Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-03-05

J. B. Fleming, young railroad man,
had his leg cut off by passenger
train in Des Moines. Fleming was re-
turning to the city from Boone, where
he went in search of employment He
stepped from the interurban and walk
ed around the rear end of it directly
in the path of an approaching pas
senger car.
Mrs. Harry Bogen, residing on
Washington street, LIE Mars, was Sc
verely burned while polishing a stove.
The polish exploded and the contents
were spattered over her face. She
was badly burned on her face and
mouth and suffered severely from the
nervous shock and has been confined
to her bed since.
Francis ]. Moreton of LIE Mars, aged
so, dropped dead on street in Chi
cago. Death was due to heart disease.
Mr.. Moreton lived many years in Le-
Mars and was prominent member OF
the English colony located at LIE Mars
in the early SOS. He was noted
horseman and polo player. He leaves
VIE anu TWO daughters.
Governor Clarke was given an en-
thusiastic reception at Cedar Rapids
in the St. Paul's Methodist church,
when he addressed several hundred
persons at the annual Father and
Son" banquet. Many leading temper
ance workers called on him at the
Wontrose hotel to thank him for sign
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Death claimed another Iowa pioneer,
Mrs. Francis Smith, mother Of DR.. E.
F smith, a prominent surgeon OF
Storm Lake, who died following a
weeks illness at the age of IS years.
Mrs. Smith has lived in Iowa sixty
four years. coming to Dubuque in the
early days. She. attended Lenox COL
lege and was prominent teacher.
William L. NJ. Weusel. a highly re-
spected resident of Marshall county
and the Oldest Mason in the state. died
in Marshalltown. Mr.. Weusel was
born in Pennsylvania February 25,
1923, where he lived until after the
war when he came to Iowa. settling
on farm in Logan county He Joined
the Masonic order in Pennsylvania in
1852.
| BY throwing Wall lake into mon
strous drainage district, drainage adj
herents hope to defeat the object OF
the sportsmen of the state to allow
the lake to remain in its natural state.
A hearing on the project will be held
before the. Wright county board OF
supervisors on March Is. To accomp-
lish the drainage project would re-
quire $4,000.
| Frank McKibben. blacksmith re-
siding at Macksburg. died at his home
at that place, from being kicked in the
stomach. it is alleged. by another resi-
cent Of Macksburg. An inquest is be-
ing held over the body of the de-
ceased. and upon the result Of this in
| q lisition will depend the action which
may be taken. 1t is rumored the men
were engaged in an alteration.
BILLY" Sunday will go to Buffalo,
| y. Y, for q revival next year. This
report has just been given out by
delegation of churchmen from Des
Moines who visited BILLY" in Phila-
| UcIUulAs DuudlO has y pORNlOSAV4 "a
| 425,0OO and will be the third largest
city in which the evangelist has held
meetings. Efforts are being made to
have Mr.. Sunday go to London, Eng
land.
Daniel w. Heath. for 72 years q res
ident of Iowa. died at his home in
Correctionville. Mr.. Heath was born
/ a.. TO- nj tr~:I yxyith
his parents when six months old. set
thing in Jackson county, where he was
married in 1862. One week after his
wedding he started for the war, serv-
! Ing three years. At its close he came
/ to this place and had resided here
since.
Work of rebuilding the Keokuk
fears of those who anticipated it
would be indefinitely postponed have
been happily dissipated. Officials who
have the contract for building the
structure have been here the past few
days making arrangements for start
ing the preliminary work and getting
things ready for active construction
in the near future.
Two young women took the veil in
the order of Sisters of the Visitation
at Dubuque. The solemn ceremony
took place at the Visitation conven-
ton. Sister Mary Laurentia was pro-
fessed in the order and Miss Elizabeth
McCaffrey of Buena Vista was re-
ceived, her name to be Sister Mary
Augustine. Miss Mccartney is a sister
of Father John Mccartney of the fac
ulty Of Dubuque college.
p. A. Lund of Cedar Falls, of tire
Benson Cow Testing association, shat
tered all records for average butter
production for an entire herd during
| the month of January, when his herd