Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-08-04
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scy coal mines were opened nea,
Eldora.
Howard A. Burrell, Washington edi
tor, is dead.
John w. Ives of Charles City dice
from the heat
John Taylor, near Guernsey, is deat
from sunstroke.
Heavy damage was done by light
ming near Harlan.
A children's playground is being in
stalled at Lansing.
Nashua is to be given $4,000 ILL
nois Central depot.
R. C. Morse was appointed post
master at Belmond.
A public swimming pool is being in.
stalled at Webster City.
A new heating plant is being in
stalled at Rock Rapids.
A new auto road will be opened be-
tween Ottumwa and Eldon.
A band of gypsies was seen neal
Carroll, travelling in autos.
Frank McDivitt, Milwaukee fireman
was injured at Coon Rapids.
Michael Smith, aged 46, of Extra
died from the sting Of humble bee.
Thirty-eight dollars per ton is be-
ing paid for clam shells at Muscatine
Frank Gotch, Iowa wrestler, had his
leg broken in fall at Kenosha, Wis.
Clevins Kendall, aged 60, of Iowa
City, was killed in an auto accident.
Mrs. Arnold Anderson, of Spencer
was injured in an auto accident near
Algona.
Mrs. Ward Moore, near Nevada, was
seriously injured when gasoline iron
exploded.
Nine new school houses are built or
being built in Morgan township, near
Hampton.
H. C. Shultz, garage man at Traer,
was badly burned when blow torch
exploded.
The Ft Madison penitentiary will
have a large exhibit at the State Fair
this year.
Mrs. Walter Shellabarger, near Mus
catine, was hurt when herd of cows
stampeded.
William Rowray, an escaped con-
Wet from Anamosa, was captured near
Orange City.
Helen Coos. aged s, Of Belle PLANE,
was terribly burned when kettle Of
hot water upset.
A masked bandit robbed the North
western depot at De Witt of $3.50 and
made his escape.
A tarantula measuring four inches
across was found in a bunch of ba-
nanas at Ackley.
Harry Thaw was visitor at Fort
Dodge, registering in the hotel under
an assumed name.
A lungmotor saved the life Of Homer
Hecker of Ottumwa, when he was
overcome with gas.
Robert B. Van Dyke, conductor on
the Rock Island, lost his leg when he
fell from the train.
P. L. Robinson, aged 20, Of Sioux
City, fell six stories down an elevator
shaft and was killed.
Geo. Andres Coleman, aged 3, of Ce-
dar Rapids, is dead after falling in a
pail Of scalding water.
John A. Jones of Fl. Madison, in
fit of jealousy, shot and killed his wife
and then killed himself.
Fred Miller, near Hancock, shipped
40 head of black pole Angus cattle.
averaging 1,170 pounds.
Fred Borch and Adonis Howard.
boys at Elma, have installed large
wireless telegraph outfit.
Wayne H. White, aged "a, Of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, died from tetanus, after
stepping on a rusty nail.
Dorothy Nokey, aged 8, Of Nevada,
was badly burned about the mouth
when she drank gasoline.
Thousands of Fl. Madison people
spend Sundays in launches and camp
ing parties along the river.
Eugene J. Miller, an honor prisoner
at the Flynn Farm prison camp, near
Des Moines, has disappeared.
Fred Hill, near Angus, was injured
when the chain Of stump puller
broke and hit him in the face.
A runaway occurred near Little
Sioux when swarm of bees settled
down upon team of horses.
Mrs Irma Hartman and daughters |
Of Hampton have started on an auto
trip to Long Beach, California.
Blady Brothers, wool buyers at Os-
kaloosa, have just completed the ship
ment of 100000 worth of wool.
]. ]. Dralla Of Clinton had the pleas
ure Of seeing the German submarine.
while in Baltimore.
Several injuries occurred when a
train left the tracks
near Turin, caused by "sunkist" rail.
paper balloon sent up by two
small boys at Hampton, travelled dis
.ance of 17hs miles in straight line.
A large shepherd dog near Clarks-
Vile was stricken with the rabies and
Kept several children prisoners in "a
hanger.
One thousand two hundred feet of
leavy copper wire was stolen from
boat at KeOkuk but later