Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-12-26
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS
A movement has been started to

4 annual mectlnS at falFllelu.
Clear Lake will vote on the propo-
sition of adopting the commission
form of government on January IA.
Four hundred and thirty students
began work in the night school that
| opened in the high school building at
Davenport
Mrs. Jennie Steele-Huegle of Des
Moines is seriously i'll at her home,
where she has been conducting pri-
vate school.
Sister Mary Rose of the Franciscan
order at Dubuque is dead at the age
of 81. She had been member of the
order for fifty-seven years.
The Citizens bank of Pleasantville
has just moved into new quarters
which has been in process of prepare
ton for the last three months.
In spite of protests Of some prop
erty owners, the council of Sac City
has passed a resolution of necessity
ordering fourteen blocks of paving.
Following the sale of bonds voted
last July for a water works and sewer
system, the contract for the construc-
ton of the water works was let at
Mt. Ayr.
The thirty-sixth annual banquet OF
the volunteer fire department was
held at Charlton. The banquet was
followed by a musical and literary
program.
John Burr, aged SO, trapper and
hunter Of the pioneer. days, is dead at
Sioux Rapids. He served through the
war in a Wisconsin regiment and
came to Iowa in 1868.
A successful wolf hunt was held in
the vicinity of Bernhart, Wapello
county, and large grey wolf believed
to be the leader of the pack in that
territory was captured.
Miss Ruth Fryer of Villisca suffered
a broken collar bone as the result of
being thrown from buggy when the
team was turned out on a culvert to
allow an automobile to pass.
Mr.. C. W. Whitehair, general secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A. in Madras,
India, will visit the university of Iowa
at Iowa City this week under the
auspices of the local association.
After listening to one of the sensa-
tional sermons of DR.. French Oliver,
a revivalist, who is holding union re-
vival meetings, Ira Noble committed
suicide by taking carbolic acid at AL
bia.
1t is practically certain that the
voters of Woodbury. county will be
called upon at the election in Sioux
City next spring to approve of bond
issue to cover the cost of 100000
court house.
Judge Marcus Kavanaugh of the SUI
preme court of Chicago in an address
declared that Des Moines with popu-
lation of 100000 had one more murder
last year than London with popula-
ton of 100000. '.."
The bridge warrants in Kossuth
county call for $63,73S. There is no
money to meet these and none in sight
Until January I, 1914. 1t is probable
hat bonds will be issued to cover
hese liabilities.
Girls under IS years are being
Jared from all public dance halls in
Waterloo at present. This reform has
esulted from the activities of Mrs.
Iartha Scott, police matron, who has
zen visiting the dance halls.
The proposition of Mr.. and Mrs. w. I
!. Stone of Agency to give dollar up 8
0 $500 for every dollar raised by the
!. A. r. post and the citizens for q
oldiers' monument, to be erected in :
he cemetery, has been accepted. +
H. E. Gordner e Son and o. A. :
'ritzel of Grundy Center have been I
warded the contract for the Rockies
eed shed. The building will be 14O :
y $50 feet and will be the largest =
eed shed in this part of the country. .
On instructions from the sheriff of >
;lackhawk county, L. Schermerhorn :
nd J. 3. Hawkins, two claimed lodge :
rganizers, were arrested in Mason )
ity They are wanted in Waterloo. !
hey were released on bonds of $1OO !;
ach. f
The owners of the Atlantic Canning !
ompany have been paid $43,6OO in +
ettlement of insurance claims due to Z
ne loss of the factory by fire. The .
ct loss is estimated at about $4,000 :
nd the owners are undecided about :
building
Burglars raided three stores in !,
suburb of Sioux City, Il
I'd broke into the Morningside bank
I'd carried off small sum of money q
IT in the cash drawer. Meat, grocer n
S, fruit and candy were taken from +,
lie stores.
The Degree of Honor lodges of the :.
eventh district of Iowa held their :,
invention at Charlton. Forty dele r
ates from Abba, Hiteman, Centerville -
nd other points attended Mrs. Eta :.
ransom of Shenandoah conducted a :
;hool of instruction. ;;
The city council at Mason City will :,
TX the school board to employ q =,
aimed nurse to make an inspection -,
the pupils and schools during the :,
'ar. This request is backed by the =,
'alth department and the Teachers =,
I'd Parents association. =,