Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-05-09
(, A chemical fire, engine has been
purchased at Boxholm.

| After July q the bounty on tnat mum
Der of pelts will be $50.
John Ramares, Mexican under in.
dictment for attempted murder, ap'
peared in court at Avoca and entered
plea of guilty. He received sen.
tence of six months in the county Jail
Information has been received from
Andrew Carnegie stating that q
| $4,000 library building would be giver
to What Cheer if a building lot was
given and tax of $50 was voted by
the town.
The body of Frank Petrik was
found in a pasture southwest of the
Short Line depot at Iowa Falls with
bullet hole in the head. The cor
oner's jury returned a verdict it was
case of suicide.
A class of more than sixty men,
bers was initiated at Charles City
into the Knights of Columbus lodge
E. G. Dunn of Mason City and Judge
Van Wagenen Of Sioux City were
among the speakers. t..
The department Of the treasury has
granted the Ames Savings bank q
charter for national bank to be
capitalized at $4,000. The Ames
Savings bank will become a savings
department of the national bank.
Phillip H. Davis, a pioneer of Mar
ion county, prominent as a veterinary
surgeon during the early days of
Marion and Jasper county, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. o..
Harmon at Knoxville. He was Sc
years old.
Antoine Schackle, aged 40, strang-
er found wandering on the streets Of
Wheatland, has been adjudeed in
sane by the insanity commission. He
had $38 in his pockets when arrested,
and when searched for weapons $500
was found sewed in the lining of his
coat. ,7..
William Leadington, Is years old.
is under arrest at Keokuk on
charge of committing an assault up
on a l0-year-old girl. Neighbors,
who allege they saw the crime COM
mitted, were responsible for the ar
rest. Feeling is very bitter against
the accused. H. 80. -.
Returning home, DR.. l. I. Nichol Of
Mason City found his sister, Miss
Cordelia Nichol, dead on the floor.
She had arisen in usual health and
prepared breakfast. DR.. Nichol left
the home at z o'clock. 1t appears
that Miss Nichol was washing the
morning dishes when she fell dead.
Two prisoners and forty-two cat
fish were taken to police headquarters
at Des Moines by George Cooper,
deputy fish and game warden. The
fish were held as evidence to prove
that the prisoners violated the state
fishing laws, and the prisoners were
locked up on charge Of illegal fish
ing.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Filing Nelson,
living three miles from Thompson on
farm, awoke they found their A.
weeks old baby dead. Coroner Thomp-
son was called, but upon making an
investigation concluded that the evil
dence was so plain that the child was
accidentally smothered that there
was no inquest.
Judge John Campbell Of Denver.
who will deliver the address at the
state university commencement at
Iowa City, is one of Iowa's most not
ed alumni. On receiving his bachelor
of laws and masters degree he start
ed to practice and he now is finishing
a term as associate justice in the su.
preme court of Colorado.
Fire from unknown origin caused
the destruction of large barn and
corn crib on the Joe Paris place,
three and one-half miles southeast of
Manchester. In the barn which
burned were six brood sows and
for,y-one pigs and two calves, besides
quantity of hay and grain. The
loss is rated at about $4,000, with
only $500 insurance.
Adjutant General George Newman
of the department of G. A. r. at Des
Moines figures that the old soldiers
will be about $4,000 short of enough
to send all who desire to go 10 the
reunion on the field of the battle Of
Gettysburg. The legislature appro-
priated $4,000 to send the Iowa SOL
diers, and so many survivors have
applied that there is danger some will
have to be left at home.
The elevator and a part of the
stock yards at Prairieburg were
burned. The fire started at 10 o'clock
and was caused by the explosion of
a gasoline engine. The property was
too far away to be protected by the
city water works with it's present
equipment. The elevator was owned
by the Central Lumber company of
Dubuque. The loss has not yet been
estimated.
X. G. Mackay, a Canadian who
came to Iowa State college to do
graduate work in dairying, has been
offered a position as assistant d.
rector Of agriculture for one Of the
largest states of India at an entrance
salary of $4,000 with stated increases