Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-06


The city council Of Sibley has taken
steps toward securing an electric
lighting plant for the town.
The electrifcation OF the Muscatine
North and South railway from Musca-
tine to Burlington ia being considered
Three Dss Moinss ministers in ser
mons declared their faith In Chief Of
Police Jenney. Of that city. " I'M
shaken. ~ IN
The Fort Dodge II !. w. c. A. has
launched q campaign 10 raise fu lllp
OF $4,000 needed to assure q $50 900
association building /. i
Elmer Woosley. 30 years old. =
prominent young farmer Of Unton
county. was fatally injured when .
tree tell upon dim. y.
Tue Fort Dodge Y. W. G a. has
Launched campaign 70 raise fund
or SIS 900 needed 10 assure 9 new
100000 association building.
John Speaker. assistant engineer at
the sub-station Of the iowa Railway
and Light Company At Sioux City was
electrocuted while oiling machinery.
Owing to the town Of Little Rock
being bonded to the limit for water
works, the citizens q mass meeting
subscribed 81. 900 Tor N electric light
plant. ~ 4.
4. O. Msssshole 81 Gowrts, formerly
secretary Of tho Farmers Grain Deal
efs Association o. lows and Ct one
time mayor Of the city is dead OF
diabetes. isi3
The Clinton city council will open
bids for the construction OF EAew
isolation hospital. It is to be fine
modern structure and will be erected
this eoming summer.
william Ridner, who was badly hurt
~ fall Of slate in the mine at Dur
Tee, vas brought to the Miners hos.
pital at Abba. His hips are both IN
crushed and both legs broken.
In recognition OF twenty five years
continuous service Iii the national
guard, Col. Norman r Hyatt of Web.
ster City will be presented With q g'ld
medal by Adjutant General Guy I,
Logan.
s Ed Masters died at his home In
Pennington. death being caused by
.lockjaw. He stepped on . nail and
made slight wound In his foot sew 'g:
sral days ago. A wife and three chill
dren survive.
Vincent Tarpy. is years old. Of West
side. was killed when returning home
from hunting. His gun slipped
through . hole In the wagon he'd and
when the boy tried 70 pull II back y
was discharged. s5g
John r. Bell. who has published the
Alta Advertiser for the past two
years. has sold out 70 David r. Carl
son, who formerly was connected with
the Odebolt Chronicle and the Esther
vile Enterprise.
The second fire within q few days
occurred on the premises Of the
Northwestern railway at Boone, when
: dining car was discovered 70 be
ablaze. The center Of the car was
seriously damaged.
A telegram has been received tell
ing Of the death at Los Angeles. CAL.
Of the Rev. 4. c. Mcfarland. who for
seventeen years had been pastor Of
the Presbyterian church at Williams
burg. He moved to California several
years ago.
street car employees Of the city Of
sDes Moines voted on . wage scale
for next year and It Is understood
that they will make demand tor nat
81 cents an hour. II Is expected the
company will resist this and ask Tor
arbitration.
The jury In the case Of the State Of
Iowa Vs.. Charles Williams charged
with . crime against 9 girl OF I'm.
mature years. returned . verdict OF
mot guilty" after . short deliberation
1T Dubuque. The case had attracted
Wide attention. X
Professor Marsden. state highway
commissioner, will address the good
roads meeting to be held At Waukon
In March. Auto owners and farmers
are interested In the good roads
movement and 1t is planned to carry
on q campaign OF education through
the local papers.
" Rolling stock and motive power
were damaged and traffic delayed %
the result OF head on collision be-
tween Minneapolis & st. Louis freight
trains near Newburg, south Of Mar
shalltown. Both engine crews jumped.
and escaped injuries.
While leading bull to water. CHS
Schneider OF Dewar, aged IS years,
was crushed to death BY the animal.
The bull was dehorned but used his
head as battering ram. after throw
ing Mr.. Schneider on his feet. Mr..
Schneider died an hour afterward In
agony.
The Rev. John w. Mckee OF Bran
don. has accepted . call to the pastor
ate Of the Christian church at Iowa
Falls. He will succeed the Rev. Pop
plewell, who resigned few weeks
ago. Mr.. Mckee was formerly con-
nected with the Tilford academy at