Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-30
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

baseball club has offered to sell its
franchise to Davenport.
Anamosa is to have tag day to
raise funds to assist the Red Cross In
its work of charity abroad.
VIM. Z. Shelting. aged 70. pioneer
attorney Of Marshalltown, died sud-
denly from an attack Of indigestion.
The new court house at Mount
Pleasant was formally opened for bus
mess by Judge Oscar Hale. OF Wap-
clio.
VIM. Banksten. Of Tabor. received
$50 an acre on this years alfalfa crop
raised on his land. He will soon cut
his fifth crop of the hay.
Big preparations are being made by
Baptists all over the state for the an
nual Iowa Baptists' convention, 10 be
held in Washington. Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Scar. Ut Du-
buque, celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary. -Four children we're
present, as we'll as fifteen gIahdchil-
dren.
While shaving Frank Cope. we'll
known druggist OF Davenport. pulled
hair from his nose. An Infection re.
suited in erysipelas which caused his
death.
The Kings Daughters Of Iowa open.
ed their nineteenth annual session IN
Burlington at the First Presbyterian
church. Ninety three delegates were
present.
Sixty-eight cases Of diphtheria are
reported at Cincinnati aud as a result
all churches. stores and schools are
closed and the town is quarahtihtd by
the rest of the county.
Frank McKenua. aged ~. shot his
big toe off while hunting near Du.
buque. He walked a mile to street
car line and rode to his hume where
the toe was amputated.
The third annual horse and colt
show to be put on by the Whiting bank
will be held on the streets Of Whiting.
w. J. Kennedy. formerly of Iowa state
college will make the awards.
Chris Simonson. living near Charles
City, raised 400 bushels OF onions GU
one acre this season The onion crop
In this vicinity has been unusually
large although not many acres were
planted.
The seventy fifth anniversary Of the
organization of the Methodist Episc0-
pal church OF Washington. is being
held. The members Of the church are
planning to observe the occasion with
al anniversary service.
l.. d. McCurley. wanted for murder
in Benton county. Kansas. was taken
from Algona by Sheriff w. NJ. Brown.
of Benton county. Marshal Hackman
and Sheriff IsruDsOn. OF AlgOha. will
share In a $500 reward.
Miss Pearl HinkIe daughter OF F.
C.. Hinkle, editor Of the Winfield
Beacon. surprised her friends by an
nouncing that she was married week
ago to J. NJ. Cummings. formerly Of
Winfield. now OF Oskaloosa
President Thos MacBride. Ut the
state university. will leave TOR Chi
cago. where he will deliver the prin-
cipai address before the annual re-
union and rally OF the Chicago alumni
association OF the university.
Prominent representatives OF the
Loyal Order of the Moose from the dit
ferent lodges in the state are to meet
in Des Moines the latter part % this
month to take up plans for the organ
ization OF a state grand lodge.
Insurgent members Of the Modern
Brotherhood Of America will ask that
the order be placed il the hands OF
| receiver unless change of manage
ment is effected. at the annual meet
| ing to he held in Cedar Rapids
Rev Arthur Richards has notified
the Congregational church society at
| ROCK RapldS that he has accepted the
| call extended TO him two weeks ago
/ and will arrive sonu Mr. Richards
comes from a Dastorate 10 Chicago
DR. Bertha Van HGosen of the Cook
county hospital. Chicago. became the
center or attack by numerous leading
physicians Of the state. following her
reading of a paper on the twilight
sleep in childbirth. at the Tristate
Medical society meeting in Des Moinea