Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-08
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of A. L. Won Berg at LIE Mars. 1t was
traced to Sioux Center but was not
recovered.
Two hundred Italians Of Iowa left
Des Moines for the front in Europe.
Most of the volunteers are young men
anxious to get into the fray.
Citizens of McGregor have erected
in the cemetery beautiful memorial
monument to dead members OF Her
vey Dix post, No. 81, G. A. r.
The l. o. o. F. of the Davis county
district held their third annual dis
trict convention at Troy. Many prom
inent men of that locality took part
in the program.
The first annual garden vegetable
and flower exhibit of the ten grade
schools Of Cedar Rapids has been
held. Over 2,4OO individual exhibits
entered by some 600 scholars were on
display.
Orvie Icenbice, who lives on the
Icenbice farm four miles east OF Deep
River, met with a painful accident
while starting the gasoline engine. 1t
kicked back striking him on the leg,
breaking one bone.
Lew w. Anderson, prominent insur-
ance and real estate man of Cedar
Rapids, died suddenly of apoplexy at
his home. He was state agent for the
Fidelity and Deposit company OF
Maryland, for many years.
School directors are privileged un-
der the laws of Iowa to rent quarters
for Protestant school children in pa
rochial buildings The supreme court
has reversed the Carroll county dis
trict court on this point.
Mortimer Merrick of Ottumwa re.
ceived letter from his brother Nor.
man, in England, who lost foot fight
ing with the allies in the Dardanelles.
Norman was wounded in August and
his right foot was amputated.
Mrs. A. w. Pearson, residing near
Mitchellville, was perhaps fatally in
jured when the automobile in which
she was riding and which was driven
by her husband, turned turtle. Her
back is believed to have been broken.
Judge Wright of Nevada has dis
missed the case Of Gilbert Dyrland of
Story City, who was tried on the
charge of entering the home of his d.
vorced wife during the night time for
the purpose of committing a crime.
At a recent meeting of the city
council of Monticello an important
measure was passed, which provides
for the paving Of fifty blocks located
in different parts of the city, and the
more important streets, to be done In
1916.
A new record price for steers was
established at the Sioux City yards
when i've selected from a carload to
be exhibited at the fair, sold at $10.25.
They were from the farm Of ]. w. Carr
at Ireton. The bunch averaged 1854
pounds.
In the fifteen mile automobile race
which featured the last day of the
Newton and Jasper county fair. Louis
Clergy Of Dies Moines caused a sensa-
ton by running into the fence, tearing
several sections from it, and then fin
ishing third.
Lightning struck the school house
ut Dewar and the structure was
burned to the ground, only q few
books being saved. The two-room
wooden building was located quarter
Of q mile from the town, and was De-
wars only school building.
Lightning, which struck the window
near the bed in which Mr.. and Mrs.
n. A. Hogsett slept, set fire to the
curtains. The flames spread quickly
and the home was entirely destroyed.
The home was situated on a farm near
Shenandoah and was the property of
Miss Alice Priest.
Emma Jean, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Brink of Waterloo, who
weighed but one pound at the time of
birth, died after having lived twelve
days. This was probably the tiniest
baby ever born in Iowa that lived at
or after birth. The father is an Illi-
nois Central engineer.
The Iowa & Omaha Short Line,
whose Offices are located at Council
Bluffs, after seven years operation,
the initial cost of which was 100000,
has been appraised at $20,600 by a
jury named by the court at the re-
quest of creditors. All motors, loco
motives and depots are valued at $751;
SIS.
Two-year-old Christ Mavrelis died
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Mavrelis of Waterloo, as
the result of burns received when the
child was playing with matches. His
clothing became ignited and he suf-
fered terrible burns despite the heroic
efforts of his father to extinguish the
blaze.
John Dissinger Of Bouton was in
jured in a peculiar manner during a
ball game at the tournament held
there. He was sitting on the bleach
ers watching the game, when batted
ball struck him in the face, breaking
his nose and bruising one eye SO seri-