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

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Peter Swenson, representative from
Primghar, has offered a clock costing
81 900 for the new courthouse at Prim-
CHAR. if
Teachers are making determined
effort to have the pension fund bill.
defeated in the house. reconsidered
and passed.
Sheldon Masons accepted the offer
of Mrs. Benjamin Jones of site on
which to build new temple. The
new building will cost $4,000.
Rev. H. P. Chaffee. pastor Of the
Baptist church at Iowa City, has re-
signed to accept a call from the First
Baptist church at Marion, Ind. He
will leave May l.
At revival conducted by Rev. L.
Olenslayer at the Baptist church at
Tama. Lightweight converts were Sc
cured. Much interest has been mani
tested in the meetings.
Joseph Kozlovsky, for eight years
chief of police and former member OF
the city council of Cedar Rapids, died
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| retired as chief in 1906.
Mass meetings have been held at
| Denison. Dow City. Buck Grove and
| Charter Oak to protest over raise OF
| telephone rates on Farmers lines
from 81 per month to $3.50
| Despondent because his newly mar
ried second wife left him taking with
her q large sum of money. Jacob
King, a farmer living near Bloomfield.
committed suicide by hanging.
John NJ. Beer, formerly the Burltng-
ton agent at Centerville. became agent
of the Abba and Mystic interurban
lines. ]. P. Boyle will continue with
the company as traffic manager.
At mass meeting of the citizens Of
Gait held recently plans we're started
that may lead to the consolidation OF
the eight rural school districts into
| the independent school district Of
Gait.
Walter Baber. deputy game warden.
has filed information against Russell
Fredregill OF Des Moines for illegal
fishing. According to the charge.
Fredregill used a trammel net to take
the spring fries.
| More than enough signatures have
been secured to insure a recall cleo
ton for John Dineen. commissioner
of public safety at Sioux City. A COM
| pilation of the names on the petition
was made and found sufficient.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Robinson. re-
siding southeast Of Brighton recently
celebrated their 10th anniversary.
Many friends and relatives of the aged
couple gathered at their home to take
part in celebration of the event.
! Through the efforts of the United
States department of animal indus
try, the state veterinarian and Iowa
State college the loss from hog chol-
era has been reduced to 81 per cent.
In 1912 the loss was 23.4 per cent.
Several improvements at Wartburg
seminary at Dubuque are contem-
plated by the Iowa synod of the
Lutheran church. Among them will
be new dormitory for students to
cost in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
The Commercial club of Fort Dodge
has announced that the taking Of the
city census has been completed and
that the city shows population OF
19,3O4, q gain Of % per cent over the
national census taken five years ago.
] The Rev. John Roberts who has
been pastor of the Congregational
church at Williamsburg for several
years, has resigned his post there and
may accept a call from the Newburg
Congregational church at Cleveland.
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Beeks Of Sioux
City are dead as the result Of murder
and suicide caused by jealousy on the
part Of Beeks Mrs. Beeks is the step
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Spurlock, well known farmers Of Page
county.
Belle PLANE is assured Q public
park. A portion of land known as the
"Beeson forty" owned by J. H. Irwin
and ]. E. Graf has been donated under
condition that the land be always used
as a park to be improved whenever
possible.
I'VE have just closed one Of the
most successful short course seasons
in the history Of agricultural extern
sion work in this state" declared r.
F. O'Donnell Of that department at
West Branch where he had been con-
Quoting a course.
Almost 1000 head of stock Of all
kinds have been killed and their bodies
destroyed in the eastern part of the
state of Iowa in the strenuous and
successful efforts of State Veterinar-
ian James l. Gibson to eradicate the
disease in this state.
The Hunting elevator at Akron. con-
tanning about nine thousand bushels
of grain. was destroyed by fire. caus-
ing asloss of $4,000. The building
was only erected year ago. For .
time flying sparks threatened the resi-
dence part of the city.
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