Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
IOWA news BRIEF 5


The tango dance has been barred
at the Keokuk Country club.
"Uncle" Johnny Ross, an old resi-
dent Of Villisca, was found dead in mis-
chair.
Twenty thousand people witnessed
the parade at the Council Bluffs car
nival.
The authorities are holding John
Murke on a charge of horse stealing
al Ogden.
Louis Hertzberger of Council Bluffs
was drowned while bathing in Lake
Manawa.
Fifty new residences will be start
ed in the west par, Of Perry by Sep
TENDER 1st.
Old Settlers day was observed by
a large crowd and had good pro-
gram at Salem.
Many hogs being shipped out Of
the state by farmers are dying of
cholera in the cars.
A we'll organized gang of box car
robbers are operating in the railroad
yards at Council Bluffs.
The home of Frank Pollack was
struck by lightning twice in twenty
four hours at Fort Dodge.
Leon Snyder, aged Is, of Evan,
was drowned while attempting to
swim the Des Moines river.
Plans are on foot for fall festival
at Muscatine, the campaign for funds
already having been started.
Morris Grossman, while riding a
bicycle, fell in front of team OF
horses and was badly injured.
Lee Arnold, alias L. E. Kemp, and
wife are held by the Burlington po-
lice for cashing bogus check.
Death followed an operation for the
removal of a peanut from the lung
of Mildred Larsen of St. Ansgar.
Frank Farmer, of Wayland, aged
IL years, broke his arm while in a
friendly scuffle with a boy friend.
Mrs. Frank Cotton of Cedar Falls
has been reelected president of the
Thirteenth district of the Iowa w. c.
T. U.
Mrs. S. T. Hardy of Logan suf-
fered a very painful burn one day re-
Gently by the explosion Of gasoline
iron.
The city council has voted to in
stall boulevard lights around the
square and on Vine street at West
Union.
Geo. Eaton, a brakeman on the ILL.,
nois Central, was killed by being run
down by a switch engine at Fort
Dodge.
The Sioux City Commercial club is
urging the city council to levy tax
for the purpose of purchasing fire ap-
paratus.
Fred S. Eslick, agent for the Great
Western at Mason City, has been pro-
NOTED to district freight and passen-
ger agent.
Rev. Jesse Cole, chaplain Of the
Iowa Soldiers home, died at Mar
shalltown, following an illness of sew
eral weeks.
The disappearance of William
Claussen, one of the men indicted for
short weight Of ice at Davenport, is
still mystery.
The charred bones of an unknown
nan were found IN the ruins of barn
burned on the farm Of Thos. Felt
near Mason City.
William j. Seaman, plumbing
contractor Of Clinton, was struck by
an automobile and received painful
and serious injuries.
After quarreling over a pair OF
socks, Tressie Russell, comely negro
girl Of Council Bluffs, shot and killed
her lover, Earl Stone.
Citizens are becoming angered over
the operation Of an alleged "peeping
Tom" at Iowa City. Rewards have
been offered for his arrest.
John Parker and John Wyatt of Ot-
tumwa were instantly killed when
passenger train ran into the wagon
in which they were riding.
The little 7-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Henlminger of
Webster City, who stepped on a
single nail, died of lockjaw.
A. G. McColm of Waterloo was
painfully injured when he was struck
by an auto truck owned by the Great
Western Creamery company.
Miss Pearl Finch Of Northwood has
been elected to fill the position OF
eighth grade teacher here left vacant
ty the sudden death Of Miss Georgia
Barker at McGregor.
Roy Leach of Keoluk IVES fatally
injured by being struck on he head
with a shovel in the hald, Of Howard
Sheppard, following quarrel. shep-
pard is being held for attempted MUIR
der.
Suit has been filed in the, district
court at Sioux City by William F.
Hagman to recover $4,000 from E. p.
Howell, alleged to have been obtained
under false representations in land
DEAL
Two men, giving the names OF
James Wilson of Des Moines and
uornoo, Millor of WaterlOO were ar