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

Nine pupils will graduate from tn
Alta high school this year.
John w. Glellis, up to now a deput
, sheriff, has been appointed chief &
police Of Dubuque.
Rev. ]. w. Crasswell Of the Ireto
Presbyterian church left that place I
accept charge in Logan.
The city council of Newton ha
named the Newton Daily News as tn
official paper for Newton.
Over $50 rural and grade teacher
have enrolled for the first tuitio
summer course at Iowa State college
VIM. E. Russell, a farmer Of nea
Keosauqua, was shot and killed by
gun in his wagon box when his team
ran away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oelrich J. Frerich cele
brated their golden wedding annivers
airy at their farm home in Grant town
ship, near LIE Mars.
Jesse Ranous, deputy sheriff under
B. J. Ness, dropped dead of heart fail
ure at Madrid. He was a Spanish
American war veteran.
Jesse Walters, a 2O-year-old boy hat
both legs cut off by Rock Islant
train. He is in Mercy hospital a
Davenport, and has chance of re
covery.
Odd Fellows from five counties
Clinton, Scott, Muscatine, Jackson ant
johnson held a district convention i1
Iowa City. Nearly 1000 visitors were
present.
A telegram from Vera Cruz says
that Edward r. MARI, of Council
Bluffs, is one of the Americans held
prisoner at Mexico City by General
Huerta-
A popular "crab apple CIDER" sold
by one Of the Rock Rapids vendors,
has been classed as Intoxicating and
an injun ction has been issued against
its sale.
A man claiming to be A. Emiles Nit
tag Of Parker Prairie, Mimi, was
taken before the insane commission
ers at Harlan and ordered sent to the
asylum.
Word has been received in Iowa City
that Frank Lauger, aged SO, of Iowa
City, was killed on the railroad in Chi
cago His body will be brought here
for burial.
Frank Rupp of Davenport, aged IS,
Icrazed with drink, committed suicide
by drinking carbolic acid and taking
laudanum. No motive is assigned to
the suicide.
A heavy storm at Herndon did con-
siderable damage to property. The
roof was blown from the hotel and
outbuildings were blown over. Sew
from the Milwaukee tracks.
The 5-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Brocksh of Williamsburg
died of burns received while playing
near a cook stove kept in the yard for
purposes. The child's cloth
ing caught fire from the stove. \
| William ]. Busby. one of the oldest
settlers of Sioux county, died at his
home two miles south of Ireton after
ten days illness. He was 80 years old
and lived on farm near Ireton for
thirty years. He was civil war vet
eran. a'.
The Chicago Rock Island Railway
company is going to cultivate their
right of-way through the state. plant
ing 1t to alfalfa. This is being done
as means Of keeping down the
weeds and making their roadway more
slightly. y
The loss Of hogs by cholera in Shell
by county during the year 1912
amounted to almost 100000. There
were almost $4,000 hogs died. There
were, however, about 10000 porkers
left, according to the reports of the
assessors.
Six-year-old Dickie Muyskens, son
OF G. Muyskens. prominent farmer Of
near Orange City. received a pitch
fork, tine through his skull and has
since remained unconscious. The it,
tie fellow ran into q fork held by an
elder brother.
! Consul-General Shankland, who with
his staff has reached Vera Cruz from
Mexico City, along with Charge o.
Shaughnessy, formerly was pastor Of
st. Luke's church at Dubuque. Later
he was president of Upper Iowa uni
versity at Fayette.
While trying to rescue horses from
his burning barn, John Albright, aged
20, farmer living ten miles south
west of LeMars,' lost his life. His
body was found in the ruins under
meath those Of ten horses. He leaves
wife and three small children.
Marshalltown officers may have In
custody the "acid proof ink" CRATER
who operated extensively throughout
Iowa within recent weeks. At any
rate, Jack Law of Baltimore is under
arrest there charged with being the
man who operated the game at Lis
comb early last week.
Miss Aubrey Johnston, 14-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. John
ston of Webster City, was probably ia
tally injured when an automobile in
which she was riding turned turtle.