Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-06-08
Iowa News
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NEWsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

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NEwsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTs OF THE STATE.
Harry Wheeler. 20, OF Mt. Ayr was
found dead on the railroad tracks.
having fallen from train from Coun-
Gil Bluffs to st. Joe during the night.
A fine specimen OF golden eagle was
shot by John Trelore on his farm
north Of Ogden. The bird had been
stealing chickens and with one shot
he brought 1t down. Its wings meas.
ure seven feet from tip to tip, and 1t
weighs ten pounds.
The bodies of Bessie and Ralph
Anderson, daughter and son of q
former Clinton manufacturer. were
found In the river at Grand Rapids.
after launch accident. A launch In
which eight young people were rid
ing went through sluice gate In the
dam, and only four of the party were
rescued. The others were dashed on
to the rocks below the dam and
drowned.
Rev. d. D. Buchanan. pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church OF Green
field. has resigned. Mr.. buchanan
has accepted an invitation to locate
at Casey. They were rendered q
largely attended farwell reception.
At the annual convention OF group
Eight of the state bankers associa-
ton in Clinton. G. e. Bartholomew
Of Preston was elected chairman and
J. M. Reibmann of Grand Mound sec
rotary. The next convention will be
held In Muscatine. The group in.
cludes bankers of Clinton, Scott.
Jackson. Jones. Muscatine and Cedar
counties. About 100 members were
in attendance.
Charles Mackey Is dead at Iowa
City after lying in an unconscious
state for 40 hours. He suffered q
paralytic stroke. He had lived in
that vicinity. forty years.
Col. R. P. Howell of the Fifty-fourth
Iowa regiment has expressed desire
that Iowa City be chosen as the en-
campment ground this fall. As his
wishes will probably be respected In
this matter the varsity town may get
the encampment.
John s. Flanagan, pioneer shoe
man, 10 dead at his home In Iowa City
where he lived just forty-four years
the current month. He was in his
eighty-sixth year.
A thug attempted to hold up prom
inent Perry society woman on Ael
way home from a Rebekah lodge
meeting. but she used her umbrella
and voice to advantage and the brute
fed.
Lone Tree has invested $1,000 In {
three and one-half acre tract Of LAND
lying on the west side Of the road be
tween the railroad and the cemetery
for town park.
The apple crop is certain to BIZ
short in the vicinity Of Traer this
year. A careful examination shows
that many trees will put forth nc
buds this spring. About the only ex
cepticns noted, are the Pewaukee
Northwestern Greening and few var
ieties of improved crabs. The Veal
| thy and Snow trees are putting fortl
few buds. Apples will evidently con
tinue scarce and at high price dur
Ing the coming year.
The thirty-nrst annual graduating
exercises of the West Liberty Higl
school will take place Friday even
ing. May %. when the class of 1903
consisting OF thirty-three members
will receive diplomas.
The lifeless body of child, believ
ed to be but few days of age at tn
time of ita deaeh. was found lynn
amidst some driftwood near the shor
at point on the Mississippi rive
about five miles below Muscatine b
Mrs. Catherine A. McCreary, who. wit
her husband. resides In small col
tage near the place.
Ottumwa's new $22s.0OO postoffict
which will be erected on the presen
site OF the federal building and tn
vacant lot to the north, will be a
adaptation Of the Italian Renaissanc
in architecture, and the plans wi
first be submitted to Postmaste
Frank A. Nimocks for his considerl
ton before final adoption.
| Webster City's long fight for fat
men at the railroad crossings woun
up most disastrously. when Judge A
brook of Eldora sustained a motto
by the railroads to direct a verdic
In this motion he roads took pos
tion that the city. under the law. hi
no right to order .fagmen In at til
expense of the railroad companies.
/. The secretary OF the Ida Grove Con
mercial club has received a lette
from Robt. II. Baldwin. Chicago 81
gineer. asking for complete inform
ton in regard to the freight and pa
senger business of this town. He
locating engineer for the propose
Sioux City. Climbing Hill and ID
Grove Electric railroad, line propo
ed by the farmers, OF eastern Woo
d bury county, and he seems to be &c
tain Of results. This project Is co
nected In no way with the Des Moin'
& Sioux City road.
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