Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08
Iowa News
NEWsY iTEMo GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

NEwsY iTEMo GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
Miss Mary Walkinstrow of Blanch.
ard recently lost the use of her vocal
chords In an unusual manner and re-
covered her speech in an equally sur.
prislng way. For the past six weeks
Miss Walkinstrow, for days at atime.
has been unable to speak. her voice re,
turning as suddenly as 1t left her. She
consulted specialist. who told the
young woman that q couple Of bones
In her neck had beer displaced. He
manipulated the muscles for time
and informed her thai she would be
able to speak a. well as ever which
has proven the case. She thinks she
must have met with an accident while
asleep.
Seventy Grinnell men students, led
by Quarter, Marshall, Cline and
Stafford, when denied admittance to
the Colonial Ball" the girls annual
gymnastic dance. broke into the build.
ing despite the protsstations Of Miss
Anderson, the girls physical instruc'
tor. The girls were In unconven
tional dress. according to the auth
critics who previously had prohibited
attendance Of boys. The entire sew
enty young men were allowed to re.
main and the girls continued to dance.
Crazed by an illness OF more than
. year ago. Henry Johnson. aged Is
years, killed the wife Of his employer,
Guy Roberts, near Marathon and then
went to the home Of his mother. Mrs.
John johnson. near Albert City.
where he was taken by Constable
Hutchinson. Mrs. Roberts and John
4 son arose and when she went to .
small building near the house for
some washing utensils he killed her
with an X. literally hacking the body
TO pieces.
The constant and great demand for
residences In Fort Dodge is causing
numerous real estate men to con
tract for new dwellings and at least
nifty are planned OF under way for
early spring. Although building has
gone on steadily for several years.
there has been constantly q dearth
OF houses, and an empty desirable
house has not been experienced In
Fort Dodge IN years
Left alone In the house tor . few
moments, Wilbur Gladman, the two
,year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Gladman, OF Blanchard, In some I'M
known manner set FIRE to his clothing.
The child ran screaming from the
house. Neighbors extinguished the
4 flames. but not before the child's
clothing had been entirely burned
from his body.
George Wilson. the colored man
who was arrested on . charge Of at
tempted assault on Mrs. Charles HUFF
man OF Boonedeld, was released on
habeas corpus proceedings. The me-
gro's testimony was SO closely cor
roborated by Mrs. Huffman that
Judge Roberts decided that no intent
to commit crime could be urged.
Owing to the condition of Herbert
DickOut, the alleged bandit who was
shot by saloonist at Council Bluffs,
Chief of Police Richmond has not
permitted MIN to be told Of the death
OF his father, which occurred seyeSAl
days ago. Dickout II somewhat I'm
proved, but has cough which rend-
ers his case problematical.
John Brookman OF fearing was rob
bed OF S7o while staying over night
with neighbor, Burt Graft. He
went to bed with $7b ia his possession
also gold watch. The next morning
ths money was gone but the watch
was not taken.
Samuel r. McAdams, a member OF
the soldiers home from lOskaloosa,
died at. Marshalltown Of paralysis.
aged 81. McAdams is survived by
his widow. Mrs. Nancy Allen Mead
AIMS. whom he married. in 1888 at
Oskaloosa.
Forty head of colts were sold at the
Louis Altermeier farm sale near New.
ton and averaged 3l7s per head. One
single horse sold for ,4o5 and team
for $500, being the highest price ever
paid for pair of mares in Jasper
county.
The joint convention Of Mitche.i
and Webster association of the Con-
gregational churches Of northern Iowa
IA to be held in Mason City. 1t n
expected that at least 300 laymen
and ministers will bep resent.
william Dickout, father Of Herbert
Dickout. the young bandit who was
shot while holding up the X. c. sa-
loon at Council Bluffs, died in Ne.
braska and the remains were brought
20 Clinton for interment.
Burglars entered the Adams Broth
ers store at Logan and secured 1925
in small change. leaving second
cash drawer undisturbed in which
there was q large amount OF money
and valuable papers,
I When physician was called to at
tend John Morgan, AZ, who was sui.
fering from an attack Of delirium tire
mems, he found his right leg had been
broken and the end OF the bone pierc
ing the flesh.
DR.. o. P. Thompson OF Allison has
received the appointment of pure
food inspector under the Iowa food
and dairy commissioner. His duties
will be to inspect the source of milk.
Mrs. Frank Cawcrop OF Clinton has
brought suit against three neighbors.
Mrs. and Mr. j. F., SChadt and Mrs
Emma forenoon for $1,000 each for