Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-28
Iowa News
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

to Iowa City and an effort is being
made to bring back her sight. Miss
Cook attended school few days ago
and it was while reading her lesson
that one eye failed her. She hurried
home and shortly afterward the other
eye lost it's sight. The victim is in
perfect health otherwise, seemingly.
Miss Elsie Lincoln, was the for
tunate Des Moines woman who pulled
down the $3.50 check from John Rey-
nolds of Boone, for the return of his
wife's jewels, lost three months ago
in the Boone depot of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway Miss Lincoln
gently denies that she had the good
fortune to find the lost jewel bag, but
the secret has slipped out.
Death claimed w. D. Lee of Toledo,
Ia, who was prominent in Republican
politics. He was formerly chairman
of the Fifth district central commit
tee. He was 60 years of age. Death
was due to heart disease. He was for
many years editor of the Toledo
Chronicle paper his father founded
eight years.
Word just received in Dubuque an
nounces that William Parberts of
Grundy Center, student at the Du-
buque Presbyterian Theological semi
nary, has been awarded the scholar
ship of the board of education. 1t car
ries with it 5000 year and tuition.
The reward is the result of three
days competitive examination given
in Dubuque.
Roy Plank, %, killed himself with
shot gun at his fathers home at
Primghar after leaving a note giving
reasons for his act. The note is kept
to Miss Tillie Hcspe, daughter of
neighbor, the first of the year.
A fire started in the hotel at Milo
and before it could be checked the
hotel and Halterman's gate factory
and Cora Hollingsworth restaurant
and Miss Myrtle Monroe's millinery
store were entirely destroyed. They
were partly insured.
George B. Sherman, a man who
came to Fort Dodge before the front
Ter troops had been taken away pass
ed away at the hospital 1t is recorded
that Mr. Sherman built the first store
in Fort Dodge.
State Labor Commissioner Van
Duyn has begun campaign against
the employment of messenger boys
who are under the age of 16, provid-
ed for by the child labor laws of the
state.
Secretary Garrett of the state board
of parole estimates that at the Janu-
airy session of the board, there will
be about 149 applications acted on
or taken up. The appeals are about
all in and the docket made up.
John Carey, aged SO years, an Os
kaloosa mine worker stepped on the
cage of the Bolton coal mine alive
and well, to go down TO his work
When the cage reached the bottom
of the shaft Carey was dead.
A. w. Bundy, Great Western sec
ton foreman at Readlyn, has beer
arrested on complaint of specia
agent, but was released on bond!
furnished by his father, who is al
old employe of the company.
The dead body of Joseph Spence
of Morse was found south of tina
place 1t is evident that while re
turning home he was struck by Roc
Island train No 26, going south. H
leaves a wife and daughter.
The saloons at Missouri Valley ar
running again A short time ago
petition to revoke the petition of col
sent was secured but when it wa
canvassed it was found that it wa
at least 100 names short
Alma Kurz, 20 years old, of De
Moines, who sought death by chlor
form week ago to scare her swee
heart, Fred C. Over, was united
marriage to him by Rev. f. w. Hold
don.
The retail harness dealers of low
met in convention at the Pythian tel
pie in Charlton for the purpose
effecting a state organization.
Frank Sporer, constable of Croc
er township was killed by mine
during union meeting at Oralabo
nine miles from Des Moines
Walter Whitbeck was denied a ne
trial by the state supreme court al
as result must serve the senten,
imposed upon him by the distri
court of Fayette county for the muir
er of his aged father, Arrow VIII
beck, on the farm near ST. Luca
March is, 1908.
John Wolf, farm hand, at LeMal
died from gunshot wounds receiv'
while hunting, together with his ell
ployer. He was leaning on his gu
talking, when it discharged, the sh
tearing off his right ear and LAGER;
ing his face
Mrs. Minerva Wakefield, of Ottu
wa was burned to death in her hon
Her clothing caught fire when t
gas in the stove exploded throwi
open the door. The flames caught
her dress and although she wrap
herself in quilt she was burned
death
Charles Sanderson, an old time fiji
man of Council Bluffs, has been pls
ed on the retired list by the board
trustees and will receive pension
$50 month the rest of his days
was a fireman before the 9stablis
ment of the paid department.
To feel strong, have good appel
and dinactinn claan cnupI1y 1r6