Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-01-28

CudTleS fleLlllIlS, Ouo VI DeS MOAuc0'
best known business men, is dead.
In four months the public rest room
at Webster City had 1O,42S visitors. .
Northwood is planning the installa-
ton of sewerage system this year.
A department store and feed store
burned at Charlton with loss of $45.-
900.
Jose Gomez was sent to Jail from
Logan for 40 days on q bootleggin9
charge.
Fire starting from defective hue
destroyed the Evangelical church In
Creston.
Self-supporting students at the State
university at Iowa City earned $4,000
during 1915.
The store of the Crescent Supply
company at Whiteburg burned with q
loss of $4,000.
Carl Liebbe, son Of the state archi-
tect at Des Moines, died at Rochester,
Mimi, aged IS.
The project for 100000 coliseum
has been launched by the Booster club
of Cedar Rapids.
Samuel Meyers, aged 81, froze to
death near Vinton while on his way to
a neighbours house.
Roy Drake, of Columbus Junction,
minister's son, has been elected CASH
Ter of the bank at Wyman.
At Memphis, Tenn, the Western
Fruit Jobbers' association elected w.
H. Grupe of Burlington director.
Don O'Bryan, aged 26, suicided on
the grave Of his father at Keokuk.
shooting himself through the heart.
Des Moines is to vote on the appro-
priation of 1858, 900 for new grade
school buildings and improvements.
West Liberty's east school building
was destroyed by fire following q
boiler explosion, with loss of $4,000. /,
On bet to win dollar Charles
Dobsine walked barefoot four blocks
in the snow at Jefferson and froze his
feet.
w. S. Holbrook's horse kicked N.
Nelson at Davenport and broke his
shoulder. Nelson is suing for $4,000
damages.
Jay Watts. Rock Island freight con-
ductor, was severely injured by being
caught between an engine and car at
Iowa City.
June 2O-21 have been selected for )
the 5Oth annual encampment Of the
Iowa department of the G. A. r. at
The State Of Iowa appropriated $751;
900 for the Panama Pacific exposition
and Of this amount the commission
used but $4,000.
A new abstract company has been
formed at Muscatine with $4,000 cap
ital Most of the active attorneys in
the county are interested.
An issue Of $150,0O0 Of the bonds Of
East Waterloo school district were
sold by the board to the First Trust
and Savings bank of Chicago for $780,
O1O.
A fire which started in the basement
Of the Citizens National bank building
at Spencer caused loss estimated at
over $4,000, mostly covered by insur-
ance.
A $4,000 fire destroyed three busi-
ness houses at George. Volunteer fire.
men fought the fire with the mercury
near 20 below zero and saved other
property.
Albert Cain, Sanborn boy. has been
elected president of the Spokane Bust
ness college at Spokane, Wash. He is
one of the fastest stenographers in the
northwest.
First prize for the best letter on the
value of higher education, offered by
an Iowa publication, has been won by
convict 1891 in the Fort Madison
Approximately S22 quarts Of beer.
wine, gin and alcohol and q
barrel and half Of brandy have been
delivered in Waterloo since January
3D. for private use.
Mrs. Mary A. X. Wilson, widow OF
he late U. S. Senator James F. Will
son, died at Fairfield, aged "a. Senator
Wilson was one of the trainers of the
Iowa State constitution.
F. ]. Lamar was killed at the Ward
nine near Abba, when he pushed an
empty car down the mouth of an open
shaft. Car and man both plunged to
he bottom Of the shaft.
Falling forty feet from the top Of .
,ox car to the bottom of a deep clay
pit. Harry E. Wright at Mason City. .
Great Northern switching foreman,
'uffered internal injuries.
Geo. w. Prescott, pioneer Sergeant
Bluffs merchant and clerk of Wood
Jury township. was arrested at Min
leapolis charged with abscOnding with
e 800 of the township funds.
Rev. Frank d. Emprey, of the Me-
hodist church. and Rev. Mr. Swank,
VI the Congregational church. at Prim-
char. recently appointed to pastorates,
will begin their work February LIST.
Charles Webster of Waucoma was
elected president of the Northwestern