Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-06-05
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

in Council Bluffs.
Capt. Andrew j. Lyon, Iowa pioneer
and civil war veteran, celebrated his
SD birthday at his home in De Soto.
Florence, 3-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Gamble, of Coin,
died of indulging too freely in pea
nuts.
Carl H. Lambach, aged "a, newly
appointed city attorney Of Davenport,
is the youngest man who ever held the
position.
A fall from gasoline speeder near
Oxford resulted in the death Of Albert
Kuchina- an employe Of the Rock Is
land railroad
The 55th convention of the Des
Moines Western Baptist association
will be held at Lake City. Programs
have been issued.
Denison's new $4,000 opera house
was formally opened to the public
with a moving picture show. No seat
sold for less than $3.50.
Ninety-four men and boys Of Early
killed over 5000 squirrels in the ami
NAL hunt at that place. The game
weighed in at $40 pounds.
DR.. C. G. Lang of Chicago, a play
ground expert, has arrived at Ottum-
wa to assume charge of public play
ground and recreation movement.
Dwight E. House, aged SO, civil
war veteran, died at Davenport fol-
lowing an attack of paralysis. He is
survived by wife and one daughter.
l.. Voorhees, machinist in the en-
ploy of the Great Western at Des
Moines, was found dead in the railroad
yards. He is thought to have died of
heart failure.
Ernest L. Anderson, a merchant OF
Knoxville, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy in the federal court, giving his
assets as $1,000 and his liabilities
nearly $4,000.
George Radcoe of Abba was found
guilty in the district court at Abba on
the charge of bootlegging, together
with his wife, Mrs.. Radcoe. Radcoe
was fined $500.
Brady Lolbo, farmer near Center
Vile, was internally injured and may
die, and Emmett Baker lost an ear
when the automobile in which they
we're riding, turned turtle when a rear
wheel broke.
The board of directors of the Mar
shalltown Y. NJ. C. A. have elected c.
E. Gilman, of kankakee, ILL.,, physical
director, and Paul H. Mckee, Of Des
Moines, boys secretary, to report for
duty September 1.
George Murray, boiler maker, fell
dead in the presence Of his family and
his brother in his home at Des MOines.
He had been in apparently the best of
health and his death from heart fail
ure was unexpected.
Supt. J. l.. Cherry, of the Independ-
ence high school and the debating
team, were given rousing welcome
by the townspeople upon their return
home after winning the state cham
pionship against LeMars.
Fire destroyed the barn and out
buildings belonging to Frank Burns.
four miles west Of Creston. A fine
team of horses, eighteen hogs and con-
siderable machinery were destroyed.
The loss is $4,000 with insurance OF
$4,000.
After winning the custody OF all
three Of her children in the courts,
Mrs. Mary Williams, of Council Bluffs,
was compelled to give up her battle
to earn their daily bread and turn
them over to the father, business
man of Iowa Falls.
Miss c. F. HALEY, for the last six
years stenographer in Mexico City,
and refugee in an interview at Wa
terloo, declared the administration has
badly messed matters. She declared
most Of the Americans in Mexico sym
pathize with Huerta.
John Sandring, defaulting cashier of
the First State bank Of Corwith, Iowa,
who left seven years ago, suddenly re-
appeared and gave himself up at
Garner. He had been hiding in Texas.
He stole $4,000. Sandring has been
sentenced to Is years.
The Illinois Central has agreed to
erect and maintain nearly two blocks
of electrolier lights on, streets leading
to it's passenger station at Waterloo.
This action is taken to induce tray
elers to use Park avenue instead of
Water street. on which several fast
trains operate and It is nafTow
The new Russell-Lamson hotel will
be opened to the public at Waterloo
July 1. When completed this will be
one Of the finest hotels in northern
Iowa and will greatly relieve the pres
cnt crowded condition of Waterloo no
tells. The Ellis hotel is also under the
same management as the new hotel.
The American Express office at Jor-
dan, a small town east of Boone, was
robbed of almost 5000, and new
agent by the name Of Anderson is
gone. Part of the money was cashed
in Boone and part in Jordan. A rail-
way ticket to Clinton was also MISS
ing.
Miss Bessie Combes of Humboldt,
aged rs, died on Rock Island train