Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-07-02
LIME SPRINGS.

LIME SPRINGS.
John Price is enjoying % visit with
his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Farmer
of St. James, Mimi, and Margaret
Price of West Pullman, Ill.
Mr. Burns;, Mrs. Gladys Horton and
daughter Bernice left Tuesday noon to
spend several weeks at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. kohout at Csss
Lake, Wis.
, Arthur Schacht came over from
Ricevil!e Sunday to spend the day with
his parents, MIR. and Mrs. Henry
Schacht.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Mosr, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. Sanborn and daughter
Laura went to DEBORAH to spend Sun
day at the C. Mcintosh home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Moore and chill
dren autoed to Fsribault to spend Sun
day with Mrs. Moore's people.
Miss Sturtevant. after spending q
couple of weeks with her friend. Helen
Paimquist, left Monday for Canada for
q visit with her sister on her way home
to Timbsl, S. D. Miss Sturtevant
taught the past year at Peoria, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. va Blowers were
Cresco callers Tuesday.
Mrs. F. D. Boyer and son land Mrs
E. E. Obriham were Cresco shopper
Friday.
| Mr.. Daily was inj Cresco between
trains Tuesday.
Fred Thsyer of Cresco was a Lime
Springs caller Monday.
". C. Brown autoed: to Cresco Wed
nesday.:
Mrs. Boyer and son Claude came Sat-
urdsy from Edgewood for visit at the
F. D. Boyer home.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Blower aud chill
dren went t. Elgin to spend: Sunday
with Mrs. Bowers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shaefer.
OBITUARY. /
Mr.. Margaret Roberts, the beloved
wife of Mr.. Robert j.: Roberts, Of
Minneapolis, after several months of
illness, peacefully passed away Wed
nesday evening, June %. She wss:the
youngest child of our respected citizen,
Mr.. John J. Thomas. She was born at
Bristol Grove. Feb. 3, 1885, and:slived
in that community until 1893, when her
parents moved on a:farm 81 miles
northwest of Lime Springs. June %,
1869, she was united in marriage with
Robert J. Roberts, of Minneapolis,
and made her home in that city until
she was called to her heavenly home.
July 8, 1912, she met with . great
loss through the death of her mother.
Our departed sister was brought up
under religious influences from her
childhood and had been trained to have
respect for sacred things. She was
made full member by the late Rev.
Edward Joseph. When she moved to
Minneapolis, she attended the ssnctu-
ary .andjwas faithful: member Of the
Open Door Congregational church. She
was Of kind and genial disposition.
She greatly appreciated the visits of
her pastor and also of the Rev. S. E..
Prydderch, pastor of the WEIGH Presby.
terisn church. 19oHer desth will be
great loss to her husband, father,
brother and sisters. The funeral SER
vices were conducted a. Minneapolis
Friday and 1T the WEIGH Presbyterian |
church 1T Lime Springs Saturday af-
ternoon. Revs. Wheaton and Prydderch |
officiating at Minneapolis and the Rev.
David Edwards at Lime Springs. The
remains were laid at rest in Pleasant
Hill cemetery. She is survived by her
husband, her father, one brother, Rev.
Robert O. Thomas of Chicago. Mr..
Thomas attended the services but was
not able to accompany the remains to
Lime Springs. The following sisters
Mrs. Evan Evans, Mrs. Hugh w. Jones
Mrs. John Lloyd Jones of Lime Springs;
Mrs. John Jones of Cresco. Mrs. Ellen
Tidlow of Minneapolis attended the
funeral. We felt sorry that Mrs.
Hugh w. Jones was not able to attend
the funeral Of her dear sister because
she had just undergone IN operation at
Mercy hospital. Cresco, but was glad
to understand that she was recovering.
The beresved family has the sympathy
of the community 10 their sad affection.
The floral tributes were beautiful and
greatly appreciated. a. we'll ss every
other help given to the family.
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