Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-29
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horses, had just left the building. She
felt the shock. but was not injured.
At the w. c. Leland farm. nearby.
lightning struck q tree in the yard
about the same time. The men In the
ward and the women In the house felt
the shock.
Rev, H. l.. Houghton, truant officer
Of Sioux City, assigned to the applica-
ton Of the new child labor law here.
declares that while protection for
children the law is working hardships
on many poor families by depriving
them Of the support of bread WIN
ners. Rev. Mr.. Houghton also is Sec
rotary of the local charity bureau and
is making efforts to supply the needs
of the families affected BY the law.
All children unable to prove they
are II years old or over have been re-
1useo enploSleu' "
Cascade has taken steps to stop au-
tomobile speeding within It's corporate
limits. Automobiles are warned that
officers have been ordered stationed
on the east and west approaches Of
the city on Sundays. armed with stop
watches to time passing automobilss.s
Those found exceeding the Cascade
speed limit will be prosecuted. There
have been q number Of infractions OF
the regulations and .automobilists.
both local and from abroad. were
warned that they were dangerously
near the limit Of speed. 1
The Hon. Walter H. Dewey. post
master Of Charlton, and . prominent
figure in state democratic circles, was
married at Ottumwa to Miss Ruth
Leonard, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L. Leonard. also Of Charlton. The Rev.
w. c. Hengen officiated and the cou-
pie were attended by United States
Marshal Nick Reed and Mrs. Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey will spend their
honeymoon In Chicago. Mrs. Dewey
IL graduate Of Drake university and
was until recently music supervisor
Of the school at Sulphur. Iowa.
Harvey Noll. foreman at the Iowa
Steel and ron works at Cedar Rap
ids, was killed when he was struck By
. piece Of boiler plate. The plate
broke from a chain hoist and fell.
striking Noll and crushing him -
badly that lie lived only few min
utes. He leaves . family.
A purse OF $1,000 was presented ~
his congregation to Rev. E. J. Lock
wood, Of ST. Paul's NJ. E. church at
Cedar Rapids, who has been trans
ferred to Waterloo after working SIX
teen years in the Cedar Rapids field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lockwood will use the
money for trip to the Holy Land.
Automobile thieves have been busy
In Des Moines. Three cars have been
stolen recently. o. T. Burns reported
his machine taken at Eighth and Col
lege avenue; Earl Chambers lost his
in front Of the Orpheum theater, and
an automobile belonging to Charles
Green was taken in front Of the EN-
press.
The Des Moines architectural firm.
Bird & Rawson, is expect
ed to have ready soon for the Ottum-
wa Hotel association tentative plans
for the city's new 100000 hotel. 1t
Is known that the ground dimensions
of the hotel will be S9x16O feet, and
that a ten-foot alley will extend along
the rear of the building, making the
total ground covered 99x16O feet.
There will be either five or six stories
with perhaps a cafe on the first floor
and dining room on the second. There
will be approximately twenty-seven
sleeping rooms on each OF the upper
floors.
wapello county farmers. living near
Huntsville and in the vicinity east Of
that place, are having considerable
trouble with hog cholera which is at
lacking their pens and killing several
Of their animals. The disease, which
was 80 prevalent a few years ago.
seems to have again made its appear
ance and it is playing havoc with
some Of the best class Of stock that
the county produces. The prevalence
Of it near Kirksville is particularly
noticeable and it is also now begin
ming to attack places In the vicinity
about five miles north. known a. the
Wilson chapel neighborhood.