Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-03-17

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Williamsburg is to install a sewer
system.
Webb has voted to erect $4,000
school house.
Spencer is to have six-story
100000 hotel.
| Delaware county banks are to form
an association.
Jefferson will pave five miles Of
streets this year.
Scarlet fever is prevailing in many
parts Of the state.
ganized at Clinton.
The Sacred Heart church bazaar at
Fort Madison received $1,143.43.
Newell has organized q commercial
club with L. F. Parker president.
! The T. S. Martin estate will erect .
$3.50, 1000 building at Sioux City.
Mrs. Mary Harken of Dewitt, re-
Gently attained her Tooth year.
A. c. Trimble, for twelve years post
master at Van Meter. died of cancer.
Iowa cattle are worth more than the
total tobacco crop of the United States.
On the score of economy Webster
City's five wards will be reduced to
two.
Lowell NJ McAfee has resigned the
presidency of Parsons College at Fair
field
F1remen's association will be held at
Dewitt.
The Iowa State college at Ames is to
expend $2,250 for additions to the col
lege herds.
Laddsdale coal mines have resumed
operations after being shut down since
December 81.
DR.. James G. McAlvin of Waterloo
owns clock that has been in his fam
fly for $50 years.
]. A. Boyce, aged 81, fell under =
Rock Island train at West Liberty, and
had his left hand cut off.
The Fort Dodge Congregational so
ciety is raising funds for new church
by collecting old rubber.
The Northwestern Iowa Teachers
association has elected l.. H. Minkle
of Fort Dodge as president.
Fort Madison citizens are raising
$4,000 for the installation of fair
grounds to be opened in 1917.
w. T. Barnett, for 33 years agent Of
the Rock Island at Let's, has re-
signed on account of ill health.
During the year 1915, $12,379,024.26
was expended upon the 100000 miles Of
Iowa highways, including bridges.
Lewis Reckward, aged five, pounded
a loaded shot gun shell with an ak at
Waukon, sustaining serious injuries.
A skunk farm has been started at
Council Bluffs. It's capacity will be
1000. The fur sells at high prices.
Winterset will endeavor to raise the
Commercial club membership to 200.
A salaried secretary will be employed.
Edward McGlathery, aged SO, one of
the best known horse breeders in the
west, died at his home in West Union.
George Schroeder. formerly of Des
Moines, was arrested at Kennard, On
tario, charged with being a German
spy.
Mrs. James Bradford, aged 20. of
Des Moines, died from hydrophobia re-
sulting from the bite of neighbours
dog.
During the week beginning June IS
Davenport, Rock Island and Moline
will celebrate the Fort Armstrong GEN.
tennial.
A team owned by New Albin liv-
eryman was lost through the ice at
Lansing. The driver narrowly escaped
drowning.
The bungalow farm house Of Logan
Graham, near Oskaloosa, burned with
entire contents, the family being away
at the time.
Merle, the 4-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest Barnes of Union, died as
the result of falling into a tub of scald-
ing hot water.
Bradford Person, aged "a, one Of
johnson county's first settlers, died at
Iowa City, on the farm he had occupied
years. !
Dubuque will vote on April 3 on the
question of issuing bonds from the
proceeds of which to finish the NUM-
cipal bathing pool. !
"A OOoZO iaAo uPoA a olCCn SOACC
room at Waterloo resulted in the ar
rest of six men and the seizure Of
liquor.
The Prussia Hardware company is to |
erect a 100000 eight-story building at /
Fort Dodge on the site of the one
burned in November.
Fifteen Iowa counties have arranged |
for exhibits at the State Fair, which |
opens August %. This is nearly double
the number for 1915.
The Des Moines Register and Trib-
lne Company has contracted for the !
erection of history building on Lo-
Gust street near, Eighth.
James Garren has recovered $3.50
from the Ottumwa Gas compeny for in
juries received in November, 1913, by
the explosion of a boiler