Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17


Mr.. Mccain arrived at Shenandoa
from Arkansas, with the purpose Q
cleaning up the bunch" and foun
his wife receiving the caller at TIL
home of her mother A struggle fol
lowed when the pointed gun failed t
work, in which Mr.. True overpowere'
the enraged husband, and turned hin
over to the marshal.
Work on the state epileptic colon!
at Woodward is progressing as rap
idly as lack Of laborers will permit
according to the contractors repor
to the state. Preparations are being
made to continue operations through
the winter. The contractor has in
stalled apparatus at Woodward fol
heating the water, sand and other ma.
terial which will be used in the con.
struction of the buildings. 1t is said
that the cold weather will not be a
serious handicap to progress. More
laborers are needed, however, the con-
tractor reports.
Passed up in the plans for the pro-
posed Winnipeg-New Orleans high
way, Sioux City and other cities along
the Missouri river are planning to
boost Winnipeg Galveston highway
which shall be rival of the other
route in the matter of north and south
cross-country travel. Plans are on
foot at Sioux City for the calling of a
convention either there or at Sioux
Falls some time in January. The pro-
posed paved highway from Sioux
Falls to Sioux City is looked upon as
one Of the big possibilities of this
highway project.
Joe Williams, Of Bows, in an I'M
guarded moment, assisted his wife
with the family washing, and was Sc
verely scalded with hot water. He
was carrying boiler full Of hot suds
and as he stepped on the porch a
board gave way and he fell, badly
scalding his face, neck and right hand.
Miss Isabelle Welles Coan, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Coan, and
the Rev. H. J. Randall, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church of Clinton,
will be married soon. Mr.. Randall
has been pastor of the Clinton church
for two years, coming from the east
at that time.
Carl Anderson, superintendent of
the United States fishery at North Nc
Gregor, and his crew of men are still
gathering up the small fish from the
sloughs. The government fish house
is fully equipped with tanks and run
ming water, where the small fish are
kept until shipped in the fish cars and
placed in other streams. Mr.. Ander
son usually comes to North McGregor
every summer about June I, and SUI
perintends the work and shipping un-
til it's close the latter part Of Novem-
Der. During the winter he is sta
toned at the government fish hatchery
at Manchester.
The unearthing of certificates for
deposit for $1,000 on Usage and
Charles City banks, in an old satchel
in an abandoned house on the Cotton
farm, near Usage, has renewed inter-
est in the search for Henry Dump
man, who, if alive, would be g years
DID. Dumpman was last seen In Wa
terloo three years ago. He stated then
hat he was going to Chicago to seek
at the stock yards. Since
hen no word has been heard from
aim. He was frugal and it was his
custom to visit the banks annually
md deposit his savings. The bankers
hat have the deposits would like to
locate the missing man SO that they .
nay know what disposition to make of ,
he funds.
R. Thomas Othmer, former captain /
IF Company c, I. N. G.. of Muscatine.
was so severely hurt in an auto
in Denver, that his life is
lespaired Of. Othmer and E. Lee
Yeager, who are both in the employ j
IF the Auto Sales company in Denver,
which is owned by Frank Cullen, also
4 former resident of Muscatine, while
riding in an automobile, crashed into
l street car When the crash came !;
both men were catapulted through the
wind shield. When he was picked up
t was found that Othmer had received
1 fractured skull, badly sprained
back and numerous cuts about the
head, face and body. Both men were
hurt but the extent of these
INJURIES has not been determined.
John Burnham, Of Dallas county,
vas caught with the goods and taxed
$50 and costs. Mr.. Burnham had been
It the lakes for some time fishing and
hunting and evidently the temptation
o catch lot of big ones was too
great to resist. He had put out some
hing like fifteen or twenty throw
ines with from one to four bats each
he night previous, gathering his
,atch about daybreak the next morn
ng. 1t happened that Deputy Dave
Nelson CHANGED to appear on the scene
ust at the proper time to find the
fourteen pike and the
ines. Mr.. Burnham was brought be-
ore the warden and seven charges
lied against him. The penalty was
imposed by Justice Price.