Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-09

Mrs. Maggie Gingles and daughte
Ruth, Of Mankato, MIMI, arrived tn
first of the week for visit with he
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, an
brother, James Lusk, and family a
Chester.
Mrs. Florence Vandenover and Mis-
Susie Porter loft Friday evening TO
Camp Grant, ILL.,, the former to visi
her husband and the latter to visi
friends. They returned home the frs
of this week.
Mrs. E. N. Hermann and daughter
Miriam, who have been spending the
past few weeks with her mother, Mrs
Caroline Miller, nd~daughter, Miss
Lottie, returned Tuesday night to thei,
home in Chicago.
Mesdames John Clemmer, Asa Farms
Farnsworth, Roe Brown and her
mother, Mrs. Martin johnson, and Miss
Mildred Rand spert Wednesday after
noon in Chester, assisting in the work
of the Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Clark and Mr..
and Mrs. Rodger Clark returned Wed.
nesday from an auto trip to Wykoff,
Spring Valley, Preston and other South
ern Minnesota towns, combining bust
ness with pleasure.
Miss Mary Ellen Lydon is visiting for
q few weeks at the home of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crapser,
at Richland Center, Wis. She will
visit other friends in that vicinity
before returning home.
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800 acres good unimproved land, ad-
joining farms; near school and R. R.
towns, in Clark Co., Wis.
2t51.p w. ROBERTS,,
2o. 22nd St, Milwaukee, Wis.
'''Uncle Sam is appealing for mora
Office help so we will continue our
Special Offer Of three months free
tuition and free books for fall term
Sept. 3. Write today for particulars
to College of Commerce, Waterloo. "
49.tf.
Supt. and Mrs. A. r. McCook ar
rived from Shell Rock, Ia, the first Of
the week, and will consider Waukon
their home from now on. They will
reside in the Burt Hendrick residence
10 the north part of the city. Waukon
Democrat.
Mrs, John Genshow and little son of
Minneapolis, and Mrs. w. Maurer and
babe Of Ottumws, who have been Wis
ting Ut the home Of the formers
brother, Fred Burr went to Chester
yesterday for visit at the Fred Msur-
ef home.
Mrs. Chas. Schacht and little daugh.
Ter visited the first Of the week at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Geo. Damon,
returning yesterday to her home in
Lime SpIisgs.. Her cousin. Mrs. H.:
W. West, and two children accompan-
ed her home for few days visit.
Valdez College, DEBORAH, Iowa, offers
thorough courses for teachers in the
common branches. They are prepare
tory to Domestic Science, Manual
and Agriculture. These
courses are especially designed for ST..
grade graduates Full explanations are
given in catalog.
Iowa did her share during the fiscal
year 19l7-l8 to send the Allies Is, 844,-
500, 600 pounds more meat and fats and
30, soc, 900 bushels more cereals than
Turing 1867 From American
sources of supply also 1856, 400, 900
pounds more sugar was shipped than
The pre-wsr annual average.
Grandma Shiek of this city, last
week became so disguised with the do
ngs of the German kaiser that she
,sed her German Bible, which had been
n the family for . good many years,
10 cook her dinner with 1t made q
'ery good fire, and was used for
rood purpose. West Union Union.
with the large crop of cabbage
coming on ell over the country, it is
he patriotic duty of Americans to
make use Of it because of its food
'slue," says Herbert Hoover. lone of
he best ways to preserve cabbage is
q the form Of sauerkraut, and for this
'eason the United States Food Admin
stration is encouraging ito use.'
Exports Of beef products from the
United States aggregated Sc. 062, 600
,ounds during May 1918, which is the
liehest figure ever reached in one
month in the history Of the country.
More than Sc per cent of the total went
o the four European Allies. Their