Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-07-04
CHESTER.


John Cray was a Chester caller on
Fred Bluhm returned home from
France after spending several months
in the service.
J. B. Cray of Lime Springs was in
Chester on business Thursday. =,
M. r. Jones Of Lime Springs was
in Chester on business Thursday.
| M. r. Jones, Grover Hannah and
Ira Baldwin went to the lakes Friday
for few days fishing.
AL Fairbanks drove from Waterloo
to Chester Friday in his new Ford.
Thos. Edwards autoed to Lime
Springs Tuesday evening.
Mrs. George Breedlove and Mrs. G..
H. Kenworthy visited at the w. c.
Breedlove home Wednesday.
| Peter Tordahl and Ingwald Soma
went to Blue Earth, Mimi, Saturday
to spend several days.
Geo. Spencer and family went to
Lime Springs Saturday.
Ed Hall was down from LIE Roy
Saturday on business.
| Archie Capper and wife went to Au-
relia Saturday after spending some
time with. his parents:
| Mrs. L. and Lois Obert of Mime
apolis spent several days Of the past
week at the Barrett and Eaton homes.
Lois and Helen Wagner Of st. Paul
came to make stay OF some time
with their aunt Mrs. Fred Baldwin.
| DR.. Clark and family left Tuesday
morning in their car for Maquoketa,
Iowa, to spend the Fourth with rela-
tives at that place.
! Mrs. Reuben Doe went to Fountain
Saturday to visit relatives and friends
there
The Mite society held picnic at
the Claude Maurer home Wednesday.
A lovely supper and an aenjoyable
time was reported by all those in at
tendance.
H. O. Baldwin returned to Water
loo Monday.
Arnold Jensen went to Calmar on
Monday night
Miss Lana Thomas came from Illi-
nois Monday night where she has
been visiting several days.
Miss Bess Clark spent several days
at the home Of her brother, DR.. Clark
the past week.
Miss Blanche Hammond and Her
bert Maurer were guests of Miss Fran
ces Barrett Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society met in the
church parlors Thursday afternoon
A delicious lunch was served by a
committee of four and the meeting
pronounced a success both socially
and financially. The proceeds amount
ed to $500.
Mrs. o. Baldwin has received word
that her grandson, Burton H. Mckee
of the U. S. sub-chaser c $50, ar
rived at the home of his father s. G.
Mckee at Meriden, Mimi, last Sun
day morning having received an hon
orable discharge from the navy. Bur.
ton has served over IA months in Otil
navy and also wears two gold mount
ed stripes, the famous Navy E, and q
silver medal presented to him by the
Italian government for services rem
dered that government, he being the
lucky sailor who went overheard to
rescue a noted Italian general who
accidentally fell over the life ropes
of the U. S. S. Watonwan while on q
visit to that vessel then in an Italian
port
A farewell party was given for Rod
ney Spencer at the home of his grand
mother, Mrs. r. Spencer, Tuesday af-
ternoon. Fourteen of his little friends
were present to whom a delicious
lunch was served. Rodney soon goes
to join his father.
The Presbyterian societies of Ches-
ter and Lime Springs held a joint
meeting Wednesday of last week at
Mrs. Latcham's home, Mrs. Walter
Smith entertaining the Chester socie-
IL and Mrs. Latcham the Lime Springs
ladies'. A very enjoyable time is re-
ported.
Jesse Laws was down from LIE Roy
Saturday evening.
John Roberts and family of Bristol
were Sunday visitors at the Roy
Jones home.
MILFORD Bagan and wife and babe
came from Nebraska to spend some
time with relatives in Chester and
vicinity
Mrs. C. c. Plummer returned from
Rochester Saturday where she UNDER
went an operation for goitre. She is
getting along as we'll as can be ex-
pected.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Thomas and
Beth and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thomas
drove to the LIE Roy chicken farm on
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Eben Fairchild and Mrs. Earl
Fairchild were callers at the Barrett
home Monday afternoon.
Miss Marie Ullam is now attending
summer school at Winona, MINI.
Glen and Verne Eaton of Cresco,
spent Friday and Saturday with their
uncle Wells Eaton.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton Bigalk visited
Mrs. A. H. Barrett Sunday.
John Hughes and family were guests
at the Robert Hall home Sunday
Milla Soma and Clara Oswald are
visiting at Gilmore this week