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

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At Frankville. Ralph Topel was
kicked by a COW, receiving fracture
of his thigh bone.
While temporarily insane through,
worry over the long illness Of his son,
Frank Wolfe of Lyons, aged 70. shot
himself through the heart, dying in
stantly.
Sioux City brewers have raised the
price of beer to meet the war tax I'M
posed by congress. Dispensers Of the
beverage will probably lower the
schooners' decks.
Carl Zellmer is the first victim Of
the corn shredder in Cass county this
year. He had his hand caught in a
machine and it was mangled SO badly
that amputation was necessary.
The dedication of the monument in
memory of the soldiers and sailors
killed in the Civil war took place in
Marion at the city park. A fine pro-
gramme was arranged for the occa-
sion.
This years state fair was success
full from financial point. A clear
profit Of $4,000 was made. Improve
ments will be made to the live stock
sheds the coming year costing
10000.
In spectacular runaway accident
at Waukon. Michael keefe received q
broken leg and other painful bruises.
The horses became frightened and
xy,iy
him out.
Mrs. Addie Minelia was convicted
of second degree murder for the
murder of her husband, Victor Minelia
at Lovilia last June. She was SEN
fenced to 1S years at Anamosa by
Judge Hunter.
A mile of macadam road has been
completed in Clayton county near
Strawberry Point. 1t is the first
stretch of hard surfaced rural high
way to be built, and is said to be q
model of It's kind.
The Westminster Presbyterian
church of Cedar Rapids is now free
of debt. Announcement was made of
the successful elimination of the
campaign to raise funds to lift the
mortgage of $4,000 on the church
property.
VIM. Stroberg, a cleaner on the
Northwestern road, was instantly
killed by falling under train at
Council Bluffs. In stepping from the
track he stumbled in some way, fall
ing on the rails, the wheels passing
over him.
During the month of September the
Postville Cooperative Creamery
Company at Waukon received 176.7OS
pounds of cream. from which 1856
pounds of butter was manufactured.
The creamery paid out s14,46O.1 for
butter fat.
Armour & Co. will furnish the but
terine for the state institutions OF
Iowa the coming year. The contract
was awarded to this firm after sharp
bidding, the makers of the product
being right on hand with a great va
viety of offers.
The Illinois Central railroad is
United States Attorney Claude Porter
for the government in the federal
court on charges of working two tele-
graph operators at Denison over nine
hours on May 1. 2 and 8, last.
Big pay checks were the rule for
engineers on the Iowa division Of the
Milwaukee for the past mouth. Sew
eral drew the highest they ever
earned at railroading. the average
running from $3.50 to $500. They are
paid at the rate of $3.50 per 100 miles.
The Iowa fish and game bureau
has stocked the Iowa river with
10000 various kinds of fish during
the past week. The fish were taken
on the Iowa side OF the Mississippi
river. The deposit" is made up II
croppies, brook trout, catfish and
bass.
The bumper wheat crop grown in
the west is evidenced in the long
trains of that cereal that are being
rushed to the market. Recently a
train of IS cars Of wheat pulled out of
Council Bluffs for the east. It's ag-
gregate tonnage was 3.400. over 12O.-
900 bushels.
William Pearl, cOlored convict,
attacked Charles Wetzel, guard at the
state penitentiary at Fort Madison.
while the prisoners were in the din
ing room. Wetzel suffered frac-
tured skull and other injuries which
may prove fatal. No cause for the at
tack was given.
Oscar Keelinee. a retired merchant
of Council Bluffs. was accidentally
shot by companion while hunting at
Wood Lake, Neb. John Mitchell, Sec
rotary of the Council Bluffs CONNER
cial club, fred the unlucky shot while
both were shooting from blinds. Kee-
line will lose his left eye.
A conflagration at JOice DESTROYED
the following buildings: Huso and
Islands,, jointly occupied by the
postoffice and hardware store: A. A.
Saxrude lumber yards and Huso and
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