geo. Walker returned Thursday, A.
ter spending the past two months Wis
iting with his daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Fiske, in California. ~
Louis Bird now has a subscription to
the Stars ane Strikes, sent to him by
his brother Mark. The Stars and
Strikes is the official paper of the
American Expeditionary Forces. 1t is
. cheerful. straightforward little pa.
per. 1t has it's editorial page, its sport
page, and its cartoons, just like our
dailies, and is certainly Characteristic
of the spirit of our A. E. F.
PROTIVIN.
Stslla Hrdina left Thursday for