Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-08-20
Local Notes..

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The Misses Alice Clemmer and Ruth
and Grace Patterson entertained Mon
day night at a miscellaneous shower
complimentary to Miss Florence Nc
Cook, whose approaching marriage to
Lieut.. A. F. Moen, will be solemnized
Saturday, Aug: 81.
Will Fleming and son Donald, of Al
gons, Iowa, and nephew, VIM. Flem-
ing, of Minneapolis, who have been
guests of the formers sister, Mrs.
Byrne, and niece, Mrs. Herbert Barnes,
and family completed their visit and
left for their homes Thursday.
Miss Sarah A. Brown, who has been
the guest of friends here, left Monday
on her return trip to Port Angeles,
WASH, where she has teaching posi-
ton in the high school as instructor of
mathematics, position which she has
successfully filled for number of years.
MIR. and Mrs. R. F. Dewey with their
daughter and her husband, Mr.. and
r. D. Hochhaus returned Monday from
q motor trip to West Union and Britt,
where they were the guests of rela-
tives and at Clear Lake where Mr..
Dewey attended the Auctioneer's con-
.vention.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Lambert of
Plaza, N D., who have been the guests
of her sister, Mrs. M. C. Thuerk and
family went to LIE Roy Tuesday for q
visit with another sister, Mrs. Anna
Goethe. They were accompanied by
Master Leo. Thuerk, who will visit
there also.
Mrs. Chas. Cameron of Salem, S. D.,
Mrs. George Stoskopf of Ransom. Kan,
and Leonard Emery and wife of Mil
bred, Mimi, were called here the first
of the week by the death of their
mother, Mrs. o. w. Emery, and are
guests at the home of their sister, Mrs
Mons Askelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude w rutherford
and family left last Thursday on an
auto trip to visit the formers old home
at Frankfort, Mo. Mr.. Weatherford
also planned on attending the Nationa)
Convention of the Retail Monument
Dealers Association at St. Louis on
Aug. 1853.
F. D. Mead and sons Donald and
George and nephew Francis Scholz.
left Sunday morning. via Ford" on .
weeks visit ia Illinois. They will be
guests at the C. B. Mead home in
Geneva, and At the l.. G. Fieke home
in St. Charles. also going into Chicago
for . few days. sight seeing. Il.
Mrs. Cynthia Blackburn arrived the
first of the week for visit with Ores.
co relatives and numerous old time
friends. Mrs. Blackburn has been the
guest recently Of her sons, Merrill,
formerly of Washington, d. c., but
but now residing in Chicago, and Will
of Palmyra, Wis.,, and their families.
Frank Clemmer came down from
Austin Saturday for . brief visit with
Cresco relatives, going from here to
Lawler for . visit with his sister, Mrs.
Nellie Larrabee. He returned home
Monday accompanied by his two chill
dren, Harold and Donna, who have
been visiting relatives here. II,
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Sheriff D. J. Ferrie accompanied by
the Insane Commissioners. County
Clerk Plat, A. E. Barker and J. w.
Jinderlee were called to Riceville
Thursday morning to investigate the
case of Lee Arthur Potter, who was
adjudged to be insane and was taken
the same day to independence by Sher-
If Ferrie.
Miss Wipifred West left Sunday
morning for St. Paul where she met
her sister, Mrs. Ida De LANCE, who
has been the guest of relatives there.
They expected to leave st. Paul Tues.
day morning for the latter's home at
Marmarth, N. D., Miss West expect
ing to remain there with her sister for
an indefinite period.