Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-08-18
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| president OF Iowa university.
The general store at Finchford
burned with probable loss Of $4,000.
| Charles Smith, aged 70, was killed
when struck by an auto at Charles
City.
Three days after he swore OF smok-
| ing, David Walsh. aged 1o2. Of Sioux
City, died.
John Week, near Grand Mound.
lost thirty cattle, valued at $4,000, dur
| ing storm.
According to Wesley Green. state
grape crop this year.
The Santa Fe railroad will spend
| $250,0O0 at Ft. Madison for improve
ments and. extensions.
A farmer near Eagle Grove mar
rowly averted death when his car ran
into the rail Of bridge.
In the Mississippi river near Nc
| Gregor are water lily beds in bloom
as large as an Iowa farm.
Chester futile. 6 years OF age. OF
Iowa City, was seriously injured when
| struck by an automobile.
Allen Hitchcock, aged "a. Of Cres-
ton, was fatally injured when his auto
skidded and turned turtle.
Frank Johnson, age 30, whose par
ents reside in Let's, was drowned in
Lake Michigan at Chicago.
OF forty-one persons who took the
examination for license as embalmer,
SO received passing grades.
Mrs. Giles H. Turner who died at
the age Of sc, lived in the same house
in Des Moines for 50 years.
The center of population of Iowa,
according to the 1915 census is in
Story county near Nevada.
Mr.. Pape, near McGregor, was badly
burned when he entered burning
barn to save team Of horses.
James Parker, old resident Of Ben
nett, was found deal in a barn, his
body being hung over rafter.
Frank w. Warner, Of Waterloo, will
succeed Percy w. Hall, as secretary
of the Iowa Bankers association.
The canning factory at Grinnel will
be opened with new machinery with
capacity Of $50 cans per minute.
Damage estimated at 100000 was
wrought at Sioux City by near tor
nado, and several persons injured.
Two Storm Lake married women
were arrested and fined at FIT. Dodge,
where they were caught shoDlifting.
A day after celebrating her 6Sth
birthday, Mrs. ]. G. Koenig, of LIE
Mars, dropped dead while talking with
friends.
Clinton Crenshaw of Fairfield was
buried alive under IL feet of earth,
when a we'll that he was digging
caved in.
Mrs. Frank Rhoads Of Mechanics
vile was seriously injured when her
auto collided with trolley car at
Iowa City.
The state board authorized the con-
struction of three new buildings at the
Iowa State college, at an expenditure
of $125OOO.
Ninety carloads Of mail order house
catalogues were received at the Des
Moines postoftice, the revenue being
over $4,000.
E. S. Suttles, agent for the Musca-
tine and Iowa City Interurban. con-
fessed to the theft Of S115 which he re-
ported stolen.
X. B. Williams, aged 35, near Web
ster City, is crippled for life. as re-
suit of his foot being caught in
threshing machine.
A. B. Stickney. formerly great
railroad worker in Iowa. and founder
of the Chicago Great Western, died at
his home in st. Paul.
A large amount Of land near Water
loo which was bought for Sos per acre
thirteen years ago was sold by A. E.
Glenny for s2G5 per acre.
Carl Slle-r!u, army deserter, walked
into the sh~~if's Office at Muscatine
and gave himself up. saying he was
homesick for his company.
There will be shortage of souve-
Mrs at the Iowa State Fair this year.
due to the fact that many of them are
made in Austria and Japan.
Waterloo entertained THE Modern
HigllwayInen of Favette," an organiza-
ticn of boys in Fayette county for the
purpose OF Improving roads.
Robert Williams. charged with the
murder of Mrs. Matilda Stewart, OF
Dillon, was taken in custody at Tama.
after reward of 5000 had been offered
by the state.
The latest hSureS III the iowa year
book of agriculture show that there
are more than 100000 acres of land
within the state that are not used for
any purpose whatever.
While reading California paper in
the city library at Des MoineS, Harry
Silver ran across an article naming
him heir TO $4,000, his brother hav-
ing recently died in Seattle.
Charles Black of Melcher was in
jured when a pony which he was rid
ing SHE'D and threw him on top Of
water jug that he was carrying, the
Jug breaking and cutting him Sc
verely.
A question has arisen in a hospital