Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-11-27

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near Clinton Thjrtv-tiyo cases have
already appeared in German settle
r,eut in that vicinity. No fatalities
nave bean renorted but several of the
eases are serious
Nicholas T. Jensen. former
stndent of West Des EI3ines high
school and If bath the Danish and
Highland Park colleges, was killed
,vi,ii.. serving in me German army at
ehe siege of iiege. Belgium. Word to
this effect was received at Des Moincs
by his friends of the dead soldier boy.
Hog cholera has broken out in the
| locality Ct Tabor again. especially on
farms north and east of town. A num-
! her OF hog raia"rs have hurried hogs
:. No. l,e.i % ivoi"s them.
The farmers are taking every precau-
ton to prevent a spread OF the dis
ease.
The Jews of Sioux City have started
a campaign to raise funds to help the
soldiers widows and orphans in the
European war. The congregation OF
! Abas GeShua synagogue subscribed
/ $3.50 al Us last service 1t is expected
that al least $1,000 VIII be contributed
/ before the campaign closes
y committee OF business men Oh
! Pella mas Deeh busy coilectlhs money
Tor The refugees IN Hollahd, Tue coun-
! try being crowded owing to the war
that it is impossible to care Tor them
all III Ike manner, more lhah S3,Ooo
/ has been collected from the people OF
/ this community and mas been depos-
tied IN the bank ior me rei!el work IN
Holland.
| The grain elevator of Ohde & Mar
! tin at Manning was destroyed by fire.
| Workingmen had been employed for a
! few days taking the elevator to pieces.
the material to be used in building
! larger elevator in a different part of
| the city. The origin OF the fire is UNI
! known. The elevator and machinery
! were insured. There was no grain
| stored in the elevator.
| railroads OF the state at the hear
| ing before the state railroad commits
sion at Des Moines claimed the right
to limit their liability on certain
classes OF freight, under authority or
/ decision by the united states SUI
prene court. Inc attorneys Ior the
lines declared that II the limitations
were to be Withdrawn II would De nee
essary to raise the rate.
Rev. IL II. Green and his wife OF
DEBORAH celebrated their golden we'd
ding. Some thirty OF their children
and grandchildren were present, the
celebration closing with banquet at
the Winneshlek hotel. Mr.. Green was
| at one time presiding elder cf the
Methodist church Tor THIS district. and
up to the time OF his retirement was
prominent in church affairs.
/ Eighteen foreigners. employed by
the Northwestern, railroad, were IN
cured, some seriously, when a string
of gravel cars, moving by Great
Northern switch engine, crashed into
and ditched the cattle car in which
| they were riding, in Sioux City The
men IN the cars were engaged lii dis
injecting stock cars in compliance
with the cattle quarantine orders.
Robert and John Pugh, sons of At
tOrney K. w. Pugh, were thrown from
their auto a short distance east of
Williamsburg. A steep hill with
rough road at the foot caused them to
lose control of the machine which
turned over across the road The
young men were thrown out on op-
posite sides of the car and Robert
is in bed with two or more cracked
ribs.
A train load of raw silk valued at
s4,5OO, 900 passed through Fort Dodge,
the largest and most valuable ship
ment that has come through this sec
ton of the country. In the special
train were fifteen baggage cars. The
largest shipment previous to this was
eleven cars. which came through Ft.
Dodge last December and was labeled
gold. worth $155.00O,0OO. by an imagi-
native reporter.
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