Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-07-09
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Iowa Brevities
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NEWsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
Upon the application OF John r
Dobbins the amount of the bonds in
the two cases pending against him in
relation with the Mabray cases, on a
specific charge Of conspiracy to
swindle T. w. Ballew OF princeton,
Mo-, out Of $4,000, was reduced from
$1,000 to $4,000.
The First Baptist church of Mar.
shalltown has decided to spend $780,
600 in remoleling and during the
present season will rebuild it's pres
ent building entirely. changing 1t so
that it will scarcely be recognized
as the same edifce.
Serious and perhaps fatal injuries
| to a Des Moines automobile party
consisting of Mrs. James G. Berryhill,
| the Rev. Miss Gertrude Won Petzold,
acting pastor OF The First Unitarian
church, and DR.. Adele Fuchs, instruc-
tor in German at West High school,
were averted only by the poor aim
dynamite cracker into the machine in
] which they were riding.
Friendship dating from his child
hood in Henry county is behind an
application to Gov. B. F. Carroll by
Attorney Jerry b. Sullivan of Des
| no v.in n
of MrE. Annie Myers, who set fire to
her stepdaughter's house near Win.
field about year ago and was SEN
fenced to serve long term in prison.
Extensive coal fields near Ankeny
have been discovered by Des Moines
coal dealers, who for several weeks
have been quietly drilling in the vicin-
ity. GEOLOGICAL has been found at a
depth of 300 feet, which is twice the
usual depth.
i 1t has been learned that the story
sent out from Boston that Stuart
Davis of Des Moines was one of the
Amhurst students who demonstrated
that it Is possible to live on 81 a
month is incorrect. Mr.. Davis has not
been student at Amherst for a year
and is now making his hone in New
Mexico His friends in Des Moines
say there is nothing to the story.
A professional sea diver, L. c. Wait
of Detroit, Mich. has been employed
by the relatives of Donald Ray, the
young man drowned in the Raccoon
river. to recover the body. The po-
lice department has exhausted all eff
forts In a fruitless search and given
up hope
Following the decision by Attorney
General Byers. that the payment of
the cigarette mulct tax of $500 year
does not give protection to the deal.
er, does not even give him the right
to sell the pills, the cigarette. men
have banded together. and will make
the money they have paid in in the
last five years.
Officers of the Iowa State Fair as
ISOLATION will ask Iowa's representa-
tives In congress and her state Off
Gals to be present on the same day
at the state fair this fall and meet
4 the people at a monster reception
Invitations will be sent to Senators
Dolliver and Cummins, each of the
eleven representatives, Governor Car
roll, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
and many Others
That the railroads of Iowa had lost
six millions because of the constant
reduction in freight rates by the Iowa
} railroad commission during the past
year was the statement made by
James c. Davis. Iowa counsel for the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad Ii
his opening statement at the rehear
ing Of freight rates before the state
railroad commission.
The annual meeting of the Chamber
lain-H Harrington company, controlling
nearly forty theaters in Illinois ant
I Missouri. was held at Burlington
with all the leading officers and rep
resentatives present
Principals in triple wedding a
Des Moines were Eugene s. Frye ant
Lena E. Hardin, Arno l.. Hardin ant
Ethel F. Mabbitt and Clyde c. Arm
. strong and Vina Robbins. They ar
all from Redfeld.
The Iowa state fair may include
seed, grain and roadmaking exhibi
from the department of agriculture a
a Washington in connection with tn,
other features according to Secretar.
Simpson. Mr.. Simpson received wor,
Z that the Minnesota state fair has ar
. ranged with Secretary Wilson for thi
= display and for an exhibit of the manu-
, facture OF denatured alcohol as well
1t Is his belief that the first thre
) items would form an interesting ea
) hibit, but he does not favor the dc
!, natured alcohol display.
Another group Of capitalists, locate
In the east. is now asking for Boon