Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-19

train was running at high speed be-
tween Woodbine and Logan. After be-
ing hurled for 80 feet, the animal was
able to get up and walked to the
Plumer farm a quarter OF a mile
away. One horn was missing.
The city council of Dubuque has ap-
proved the action of Assistant City
Attorney Cooney in making settlement
in one case where damages were
claimed for injuries sustained by fall
and also approved of the attorneys
action in finding that the city is not
liable for damages in the case oi
Bridget Hughes. The case brought by
Mary Wolf, who asked for $4,000. was
settled for 500.
Will Bonner, of Riverton, who has
been in poor health for several months
past. was operated upon at the hos
pital in Waverly for the removal OF
his appendix. DR.. Kern, assisted by
DR.. P. Stuart, OF Nashua, performed
the operation. The appendix was
found to be twice as long as it natur'
ally should be and grown to the back
bone. Mr.. Bonner has been doing
nicely since the operation.
NJ E. Mufeld & Sons of Greene held
their annual sale of thoroughbred Du-
roc Jersey sows. There were num-
! Der of outside buyers present. There
were thirty-four sows sold, and they
brought s2,427, which was an average
of s713s per head. The lowest price
paid was s1S2.5O per head. August
Schrage bought the highest priced one
which he will add to his herd.
DR.. J. S. Koen. in charge OF expert
mental work being carried on in Dali
las county by the United States gov
eminent, has compiled statistics show
ing decided decrease in the number
of hogs lost by cholera where VAGINA
ton has been employed. In 1912.
1891 or 23.4 per cent of the number
of hogs raised. died from cholera. In
1914 only $50, or 81 per cent OF the
number raised, died from the disease.
A. Wells. a negro, kept small net
in the Floyd river near Martens mill
at Sioux City. Every night and morn
ing Wells went to get his catch. but
found the net empty. He became
suspicious and Monday night laid a
trap. He discovered j. D. lngleman
had been in the vicinity and called the
police. About one hundred fifty pounds
of fish were found at Ingleman's home.
lngleman and Wells are held for in
vestigation.
Another gas we'll has been struck in
western Iowa. this time near Ran
dolph, on the farm of kerr-Keyser.
Workmen were sinking we'll when
a strong odor of gas was detected and
a lighted match being applied to the
opening of the we'll the flames lighted
up and flared up several feet. The
owners Of the land and the we'll men
think we'll enough of the find that they
have sent for an expert to make q re.
port on the f1ow Of gas. .s5-s6
The organization Of q united charity
movement for Centerville is reality
at last The municipal Christmas tree
committee some time ago offered 70
turn over the balance of their funds.
1852 and little more. provided the
churches organized for charity work
under q constitution which It sug-
gested. 1t was to be considered or
ganized when there were five regular
members elected. The money was
then to be turned over for the urgent
cases.
The big water tank located in the
city park at Nora Springs broke the
other night and for time people Nv
Ing in the vicinity thought that sec.
ond food had appeared. Some window
lights were broken and branches OF
trees torn of by the force OF the I'm
pact. The town Is now without fire
protection and will be until second
tank can be built BY making direct
connections with the pump enough
water Is secured for domestic use. No
one was hurt.
Facing death. as the consequence Of
. coasting accident. Master Maurice
Jones. son Of DR.. NJ. A. H. Jones. an
Iowa City dentist. lies in comatose
condition at his home. He slid down
hill and plunged head-first into q ce-
ment building. His skull was not
fractured. but he bled profusely at the
ears and was picked up unconscious.
Thus he lay nearly twelve hours. He
may be internally injured but attend
ant surgeons are in doubt yet as to the
exact nature of his injuries.
To reimburse farmers fof loss of
stock because Of the foot and mouth
disease" quarantine and to pay vete-
rinarians for their services a bill was
introduced in the house by the animal
industry committee appropriating
$l50,000. The first measure intro
duced called for an appropriation Of
$4,000. Investigation by the commit
tee showed that this would not cover
the expense and rather than do the
thing half way or have to pass sup
Elemental bill they raised the amount
in the bill to what it is believed will
take care of all the losses not paid by