Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-12-26

William Rasmussen of DavenpOl
suffered peculiar accident which re
suited in broken nose. While walk
Ing across the floor at his home, MI
Rasmussen caught his foot in tn
fringe of rug, which tripped him
causing him to fall heavily to the floor
The school board at Carroll ha
elected A. T. Roush of Tama to sue
coed w. H. Gemmet as superintendent
of schools, and he will take that offic'
after the holiday recess. Mr.. Gemme
will 60 to Des Moines to act as thu
secretary OF the state board of educa
ton.
With more than 1900 students en-
rolled at the opening of the regular
winter term and indications that il
will reach the 1,4OO mark, Teachers
college at Cedar Falls is expecting
more than 1900 students as the total
enrolment following the holiday re.
cess.
John Asbury of Centerville, charged
with criminal assault, was found
guilty. Asbury, who was miner at
Exline, was convicted of assaulting a
young girl he took riding on Labor
day. While in Jail awaiting trial, AS
bury broke out of prison and later was
recaptured.
George Howard, formerly living
three miles east of Villisca, was found
hanging in barn. A note found in
his pocket says: "Goodby, all. l am
tired Of my troubles" Relatives say
they know of no trouble. He had lived
in Villisca for years and was held in
the highest respect.
That Clear Lake is now frozen over
for the first time this year, as result
Of the ''cold snap" that struck Cerro
Gordo county, is the word brought
from the resort. The lake has been
open later this year than for many
years past. if it is not, in fact, the
latest date on record.
The first winter accident of Mason
City occurred four miles south of town
on the Babcock farm, when the 49,
year-old son of John Fenton slipped
on frozen streak of ice in the barn
yard and fell, breaking his right fore
arm. A park hospital physician was
called to dress the injury.
Leverett ]. Lillibridge, for many
years resident of Delaware county,
died in Columbia S. D., on December
|. The body was brought home to his
son, Clair Lillibridge, in Manchester,
and funeral services held. Mr.. Lilli-
bridge was born in Delaware county
n 1851, and lived in Manchester until
1905.
Beginning Monday the Iowa State
)ank, which for the last twelve years
las been one of the active institutions
# Mason City, will cease to exist. It's
interests have been merged with those
II the Security National, organized
his year. The capital stock of the
lew institution will be 100000. John
>. Senneff is president.
Alleging that he has been perma-
lently disfigured at the result of an
automobile accident, Axel Naig of La
irand has filed suit in the district
'ourt at Marshalltown, asking $4,000
d
ired farmer. Monohon's automobile
truck Naig's motorcycle.
The engagement has been an
ounced of Miss Mabel E.. Woodbury.
t Marshalltown and DR.. Franz S. Won
Wider, until recently of Prague, Boz
emia, but now of Rochester, MINI.
[iss Woodbury. is a talented violinist,
aving studied for seven years in Eu-
Dpe. The wedding will take place
uring the holidays. .....-.
The engine on an extra freight train
n the Burlington was derailed and
'affic along every street as far as,
nd including Agency, in Burlington,
as blocked. The cause of the derail-
ent is not known. The engine, No.
)47, is what is known as a class Oh
pc and is the second largest type of
1gine that the Burlington sends
trough Burlington.
The Citizens bank of Pleasantville
as just moved into new quarters
hich have been in process of prepar-
ion for the last three months. At
I expense of $4,000 the building
occupied by this bank has
zen completely remodeled. New fix
res, including a new vault of the
test construction, have been placed ;
the banking rooms. Ill
With close to 1000 members of St.
,seph's parish at Davenport assem-
ed in the new school hall, the Rev.
ather Schoeningh, formerly pastor
West Burlington, was welcomed to
S new pastorate of st. Joseph's. The
ev. Mr.. Schoeningh succeeds Monsig-
n Anton Niermann, who has been
charge of st. Joseph's church for
e last fifty-five years.
The members of the Loras council
the Knights of Columbus of Daven-
'rt, voted to donate the sum of $50
st. Vincent's orphanage as Christ
as Offering. This is an annual Gus
m with the order and assist the sis
rs in making arrangements for the
lristmas celebration given for the
phan children at the home each
ar.