Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-06-13

voted to build consolidated school,
at New Providence. The building will
cost between $4,000 and $50, 900, and
in addition a small acreage will be
laid out for experimental work in ag-
riculture, and for manual training and
domestic science purposes.
! Nels Peterson, an aged shoemaker
from Webster City, committed suicide
in his room over a butcher shop by
placing a revolver against his left
side and pulling the trigger with his
toe. His heart was torn into pieces.
|, Little is known of him. His wife is
supposed to be in Minneapolis. The
body was sent to Webster City for
! burial ~-...
L. D. Bruner, 48 years old, of Des
Moines, was instantly killed by the
falling Of heavy timber. Bruner
was employed as laborer, moving
a house on the state fair grounds. He
had crawled under the house, which
was being lowered. His body was
badly crushed and he died before DR..
Guy E. Cliff, police surgeon, reached
the scene.
]. S. Woodhouse of Des Moines has
drawn from the recent general as
J sembly material for a forceful, grip
/; ping, fascinating drama, entitled
1.-THE Fugitive" It is in press at
! .Ceadr Rapids. The meeting in person
of a great actor with his father, a
prisoner, furnished the idea Of the
! thrilling play, which is laid in four
acts and ends happily.
AS the result of bloody fight on
; the steamer St. Paul between couple
of passengers and five Of the steam
boat men, the Muscatine police are
looking for the prime scrapper Of the
bunch, man who evidently "can lick
his weight in Wildcats" 1t is said on
good authority that he trimmed up
five men in a very neat fashion and
then made his escape
Francis Bergman, youngest son OF
w. c. Bergman, president of the First
National bank, and one of Newton's
wealthiest families, was badly injured
! in an automobile accident four miles
J south Of Newton. He was driving
his fathers car when the front spin
die broke and the car turned turtle.
Three other occupants of the car were
, injured. The car was wrecked.
! July is the date fixed for spe-
cial election on the proposition Of
bonding the Clinton independent
school district for 100000 to erect
and equip a new modern high school.
The board held special meeting and
received petitions bearing signatures
of more than 600 men and women,
asking that such an election be held.
The date of the election was then
, fixed.
O. G, Kobbe, confirmed horse thief,
who, in September, 1909, stole from
A. w. Youse of near Lamoille two
mares and their colts, is not insane,
according to the ruling of the COM
missioners of insanity at Marshall
town, but the commission decided
that he was not fit subject for the
asylum. The ruling may be appealed
to the district court by Kobbe's at
torney.
The Cedar Valley Medical associa-
ton will meet in Mason City on July
8 and 9. An elaborate program is
now being arranged, guests not only
, being cared for in an intellectual way
by having the best men in the state
on the program, but socially they are
to have good time as guests of Ma
, son City. The secretary expects to
have tentative program out by the
last of the week.
During a storm at Dow City light
ming struck the barn on the Patrick
Clinton farm, several miles east of
there, destroying the building and
contents. The structure was new
and rated as one of the finest barns
in that section Of the country. The
loss including seven head of horses,
two colts and two cows. The build
ing was insured for $1,000, but there
was no insurance on the stock.
w. R. Gordon, one of the oldest
residents of Montgomery county, was
fatally injured on his farm near Red
Oak. While riding roller the horse
ran away, throwing Mr. Gordon off.
A cement block, which had been used
to weight the roller, hit Mr.. Gordon on
the head. An operation was per-
formed at the Red Oak hospital, but
without avail. Mr.. Gordon died the
next morning. A widow and three
sons survive.
A mysterious person seems to be
following the practice of cutting the !
threats of horses near Corydon. A
fine team was butchered near Clear
field and the barn of Reece DOTS on
the Trimble farm east Of Corydon
was. entered and Sits ten inches long
cut in the throats of horse and a
mule. Both animals will live. A de- !
termined effort to discover the van
dals is being organized. A reward
has been offered
One Of the biggest eyesores in Fort
Dodge is soon to be replaced by a
building 120 feet in frontage and a