Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-04-17
lUWA NEWS BRIEFS

George Deck of Marcus, "a, com
mitted suicide. Ill health was tn
cause.
The Northwestern signal service be
tween Onawa and Sioux City has beer
opened.
| Judge F. M. Powers will open tn
March term of the district court at Id;
Grove this week. "
The Farmers and Merchants banl
of Storm Lake opened its doors TO-
business this week. 4.
The ninth annual state convention
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will
be held in Keokuk. ...f
Rev. James Brady, former Clinton
boy, was ordained into the Catholic
l priesthood at St. Ambrose college, al
Davenport.
The new opera house at Eagle
Grove was formally opened this week
1t is modern throughout and will seat
seven hundred.
The school election of the independ-
ent district of Ida Grove was held
Monday. Three candidates were
elected for 3-year term.
The barn on the Emil Weiss place
near Charles City was destroyed by
fire and nearly all the contents de-
stroyed. The loss is about $500.
Rev. Samuel Graham, pioneer OF
Oskaloosa. died suddenly Of heart
trouble. He had been well known in
mining operations. for fifty years.
Charles Sylvester of Charles City
| paid fine of 5000 for maintaining a
liquor nuisance and selling intoxicat-
ing liquor to habitual drunkard.
A girl baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Reyes Of Mason City
which has twelve fingers. The case is
causing much interest among the doc
! tors.
County Superintendent Moeller Of
Storm Lake is entertaining many
teachers from over the county at q
teachers institute being held at that
place.
A proposition is being discussed to
build Masonic temple in Monticello
on lot recently purchased. The
building would cost from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Orville Daubenmier of Lisbon shot
the finger from his left hand. He was
shooting pigeons and in crawling
through fence the gun was accident
ly discharged.
Just recovered from kidnapers Alice
III tn, 01y,,1y
She was shipped to her father by
parcel post, she told the officers at
the police station.
Mrs. James r. Hanna, wife Of the
mayor of Des Moines, is Quarantined
with smallpox in the family home.
Physicians say she is suffering from
only mild attack.
The people of Woodward are re-
joicing over the fact that the state
board of control has selected 900
acres of land north of town for the
state epileptic colony.
The report of Henry HOeck, assess
or for Griggs township, Ida county,
shows that during the past year the
farmers of that one township lost
S,1I4 QOgS from cnOlera.
The state superintendent of public
instruction has refused to approve the
Pierson high school until the course
of instruction is changed and the
teaching force increased.
J. o. Nader, editor of the Thornton
Enterprise, was brought to Mason
City by the constable and placed in
jail. His partner caused his arrest on
the charge Of embezzlement.
Keokuk is surfeited with candidates
for mayor. The candidates comprise
q retiring postmaster, preacher, two
grocery store proprietors. doctor
and retired railroad man.
Martin Ingwerson of Clinton has
announced himself as candidate for
the democratic nomination for state
representative, and his nomination pc
titions are now being circulated.
Mrs. Luella Brooks, worthy patron
of the state, and Mrs. Agnes Feltus,
district instructor for the Ninth dis
trict, held school of instruction at
Carnation chapter, o. E. S., at Chero-
kee.
Miss Elsie Maennel, teacher OF
music in the Onawa schools will be /,
the leader of round table on music
at the Northwest Iowa Teachers as
sociation meeting to be held in Sioux
City.
Louis Durz, laborer, who lived
alone was found dead in his home at
Batavia. He had been missing tor
three weeks and the town marshal
broke into the house and found tie
body.
The spring session of the United
States district court opened at Coun-
Gil Bluffs in the federal building.
There is long list Of civil cases on
the docket and ten criminal cases Of
various magnitude.
Bankers from Cedar, Clinton, Jones,
Musoatine and Scott counties will
meet at Davenport to prepare plans
for the annual convention of Group
Eight, Iowa Bankers association,
which will he held in lime ~. ~