Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-08-07
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

1. w. w. workers have been ordere
to refrain from speaking on the street
CT Des Mo:nes.
The camp meeting of the Sheldo
district of the M. L. church has close
at Arnold's park. H
| Levi NJ. Briggs. aged TO- Of Mar
| shalltown, was welded for the fourt
| time yesterday, Angeline Adamsbr
aged Y, being his bride.
Two men lost their lives when a res
taurant at Fairfield was destroyed ID
fire. They we're Chas. Wallace, age
| %, and Chas. Havner, 1G
Three Remsen grain dealers shippe
$4,000 bushels of wheat. corn. oat
and barley during the year. Corn le,
with 100000 bushels. The total pric
received was S4O7,S00.
Reports OF the assessors Of Iowa, a.
submitted at Des Moines. reveal a con
siderable falling off in the values Gxr'
on real estate from year ago, viii
an increase in personal property valu
ations.
Robert Anderson, conscience striek
en-, confessed to the Davenport police
that three years ago he murdered liar
ry Elinger in Peoria, ILL.,, with ,ln>
during quarrel. He since hos
rOamed the country.
Falling fourteen feet from roller
coaster at Electric park in Waterloo
Ray Mansfield, aged 80, plumber
suffered a broken neck. lie is in a
hospital, where small hopes are held
out for his recovery.
The w. c. T. U. of Oelwein is work
ing hard to establish a rest room. IL"
society has rented vacant store
building on West Charles street and
hopes to be ready for the accoinIi.Oda-
ton of the public soon.
ton, was killed and his body burned
so badly it could not be recognized
when an automobile in which he was
riding was struck by train. John
Morgan, driver Of the car, was slightly
injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Scotland. form.
erly ofASioux City, but now Of Seattle,
Wash. have Just celebrated their 5O,h
wedding anniversary. according t.
word received in Sioux City Mr.. anG
Mrs. Scotland came to Sioux City in
1874 and lived there for "a years.
H. H. Bigelow, aged 35, young
farmer of Union county, has died from
injuries. He went under wagon to
repair break in the reach, when the
wagon and load of hay collapsed upon
him, crushing his skull. He is snr-
vived by his widow and two children.
Train No. 70, fast meat special on
the Milwaukee, went into ditch just
west Of Dedham. almost completely
wrecking thirteen cars filled with
meat, and cutting off the leg OF a
tramp who was riding on the bump
ers." A companion escaped uninjured.
Eugene Dumont. employed on the
Fort Dodge, Des Moines e. Southern
received a broken hack and
lies paralyzed In Boone hospital as
the result of fall received willis
on motor at Fraser. 1t is
believed he touched high tension.
wire. II
While en- route to Council Bluffs
from his home in Glcnwood. Jas +.
Record, we'll known orchard men of
western Iowa, was killed in an auto
mobile accident on the Mills-Pottawat-
annie county line. J. Griffin and r.
j. Brown, other passengers, were in
ured.
Senator Frederick Larrabee was
knocked down and badly bruised by
IN automobile at Ft. Dodge, when
arge car came down Central avenue
and struck him. Mr.. Larrabee was
brown against a hydrant and was
severely shaken up and his knee
;prained. a.t i
Without a penny Of Indebtedness, the
lew $4,000 Presbyterian church at
Albion has been dedicated More than
$1,000 was raised at the dedicatory
service. Rev. G. H. Purmort super-
ntendent of the Iowa synod. head
quarters Des Moines, preached the de-
licatory sermon. 2
Henry Truitt, of South Muscatine,
las just lost wife that cost him $50.
1ast spring he offered the sum to any
Il his friends who would get him a
,ood helpmeet. Frank Hubbard helped
Tim to snag Miss Matte Johnson. OF
Now the bride of few
months has left.
After having voted consolidation of
ural schools, patrons of the Bangor
district in the northern part of Mar
hall county voted to dissolve the con-
olidation. objection on the part Of
'atrons who lived farthest from. the
chool we're responsible for defeating
he consolidation by the close vote of
3 to 20.
A very important business change
ook place in Newton when C. U. Jar
lis sold his Bazaar to the Sturgeon
company of Chicago, which
perates chain of variety stores in
many of the cities of Iowa and Illinois.
t is understood they will call the
tore The Leader.
Poor thievery technique was shown