Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-10
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mobile at Waterloo.
Rev. Titus J. Leibold of Reading.
Pa, has arrived at Marshalltown,
where he will take up his duties as
pastor of the United Brethren church
there.
Fire starting in the general store OF
Preston Mace at Hawleyville. destroy
ed portion of the business part OF
the town. The total loss was about
$4,000.
Geo. Berry, formerly United States
marshal in Alaska, and prominent in
Republican politics of the state. died
at his home at Dubuque. He was 81
years old.
Christensen & Blom have sold their
garage at Coulter to P. Madsen and H.
o. Hansen, who will continue the bus
mess under the firm name Of Madsen
& Hansen.
Mrs. Martha 1nserra Of Fl. Dodge
was shot through one leg and the
bullet lodged in the other when a re-
volver on her bureau fell of and was
discharged.
Mrs. H. Healless, an elderly woman
Of Low Moor, was attacked and pain
fully injured by a negro who entered
her home after a request for food had
been granted.
An autopsy held on the body Of John
Schaefer, q farmer Of near Glidden.
revealed the fact that he was victim
of CHAMBERS. He is said to have con-
tracted the disease from horse.
To become tho wife of 8. L. Fiske.
state agent for sewing machine COM
pany, Miss Ethyl Fisher has resigned
her position at policewoman at Des
Moines. She has been very success
full.
Mrs. Carrie Myers Of Waterloo is
in serious condition and i've occu-
pants were injured when an automo-
bile in which they were passengers
was overturned in ditch near Wav-
erly.
While on his way to tho hospital to
see his father. B. A. Rice, Of Water
loo, who was injured in . railroad &C.
cident, Harry Rice. aged IA. was
probably fatally injured when struck
by an auto.
Iowa state university boasts Of hav-
ing the youngest student Of any uni
versity in the country. She 10 Chami-
made Stutsman Blackford, who but
recently celebrated her 18th birthday
at her home at Bonaparte.
The case of W. 8. Pelton W. the
Illinois Central railroad. in which
verdict Of $4,000 was granted by
jury ct Fort Dodge. has been settled
for $1,000. Pelton. fireman. was
injured In . wreck I'VE years ago.
John Berger. who lives near Spirit
Lake, makes his living from the frog
business. He has $500 dozen frogs.
He makes large shipnsntslp Chicago
Indiana, and sastsrn $780, He -
getting about IL cents Per dozen for
them.
Oscar Addy. son Of George Addy.
who lives four miles south of Clog
horn, was killed in m automobile &C.
cident near the brick school house
seven miles southeast Of Marcus. The
automobile crashed into . team and
hayrack.
P. A. Ash, aged 30, was killed when
he received 1900 volts Of electricity
from high voltage wire while at the
sub:station of the Keokuk Electric
company. He was working on the
second floor and the shock threw him
to the ground.
Gerald Bauerly. q young man OF
near Dalton, was knocked unconscious
and Frank Schultz was thrown to the
ground and bruised badly when q
motorcycle driven by Bauerly collided
with q buggy in which Schultz was
riding at LIE Mars.
The telephone operator at Van
Meter were thrown in . panic when
flames broke out on the roof Of the
telephone exchange. A bucket brigade
was formed and they succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the IRE before any damage
was done to the wiring.
Mrs. Albert Cobb and son, Alvin,
aged Is, of Oto. were seriously in
jured when an auto, which the latter |
was driving. skidded and overturned.
pinning both beneath the car. Mr..
Cob0, VINO was also peSSenSors o.
capped with minor bruises.
After she had been mourned ~ dead |
by her relatives, Mrs.. Barbara Eng |
lsrt-Smith appeared Ut Waterloo to |
claim her share Of IN estate Of which |
her brother Lewis Englert was admin |
istrator. Englert had dled IN ab- |
sentee petition averring that his sister |
was dead.
Cattle and stock shipments continue |
very strong from DEBORAH. Recently |
there were shipped twsnty-four cars
Of cattle and eleven Of hogs. The cat
tie were mostly stockers and feeders |
and went to the Kansas City market |
The hogs were all shipped in double |
decked cars.
Hartford is to have one OF the Nrst |