Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-05-23
Clinton Crouch buried his father, ].

home from the cemetery to the bed
side of his dying mother, who passed
away only a few hours later. Both
were nearly of the same age and We're
pioneer settlers of central Iowa.
In the last few weeks public spirit
ed citizens at Fort Dodge have con
tributed $4,000 for a Young Wom-
ans Christian association building,
$4,000 for a new Masonic temple,
$7,240 for a reorganized commercial
club and several thousand dollars to-
ward a county fair. - 2"
The Northwest Iowa Baptist Coun-
try church conference will hold its
annual meeting on May 20 and 81 All
Webster City. The Country church
conference is national organization
in the Baptist church, formed for the
purpose of assisting and strengthen
ing country churches.
J. J. Turner of Centerville believes
it is worth $4,000 to be kicked by a
mule. He has brought suit in the dis
trict court against the Anchor Coal
company for $4,000 because one of
the company's mules kicked him. He
was q blacksmith for the company
and was requested to shoe the animal.
A large ground hog and four young
ones were brought into the Office of
County Auditor E. G. Shelter at
Creston by Orval Loudon and the
young man was paid the lawful
bounty on his catch. He had killed
the mother, but the little ones were
alive when taken into the auditors
Office.
After being out twelve hours, the
jury in the damage suit of Clarence
Woodcock against the Burlington
road at Mt. Pleasant was unable to
agree. They are said to have been
evenly divided, standing six to six.
Damages to the amount of $4,000
were demanded. The case was con-
tinued.
AS the result of an error in the
transmission of telegram, in which
it was stated that son was dead,
whereas the message as written said
he was seriously i'll, caused q most dis
tressing experience for Mr.. and Mrs.
William Noonan of Creston, who upon
their arrival in Chicago found their
son alive. ~. J.
In harmony with recommendations
by Supt. NJ: G. Clark, the school board
Of Sioux City will install a normal
training course in connection with the
regular high school work. The plan
will be inaugurated at the opening of
the next school year. Only graduates
of the high school will be admitted to
the course. -.=. -
Mrs. C. H. Wright, wife. Of the
Northwestern station agent at Logan,
prevented the looting of the North
western station. She discovered rob-
bers rolling a barrel Of beer out of
the depot. Hurrying to where q
crossing Waterman was stationed, she
secured his services, and the two re-
turned to brighten the would-be yeggs
away.
Mrs. ]. r. Barrett Of Ida Grove fell
part way down the stair steps in her
home and broke her collar bone and
was terribly bruised. The Barretts
are remodeling their home and the
carpenters had put in some temper
airy stairs. A board came loose when
Mrs. Barrett was about down half
way and she fell to the bottom among
boards and planks.
w. A. Winston, secretary of the
Sioux City Baseball club, who sued
the city for damages in the sum Of
$4,000 for injuries received as the
result of accident, has been awarded
$4,000 by a jury. Winston was
struck by a terra Gotta ornament |
which fell from the top of the North
western bank building. Another man
was killed at the time. ,.r
Mrs. VIM. Miller Of Abba was
struck by the Wabash passenger train
from the south which is due there at |
$50 in the evening, as she was cross
ing the track on East Third street,
and badly hurt. The extent of her in
juries cannot be very we'll told, but it
is not thought they will prove fatal.
She was watching another train and
stepped right in front of the passen-
ger train.
Miss Elsie Itchy, recent graduate
of Columbia school of expression of !
Chicago, was rendered position and
has accepted, with the Columbia |
school as member of the faculty.
She is former Fairfield girl and .
graduate of Parsons college with the
class of 1909, and has many friends
there who will congratulate her upon
learning the excellent position ac-
corded her.
Prof. M. A. Reed and H. A. Kinney.
joint principals of the Woodbine Nor
NAL, have severed their connection
with the school to give their entire
time to the telephone interest which
they have in Harrison county. Pro-
fessor Kinney has been connected
with the Normal since 1887 and
Professor Reed a few years later.
Both have a statewide reputation as
school men.