Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-05-29

CLINTON Oy congressman Harry VOL
mer. Mr.. Jacobson was one Of eigh
applicants for the office. He succeed
DR.. E. l.. Martindale, republican.
The county attorney and sheriff 9
Buena Vista county went to the tow
of Truesdale in response to informa
ton that several barrelL of beer ha
been shipped in illegally. The ship
ment was seized and the barrels wer
] found to contain dry batteries for al
. automobile man.
Burglars entered the home of A. J
. Metz Of Des Moines, while the famil
were in bed and looted the house
They secured $25 in cash and SIS
worth of rings and other jewelry. TIL
robbers entered the home from rea
window. The robbery were discov
cred by Mr. Metz, who reported to tn
police at once.
Company L, Fifty-fourth regiment
/. n. G., Of Keokuk, has a list O.
wounded without going into action ir
the Mexican war. While on the Ke0
kuk rife range Private E. Lewis was
struck by bullet which lodged in his
shoulder, but was extracted without
much trouble. The injured soldier is
not seriously hurt.
=, After eight weeks of illness, during
which time he was not able to lie in
bed, but sat upright in a chair, Eze'
kiel Lizer died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. ". w. Balm of Bran
don, of complication of diseases, ir
his S0th year. Though he had beer
delirious from extreme pain at inter
walls for several days, he made all ar.
rangements for his funeral and was
conscious just before the end.
Messrs. Paul and Lee Dickens had
the bad luck of finding twenty of their
best lambs with their Threats cut by
when found and two Of the lambs were
still living. They were not mutilated
in any way, just the clean cut in the
throat. large prairie wolf was seen
at the Willis Walker farm. There was
some question as to it's being a large
dog but it was chasing the sheep there
and from later developments was
proven TO De VOL.
The grocery firm of Boyne and
Tabler, which had been in existence
during the last year at West Liberty,
has been dissolved by the retirement
of Ben Tabler, who sells his half in
terest to Bartie NJ. Boyne. Mr.. Tabler
was railway postal clerk for many
years. He retires from the store on
account of his health and within few
weeks expects to join his parents at
Koshkoning, NO., for stay Of several
weeks. He plans to return to West
Liberty, however, though he an
nounces no definite plans for the fu-
ture.
A telegram was received by rela-
tives at Belle PLANE saying that Mrs.
A. ]. Hartman died at her home in
Riverside, Cal. She has not been we'll
for several months, as she was SUI
ferer from heart trouble Mr.. and Mrs.
Hartman lived in Belle PLANE over
thirty years and about six years ago
they moved to California. Mrs Hart
man was loved by all who knew her
and the news of her death will bring
sorrow to many home. She leaves
a husband and one son, Leonard, and
numerous other relatives to mourn
her loss.
Allen Shields and William Husman,
the two correspondence school detec-
tives who have been causing no little
amusement and considerable trouble
In Cedar Rapids during the past two
weeks by displaying their stars were
each found guilty in police court of
tmpersonating an officer and fined $50
and cost each. Justice Lighter, who
presided. stated that he would suspend
the fines provided the detectives"
leave the city, which they promised to
do at once. A number of witnesses
were examined during the trial.
The grand jury at West Union. in
session for tho April term Of district
court, returned twenty-one indict-
ments against eighteen Elgin men for
selling liquor to blacklisted men.
There is no saloon in the town. but
two drug stores and a number Of men
have been doing a thriving business.
A special train left DEBORAH with the
Lutheran college band of sixty pieces
for st. Paul, where they gave a con-
cert. This is the first lap of their long
journey to Norway, where they will
land May 16 and participate in the
one hundredth anniversary of Norway
on May II.
Lightning, striking the stock barn
of William J. Hamilton, of near
Princeton, caused loss of over $1,000
in the burning OF the building, horses
and corn. The building was partially
covered by insurance. In addition
to the building being completely de-
stroyed, seven head of horses were
burned as we'll as twenty tons of hay
and 1000 bushels of corn. A carriage
and farm wagon were also lost in the
blaze. When the occupants of the
Hamilton home looked out of the
building the barn was already pillar
of flame, It was impossible to save