Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-24
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Civil service examination will be
held on January for postmaster at
Prole.
I McCallsburg is to be supplied with
electricity by the Iowa Railway and
Light company.
izations actively working in the inter-
ests of prohibition.
The Commercial State Savings bank
with capital of 100000 has been in
] corporated at Centerville.
/! New Providence, with population
of 300, is to have consolidated
school costing nearly $4,000.
The Iowa Equal Suffrage associa-
ton has opened state headquarters ut
GIT Fleming building, Des Moines.
A large part Of the business portion
of Bouton, near Perry, was destroyed
by fire with loss of about $4,000.
| Larry Newcomber, of Clear Lake, a
railway mail clerk, was killed at Cal
mar by falling under Milwaukee
train.
Ernest Pecks, IL years old, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pecks. of LeMars.
shot himself in the foot while out
hunting.
A Morris bank with a capital of $780,
900 is to be started at Des Moines. Its
object is to furnish loans to deserving
poor people.
A man near Lansing recently sold
fourteen tons of honey, produced from
four upiaries. This was without any
cash outlay.
The Morrell & Co., packing plant at
OttulSx,a, received $4,000 hogs one day
last week, the largest number ever be-
fore in the yards.
Edwin NJ. Hale, formerly we'll
known resident Of Strawberry Point,
was killed by the kick of a horse. He
lived only one hour.
John Keeper, who resides south of
Earring, lost valuable steer recently.
It was shot by some hunters who were
trespassing on his farm,
Central college at Pella is to be
merged with Des Moines college. Cen
trail college will be continued at Pella
by the Dutch Reformed church.
Capt. W. R. Shriver, one of the pio-
neer residents of Madison county, died
in California. He was formerly county
clerk and postmaster at Winterset.
A weather prediction service cover
ing eighteen days ahead furnished
from Des Moines to banks in the state.
predicts plenty of snow for Christmas.
w. l. Francisco of Kalamazoo, Mich.
has been appointed veterinary in
spector in connection with the bureau
OF animal industry to be located at
Sioux City.
The formal opening Of the Sheldon
Commercial club was held in the new
club rooms in the Cram block. The
club, organized last April. now has
$50 members.
The body of June D. Sales, formerly
of Burlington, was found frozen stiff
and the skull crushed in on the pleas
ure boat Dallas" at Burlington.
Murder is suspected.
Thieves stole 5000 from the cash
drawer of the Great Western railroad
at Carroll, while ]. H. Woolworth,
ticket agent, was absent for short
trip to the freight Office.
Rev. r. L. Van Nice, of Waukon,
may we'll be called the marrying par
son." During his pastorate at that
place, lasting twenty-five years, he has
united two hundred couples.
Painters and decorators will be
given instruction under the extension
department of the state college at
Ames. Two schools will be held 1T
Waterloo and one at Council Bluffs.
Instead of q Community Christmas
tree at Keokuk, the custom of placing
q lighted candle in the window of each
home on Christmas Eve will take its
Mace as q community expression of
the day.
More money than Iowa state college
costs in a year will be saved by the
seed corn campaign now being con-
Quoted by the agricultural extension
department. according to r. A. Pear
son, Of Ames.
Thornton residents have just filed
articles Of incorporation for light
and power company, to be capitalized
at $4,000. H. O. Chase will be pres
ident of the company, and w. V. Crap
ser, secretary.
The first smallpox case in twelve
months in Keokuk has been reported
to the health officials and is under
quarantine. The health department
will take means to prevent any spread
of the disease.
Fire destroyed the Hoops building
on the main street at Holstein, causing
a heavy loss. The building was occu-
pied by q jewelry store and the Jensen
printing office. The building will be
rebuilt next spring.
News Of the accidental death of his
niece and nephew at Oswego, Kan,
l,sx w A Aaxoklaa Of Mic.