Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-05-21

The school board has elected Prof.
Harry d. kries. of Corydon. superin-
tendent of the city schools at Abba.
| There We're one hundred applications
for tile vacancy created by the resig-
nation of w. G. Willett, who goes to
Hibbing, Mimi, at an advance in sal
airy.
Prof. II. D. Hughes, of Iowa state
college, who invented machine to
treat hard shelled clover and alfalfa
seed to make it grow, has received a
| $500 gratuity from the state board Of
education to recompense him for pri-
vate money spent in inventing the ma
chine.
The high school cadet company at
Council Bluffs now numbers 81 mem
bers. The lads have been armed with
Krag -Jorgensen rifles discarded by the
army twelve years ago. Six thousand
rounds of ammunition-12O to each
gun-was received with the guns for
target practice.
Mrs. Theo Winneka Of Nicola de-
serves honors for having the best lay
| ing hens in her surrounding territory
She gathered 26O eggs one evening
recently and filled a 80 dozen sized
crate in two days. She has about 400
hens. Her friends doubt If this record
can be equalled.
An effort is being made to procure
! successor for Superintendent S. l..
Thomas of the Sheldon public schools.
who is not in the field for the position
again. Mr.. Thomas has held the posi-
ton four and q half years, during
which he developed high state OF ef-
ficiency in the schools.
Miss Carrie Christensen. of Royal,
and Harold v. Peterson. of Alberta.
Canada, were married "sight unseen"
Neither had ever seen the other until
the date OF the wedding. A correspond
ence was begun when the groom was
told of the bride by Daniel Jefferson.
q homesteader and neighbor OF Peder-
sons.
vern and Albert Nauman. Of near
Creston. were the victims of narrow
accident. They were hauling hay
when their team became frightened
and bolted. Both were thrown from
the load of hay to the ground and the
wagon, heavily loaded, ran over them.
One of the boys injuries proved dan
gerous.
A crusade has been started on
gambling in Dubuque, and games Of
chance for money are thing of the
past if the sheriff. chief of police and
county attorney have their way. The
matter was brought to notice because
punch boards are on display In many
, establishments in the city. 1t is under
stood the ban is also to be placed on
pea" or "Kelly" pool.
| An exodus of the hobo tourist at
Sioux City is expected with the advent
| of balmy weather. The past winter
has been record breaker for the
dodgers at the police station. That
hotel has been harboring from fifty to
one hundred men every night since the
cold weather began in the late fall.
For the past several weeks the num-
Der has been close to one hundred
every night.
Amos P. Spencer was slightly In
jured in a collision of his auto with
the least end" street car at the inter-
section of Seventh street and High
avenue in Oskaloosa. The street car
was thrown from the track and sus-
tanned slight damage. The auto was
injured to some extent. Mr.. Spencer
was stunned by the shock but is not
seriously hurt and after a little rest
\ will he ALI right,
Siour City seems to be having .
crime wave in its midst. Scarcely .
day passes that one or more burglar
les or holdups are not reported to the
police. The home Of o. w. Harvey
was looted of 800 worth of jewelry
and $50. Part Of the jewelry was con-
sidered almost priceless as heirlooms.
The same day James ]. McAndrews OF
Lackawanna City, N. Y, was knocked
down and robbed of IS.
Benedict Troendle of Waukon cele-
brated his 84th birthday surrounded
by his children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren. Mr.. Troendle
was born in Baden, Germany, and
came to America in 1850, coming d.
rect to Allamakee county. He was the
organizer of the first Independent
school of Yeurgus and donated the
ground where the school was built.
His wife died five years ago, after .
union lasting fifty-five years.