Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-19
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

Thirty desks have been stolen from
the Longfellow school at Valley juno.
ton.
A new bell has been presented tt
St. AIMS academy at Vail by John
Flynn.
On account of the past hot weather
the city of Davenport is facing an ice
famine.
r. E. Woods, who was hit by a Mil.
waukee train at Charles City, died
from the shock.
The Marshalltown Country club has
put the "kibosh' on the tango and
all "animal" dances.
According to a new city directory
just issued, Fort Dodge has popu-
lation of 81 ,27O people.
Fred Great of Riceville has pur-
chased the McCallsburg telephone ex-
change from o. F. Fish.
-, Dial Howard, aged 16, Of Dubuque
was killed by coming in contact with
live wire at the Crown creamery.
John Artz, a prominent resident OF
Wilton, was badly injured when ne
fell down the stairway at his home.
Dave Tippery of Jefferson is $500
richer on account of finding a o.
grain pearl in a slough at New Albln.
Judge Davis McCarn and Mrs. Nc
earn celebrated their sixtieth we'd
ding anniversary September 9TH at
Anamosa.
H. H. Reed of Marengo, an exhibit
tor of fancy live stock at county
fairs, was overcome by the heat while
at Iowa City.
Mrs. Laura Chilcott of Fairfield was
reelected president of the first dis
trict convention of the w. C. 7. U. at
Fort Madison.
Donald Dixon, the 18-months-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Dixon OF
North English, is recovering from the
effects of drinking kerosene.
William and H. c. McArter, two
brothers, convicted of Matchmaking
Frank Rosekrans at Spencer, have
been taken to Fort Madison.
Five men held as prisoners in the
Manning Jail, made their escape by
digging hole through the wall. No
trace of them has been found.
Because his wife went JOY riding
with a drug clerk, Mrs. Wava Eye,
the wife, was arrested at Mason City
upon complaint of her husband.
Donald Wagner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Wagner. of Columbus
Junction, lost his left arm as result
of a discharge from an old shotgun.
Many trap shooters from different
parts of the state attended the inVl-
tation tournament of the Iowa Gun
club September 9th at Marshalltown.
O. B. Chassell has purchased the
Iowa Methodist at Iowa City, the
state organ of the Methodist church.
1t was started by the late Rev. Fair
all.
The First Presbyterian church OF
Fairfield has extended call to Or.
Charles E. Foreman of Macon, Mo-,
to accept the pastorship of the local
church.
Seized with cramps, Clarence and
Aaron Butcher, II and Is years old,
lied together in the Mississippi river
near Muscatine. The bodies were re-
covered.
Miss Anna Howard of Tabor has
,een elected general secretary OF the
1ttumwa Y. w. C. A. by the direc-
;ors. Miss Margaret Rohn Of Ottum-
va was chosen matron Of the Y. w.
;. A. home recently purchased. =,
A watch and chain 154 years old
we're recently sent from Ohio to Shen-
andoah to be repaired. The old time
,iece belongs to a brother of J. A.
Sweeney. He had been unable to have
t fixed in his home town in Ohio.
One of the largest transactions IN
real estate ever contaminated in Jet-
Ferson was closed when S. Flack, rep
resenting J. M. Goes, sold to George
B. Arnold the section Of land former
y owned by H. D. Miller for $103,62O.
DR.. and Mrs. w. M. Wherry OF Lo-
lonia, India, are visiting in the home
If Rev. w. H. McCuskey at Month
cello. DR.. and Mrs. Wherry have
worked as missionaries for forly-slx
years and will return to India In &C.
;ober.
Within a few hours of the wedding
If her brother, Secretary Charles U.s.
,urn of the Arizona board Of control,
Miss Blanche Osborn, another former
resident of Iowa City, was married at
Phoenix, Ariz., to George c. Simon,
wealthy ranchman, during the current
week.
Mrs. J. W. Mellecker Of johnson
is the champion Rooseveltlan
mother of the country. She won the
prize at the fair on the closing day
oy bringing ten children to the fair.
There are nine boys and one girl in
her roster, ranging from babe IN
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