Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-10-31


city limits in Waterloo, was sold 6
public auction to Hope c. Martin fo
y $6O1 an acre. The land adjoins Pros
. pect park.
Miss L. A. Christopherson of nea
n Iowa river, died at Home hospital Il
Wauk0n from burns sustained a fe,
y weeks ago. She was carrying
lighted lamp and celluloid comb II
II her hair caught fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Bird of De-
. Moines nearly lost their lives in fir,
that damaged their home and de
q stroyed their clothing. Mr.. Bird car
ried his wife to safety when the flames
! reached the bedroom
Louis julius, farmer of Industry
shot an eagle measuring seven feet
and four inches from tip to tip. The
bird was shot trying to fly away with
a goose. Several geese had disap.
? peared In this manner.
A stranger giving the name of VIII
liam Brady. is being held by the Mar
. shalltown police. He is suspected of
being one Of the men who held UP and
robbed train at Bibsville, Ala, on
the night of Sept. 26.
Unless the Des Moines smoke ordi-
nance is modified there is every possi-
b1lity that the new improvements at
that place contemplated by the Rock
Island and amounting to $1,300,OOO,
will not be commenced.
Going up into tree after squirrel
he shot and killed, which had lodged in
a limb. Charles Graemlich Of Waukon,
age Is, came in contact with q live
wire and was electrocuted. His body
fell and also lodged in the tree.
The county has been made defend
ant In damage suit for $4,000 dam
ages, on account of the death of Cliff
ford Townsend, who was killed when
his automobile went over thirty-foot
embankment between Logan and Mis-
souri, Valley.
The new Presbyterian church at
Vinton was formally dedicated. The
church cost $4,000, and is beautiful
structure. After paying all building
expenses the society had a surplus of
over $4,000 which will be devoted to I
improvements connected with the
church.
Senator Edgar T. Bracket, of Sara
toga Springs, who made the closing
address for the prosecution In the i'm
parchment trial of Governor Sulzer,
was formerly an Iowa man. He grad
uated from Cornell college at Mount
Vernon.
The beautiful $4,000 home Of J. p.
Brady at Pennington was burned to
the ground. The household effects
were mostly all saved. The house has
been built only q few years and was
formerly the home of p. s. Robinson,
who now lives in Keokuk. A defective
flue was the cause.
1t was announced that Ed Byrd, q
convict sent up from Council Bluffs,
for five years for horse stealing, had
from the prison farm and
taken with him some clothing. gold
watch and SIT iE money, property Of
the guard who fell asleep. Byrd was
serving his fourth term in prison.
Nearly two hundred people met DR..
Birney and escorted him to his home
Tuesday when he arrived in Nora
Springs from Hopkinton. A big recep-
ion was given in his honor. Dr.. Biz
ley was acquitted of the charge of
an illegal operation upon
Miss Myrtle Irish, who died as q re-
|ult.
Pauline, the 4-year-old daughter Of
Hrs. P. o. Peterson of Grand Mound,
net with painful mishap at break
asst when cup of hot coffee was
pilled on her lap. The little girl was
scalded. DR.. Willie was
:alled and made the child as comfort
bile as possible under the circum-
tances.
Reporting that wolves have killed
livestock on their farms 4 number OF
sland farmers residing near the Four
lille bridge at Muscatine have decided
lpon a war against the rapacious ami
nails. Robert and Louis Klest, Melvin
'homas. Joseph Wills and Arthur
Zleist are all reported to have suffered
osses because of the depredations
nade upon herds by the wolves.
To expedite the case of the Iowa
telephone company against the City ,
t Keokuk, in which the company asks
n injunction against enforcing the 4
ates of the recent ordinance, Judge
Jefferson will appoint special mas
er in chancery, to take the evidence
nd make record of special finding of
he facts. Because of the time in
olved in taking the testimony the ap-
ointment was agreed upon.
Three boys, Roy and William Nc +
Iceland, brothers, IL and IA years old,
and William Shawler, II.
!ere hunting in the timber near Coun-
II Bluffs Monday. Roy McClelland
,as at the foot of a hill and his two
were at the top. The elder
[cClelland boy tripped over q tree
ranch, his gun was exploded, and the