Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-10-10


descended in Keokuk while in fligh
from north to south.
The Dundee Savings bank of Man
chester has closed it's doors. The in
stitution is in the hands of the stat
bank examiners. The exact condition
of the funds is unknown.
The Commercial club of Iowa Cit.
entertained DR.. Frederick A. Cook
the Arctic explorer. DR.. Cook lee
tured in defense of his good name ant
to tell of his explorations.
The new $4,000 bath house and {
$4,000 greenhouse will be erected by
the park department of Des Nome:
this fall. This was decided by Mayor
Hanna and Councilman Roe.
Walter Blink, arrested. at Perry
for having stolen $12O from the mar
for whom he was working, was finec
$3.50 and drew a Jail sentence OF
forty-five days at Anamosa.
The new member of the state board
OF control was named by Gov. Clarke
in the person of James H. McCon-
logue, a lawyer, of Mason City. He
succeeds the late John F. Wade.
Owen Ford, colored man from
Clarion, was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Martin on the
charge Of bootlegging. He was bound
over to the grand jury under 5000
bonds. Not having the 5000, he was
remanded to the county Jail.
Taking out $4,000 insurance pol
icy and dying three days later was
the fate which befell Isaac w. Lea
mon of Bremen county. Leamon was
killed in an auto accident, and his
family knew nothing of the accident
insurance until notified by the agent.
Two young Germans of Denison
had narrow escape from death when
the horse they were driving became
unmanageable and dashed toward
fast moving Northwestern train.
Just before reaching the engine the
two men jumped, but the horse was
instantly killed.
William Deerfoot, the Cherokee In
dian who shot his wife in Iowa City,
is on trial, charged with murder in
the first degree. A jury was secured
easily. The outcome of the trial de-
ponds upon the laying of the guilt
for the first shot. Deerfoot claims
his wife fired first.
The second trial Of J. T. McCaskill.
this time on a charge of manslaugh-
ter, will commence November 4. De-
PENDANT has been at liberty on $4,000
bonds. McCaskill is charged with
Killing Henry Phillips. wealthy
farmer, in a quarrel over the delivery
# sewing machine.
Henry Shannon, the Runnells youth
Who attempted to kill his sweetheart
because she refused to marry him,
las been convicted of murderous as
ault and given a five years term in
he Anamosa reformatory. Miss
ethel Nell, the girl he wounded, says
he will wait until he is released.
Dick Scott of Macedonia while do
ng chores received a kick from a
'icious horse, which rendered him un-
conscious and inflicted a cut on the
hin which exposed the lower jaw
zone, and required several stitches to
lose. Dick is an unfortunate bop and
las received more than his share Of
INJURIES.
The four wholesale ice cream deal
rs in Davenport against whom
harges of food adulteration were
led by the state dairy and food COM
Mission through P" w. Crowley, state
hemist, have pleaded guilty and been
iven nominal fines. The cream sold
i'd not contain the required per cent
+ butter fat.
l.. s. Woolsay of Webster City has
led suit in the district court asking
alignment against the Illinois Central
'ailroad company for $4,000. He
lleges he was riding to Chicago in
he caboose of stock train and that
'hile the train was going forty miles
n hour it stopped suddenly, throwing
i'm against redhot stove.
Mrs. Ed Pendleton and James Rob-
rtson were arrested on statutory
barge at Van and brought back to
eMars by Sheriff Maxwell. Both
re in Jail. Mrs. Pendleton is the
life of well known farmer living
, the west of the county and is the
,other of seven children. She is al
.ged to have eloped with Robertson
uo weeks ago.
A timely telephone call at the Phi
.lpha Delta fraternity house at Iowa
ity averted loss of $400 worth Of
lverware. A burglar had entered,
OF out the silvcrware and was about
, pack it in an improvised sack
hen the telephone rang and one of
,e fraternity men went downstairs
!, answer the CALL The burglar
ropped his loot and fled.
A distressing accident occurred on
ne Zene Talcott farm south of Will
ans when young man by the name
Davis, working with & silo cutter
n the place, in some manner lost the
nds of the fingers on one hand. He
as brought at once to Webster City
nd operated upon at the local hos
ital. This is indeed an unfortunate