Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-06-18

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created much excitement at that place
recently when he suddenly became
violently insane. He had been acting
strangely for some time. At a hearing
before the insanity commission he was
adjudged insane and ordered taken to
Cherokee.
The annual state meeting Of the
mother-teacher congress will be held
IN Cedar Falls, April 8, 9, and 10, and
large delegations from Des Moines
and elsewhere are expected. Some OF
the meetings will be held at state
teachers college and some in the high
school auditorium.
Fort Madison and Lake Cooper is to
be the scene of the staging of NOV
ing picture that will. be purely local
in its trend. This film will be pro-
duced by local people with local
cast of characters, local scenery and
the scenario will be selected from
those submitted by citizens Of Fort
Madison in contest.
AS a result of fall of slate in the
mine at Sewers, ]. r. Rice, miner,
was hit by the slate and was so in
jured that he died within an hour.
His head was crushed and his neck
broken. Mr.. Rice was about 40 years
Of age and leaves wife and four small
children. He was we'll known in
Sewers, having lived there for years.
During the first three days of March
the instruments brought into the Of
fee of ]. V. Pfander, county recorder,
to be recorded required revenue
stamps to the amount of $351.90. The
largest amount of stamps required for
. single transaction was $50 and COW
cred the sale of 279 acres by Eric
Wall to Peter Olenius. The considera-
ton for this deed was $4S,930.
Fourteen cars of cattle and hogs
were sent out of Welton to the Chi
cage market. This is the first stock
shipment from Welton since January 6.
The quarantine on the farm of John
Troy, four and one-half miles south
east of Welton, has been lifted, and
the farmers were ready to ship rs
soon as the order would allow them.
The heavy shipments will continue
for while, it is expected.
The tale Of pig is to be settled in
the district court at Iowa City in the
coming term. 1t appears from the al
legations of the plaintiff, r. w. Beard,
that the hog of his neighbor, Ernest
Heinsins. was prone to wander far
from home and In his wanderings
came to Boards hog lot and duel en-
sued with tie hog belonging to Beard
being slain. He is now suing Mr..
Heinsins for $35, the value Of the dead
pOrker.
Christian Beer, who died at Elkader
at the age of 81, in 1850 came to Clay
ton county. and four years later re-
turned to Switzerland for his parents
and sisters. His son. William Beer,
has just returned from the Philippine
Islands, where he superintendent the
erection of q sugar plant for syndi-
cate, and also spent a few years In
the Hawaiian islands as superintend-
ent erecting steel bridges for rail-
road company.
The woman burglar has arrived. ct
least 80 the Sioux City police believe.
The home Of +. e. Crellin, Of Morning
Sun, was entered by burglars. and .
woman's gold watch and quantity of
silver stolen, as were several jars of
Mrs Crellin's choicest preserves. Ex-
pensive jewelry and several small bills
and a quantity of silver money were
overlooked. A woman who was seen
OH hn a
pected by the police.
The citizens of Fort Madison want
public ownership of the city water
works not as whole but as ma
iority, according to the opinions ex-
pressed on the post cards now in the
hands of the water committee of the
city council. The majority also adj
vises the purchase of the old plant
while q large number also favor the
establishment of an entirely new
plant. One citizen was not in favor Of
any kind of water works.
While Art ElstOn, working for Mr..
Jacket, three miles west Of RivertOn,
and another hired man were saving
down . tree q mile from the house
limb fell, hitting Elston on the side OF
the head, producing fracture Of the
skull. He fell to the ground uncon-
scious in which condition he was
placed in . wagon and was hurried to
the home Of Mr.. Jacket. A doctor
was summoned, but before he could
get there the man had expired.
A transfer in Iowa county farm land
took place and big sum Of money
changed hands, Charles and Richard
Plaughman purchasing from their
brother Frank his Hilton township
farm, paying $1S5 Per acre. Frank
Plaughman ut once closed deal With
Will 0eiger for his Queensdale farm,
located three miles west OF Mareng0.
paying him $3.50 an acre for the eighty
acres. The Queensdale farm 10 fine
river bottom and with best Of i'm