Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-11-06

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church at Waukon. The interior Of
the edifice is beautifully finished and
the handsome marble affairs and COM
munion rail, which, with the Munich
stained glass windows, cost $4,000,
makes this church one of the finest
in the state.
Oscar Hanson, former business
,, man of Boone, was killed at Beaver,
fourteen miles west of that place,
when he stepped from behind a tool
house just west of the depot, onto the
railroad track. and was struck by a
freight train. His death was in
Simultaneous. He leaves a wife and
four daughters.
/. Augustine, farmer living near
Haverhill, has an unusual piece of
livestock in his cattle yard, in the
shape of a 800 pound buck. which
strayed into the yard recently after it
had been chased out of the timber by
hunters. The deer is quite tame, and
has probably escaped from some park.
Quicker by fraction of a second
than his rival, Charles Robins, an au-
tomobile chauffeur, shot and killed
Joe Portelleou on Main street at
Sioux City. Mrs. Florence HALEY.
over whom the two had quarreled,
was present. Both men reached for
their guns simultaneously. according
to witnesses, but Robins was quicker.
Wallace Babb. a Saylorville miner.
fell 26S feet down the shaft at Saylor-
Vile mine, No. 2. near Des Moines,
and is still alive. When he fell he
grasped the elevator cable and this
slackened his speed somewhat. He
could not stop. however. and shot to
the bottom of the shaft lighting on the
top of the cage. His ribs were badly
crushed.
The marriage of Harry HUT. the
Perry Chinaman who married white
girl in Des Moines several months
ago. did not turn out as happily as
marriages are supposed to. After a
series of family fights and quarrels.
Mrs. HUT has concluded that life with
the Oriental is impossible. She has
packed her clothes and returned to
her former home in Abba.
Ten large packing cases containing
toys, canned goods. clothing, ETC..
were shipped out of Cedar Falls, and
a cash fund of upwards of 500 will
he forwarded. as result Of the eff
forts Of the Cedar Falls Woman's club
in behalf of the nationwide Christ
mas Ship" movement for relief Of the
war-stricken people of Europe.
General e. F. Winslow, we'll known
to the older residents of Cedar Rapids
as president OF the old B.. G. r. & N.
while a resident of this city in the
'7O's. died at Canondaigue, N. Y. The
general had lived in Paris for the last
rs years. leaving the French capital
for the United States at the outbreak
of the war.
The third pair of twin calves for
this season were horn on the John
Mr.. Ryder Is. somewhat OF potato
grower. too. From one acre Of ground
he harvested this fall 225 bushels of
potatoes; ten of the "spuds" weigh
ing 2sh pounds.
AS a result Of tag day following
big booster parade by pupils and
teachers of the school at Tama, there
nasium building to be erected on the
school grounds. The balance of the
funds necessary will be raised at once
and the work begun this week.
Captain w. A. Duckworth, custO-
dian of the state house, has received
word that nine-foot vein Of coal has
been discovered at depth of 210 feet
on his farm in Wapello county. A Des
Moines coal firm has options on 1000
acres and is making an investigation.
There is only one coal vein in Iowa
which is larger than the newly dis
covered vein.
Rev. Martin Highland, pastor Of the
Zion United Lutheran church of For
est City, has accepted call to the
presidency of Waldorf College, Forest
City. and the pastorate Of the First
Lutheran church of that city. He will
assume the office Jan. l, succeeding
Senator l.. w. Bee, who has been at
the head of the institution since its
establishment.
Suit for $4,000 damages from the
Rock Island road was filed at Daven-
port by Louis Cartin on behalf Of his
son, Menelos Cartin, a minor. Chezen
& Kelly are the attorneys. On Sept.
2, 1914. it is alleged that the child
fell off an abutment fronting the
tracks Of the railroad at Third and
Division streets. 1t is charged that
the boy was seriously injured about
the head and body.
Henry Spreck, well-to-do farmer.
was found dead within a mile of his
home. seven miles southeast of Rock
Rapids. His auto had turned turtle
and he was lying partly under it. 1t
was evident that the accident hap
pened early in the morning. He had
left home in the morning to go to
Minnesota on a business trip and was
not missed by his family.
Matthias Frost. aged 70. Of Water