Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-03
IOWA
NEWS

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While driving, Chas. Kemble was
thrown from his buggy and painfully
hurt. He was driving at a good rate
OF speed, when the horse became
frightened. He was thrown out,
striking his head against the curb
Ing. He Is now at Methodist hospi-
, tai.
Freight men will receive their de.
sired increase of 10 cents per day,
and the passenger men will get, a
corresponding increase. All employees
Will be allowed for overtime, delayed,
and switching time. This was the
biggest grievance Of the men. against
the company.
Parquali leila, an Italian track la
borer. In an heroic effort to save the
life of 3-year-old Clifford Atwood, was
struck and instantly killed and his
dead body, with that Of the child, was
hurled distance of seventy feet at
Montour, Ia, by fast Northwestern
freight train. The accident happened
at $50 o'clock at the Northwestern
crossing on the main street of the
town and was witnessed by half q
hundred people
Brushy Creek, ordinarily a placid
stream Of six feet wide, is more than
q mile broad in some places. De-
struction Of property has been wide
spread and the whole bottom has
! been covered by the water with
great consequent loss OF live stock
Z and damage to crops. Several mar
/ ported, among them being that Of
Herman Bell, farmer living near
Guthrie Center. ]. O. Morgan and
T. L Meyers are two of the heavi-
est stock sufferers The wave of
water rushing down has been as high
as twelve feet 1t was produced by
the recent terrific rains.
/ People In the south part Of Cerro
Gordo county who live In the vicinity
Of Corwith, do not believe the story
OF suicide which was given out in
connection with the death of John
Mullin, proprietor of the Corwith
hotel. An investigation Is now be
Ing made into the affair. Mullen was
found Sunday night, Aug. II, at mid
night, in his room with bullet hole
In his temple, a revolver lying at his
side and his hands folded across his
breast. The corouer's jury at the
time found verdict that death
came from a bullet wound fred by
an unknown hand. The ball was
found on the opposite side OF the
dead mans head and was just visible
through the flesh. There are many
stories of family trouble, which has
gained currency.
B. F. Allen, for many years lead
Ing banker of Des Moines, is accused
Of being implicated in the recently
exposed California timber land frauds
by Lincoln Steffens IN the September
number of the american magazine
Mr.. Aliens bank formerly occupied
The Register and Leader building
which he then owned In 1875 he
was forced to the wall by the failure
of big financial institution in Chi
cago. Shortly afterwards he went to
Los Angeles for his health and was
appointed to the Office .of forest super.
intendent. It was while holding this
position that it is said he allowed
| the government to be defrauded out
of huge tracts Of valuable timbe,
land.
James Hale, an employe Of the
Great Western Cereal Company Of
Fort Dodge, has just concluded a two
weeks inspection OF the oats harvest
| in the northern half Of Iowa. The
mills in this city last year ground
nearly 100000 bushels Of oats and
are consequently very large buyers,
hence Interested in knowing the quail.
ity and quantity Of the crop. Mr..
Hale is one Of their experienced buy.
ers and his judgment is regarded as
good as applying to the crop In gen.
eral. His report to the company. is,
that the grain will run from 20 to 81
pounds per bushel, owing to crop con.
ditiors during the growing season.
The crop as bulk will be a little
under the average crop and what Is
known as fair. The small country
elevators are paying at high as 40
cents for oats which weigh from %
to So pounds. The mill price there ID
81 to 80 cents. according to grade.
One Of the biggest liquor seizures
ever made in Marshall county, IL moi
the biggest, was secured at Laurel
few days ago by Constable Walter
Wilson. who raided Henry Wits
place on search warrant and took
charge Of twenty-seven cases Of
beer and large quantity of whisky.
| w. H. Austin. q veterinary surgeon
Of Laurel, swore out the warrant
| Most OF the beer was marked with
the original labels, instead Of being
called shop ale" or some other fan.
ciful name. Some Of the whisky was
also labeled as 1t came from the dis
tillery. Wits was not. placed un.
der arrest, as the grand jury will
meet next week and his case will &c
directly before that body. Laurel is
small town in the southern part
OF the county and is. supposed to be
dry" town. A crowd OF about
fifty or seventy-five men, just from
the ball grounds, where Baxter and
Laurel had been playing. was very
disappointed in not being able to line
up for the brew. Had the con.
stable been fifteen minutes later
with his raid he would have doubt.
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