Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-06-05

E. Steele, formerly an attorney for the
Cedar Rapids Street Car company, was
sentenced to six months in the county
Jail by Judge Ellison. Steele waa
charged with cheating by false pre>
lenses.
After twice appealing to the SUE
preme court, W. ]. Clarke, charged
with larceny, lost his case and waa
sentenced to serve ten years in the
penitentiary. Clark is charged with
having broken into store at Tripoli.
and having stolen "a mink skins val.
ued at 1903.
Ruby, the 11-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Sylvester of Mystic, disap.
peared from his home, and no infor.
nation has been received concerning
him. The boy was dark eyed and dark
haired, of Italian parentage, speaks
English brokenly. No reason is known
for his leaving home.
Daniel B. Ferguson, aged 80, MEM
Der of the soldiers home from Ida
Grove, is dead. Ferguson was VET
eran of Company E, Second Iowa cav
airy, serving four years. He was one
of the oldest members of the home,
having entered in 1888, the second
year the home was opened.
Mrs. Eva E. Robertson, formerly Of
Marshalltown, now Of Los Angeles,
CAL, by a decision of the state SUI
preme court, gains possession of an
estate valued at 100000. Mrs. Robert~
son alleges she was the illegitimate
child of Thos. R. Campbell, who left
the estate to brothers and sisters.
A. l.. White of Cresco, auditor Of
Howard county, has received checks
from two former residents of the
county who claim they concealed
part of their personal property to
avoid payment of taxes. The auditor
thinks the senders of the checks have
been attending Billy Sundays gospel
meetings.
Mrs. William Ballinger, 20 years OF
age, was probably fatally injured in
runaway near Thurman. The team
Mr. Ballinger was driving became
frightened just as a bridge was
reached and backed the rig into deep
ditch. Mrs. Ballinger had both arms
broken, several ribs crushed and her
head partly crushed.
Bud Maddigan, a negro slayer Of his
wife, Mary Maddigan, was sentenced
to serve sixteen years in the state
penitentiary at Fort Madison by Dis~
trict Judge DeGraff at Des Moines,
following his conviction on second
trial On the first trial he was con-
victed and sentenced to life imprison-
ment, but the supreme court reversed
the decision and sent the case back
for a new trial.
More than 500 men attended the
Knights of Columbus initiation and
banquet at Charles City, when severn
ty-tive were initiated. Judge Martin ].
Wade, democratic national committee
man, and one of Congressman Connol-
lys managers in Iowa, and E. G.
Dunn, formerly candidate for COVER
nor and a Connolly supporter, were
the speakers of the evening.
Henry Bacon, alias Smith, aged IS,
an escaped convict from the Illinois
state prison at Joliet, balanced on q
half-inch scanning 80 feet above the
ground and drank a small bucket OF
beer. Losing his balance he fell to
the ground and was killed. His death
resulted from refusing to take dare
from fellow workmen. He was an es-
caped prisoner and had worked for q
year in Davenport under the name OF
Smith.
Charles Hines, of near Newell, holds
the record for narrow escapes and cir
Gus stunts with an automobile for this
vicinity. While running at good rate
of speed south Of Newell his auto
slid off grade and turned completely
over, righted itself and kept on rum
ming. Mr.. Hines was thrown clear of
the machine and before it picked up
speed, he caught up with it, climbed
in and ran the car on home.
Conductor Arthur Robbins Of Cedar
RAPIDS of the Rock Island train
service, father Of Harland Robbins
and Assistant Librarian Miss Ethel
Robbins, died very suddenly at Mime.
apolis after finishing his run on q
Rock Island train from Cedar Rapids
to Minneapolis. Mr.. Robbins was So
years of age. He is survived by his
wife, one daughter and two sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Baker Of Corning
went to Omaha, where the former has
been taking treatment for his right
arm which was broken by 3 kick from
a horse last July. Last December a
section was taken from his shin bone
and inserted in the diseased portion OF
the arm, and while the operation was
successful in a measure the arm is not
fully restored, and it will probably be
some time before he is fully recovered.
Ruth, the 6-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Davis of Corning, was
severely injured while engaged in
playing about the premises. She, with
her little brother, we're jumping from
a stump near a large iron gate which
was swung with a heavy chain to
which was attached a big heavy hook.
In some manner the little girl lost her
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