Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
An anonymous gift Of watch charms

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in the form of miniature gold footballs
by some alumnus Of Grinnell college
to the honor &c" members of the 1915
football squad has aroused no little
comment, especially among the foot
ball men. To George Nelson and Fred
Little, the two graduating members of
the squad, the gift was somewhat elab-
GRATED by the addition of neat gold
chains going with the charms. i.
The school board of the Waukon in
dependent school district is consider
ing plans for providing room for the
growing demands of the high school
department. The board has had plans
submitted and the school building will
either be enlarged or new one built.
Should the Waukon high school con-
solidate with a number Of the rural
districts very commodious and pre-
tentious structure would be required,
to cost approximately $4,000.
The federal government at Des
Moires IS now taking cognizance Of
the shortage of drugs which is a re-
suit of the war. The Medlin Broker
age company of Omaha has been
flooding the state with spurious drugs
under the name of acid-acetylo-sali-
cylic, and 1000 tablets of the same
have been seized from DR.. C. w. Blake
of Jefferson. The big shortage is no.
ticed in aspirin, and this drug Of the
Omaha firm is being substituted.
The. missionary societies Of the
Christian churches at Vinton held q
four days campaign which closed with
rally day and fund of 5000 was
raised for missions. Responses came
freely and there was much enthusi-
asm. Last year the c. w. B. NJ. gave
$436 towards mission work and this
year they will support their own mis-
sionary in a foreign field. The cam
paign was under the direction of Miss
Annette Newcomer Of Des Moines.
A body, supposed to be that Of Orlie
Lamb, a former resident Of Creston,
who was burned to death in Kansas
City, was brought to Creston, but the
identity of the corpse was questioned
by the widow, Mrs. Abbie Lamb, who,
on viewing the body, voiced the sus
picion that another body had been
substituted by the general hospital
for that of her husband. AS complete
Identification was impossible because
of the burns, Mrs. Lamb was finally
induced to accept the body.
The fine farm of 24O acres in Liberty
township, Marshall county. which was
decided several years ago by the late
Robert and Phoebe Risley to Penn
college, Oskaloosa, Ia. subject to
life interest of the donors. has been
sold by the college to w. A. Johnson
of Oskaloosa, for $4,000. or 5000 per
acre. The farm. which is one of the
fine places Of the township, lies two
miles southwest of Bangor. Johnson
is buying the farm for his son. Cecil
Johnson, who will occupy it.
When he was stricken with apoplexy
while in his hog lot feeding the swine.
Ole A. Tonga, aged 70. prominent
farmer living near Northwood, Ia,
was killed by the hogs. The mans
body was fearfully mutilated. Tonga
had informed his family that he ex-
pected to go to neighbor's after he
had finished feeding, and was not
missed for time. At 10 o'clock the
family became suspicious that some
thing was wrong, and found Tonga's
dead body. He had probably been
dead two hours.
Thomas Gherts. young farmer re-
siding near Midway, in Woodbury.
county, collapsed OF the street in Ida
Grove. ana before medical aid could
reach him he had passed away. He
had been going to Ida Grove for sew
eral days taking treatments from g To-
cal osteopath and had just come from
the office and was on his way to
restaurant to get his dinner before re-
turning home. He had been troubled
with rheumatism and his death was
due to the disease reaching his heart
He was about - years of age and un-
married.
War times and horse sales are con-
comitant phases Of the present years
events, seemingly. In token thereof.
Edward Casey & Sons. closing out
their Percheron stock at big sale in
Iowa City. broke all records in John
son county, selling 100000 worth of
animals to buyers from numerous
states. The sale of one yearling
Percheron colt at $1,000 smashed
United States records for that class,
it was announced. Robert Hciser. of
Sioux City, was the buyer Edward
Casey, the senior member Of the firm.
after disposing of his farm and equip
ment, will go to Ireland. his land of
Nevada is to have community
Christmas festival. according to plans
now under way by the Nevada Com
Club. A large tree will be
provided and placed on prominent
corner in the business section and dur
ing the week preceding Christmas will
be nroneclY illuminated and decnrnted