Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24
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! Oliver c. Winter. aged 81 years. a
pioneer Alamakee county resident,
died at his home in Waukon.
Rev. J. j. Jones of Anamosa and
his family have departed for Mr..
Jones new charge at Algona.
Contract has been awarded for the
erection of a 40O-gallon water tank
for Shenandoah. The cost of this
tank will be $4,000.
Ray Hahn, aged II, met death in a
tragic manner while trying to stem a
treacherous current in the Cedar
river above Cedar Rapids.
The Johnson county board of super
visors has decided to form a new
drainage district for the reclamation
of nearly 1000 acres of land.
Frank Warmley of Moline. ILL.,. en-
route from Cedar Rapids to Daven-
port, was ground beneath the wheels
of a freight train at West Liberty.
James Finey, Marion county min
err whose home is in Bussey, has be-
come totally blind as the result of
recent mine accident. Finey lost the
sight of one eye during childhood.
Sac and Fox Indians appeared in
full undress at a society ball and pow
WOW at the Tama reservation. Music
was furnished by the Indian concert
band under the leadership of Director
Kline.
Miss Alice Beatle of the Red Cross
service in Vienna, is preparing to re-
turn to the United States. Miss Beatle
formerly was superintendent in the
Homeopathic hospital at the state uni
versity.
John Eppink, for the last 40 years
farmer of Sioux county, died OF
cancer in a LeMars hospital, aged "a.
He is survived by his wife, a son and
daughter. Eppink was c native OF
Holland.
Mrs. Bessie L. Warden, aged 16 Of
Waterloo, promises to be the youngest
divorced woman in Iowa. She was
married when Is to Leo P. Warden,
and asks for divorce on the grounds
of non-support.
John Meints of Grand Mound frac-
tured his right arm while cranking
his automobile at his home in Grand
Mound. He was taken to Dewitt.
where Drs. Burke and Van Epps re-
duced the fracture.
Peter Duer, cashier of the Farmers
and Merchants bank of Charlotte
was injured at a ball game. A batted
ball struck him on the left eye, break
ing his spectacles and destroying the
sight. He died later, following an OPP
Grafton.
Thieves entered the home of D. A.
Townsend Of Des Moines and secured
q gold watch which was presented to
him when he resigned as president OF
the Photographers Association OF
America The watch was very heav-
lily engraved both inside and out.
Eleven young women joined the
ranks of the Presentation Nuns at Du''
buque. The beautiful services on the
occasion took place at Mount Loretta
chapel. DR.. German, president of
Dubuque college, presided owing to
the unavoidable absence of Arch
bishop Keane.
The board of supervisors at Rock
we'll City have purchased some orna-
mental shrubs and trees for the court
house square. 1t is the plan to have
this beautiful spot laid out by . land
scape artist and make it in reality
beauty spot as we'll as resting place.
They are to be commended in their eff
forts along that line.
The company putting in the big paw
ing contract at Rockwell City is en-
ploying large force Of men. There
are about one hundred working at the
present time. These men are paid
from 1925 to IS or Sc per day. The
weekly payroll amounts to over two
thousand dollars. A large part of the
money is spent in Rockwell City.
Woodbury. county spent $532,21773
to operate its rural schools during the
fiscal year just ended, according to
the report prepared by Mrs. Frank
Winfield, assistant county superin-
tendent. These schools serve $1,000
pupils. Fifty-six men are employed
at an average salary Of S127.77. The
average pay Of the $50 women teach
ers is $40 per month.
The wheat threshed for w. S. Lyle
OF Farragut is the best threshed SO far
in that vicinity. 1t made over 33
bushels to the acre and tested IS
pounds. Four cars of stock were re-
ceived from Omaha. Frank Raymond
two cars, II. Rosenthal one car and
l.. c. Klechner one car. Smith Cox
received two cars from Kansas City.
Jake Schnoor is away to the yards to
buy cattle.
Carl Weber, resident of Cassville,
was killed on the railroad tracks a
short distance above town. His body
was found by Henry Treloar, a work
man. Weber was employed on the
government work and it is supposed
he started for town and was run over
by train His head was severed