Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-23

the ground. being severely injured.
MIR. Cole was riding the animal home
and the auto struck it from behind.
throwing both horse and rider to the
ground, but Mr.. Cole escaped with
slight injuries.
Four persons narrowly escaped
death when car in which they were
driving drove straight into deep ditch
near Council Bluffs. A bridge they
had passed over early in the day was
removed before they tried to recrOss
in the evening. The party was made
up of Charles Chapman, his father,
VIM Chapman, John Handberry and
the latter's son.
The newly organized savings bank
at Otley. Marion county, is to be a
unique financial institution in the fact
holder is Hollander. The institu-
tion was organized during the last
week with capital of $4,000. The
prime owucr il the organization is IL.
: G.. ShultZ. The bank will open for
business about december l.
Frank Peterson. who dictated and
signed a confession on September ~
that he stabbed George W. Fulton, but
who repudiated the same confession
just before his trial, was found guilty
of manslaughter by the jury at Burl-
ington. the statute in cases Of man
slaughter specifically fixing eight
years in the penitentiary as the pun
| ishment.
The way the potatoes are being
brought to Rock Rapids does not look
as though there would be any scarcity
Of them IL this section of the
county at least. Those who were for
tunate enough to get them in early
| sold at 60 cents. while the price for
the past few days has ranged con-
siderably lower. 35 cents being paid
for the late varieties.
Some people may think the stork
does not play favorites, but there are
seven separate and distinct instances
In the John Krommenhoek home, Ball
Grand avenue, in Sioux City, showing
shat the bird is particularly partial to
the masculine sex. Not once during
the years since the stOrk made his
| first visit there. has he varied. Each
time it has been boy. The seventh
has arrived at their home.
The probabilities are that Rev. E. F.
| Leake, pastor of the Christian church
at Newton, will receive formal call
from the First Christian church of
| Long Beach. Cal The question has
been up before the Long Beach church
for some weeks and while the formal
ity of a call has not materialized it is
expected nevertheless. The Long
Reach church is flourishing one and
tue salary is $4,000 a year.
Mrs. Annie Sinnett, of Gilmore City,
has filed suit against the Neal lnsti-
tute company of Des Moines for $685.
900. claiming the treatment there for
inebriacy caused the death Of her hus-
band, Jan. II. 1918. Mrs. Sinnett
brought suit for $4,000 against the
Modern Woodmen in the Webster
county district court. This case was
settled out of court The case against
the Neal company was brought in
Polk county.
The police at Des Moines learned
that the automobile stolen from j. C..
Kuble had been found. A store at
Pleasantville, Is miles south Of Des
Moines. was burglarized Sunday night.
| Two men in an automobile were inter.
cepted between Pleasantville and Des
Moines. The car they we're driving
proved to be Kuble's, and according
to the word that reached Des Moines,
it contained some Of the goods stolen
from the PIeasantville store. The men
are under arrest at Pleasantville.
| john Clifton, of Vinton. one Of the
early pioneers Of Benton county. who
has passed his S5th year. suffered Q
stroke Ut paralysis, as he was coming
to town from his farm in Big Grove
township. When the stroke came he
fell from the wagon and was hurt
some wnat He lay on the ground un-
til the rural carrier came along and
secured the help of one Of the nearby
neightors who brought him to his
home in vinton. He rallied consider
ably during the day but late in the
afternoon was not able to walk or talk.
The worst fire which Perry has ex-
perienced in several years occurred
when blaze Of unknown origin de-
stroyed the Joe James building on
Willis avenue. burned q number OF
sheds in the rear of the store and
damaged the Cedar block and the DR.
Ross building. In spite of the fact
that the fire was beyond control when
the alarm was turned In the depart
men succeeded in saving all Of the
surrounding buildings of value and
the loss will not be nearly SO heavy
as was at first feared.
E. ]. Helms, an auto dealer Of Post
Vile, was killed when he lost control
OF bis machine while going at high
rate Of speed on the military roat
about a mile west Of town. The ma
chine plunged into a bank and turned
turtle, Helms being thrown clear o.
the car. His neck was broken and hi:
left side crushed. He died while being
brought into the city. Helms was 81