Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-10-10
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

the Iowa deaf mutes was held at Dav,
export.
vysMiss NJ. Collins of Fort Dodge was
badly burned when kerosene lamp
exploded.
Commercial law is one of the prac-
tical studies to be given at The OF.
tumwa night schools.
The city Of Dubuque is putting her
hoboes in solitary confinement as a
means of getting rid of them.
Charles Schaefer, a we'll known
prick mason Of Centerville, died a,
his home, after four weeks illness.
The body of Henry Tryon was
found dead at his home in Calumus
oy neighbors. He died of heart
failure.
The general store of L. A. Larson
OF Lawler was broken into and SIS
IN cash, gold watch and articles of
Clothing stolen.
Frank Smith, James Sorenson and
Edward McGraw are under arrest.
charged with burglary and beating F.
>. Mots, farmer, at LeMars.
MI. and Mrs. H. Raymeyer of
waterloo wer" badly shaken up and
injured in a runaway at Ackley. Mrs.
Haymeyer had two ribs broken.
"A sllo on the William Nolte farm
near Dougherty, filled with corn fod-
GER burst and its contents were
ruined. The fodder had spoiled.
James Joyce has returned to his
nome in Waterloo, after an absence
Of twenty years. He cleaned up $780,
OoO IN that time in the Klondyke.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the world
famous explorer of arctic regions,
was the guest Of honor at banquet
OF the Iowa City Commercial club.
Mrs. J. F. Carlisle of Des Moines
was fined SO for landing a right
SWING on the jaw Of lady emplove
OF one Of the big hotels in that city.
A house which was being moved
across the tracks at Iowa City on
rollers fell from its supports and
held up Rock Island passenger train
Tor two hours.
! A Rock Island passenger train had
a narrow escape from being wrecked
near Grundy Center. The rails spread
and the train ran on the ties for a
considerable distance.
A special train was run from Ma.
son City to Dougherty to attend the
funeral Of the late John F. Wade.
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque had
charge of the ceremonies.
The pupils in the rural schools ad-
Jacent to Waterloo have been asked
to select thirty ears of corn each
which are to be placed in strings of
ten each and hung in the school
rooms. Next spring the ears will be
given termination test.
Calling the public Jail at Hills no
fit place for prisoner to be kept in.
the Johnson county grand jury has
filed its report with Judge r. P. How
ell. The Jail is severely criticized by
the jurors, who visited it about a week
ago on their trip of inspection.
After searching for some months,
Mrs. James Cunningham found her
missing husband at Mason City. Last
spring Cunningham left his home in
Vermont, ILL.,, to go to Minnesota, but
changed his mind and landed in
Dyersville. Letters to his wife failed
to reach her.
F. F. Faville, former United States
attorney, and one of the most widely
known lawyers in Storm Lake, has
been compelled temporarily to give
up his work. His physician has or
dered him to take a complete rest.
He and Mrs. Faville will leave for Los
Cal.
A stockholders meeting of the
creamery company at Kanawha was
held to determine whether to build a
new creamery or repair the old build
ing, which was recently damaged by
flre. There was large attendance
and the proposition to build a new
creamery carried.
Mrs. Emma (Aunty) Whipple cele-
brated her ninety-frst birthday a few
days ago. Mrs. Whipple has lived in
Vinton since 1856. She was married
the same year to Wesley Whipple in
Vermont. Her husband enlisted in
the union army during the civil war
and died while in the service.
George S. Lenox has been chosen
to head the vocal department of the
University of Iowa school of music
for the coming year to succeed Rob-
ert Fullerton. He comes from the
University of Oklahoma. A new de-
partment is to be added to the school
to train teachers for public school
positions.
Considerable excitement has fol-
lowed the disappearance Of Opal VAN
lerinden, the 16-year- old adopted
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wander
linden Of Algona, who disappeared
about two weeks ago. She had eaten
unch at her home at noon and left
presumably for school. She was not
missed until evening.
The United States navy depart
ncnt has honored Lieut.. Chester H.
!. Keppler by naming him one of only
eighteen young officers to attend Col
lmbia university the coming year-
% take postgraduate work in me-
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