Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-06-02

fllLy LuOuSduU COLLARS mas Deen SUD
scribed by Fl. Dodge citizens for the
reorganization OF the Green Wheeler
Shoe company.
Keokuk's assessment of $16,00O,O0(
on the Mississippi River Power com.
pany was reduced to 100000 on peti.
ton of citizens.
Herman d. Jarvis, Of Creston, was
sentenced to Is years in the peniten.
tiary for having held up and robbed q
woman of 60 cents.
Thirty years ago ]. E. Oakley, a res
ident of Eldora now dead, lost ring
which was recently dug up in the ex.
cavation for new house.
Farley Sheldon, for "a years mayor
of Ames, was rendered a compli-
mentary banquet in appreciation of his
long service in the community.
Mrs. Dan Morgan, of Carroll, died
from blood poisoning. caused from a
splinter which entered her hand while
putting kindling wood in stove.
A childrens playground surrounded
by wire fence seven feet high has
been provided on the top of the seven
story University hospital at Iowa City.
Barking dogs awoke Melbourne to
fight fire that destroyed a $500 liy-
cry stable, but was held in check be-
fore spreading to other valuable prop
erty.
Theodore Roosevelt has been invited
to speak at the annual state conven-
ton of the Iowa Commercial Travel
ers' association at Muscatine next
month.
1.-THE Little Brown Church in the
Vale" at Bradford as sung by a male
quartet, has been made upon phono-
graph record for sale throughout the
country.
Every member of the Cedar Heights
city council has been sworn in as a
special policeman and will wear
badges and arrest all persons violating
the law.
Ralph Klein, aged Is, accidentally
shot himself in the abdomen with
shot gun when endeavoring to kill
chicken hawk, both barrels being dis
charged.
James X. Hetzler, a former we'll
known resident Of Waterloo, was
killed by prisoner at Rawlins, Wyo.,
where he was employed as guard in
the county Jail.
Lee Lair was arrested at Perry
charged with stealing horse April 26
from Campbell Scott and setting fire
to barn in which number of other
horses were burned.
Kenneth Russell, aged %, of New
Virginia, died on a train while being
rushed to Des Moines hospital after
having slashed his throat on account
Of suffering from tuberculosis.
A young son and daughter Of ]. ].
Higgins were playing soldier in the
parlor Of their home at Pleasantville
when the girl was accidentally shot
with rife, penetrating the lung.
Sioux City police department col
lected over $1.7o0 fines during April
and made 430 arrests, among which
were large number Of motorists,
who failed to display license numbers.
Lake City has . civic improvement
society composed Of $50 women, who
are working effectively. They have in
lugurated an annual Doughnut day,
which attracts many visitors from
other points.
The SIX year old daughter Of Le Roy
schutter of Pleasant Valley was killed
It Davenport when her fathers auto
mobile struck an iron trolley pole. 1t
10 said that three cars were racing at
he time of the accident
Geo. Swallow, former postmaster at
was convicted and fined
1900 on the charge Of making false
stamp cancellation report and 500 for
business from firms outside
The territory Of the post Office.
A Bellevue man has patented new
safety device for Ford cars by which
The machine may easily be held in the
center Of the road regardless Of ruts
Dr. other obstacles and the front
wheels may be locked at any angle.
During the month of April inherit
lnce tax was paid on 1O9 Iowa estates,
which is a record, the total tax col
Iected being $62,232. At the April
death rate 1900 Iowans die annually,
each leaving property Of more than
B, 900 above all debts.
A servant girls league is to be
formed at Des Moines, and weekly
wages fixed at from $500 to $1,000 per
week, including board and washing
with the following schedule: work to
3 o'clock; rest 8 to 10; work 10 to 2;
rest 2 to 5; work S to s.
The Iowa Railroad commission has
refused petition of the last general
assembly to allow the Milwaukee rail
road to change from narrow gauge to
standard gauge it's line from Bellevue
10 Cascade, distance of SO miles. This
IS the only narrow gauge road in the
state.
The state board of parole paroled
.hirty-five men from the Anamosa
Each man had job ii.
with the rule of the boar
never to let a person out until employ