Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05

! AWO LaWuy llOHS nave LerfOrlZe
the Goodell neighborhood, according
to reports, for the past week.
Thomas Russell, Jr., and Davit
Crabtree of Muscatine were held OF
a charge of robbing Harry Hudso,
Of that city.
The Black Hawk county teachers
institute came to close with tota1
enrolment Of III, establishing a rec.
ord in that county.
For failure to burn carcasses of
hogs that died from hog cholera, VIM
Geilenfelt, farmer, was fined $22 in
justice court at Algona.
Rev. J. V. Comm, pastor of The
Presbyterian church at Washington
has resigned, to take effect September
9TH. His future plans are unknown.
c. II. Lix of Des MONIES, aged 70.
rated to be worth 100000, was found
guilty in police court Of stealing two
punches of celery and was fined S..
The 160-acre farm of Jabex Bow
ers, located a quarter of mile south
of Watkins, was sold to George Pos.
sehl of Watkins for S1S5.50 an acre.
Sadie Underwood has filed suit
against John Mcdonald, a proprietor
of saloon at Des Moines, in which
her husband was killed in a drunken
brawl.
Rush C. Benedict, prominent
Iowa republican Of Shelby, died Of
typhoid fever. He served in the state
legislature as chief clerk for ten
years.
Jacob Rueter committed suicide by
hanging himself at Dubuque. He has
been an inmate Of the asylum for the
insane for two years. He leaves a
family.
Clark Mckee, arrested in Kansas
City for robbing the Graves drug
store, escaped from Sheriff Gretton
of Nevada and has not been appre-
hended.
Mrs. Ralph Shalley was seriously
injured when she ran into clothes
line, which rendered her unconscious
She was unconscious for twenty
four hours.
George w. Lewis is in serious
condition at Fort Madison as result
of knife wound received in the back
by Mexican. The assailant eluded
the police.
An explosion of barrel of cider in
the basement of the Old Peoples
home at Cedar Falls threw the in
mates into a panic, fearing it a dy-
Mantle outrage. ..8E..
Farmers in the vicinity Of Perry
are taking a decided stand against
he spreading of horse nettle, noxi-
JUS weed that has secured start on
farms near there.
Charles E. Schramm, aged so,
prominent Burlington dry goods mer-
chant. who broke his neck in diving
n the Mississippi river, died at his
nome in that city.
September 18th is the date set for
he dedication Of the new Knights Of
Pythias block at Mason City. Five
hundred members are expected to at
end the exercises.
Mrs. Emma Anderson, aged so, of
was instantly killed
while riding in an automobile which
:ollided with another machine run
ling at high rate of speed.
Charles Abbot, John Slater and
Geo. Wineneck are held by the police
1t Iowa City in connection with the
burning of the Cochran barn on the
:arm of Mrs. J. U. Cochran.
Bert blanchard, crippled man,
If Mason City, aged %, attempted
suicide following a quarrel with his
weetheart, who reported his actions
after he had swallowed ether. /
The approaching term of the dis
riot court at Marshalltown will see
he greatest number Of criminal cases
before the court in many years. In
crest centers on two murder cases.
The fftieth anniversary Of the
founding of the Iowa yearly meeting
If Friends will be celebrated at Os-
zaloosa on September S. A new $780,
100 Iowa yearly meeting house will
,e dedicated.
Joseph Gaden was seriously burned
Nnlle Trying W eAIAliS uAoA q AAAS AAA
IN automobile, which started in the
rear of the car, while he was filling
the tank. An explosion followed and
ne received serious burns.
A committee of five citizens Went
10 Des Moines from Kellogg to con-
fer with Rock Island officials concern
ing the kind of station the company
should erect there, to replace the one
recently destroyed by fire.
Discouraged over the escape from
MS game farm Of 500 pheasants,
William Benton, of Cedar Falls, who
for several years has grown most of
the game birds for the state, has de-
,ided to discontinue the business.
On the decision as to whether it
was the body Of Henry Saernweis or
his wife found hanging in the barn
at the time the rest Of the family
was burned at Dubuque rests the dis
posal of $4,000 worth of property.
Charles Hart, a farmer, his son,