Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-06-08

hands of Harlan, was accidentally dis
charged.
A net gain of half million in the
assessable value of property In Bur.
lington is shown by the report for
the year 1909. over that of 1908. OF
this gain. $564,O25 is on real estate
and $4,000 on personal property.
The rain of the last two days has
stopped the planting of 100000 TO
100000 acres OF corn, and il it con-
tinues long will cause farmers mig
loss.
John Carter, an old soldier aged Is,
and three children of his daughter,
Mrs. Leila Shaw, were burned to death
In fire which destroyed the Shaw
home at Eldon.
B. Fagerland, aged 43. was killed
Ing the tracks at Marshalltown. No
one saw the accident.
Carl Gabriel of Burlington was shot
in the head while on his way hunting.
A companion named Hemming was
carrying the rife, when it was dis
charged accidentally. the ball pene-
trating Gabriel's skull Gabriel Will
die. Both are boys.
Burglars raided the jewelry store
OF C. D. Maus at Creston and secured
about $500 worth of goods. They en-.
tered at the rear.
Norwegian Lutherans will erect a
new church at Ossian. Money has
/ 1NA hnO in of
once
Company l. Fifty-fourth regiment,
is planning on new home at Iowa
City. The structure will cost $4,000.
Plans are now being considered.
By the courts refusing to grant an
injunction in the Marengo paving case
James Horrabin of Des Moines will
be permitted to continue with his work
of paving. The contract is big one.
The address at the commencement
exercises Of the Burlington High
school will be held Friday afternoon,
June IL. at the Grand opera house,
and be delivered by Prof. Charles
e. Shelton. president of Simpson col
lege of Indianola. The high school
has a class OF about forty members
which will complete the course and
receive diplomas this year. It will
be the last class to finish in the pres
ent high school building. whose first
class went out In 1873.
i The new commercial agent for the
Wabash Is announced as Geo. B. Chap
u man, well known railroad man, at
present travelling freight agent for
the Wabash with headquarters in Des
Moines. He has been given the posi-
The largest owner of Grundy coun
j ty land is Reinbeck man, Fritz
Strohbehn, who owns 2,166 acres Of
land in Grundy, and is without doubt
the largest owner Of real estate in the
county.
w. ]. Fowler, manager Of the Post
al Telegraph company at Marshall
town, has been transferred to Omaha
effective after June 1, where he viii
be made cashier. He was formerly
manager at Council Bluffs, and work
ed for the company for some time II
Des Moines. His successor has no
yet been appointed.
Several guards while near August'
looking for the escaped prisoner from
Fort Madison late last Tuesday nigh
shot and killed calf moving in thu
underbrush, mistaking it for the maj
for whom they were looking.
The plan of the Fort Dodge, De
Moines & Southern Interurban com
pany to electrify the spur of the New
ton & Northwestern from Fort Dodg
Junction to Rockwell City seems t
meet with favor along the route, al
though 1t is yet too early to say jus
how the situation stands. The CON
pany will eiectrify this end Of the oil
Newton road. IL conditions so RICH
themselves to make it look as thong
it would be reasonably paying IL
vestment.
Waterloo is to have new boat clu
/ this year. At the present time theS
. are about fifty first-class craft on til
river, many OF. which are gasolin
q launches.
/ Governor Hanly, Indiana, Will b
r the principal speaker at the nations
J. convention of the Norwegian Luthe
an church In Des Moines in June. e
forts were made to secure GovernC
i Hughes but his dates were filed.
j. The What Cheer board OF educatio
: has elected Prof T. M Prall. Dc
Moines, superintendent of publ
i. schools for next year. He is princip
:. Of Grant Park school, Des Nome
: where he has been for three years.
At meeting of the directors of tt
Charles City Gas company contra
!. was entered into for the laying
). about fourteen miles of gas main
These will be placed in the princip
streets of the city, and will be Il
: main arteries Of the system.
al Crawford county is just now In
a feryer of excitement over the salot
8. question. The county has lari
/. German and Irish population, and hi
r. ever been one of.the sure wet" cou
n ties of the state. All saloons in Il
,s county are now closed except in Del
son.