Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-08-07
Damages Of $4,000 are demanded of

Matherly She claims to have beer
severely injured when she slipped ant
fell on an ice covered sidewalk on Feb
20 last. The city is charged with neg
| ligence in failing to remove an &C
emulation Of snow and sleet from the
sidewalk. ,sA..
A total Of thirteen circus employee:
with Ringlings, including couple Of
blacksmiths. transfers and other men
are reported to have struck. and then
bolted the company at Mason City
One Of the blacksmiths is working fol
the Plaisted shop on Commercial
street. He says there are just six men
to look after the shoeing of 25O horses
besides the general work.
A barbecue and picnic will be held
in Pilot Mound. There will be an all
day celebration with races and con-
tests of all sorts and a folders con-
test. Prizes will be awarded to the
winners. The barbecue will be served
at noon. free to all. In the afternoon
there will be ball game and at night
Uncle Toms Cabin will be shown with
a good merry 60 round and band to
make things lively
The Allamakee county fair will be
held at Waukon. Otto Hemling is pres
i!nnt Of the association and George s.
Hall secretary. A fine speed program
has been arranged, many entertain
n.cpt features, including the big Yeo-
man day. and the fair will undoubtedly
be one of the best held in years. Some
hat dsome additions will be made to
The buildings on the grounds.
Scott county farmers will be mint
ing money this year when they harv-
est their onion crops, as the highest
price is being paid that the crop has
ever brought. With some $50 acres
planted and the crop running from 500
to 700 bushels to the acre. the price
is around $1.S7 per bushel. Onions
have been sold as low as 80 cents per
bushcl in former years. The first OF
the main crop is being harvested now,
the topping done by hand. A machine
topper will be used on the later fields
Father Clark, of Rickardsville. while
driving a car near there. lost control
of the machine as he topped the Gill
lespie hill. The machine ran wild
down the steep grade. gaining momen-
tum with every foot. That the acct
dent did not turn out more seriously
was due to the fact that just as it was
heading over steep embankment it
struck tree at the side of the road,
thus saving Father Clark from serious
injury. The machine was quite badly
Victor Swanson. who was released
from the Joliet penitentiary on July /,
after serving two years of a sentence
imposed for stealing fish nets, was ar
rested in Clinton for violating his
parole, and will be taken back to the
penitentiary. One OF the terms Of the
parole was that Swans son should not
leave the state Of Illinois. The man
came to Clinton recently to visit |
friends. The authorities heard Of his
leaving the state and Immediately
wired Chief of Police kamer. asking
that he be arrested.
J. E. Core of Mitchellville reported
10 the detective department of Des
Moines that he had been robbed near
East Tenth street and Court avenue by
hree masked men. Core declared that
he robbers had taken SOS from him
md then, pointing their revolvers at
lis head. informed him that the best
hing he could do would be to beat
t." Core is alleged to have got some
What tangled in his reports of the af-
air, however. and the police gave lit
lie credence to his story.
The 2-year- old baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
oothost, living near Carrville. on a
arm, had a narrow escape from
lrowning. It was playing on the
,orch and fell into large jar Of
water Later the mother missed the
ably and in looking for it found it !
learly lifeless in, the jar. A doctor
rom a nearby town made hasty run
q his automobile and when he arrived
ound the child's pulse had stopped.
lie worked over the child until mid
light and in the morning 1t was re-
orted that the child was out Of
anger.
The cornerstone of the African
1ethodist Episcopal church. the first
( the kind to be erected in Perry. was
aid with appropriate ceremonies.
here are at present ESQ colored peo-
lie III Perry and the work OF soliciting
lnds for the building has been car
led ON for several weeks All of the
In the city took part IN the
xercises The Rev Mr.. Daniels of
.ansas City, a cOlored preacher. has
cen secured and is now IL charge Of
he church work.
Curbing high cost of living got to be
UGH mania with thrifty old Ludwig
wealthy retired German
armer at Davenport, that he is now
living his wife but 81 week in which
, run the household. lie expects her
} board herself, himself and their son
he SON is cripple and is able to
arm but small wages. He contributes
3 per week. The couple are nearly
3 years of age and have been married
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