Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-02
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

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A number of farmers near Ireton
have started cooperative store.
Storm Lake was visited by 100
inches Of rain during the last week.
Nearly three inches of rain fell at
Odebolt. accompanied by high wind.
which caused considerable damage.
Ottumwa merchants staged their
first style show with big production
in which five vaudeville acts inter-
spersed the display Of styles on living
models.
Oscar Fetters, held at Washington
for the murder of Hugh Dougall. ST.,
at that place, is expected to make a
plea of insanity to escape the penalty
Of his act.
A reception was given to Col. d. J.
Palmer, new commander Of the ma
tional G. A. r. by state officials and
G. A. r. friends at the state capitol in
Des Moines.
The program Of the Northwest Iowa
conference Of the Methodist church, to
be held here September 80 to October
5, will be addressed by many promi-
nent speakers.
Rockwell City voted the granting Of
a 20-year electric plant franchise to the
Calhoun County Service company, by
the terms Of which the rates will be
greatly reduced.
Stepping off one engine In front Of
another, s. M. Cook, aged 40, switch
man, on the Northwestern railroad at
Council Bluffs, was cut in two. He
was unmarried.
A small tornado destroyed the new
electric light plant at Audubon and
several barns. causing loss Of sew
eral thousand dollars. Many trees
were blown down.
Tie annual fair of the Sioux County
Agricultural society opened for three
days at Orange City this morning.
Aeroplane flights and races will fea-
ture the attraction.
Charles Parker, city tennis cham
pion of Shenandoah, defended his title
by winning the finals from Foster Nye,
a high school lad, in the tournament
which has just closed.
Chas. F. Steen, we'll known as corn
judge at the Ames short courses, has
bought so acres of land near West
for 1927 an acre. Light and
Demean owned the farm.
Gardner Betterton, aged 81, perhaps
the oldest settler in this section of the
state, is dead at his home in Knoxville.
He had resided in Iowa territory and
state for seventy-six years.
Judge Walter /. Smith took the place
Of Judge Smith Mcpherson who was
too i'll to preside at the opening of the
federal court in Council Bluffs. The
docket is exceptionally large.
James Levi, pioneer merchant Of
Dubuque, died suddenly at his store,
presumably of apoplexy. He built up
one of the largest department bust
nesses in Iowa. He was 10 years of
age.
Mrs. l.. l.. Estes, prominent pio-
neer woman of Webster City, is dead.
She had lived in Webster City so years
and was formerly the wife Of Judge
one of the builders of the
city.
John Wright, state secretary for the
Anti-Saloon league, urged the election
of Governor Clarke, Senator Cummins
and o. p. Myers, candidate for lieuten-
ant governor at conference at At
lantic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dennie of Blen-
coe have recently become the parents
Of the thirteenth child. All are living.
Mrs. Dennie was married at Is and is
still under 40. The last child is a
Major S. w. Smith, president of the
Association of Civil War
Veterans, is busy on plans for the en-
of the association at it's
convention to be held in Mason City,
Sept. 20 and 80.
A high power transmission line will
be constructed between the town of
Peterson, in Clay county. and the town
II Linn Grove, in Buena Vista county,
10 supply the latter town with cleo
tric power and lights.
Rev. J. l.. Boyd, for four years
Methodist pastor at Glidden, has been
to Denison, where he will
succeed Rev. Mr.. Senseney. Rev. Mr..
Senseney has left for California, after
serving six years at Denison.
DR.. John ]. Fleming, one Of the
leading physicians OF Burlington,
dropped dead while making profess
siOnal call. He was &C years old. He
had lived in Burlington since 1877. He
Is survived by widow and one son.
A 40-acre tract on the east shore Of
West Okoboji lake has been purchased
BY the Methodists of the Sheldon dis
trict, to be used as summer resort
by members of the church. The lots
will be sold at from $50 to $500 each.
Marshall county will build the first
nile Of the pavement to be part of
he Lincoln highway. The county re-
ceived its reward of 1000 barrels Of