Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-03-05
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Thos. Adney, pioneer shoemaker,
of LeMars, is dead of cancer. He was
born in England. He leaves his wife
and five children.
j. H. Willis, druggist of Pomeroy.
died at the state hospital at Knoxville.
He was 63 years old and leaves wife
and two children
Stephen Brown, of Waterloo. was
elected president after a two days
session of the Central Iowa Lumber
mems association at Cedar Rapids.
Ed Upton, aged 81. dropped dead in
q billiard hall at Wilton just after
making difficult pool shot. Death
was caused by ruptured blood vessel.
Senator Fellows, Of Allamakee coun-
ty, has introduced bill providing
special aid for one-room rural schools.
The bill asks an appropriation OF $4O.-
900.
The body of A. Hagedon. manager
OF the Armory opera house. at Rock
Rapids, who died. has been taken to
Ruthven, his former home. for inter-
ment
Senator ]. H. Allen. Of Pocahontas
county, has introduced bill designed
to put an end to the loan shark evil.
1t permits of the organization of home
banks. incorporated.
Thirty-four head Of cattle and Y
head of hogs at total value Of $4,000
were slaughtered on the Otto Broessel
farm in Dubuque county because OF
the foot and mouth disease.
M. E. Holderfeld, aged q, brake
man on the Illinois Central railroad,
was killed when he was crushed be-
tween car couplings at Pomeroy.
Holderfield lived at Cherokee. He
leaves wife.
Natural gas recently discovered at
Randolph is declared by the expert
sent from Ames to be of good quality.
Further investigation is needed to de-
termine whether the flow is strong
enough to make it pay to develop the
find
John Backus. pioneer resident OF
near Algona. is dead. He was born in
Germany in 1874 and came to Iowa in
1854. For a number of years he re-
sided in Des Moines. Death followed
a stroke Of paralysis suffered last No
vember.
While eating a piece Of turkey giz-,
card DR.. Leonard Of Cascade bit into
a needle which lodged in the gum back
of his front teeth. DR.. Clark was sum-
moned to extract the needle. The
turkey had evidently. carried the
needle for some time.
The jury in the trial of Alva Shell
ley for burglary at Ottumwa returned
q verdict of not guilty. Shelley faces
q trial on two other cases on charge
of breaking and entering, having been
indicted on three counts by the grand
jury in special session.
Francis Head. senator from Linn
county, has drawn up new perma-
nent road bill by the terms of which
county boards are authorized to create
permanent improvement road dis
tricts outside of corporate limits upon
which the people may vote taxes for
road funds.
A number Of the school girls Of the
Belknap school have organized club
with Miss Elizabeth Rough as presi-
dent. The club is known as the Lib
erty Bell Bird club. Its object is the
care and protection Of birds. The club
met at the J. E. Rough home. north
west Of town.
Robbers blew the safe in the post
office at Kamrar, the first station
south OF Webster City. Only $25 in
money was secured, though quantity
of stamps were taken. The robbers
escaped on hand-car either to Jewell
o, Webster City. where they easily
made their escape.
Con Sheehan. aged 38, was killed
when he was pinned beneath an over
turned wagon load of corn. He was
employed by the Joyce road crew at
Lansing. and was returning with feed
for his team when the accident oc-
Cured. He was native Of Ireland
and has relatives in Pennsylvania.
Miss Mary Tours. who held the rec
ord for the longest service as q teach
er in the Lee county schools died sud-
denly at her home in FIT. Madison.
Miss Tours began teaching in this
county when II years Of age and con-
tinued at that occupation till five
years ago when she was s. years old.
M. J. MacCormack of Mason City
was struck by small car used to haul
clay to the plant Of the Mason City
Brick and Tile company, and was
killed. No one saw the accident. al
though the car was derailed by the
body and turned crosswise Of the
track. Mccormack leaves wife and
two children.
Margaret Prandy of North English
had the misfortune Of getting her
right arm broken recently while
cranking a gasoline engine. The
engine was attached to the washing
machine and the little girl was at
tempting to start the power, but the
handle slipped and struck her right
arm, breaking both bones