Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-01-30
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Charles @P. Turner, a pioneer OF
Baskerville, Is dead OF heart trouble. Z
Des Moines cafes have united In the
decision to close up at 3 p. m. on New
Years eve. 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Trusty, Of TT.
Dodge, celebrated their 65th wedding
anniversary.
Like Sioux City. Des Moines had the
biggest postoffice day in its history
on Monday, December %.
The Farmers institute which Is be-
ing held at Lost Nation Is being we'll
attended by farmers Of the vicinity.
Rev. Father Fuesnell was presented
with a .$55 purse by his friends and
practitioners Of the Ledward church.
Chas. Harcourt, Of Baskerville. sold
his farm at public auction for $21S.
The land was located just outside the
city limits.
The dog poisoner at Ackley, who for
several months has been inactive, re-
sumed operations and four dogs are
dead as the result.
Matt Meigen, proprietor Of one Of
the leading hotels of Council Bluffs
and well known among hotel men over
the country, is dead.
After engaging a room at Des
Moines hotel, w. L. Sullivan, mystic
riously disappeared without occupying
1t and Aas since not been seen.
A petition is being circulated for q
new $4,000 public school building at
Postville. The election to decide the
matter will be held next month.
A man was killed at Lowden, and
by card found in his pocket was
identified as Albert Dern Of Fremont,
Neb. His head was severed from his
body. Il &.
DR.. $. w. stockey has resigned as
president Of Bellevue college to be-
come affiliated with Coe college, Ce-
dar Rapids, where he formerly was
dean. |
Senator Cummins, In an Interview
to the Register and Leader, found
much fault with the currency measure.
saying it gives the banks too much
power. 81
E. G. Dunn, Of Mason City, recent
candidate for governor Of Iowa on the
democratic ticket, who underwent an
operation for gall stones is slowly res1
covering. Ys sssY5s.st /
The body Of the late Congressman
i. s. Pepper, lay in state in the rO-
$tunda Of the Muscatine court house.
The remains were taken to Ottumwa
for burial. 81
1 G. E. Livingston, telegraph oper-
ator. was arrested in Dubuque on q
charge Of shoplifting. Several hun-
dred dollars worth Of stolen goods was
found In his room.
For alleged slanderous statements
made from his pulpit, Rev. Father ].
w. Ryan, of Barnum, is made the de-
PENDANT in a SIS, 700 suit filed by T. ].
Connors Of that place. ~
Seven hundred employees Of the Nil
waukee road at Mason City gave as q
remembrance - w. w. Collins, former
superintendent : $3.50 diamond ring.
He is now IN California for his health.
4 The cement block and tile factory
which was accidentally burned to the
ground at RiaEsted last August. will
be Immediately rebuilt In time for the
manufacture OF cement blocks in the
spring.
4 Checking up of the Des Moines sa-
loon petition of consent has been COM
pleted. The board Of supervisors
checked off 9.845 names. considerably
more than are needed to keep the sa- 4
looms. open.
Mrs. John Gales, one Of the oldest
residents Of Plymouth county, was
buried at, LIE Mars. She lacked "a few
days OF being 81 years old. She was
q native Of Germany and had lived in
this country since 1878.
AS a memorial Of her husband, the
late Judge H. w. Lacy, his widow las
offered to erect in jackson park at Du-
buque fountain to cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. The park board, it 1
is understood, will accept.
Mrs. H. j. Bonifeld, a pioneer Of
Marion county and one Of the original
charter members Of the Seventh Day
Adventists church which was organ
lied in Knoxville during the early
sixties, died at her home in Knox
vile.
Business men Of TT. Dodge have
been voicing their dissatisfaction at
the refusal OF the Illinois Central rail-
road to put on q train west, ether to
Sioux City or to Cherokee. IT. Dodge
Is q big loser by the refusal, it is
claimed.
The Des Moines taxpayers league
threatens to file suit to prevent the
Polk county board Of supervisors from
accepting an offer Of 100000 made
by the Rock Island railroad in settle
ment Of $23.OO0,0Oo taxes alleged tc
be due. 4
Serofino Calabrese. Italian pro-
prietor Of fruit store in Cedar Rap
ids, has been locked up pending in
vestigation Of fire which destroyed i
his place. It Is claimed there is un-
evidence tho work ;1,,o 9 that |