Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-08-28
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

pointed postmaster at Shellsburg
Benton county, vice E. V. Wilson.
Thomas Jopson, aged IS, was in.
! stantly killed at Atlantic when he
jumped in front of freight train with
suicidal intent.
Iowa pensions granted: Maria L
Allen, Washington, SIP; Frank G.
Mercer, Ottumwa, Sc; and Mary p
Rawsome, Arlington, $12.
Henry county's old court house, oc.
cupied for more than fifty years, was
sold at auction for $247.5O. 1t must
be wrecked and moved within sixty
days. -..>
The Iowa automobile registration
has passed the 100000 mark. This
represents an investment in autos Of
500, 900 900, valuing each machine al
$1,000.
J. w. Marford, for twenty-three
years justice of the peace in Johnson
county, is dead at Iowa City, aged g.
Surviving are his widow and two sons
and two daughters.
w. Clements, mayor of Marengo
has resigned because of the pressure
of his business interests. Justice j.
c. Baker has been named his sue
cessor by the city council.
Representative Prouty has intro
! duced two special pension bills for
Des Moines old soldiers, each for $50
per month. They are for John A.
Moon and William Howell.
Ed German, who, with Bill Rich
ards Of Des Moines, was sentenced to
a term not to exceed twenty years in
the penitentiary for breaking and en-
tering, has appealed the case to the
supreme court.
Fire Chief Sloan Of Ottumwa has
just returned from Columbus, Ohio,
where he inspected the new Seagrave
aerial truck purchased by the city in
May. The truck will arrive in Ottum-
wa the first week in September. It
cost $1,000.
Mrs. Fred Gresham reports to the
police that a sunburst brooch about
the size OF dollar was stolen from
her room. 397 Fifteenth street, Du-
buque, recently. The brooch was set
with Rhinestone. The thief also stole
lovelliere set.
Harold, the 9-year-old son of Nathan
Rose, of Estherville, was killed in
stantly when his head was crushed by
an automobile driven by contractor
named Young of Bancroft. The lad
ran in front Of the car and the driver
was unable to stop.
Postmasters appointed for Iowa Of
recent date are: Ainsworth, Washing
ton county, William W. Moore, vice
William T. Trotter; Kenwood Park,
Linn county, Jacob A. Oxley, vice
Hugh Napier; Oakville, Louisa county,
Fern F. Coffeld, vice George R. Hall.
Joseph Heath has sold 120 acres of
land lying below South Prairie, seven
miles southwest of West Liberty, to S.
H. Rummells of Nichols, for $3.50 per
acre. Henry Curtis has paid 5000 an
acre for eight acres of land purchased
from Ed Fitzgerald, and located on
South Prairie.
F. w. Pollock, a Cedar Rapids auto
liveryman, was robbed of $50 and his
seven passenger touring car stolen
last night on a road near town. The
thief eluded officers who pursued him
in another car, though numerous shots
were fired at him. The automobile
was abandoned near Iowa City.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P.
Miner of Perry has been almost totally
destroyed by fire. While most Of the
framework is still standing, the house
is so badly damaged that it will be
of little value In rebuilding. The
building was worth about $1,000 or
$500. The fire started from an oil
stove which was on the rear porch.
The regular quarterly meeting Of
Iowa paper dealers was held in Du-
buque. A score Of dealers, including
r. G. Pratt and E. T. Townsend of Des
Moines, were guests Of the Dubuque
Paper company. After the business
sessions were over automobile rides,
a smoker and banquet filed out the
day. .1....s
r.. A. Clayton, administrator Of the
estate Of Lester Fisher Of Hamburg,
who was killed in wreck in the yards
OF the Illinois Central there, Decem-
Der /, 1913, brought suit against the
for $25,35O on account of
Fishers death. The claim Is based on
the earning power Of the victim Of the
wreck.
The Catholic church at Van Horne
has been destroyed by fire which prob
ably originated through defective cleo
trio wiring. Considerable of the furn-
lshings were saved by hard work but
the edifice was ruined The Catholics
had been considering the erection Of
q new building at Van Horne for some
time and it is probable that this will
noy be done.
Cedar Rapids window trimmers won
two prizes offered by the manufac-
turers of a we'll known brand Of un-
lerwear in a window display contest
which has just ended. The first prize