Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
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Richard MCGUIRE, aged 81, former
councilman of Marshalltown. is dead
S. N. Chllds, aged II, veteran OF
the civil war and first c. N. & w. rail-
way. agent at Dunlap, is dead.
A bill giving cities and towns the
right to license and regulate the oper-
alton of jitney bus lines, was intro
duced by Senator Frailey, of Lee
county.
The second attempt to pass the era
son teachers pension bill has failed
in the house. The vote was the same
as when the first ballot was taken ten
days earlier.
Although SO years old, Jonas MONTE
of Iowa county, still travels extern
sively unaccompanied. He just ar
rived at his home in Ottumwa after
spending the winter with grandson
In Kansas.
Cedar Rapids plans to make many
city improvements during the coming
summer. Contract for the paving OF
streets and the building of storm and
sanitary sewers have already been let
totaling $122,299.
Government aid Of $1,000 will be
asked to help develop Buena Vista
county agricultural resources this
year. A movement also has been
started to raise more money to- en-
ploy q county farm expert.
The senate committee on commerce
and trade has reported for indefinite
postponement the bill making twenty
per cent of laboring mans salary
subject to execution. An effort was
made to get the bill placed on the
calendar, but this was voted down.
Elder VIM. Wright, Of Des Moines,
has been assigned to the pastorate OF
the Christian church Of New London
for the coming year. The Wright
brothers, eyangelists, have been hole
ing series of evangelistic meeting
at that place.
Friends are searching for the body
of Simon Lange, young German
farmer, of near Rock Valley. who Is
believed to have lost his life in the
Rock river. He is believed to have
attempted to cross the frozen stream
on horseback.
w. F. Wolverton. % years old. o.
Abba, tainted at Fifth and Locust II.
Des Moines. He was found at mid
night lying on the sidewalk by Officer
Bayliss. He was taken to Mercy hos
pital in charge of a city physician. His
condition is not serious.
Louis Gourgias Of Mason City Is !"
a serious condition owing to cave-i..
which occurred at the clay pit at the
cement plant. He was caught In the
avalanche and was completely GOV
cred but was alive when dug out. II
was badly crushed and recovery J..
doubtful.
Mrs. Katherine Under, wife Of An
ton Under, one of Johnson county :
Oldest pioneers, died at her home norti
of Iowa City. She was in her 49,
year., and had resided here g. years
prior thereto she was resident OF
LaSalle, Ill. Her husband and four
sons and five daughters survive.
Land is still on the boom In Benton
county. Frank Weichman has just
bought a 153-acre farm adjoining the
town of Newhall on the south for
which he paid $35, POOR at the rate
of $3.50 per acre. The land Is choice
and we'll tiled and is in high state
of cultivation. Mr.. Weichman bought
Il for his son.
The commercial hotel at Greene has
changed hands again. F. L. Patterson
who has been running the hotel for the
past six months has sold the business
to J. C. Morrill,, Of Dawson. Minnesota.
Mr.. Patterson and wife are undecided
as to what they will do but expect to
leave Greene soon. Mr.. Morrill, has
taken possession.
Jerry Sexton, who has had charge OF
the Northwestern depot park at Ames
for a number of years and who at one
time was in charge of the Northwest
ern parks along several divisions OF
that road, has returned from trip to
California with the information that
the Ames park is the finest OF any he
saw between this city and Los Angeles.
Jacob Murray, who died on the farm
northwest of Humboldt, left, as nearly
as can now be estimated, . fortune OF
over 100000. With his brother Will
liam, who is now Sc, he lived from the
late COS until his death, in rough
hut but on his brothers farm Of over
1900 acres. His fortune is invested
for the most part in Iowa land and in
bank stock.
John Book. Is years Of age. died at
his home in Earlville. He was q ma
tive of Germany and for many years
a resident of Dubuque before coming
to Earlville in the early '7Os. For
many years he conducted boot ane
shoe store. He is survived by his
wife, one daughter and two sons. He
was a member of Schiller lodge, I. O.
o. F., of Dubuque.
William w. Rash, aged Is years,