Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-08-20

J. L. S. Scadding, superintendent Of
the Fort Madison Electric company,
has been appointed to take charge Of
the meter department of the Missis-
sippi River Power company at keo-
kuk. Both concerns are under the
mana cement of Stone &, Webster of
Boston.
A marriage license was issued to
George Galanopouas, aged 26, and Sta
viola Mancutas, aged %, both natives
of Greece, and residents of Council
Bluffs. The bride arrived from her
native land recently to join her lover
and the wedding took place in the
Greek church. The romance started
in childhood in the old country
In accordance with the second ap-
preparation OF the state automobile
registration fund for 1915 Of the new
law, which gives the counties 80 per
cent of the automobile fees collected
the distribution being on the basis
of 1925 to township-Henry county's
share will be $S,124 for the year. This
amount will be used for road improve
ment in the county.
Mrs. Mary E. Belts, Of Keokuk, was
severely burned while lighting a gaso-
line stove. 1t is supposed that the
| gasoline had been turned on some
time before the torch was applied. A
burst of flame set her dress on fire,
and before neighbors who rushed to
the woman's assistance could render
aid she received very serious burns.
The room was badly damaged by the
fire.
Little Rose Montrose, 6year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Montrose
OF Sioux City died in hospital of
burns received trying to cook supper
for her parents while they were absent
| from the house. The child lighted a
| wood fire and her clothing became ig-
nited She ran from the house and
the fire was extinguished by neigh
bors. All efforts to save her life
| proved vain.
Miss Myrtle Ackley of Hamburg got
q bad wound in peculiar manned.
She was helping Mrs. Holtzinger with
her house work. They cleaned out
some papers from a bureau drawer
and put them into the stove. Myrtle
heard report in the stove and opened
the door. A second report followed
and cartridge flew out, striking her
over the eye. The cartridge had been
picked up unnoticed with the papers,
The men and women over IS years
of age at Mt. Ayr have decided to let
the hitch racks remain around the
square, by vote of us to z. The
county board in session promised to
respect the vote Of the people, and also
promised to pave eight feet OF the
square The board decided to remove
the iron fence around the square and
construct a cinder drive through the
park. The fence, which is for sale,
cost $1,400.
When the county board of super
visors at Mt. Ayr checked up the
claims on file, they paid out almost
$1,000 for road work alone. This sum
taken, as an average, indicates that
! Rinegold county annually spends over
! $4,000 for road work. This would
undoubtedly be more than her share
Of the $5O,OOO,OOO necessary for per-
manent dirt roads in accordance with
the plans of Governor Clarke's special
road commission.
An expenditure Of more than $4,000
will be made by the government on a
site opposite the city of Muscatine
next year, with the construction OF
three DAMS one of which will be the
longest on the Upper Mississippi. This
year, at an expense of about $4,000,
the government is dredging out new
channel through the Muscatine Chute
below the city and the dams will be
constructed in order to divert the wa
ter flow into the newly-cut channel.
Floyd Rooster, an employee of Ernest
Hamerand near Bellevue, met with
peculiar and painful accident. He
had been assisting in harvesting and
had gone in the house for few mo-
ments' rest, lying on couch near
window. On awakening he threw his
arm back in such manner as to
strike the window and break it, piece
of the glass severing an artery of his
right wrist. He was fastened to town
where the injured wrist was attended
to.
The country home of Floyd Bassett.
near Vinton, had close call from
being destroyed by fire. Mr.. Bassett
filled the five-gallon gasoline tank
connected with the engine in the base
ment. After filling it he lighted a
match to look for the top Of the tank
which had fallen to the floor. He had
not noticed that he spilled some OF
the gasoline on the floor. This
became ignited and this and the gaso
line in the tank we're consumed, but
fortunately without violent explosion.
The graveled roads of Greene coun-
ty are now getting its people into