Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-03

when their automobile plunged of a
bridge and overturned. The injured
are: Chris. Schwenneker and son,
Everett; Emery Hatfield and o. NAL
lory, all of Anita. Mallory had sew
eral ribs broken and the rest suffered
minor injuries.
Miss Nellie Terrill has resigned her
position as principal of the west side
school at Greene, and will enter col
lege at Mount Vernon this fall. She
has been a teacher in the Greene
schools for the past five years. Dur
ing the last year she has acted as
principal of the west side school.
Homer Hubbard, former football
coach at Iowa State college, has re-
signed from that position and in part
nership with Dr.. E. B. Bush, has
formed the Bush-Hubbard Automobile
company. The new concern has pur-
chased the business Of the Ames gar
age and expects to enlarge and expand
it.
From all indications it will never be
known who blew open the safe of the
Dakota City postoffice and made away
with about $3.50 in stamps and money.
One man who happened near the scene
at about 2 p. m. on his way to train,
was fired upon twice. People in the
town heard the explosion, but thought
nothing of it.
L. C. Zelano, editor of the Opera
House Reporter at Estherville, the
leading amusement paper Of the mid
die west, was chosen secretary of the
Mid-Western Theatrical Managers and
Business Mems association. organized
in Chicago The new association Is
composed of opera house owners.
newspaper men and agents interested
in productions.
George Boyer, lieutenant of No. 6
Engine company at Dubuque, was fa-
tally injured at Elm street and RhOm-
berg avenue when thrown from his
seat to the pavement while answering
an alarm from Twenty-third and Jack
son streets. The full extent of his in
juries is not known, but preliminary
examination revealed that his skull
was fractured and that he was hurt
internally.
Miss Marie Johnson, acting superin-
tendent of the Chicago Union hospital.
has resigned to come to Iowa City as
head nurse of the University of Iowa
College of Homeopathic Medicine and
Nurses Training school thereof. She
joins thus Miss Martha Moritz. the
new superintendent here, recently
from the Russian battlefields. who
was classmate of Miss Johnson in
Chicago Union hospital.
At the special school election held
at Grinnell the proposition of the
school board to bond the district for
100000 to build and equip a new
school house, was defeated by ma
jority of 21O men and so women. Jea-
lousy of the south side against the
north is strong and one reason for
the negative vote. Another reason is
the fear of heavy taxation for the in
stallation of the new sewer system in
addition to the new school building.
Hastings bears the distinction at
present of being a town without
mayor. At special meeting of the
council Mayor T.. F. Alfrey rendered
his resignation as chief executive of
the town and at the same time he also
rendered his resignation as street
commissioner. The council accepted
the designations and the resigned Of
fetal insisted that the resignation be-
come effective at once. This left the
town without mayor and street COM
missioner.
Miss Margaret Laird, the 16-year-old
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. A. L. Laird of
Ainsworth was painfully burned at her
home when a gasoline iron with which
she was ironing exploded, igniting her
clothing. The girl ran screaming
from the house, the draft thus created
tanning the flames which enveloped
her. Prompt aid was given by neigh
bors who succeeded in smothering the
flames but not until the girl had been
terribly burned about the head and
shoulders.
The river west of Mondamin is again
cutting badly and is now in what is
known as the ]. ]. c. Weldon timber
Mr.. Weldon purchased heavy wire and
will experiment in tying the trees
which will go in first, to trees further
from the bank, SO that when the dirt
is cut from under them they will be
held, thinking that it may perhaps
stop the cutting. The experiment will
be watched with good deal of inter-
est as conditions are proving more
and more serious for those living near
the river.
Four lots at the corner of Douglass
avenue and Twelfth street at Ames
have been selected by Capt. w. M.
Greeley as the location of the new
Mary Greeley memorial hospital. The
lots are the four north ones Of what
is known as the Bigelow property and
are on the east side of the street. The
ss ;Iool nd hoS m with the