Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-24
MARSHAL SHOOTS BAD MAN.
Northern Iowa Town is Stirred by
Incident and Will Put On the
Lid as Result.
Lid as a Result.


Incident and Will Put On the
Lid as a Result.
Cresco, Ia, March 10. Special: Jim
Boyd, identified with the bootlegging
fraternity of this com munity, lies dan
gerously wounded by bullet fired by
City Marshal Ham Brown. Boyd was
shot while resisting arrest on serious
charge, the marshal shooting toprotect
himself against an attack with pitch
forks.
Boyd came home from Calmar loaded
inside and out with liquor. He went to
resort on the south side of town and
there tried to raise rough house. The
mistress, Mrs. Gibby, an old women
over 70 years put him out of the house.
Boyd then broke in the door, beat Mrs.
Gibby and dragged her about by the hair.
The woman called the marshal, who
secured warrant to arrest Boyd.
When the marshal found Boyd, the
latter, with companion, made rush
for the officer, who shot in self-defense,
wounding Boyd seriously in the thigh.
One of the city's aldermen tried to
stir up mob to attack the city mar
shall, but failed.
The incident has stirred the law en-
forcement forces and they will under
take to elect full list of law and order
officials at the coming municipal cleo
ton. Dies Moines Register.
The above is frst-class sample of
the wild statements made in Cresco by
those who persist in keeping our town
in perpetual state Of discord and tur-
MOL and in advertising to the outside
world that Cresco is town populated
mainly with law-breakers of every
variety. Read it over carefully anc
note the ridiculous and exaggerated
statements. Note that an old lady
10 years old put out of her building {
man that it was necessary for the mar
shall to shoot to capture. What {
tough town we have when the aldermen
incite to riots! 1t is most fortunate
that we have military company sta
toned here to put down such violent
demonstrations as were seen in Cresct
the night of the shooting.
Who wrote such rot? No one but {
representative of the self-styled law
and order league, legal light whose
name is indicative of the truth ane
justice which his article lacks.
The self-styled Flaw and order
league have been in undisputed contro
the past two years and according to the
writer of this article, riot and lawless
ness are supreme. If true, the law and
order league has failed in it's mission;
if false, do we wish to listen to the
voice and claims of those who so com
pletely misrepresent the sentimen,
and conditions of the town.
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A Good Man For the Town.
The Times, by insinuation, and other
by direct statement say that E. L
Davenport, the Citizens candidate TO
mayor, has not been long enough in tn
city that he should occupy that office
We fail to see how this objection
+ valid. Mr.. Davenport came to Cresc
as manufacturer-the class of me
the town is clamoring for and b
hustle and good businessj methods ha
built up nice business which give
employment to several persons. H
has shown hic faith in Cra,oo ,,J -,