Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-05-02
The annual meeting Of tho lows
Sons Of the Revolution is to be held

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Clinton escaped with very small
fire loss the past year. The total
loss amounted to but $6,400. Although
there were 317 alarms turned in, the
loss in nearly every case was trif1ing
Five pioneer citizens Of Montgom-
cry county died recently. They are
William Cozad, Taylor G. Kendall,
/ Addison McCray, James L. Callen and
Abram jackson. Cozad had been q
resident of the county since 1856.
Harry H. Harbaugh, formerly Of
Mason City, has been elected mayor Of
! Greeley, Colo, according to informa-
ton received. Mr.. Harbaugh was
born at Washington, Iowa, and he is
a graduate Of Central college, Pella.
One of the first actions of Patrick
Leeney, a switchman, as mayor of
Ottumwa, was the appointment Of
four women to the library board. He
announced that Ottumwa now had a
mayor that believed in women SUI
frage.
It is just ffty-four years ago that
Monsignor Anton Niermann, then a
young priest, ordained in Dubuque.
arrived at Dubuque and took charge
Of St. Joseph's parish, charge which
he has held interruptedly for over
half a century.
The Rev. James Renfrew of New
York has accepted call to the pas
torate of the Friends church at Mus
catine. The pulpit of the Friends
church has been vacant since last
August, when the Rev. O. w. Carroll
rendered his resignation.
To combat the dust nuisance the
business men of Bows have arranged
to have the streets in the business
district and much of the residence
portion oiled. The council has pur-
chased sprinkler to be used in ap-
plying the crude oil to the streets.
N. w. Gilbert, a pioneer resident OF
LeMars, died at his home in that city
following an illness of two years and
half from hardening of the arteries
and palsy. Newton Weld Gilbert was
a native of New York state, having
been born at Smithfield, Madison
county.
Joseph A. Whitacre and Howard A.
Miller of Des Moines, who recently
produced in .Des Moines, under the
auspices Of St. Monica's home their
musical comedy, "The Isle of Free
dom,' have completed another musi-
cal comedy, entitled "Sophia's Seven
Suitors."
An elaborate program Of automo-
bile races has been arranged to be
held on the speedway two days, be-
ginning next July at Sioux City.
Between now and that time a grand
stand to seat 5000 people will be
erected: Prizes amounting to $1,000
have been announced.
With view of improving the civic
beauty of the city of Davenport, the
Rotary club has started contest in
which they offer $500 in cash prizes.
These are to be distributed among the
citizens making the best showing in
the improvement of their lawns be-
tween now and June 1.
William B Metcalfe, political re-
porter for the Sioux City Evening
Tribune, son Of Richard L. Metcalfe
Of Lincoln, editor Of Bryan's Common
or, departed for Washington, d. c..
there to join the Washington bureau
Of the Baltimore Sun. He will be
stationed at the white house.
At q mass meeting Of \the button
workers ut Keokuk the committee
drafted resolutions to be forwarded
to Congressman Kennedy asking him
to oppose the proposed tariff on but
tons, saying that it would ruin the in
dustry. Manufacturers along the
Mississippi are also opposing the pro-
posed 40 per cent reduction on, but
tons.
A complete report of, the horse sale
conducted ut the Holland sale barns
in Waterloo gives the information
that $4,000 is the total amount Of
money realized from the sale Of the
equines, there: being 225 sold in all.
EEoSLlC0Ay Oh VI 0HAIudlS nave
been shipped to their new owners and
they will 60 to all parts of the United
States.
The fifth, attempt to burn the Y. NJ.
c. A. building at Council Bluffs &C.
Cured when someone climbed the fire
escape, crawled through small win.
dow into the attic and poured linseed
oil on the door. A few days previous
all the gas jets in room in the base
ment were opened and one was lighted
in the evident hope of causing an ex-.
plosion.
Sister Alfredo, instructor in the
Lady Of the Angel academy for thirty
years, is dead at Clinton from pneu-
monia, the second death among the
sisters Of this disease. She leaves
three brothers, Rev. Dan German.
president Of st. Joseph's academy at
Dubuque; NJ. C. Gorman,. d. D., of
Anamosa, and two other brothers in
Anamosa and one in Davenport.
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