Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-09-26
COUNTY NEWS
CHESTER.

Lew Jones, Bernie Benson and Ar
Hadley went to Cresco Wednesday Of
business. t.
Ole jacobson and family moved t.
Minneapolis this week where they vii
make their future home.
Geo. Leslie took load of melons II
Leroy Thursday. '~>t
Pete Noonan of North Dakota, ha
been visiting the John Cray family ant
other relatives and friends arount
Chester the past few days.
C. B. Hague went to Fort Plain. N
Y, to visit his mother for q few days
L. H. Hillman of Kanols, S. D., ha.
been visiting the Knapp family this
week,
Earnest Otto and mother of Cedar
Falls has been visiting relatives arounG
Chester.
w. C. Breedlove was q Leroy caller
Saturday.
Several.from here attended a sur
prise party at the John Ness home
Friday night in honor Of Miss Lillian
Bjestaunp and all report q fine time.
Mr.. Timmermsn!came up from Cresce
Wedn esday and is visiting his dsugh
ter, Mrs. julius Moe.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Mcmahon from
Rochester, Mrs. Herman Messing and
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Messing and two
children from St. Paul visited at the
Geo. Thomas home and with other
relatives Sunday and Monday of this
week. '.-
Mrs. Ransom Spencer was very
pleasantly surprised Sunday when she
reached her home after church to find
it had been taken possession of by her
daughters, sons and their children.
The occasion was her 10th birthday.
A bounteous dinner was provided and a
very enjoyable afternoon spent.
Gordon Thomas departed for Chicago
Tuesday, where he plans on attending
school.
Mrs. Montgomery and Elva Mckee
went to Cresco Saturday to attend
teachers meeting.
Born, Tuesday, Sept. 16, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Mckee. baby boy. Moth.
er and babe doing fine.
The Ladies Aid Society held bust
ness meeting and elected officers for
the coming year at the home of Mrs.
Ed Capper.'
VIM. Morland. of Colesburg, Iowa,
spent Sunday in Chester, the guest of
Louise Bush.
Mrs. AL Fairbanks, of Waterloo, and
AL Lyons. of Msrshaltown, spent sew
erai days Of the past week with Mrs.
o. Baldwin. ~
Clyde Thomas returned from I visit
in Dakota Wednesday and left again
for Mankato, where he will take up q
business course in school.
Eva Bagan attended the Catholic
Ladies' Aid out at Molloy's Thursday
afternoon.
Among those wiring their houses for
electric lighting recently are Robert
Larson and Mrs. o. Baldwin.
Jim Roberts was q Cresco caller on
Wednesday. -f
J. L. Rowley, Of Fl. Dodge, was in
Chester several days of the past::weex.
Curt Tibbets and family returned
from Dakota the first of the week.
Mrs. C. H. Thomas, Dorothy and
Laurence drove to Lime Springs Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. s. A. Whitmarsh and Mrs.
Josie Barnes came up from Lime
Springs Monday to visit relatives.
Mr.. end Mrs. Chapman returned to
their home in Lsnesboro Monday after
spending q couple of weeks with their
Mrs. C. C. Plnmmer.
Joe Nedd was seen on our streets
again Tuesday.
During the severe electrical storm
the large barn of Mr.. Gill
nan living two miles west of Chester
vas struck by lightning and complete.
y destroyed together with many tons
# hay, one horse and several hogs.
This is q great loss to Mr.. Gilman,
lltho fairly well covered by insurance.
The many friends of Winfield Cray
will be glad to know that he 10 able to
,e about town again after several
weeks illness.
Mrs. Capper left Monday for Esther
lille to see her mother who is very
lex.
Mrs. w. C. Halver and her sister
drs. Rudolph Wagner spent several
ays of the past week with relatives at
donona.
Mrs. A. H. Barrett and Mrs. Robert
Iall attended the South Ladies Aid out
t Rohlman's Thursday afternoon.
John Talmadge of Lime Springs was
p Monday.