Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-04-24

! door at the Samuel Downer store a,
the old South Muscatine hotel were
removed and the door smashed in. The
intruders then enjoyed small feast
several good cigars and game o.
pool. No clue to the identity OF the
burglars has been discovered.
The tintest subject for . surgical
case ever treated in Marshalltown
hospital is Ruth Baker. the 7-months.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Baker, OF Rhodes. who was operated
on for q severe case OF mastoiditis. II
is not likely that the babe will re.
cover.
A state wide campaign among the
Presbyterians to raise an endowment
fund OF 100000 for Highland Park
college was started at Des Moines.
Since President Geo. p. McGill took
over the school for the church it has
paid expenses within $4,000 and with
500, 900 fund II will be placed on a
self-supporting basis.
James O'Dea. well known writer of
musical comedies and author Of
Break the News to Mother" "Hia-
watha," and many other song hits, died
at his home In Rockville Center, N. Y,
according to advices received by his
brother, who lives in Burlington. Mr..
O'Dea was AZ years old.
The Miller Hotel company. builders
Of the new Blackhawk hotel at Daven-
port, has awarded the contract for
the furnishing to Davenport concern,
the Iowa Furniture and Carpet COM
pany, and which is said to be the larg-
est single contract for house furnish
ing ever let In the city. (
Superintendent A. v. Graeber OF the
schools at Sutherland has been elected
superintendent OF the Rolfe schools TO
succeed H. L. Eells, who has accepted
q position at the Iowa State Teachers
college. Prof. Graeber has been in
Sutherland for year and q half and
his work has been very successful.
H. Cunningham. speaker Of the
house in the last legislature, and for
three terms representative from Buena
Vista county, has announced that he
will not be candidate again for the
n nomination. He will engage in bus
mess with his brother In Des Moines.
There are already two announced can
didates for the nomination, M G. Ed
son OF Storm Lake and Guy Roberts
Of Marathon.
The 1915 convention of the United
Travellers OF Iowa will be
held in Muscatine If the members of
that branch of the society are success
ful in their efforts. c. A. Lilly, the
head of the Muscatine branch, was
named to attend the 1914 gathering to
be held at Keokuk on June to 6 and
formally extended an invitation on be-
half OF the Pearl City body.
The $4,000 damage suit Of T. J.
Liter. engineer. against three Des
Moines surgeons. Drs. G. A. Huntoon,
George Royal and Wilton Mccarthy,
Tor alleged malpractice began in the
district court at Des Moines. The
session was consumed In PC
Letting a jury. Liter charges that the
physicians injured him by failing to
treat his leg when he sus-
aimed . fracture in the summer OF
1912.
Indicative of the important road
work which 1s to be accomplished in
cedar county this year the supervisors
rave entered into contracts for the
of twenty highway
BRIDGES. The total cost Of bridge con-
truction is given out a. $l4,s51. The
uccessful bidders for various parts
4 the work we're p. NJ. Kingsbury, of
Point, Marsh Engineering
company OF Des Moines, the Missouri
Ballast & Construction company and
J. r. johnson of Upton. All of
he bridges will be located on high
Ways included In the county road sys-
EN-. III
That the bond of fellowship is close
md the heart beats true for those who
orrow and suffer from financial
traits was illustrated by the generous
to public subscriptions for
drs. Fred #. Fairbanks, whose hus-
,and was killed in an automobile acct
lent at Waterloo Mrs: Fairbanks has
I've sons, the oldest IL and the young II
st s. Almost as soon as the news Of
be tragedy became known. coal,
groceries, and cash began to pour into
he home. The cash subscriptions
Will exceed $500 and benefit per-
ormance at . theater will probably>l
'aise the sum to $1,000. A committee
,as been named to dispense the aid.
about 1000 people have contributed. 4
The grand jury Indicted J. c. John
'on and Ray Wilkins at Spencer on q
:harge. Of attempted extortion Of var-sfI
Dus sums Of money from young neD41
y threatening to send them, to the
for the seduction of the.i
ofmer's daughter. wilkins was
'rought into the deal as the recipient n
4 the money to release Johnson from
respon sibility rs the receiver
4 hush money. On March % one Of
he boys claims to have paid to VIII.
tins the sum of $50 to settle the affair.
Both men are under arrest and will
,e tried at the next term of the dis
riot court. .a