Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-02

Bluffs, jumped over the motor bridge
of the Missouri river and plunged so
feet to his death. A large crowd saw
the tragedy. He leaves a wife and
several children.
All creditors were satisfied in full
at a receivership sale of the stock Of
Frank Gates & Son. of Fort Dodge,
one of the Oldest dry goods houses in
the state The receivership will con-
tinue until January l, when the old
management will resume.
F. S. Barnes, a banker Of Barcus,
has withdrawn his plea of not guilty
to a charge of accepting deposits in a
bank which he knew to be insolvent
and changed it to one of guilty. He
was ordered to pay fine of $4,000
and serve six months in the county
Jail.
Peter vokovich shot Louis vuka-
donvich at Mason City six times
through the chest and loins. Voko-
vich escaped before the officers ar
rived. Vukadonvich was taken to the
hospital and will probably die. The
men had trouble but the cause is I'M
known.
Harry H. Mckee of Orange City, for
several terms county treasurer, says
that he will not try for reelection this
fall. Mckee was appointed state in
spector Of county farms several
months ago and has taken his name
from the ballot because he feels he
cannot do justice to both jobs.
The John Agen store. one Of the
Oldest business houses in Usage. has
been destroyed by fire, with all its
contents, including the stock and fix
lures Of the e. w. Palmer's cigar fac
tory and of the Usage candy kitchen.
The fire fighters devoted all their eff
forts to saving adjoining property.
Miss Amanda Hangel, a young
woman Of Fairville, small inland
village six miles west of Fenton, has
brought suit for $4,000 damages for
SANDER against w. C. Steamer. a
prominent citizen Of Fairville. She
charges that her character has been
DETAINED and her reputation injured.
Thrown from his buggy during a
runaway, Seth WEIGH, a farmer living
south Of Webster City, fell in front of
a moving Illinois Central passenger
train. His leg was crushed and he
was compelled to crawl to a farm
house twenty rods away on his hands
and knees. His leg later was ampu-
tated.
Prof. Jacob Wernli, the last Iowa
State university professor, whose ar
rival for the opening Of school was
doubted, has been released from the
Swiss army and will arrive in time
to take charge of his department. All
of the faculty who were touring .Eu-
rope have been heard from and will
report for duty.
The Burlington railroad is just COM
plotting one Of the most costly subway
bridges on it's system at Villisca.
Nearly 100000 is being expended in
the cement bridge being built on lower
Third avenue. Other costly improve
ments are being made around Villisca
men has been busy.
Jesse Jenkins, college graduate,
an athlete and leader among his as
sociates at Braddyyille, died at the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L.
C. Jenkins, from drinking bichloride
of mercury and portwine solution.
Jenkins was about to enter the. serv-
ice of the federal government in the
of an expert.
Rev. James A. Burns has resigned
as pastor of the Christian church at
Abba. An official board meeting was
held, and the resignation, which had
been in their hands for several
was acted>upon favorably at
the request of the pastor. who wished
to be released He has been with the
Abba church for the past four years,
and has worked UP large increase
in the church membership, and the
Sunday school has doubled.
A small cyclone did several hundred
dollars worth of damage to property
near Garner, few miles west of Ma
son City. The storm came from the
southwest and swept path directly
across the town. The wind continued
For about five minutes. Several barns
and houses were unroofed and tele-
phone and telegraph lines severely |
crippled. Between this city and
Garner severe wind and rain. doing
damage to crops was re-
ported.
The state board of parole brought
back from saltwater penitentiary in
John Mantell, who has three |
years to serve in the Fort Madison
having broken his pa
.ole. Mantell was sent up for five
Years from Poweshiek county for |
lorse stealing. He was paroled, but |
broke parole and went |
% Minnesota, where few days later
le was arrested for forgery and sent |
% the penitentiary. He was released |
It FIT. Madison in May, 1909.
Memories of tifty-two years ago.
when the boys in blue, members of the