Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-05-05

ing. 1t will drill and practice shoot
| ing.
The body of an unknown suicide
who shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
Herzog at New Hampton was turned
over to the medical school of the State
university.
James Chasey had his foot torn off
and Ralph Myers suffered a broken
leg by the explosion Of soda fountain
cylinder gas tank, in an Oskaloosa
restaurant.
Harry Clark and his three-year-old
Son dropped from second story win
dow without injury and escaped the
flames which destroyed their home at
Maquoketa.
A contract has been let for the erec-
ton of a 100000 plant at Perry for
the Iowa Railway & Light company.
A dozen other towns will have light
from Perry.
Homer Jacobs and Elmer Langford
narrowly escaped death when a trac-
ton engine plunged through a bridge
near Sigourney, landing in the water
Is feet below.
C. E. Milling, who swindled business
men at Oakville, was given seven
year penitentiary sentence, and seven
minutes later was on a train enroute
to Fl. Madison.
Judge Howell, of Iowa City, rebuked
. grand jury for failure to indict two
men charged with liquor crimes, and
held them for the action Of the Sep
TENDER grand jury.
Mrs. Eliza Abbott Root, known as
the grandmother" of the Woodmen OF
the World. died at Lyons. She was
the mother of the late Joseph G. Root.
who founded the order.
Seven young Shorthorn bulls were
shipped from Williamsburg to Argen-
tina. This is the first expectation OF
cattle from Iowa to foreign country
for breeding purposes.
During the first two weeks Of April
the state automobile registration de-
partment collected $4,000 in penalties
from parties who neglected to register
1916 cars before April l.
A coroner's jury at Muscatine has
exonerated Miss Clara Herwig from
the charge of contributing to the
death Of Willie Winkler, aged 9. one OF
her pupils whom she punished.
The enthusiasm attending the Or
ganization of Troop A, Iowa National
Guard Cavalry at Marengo, has
prompted the citizens to put forth
their efforts to secure an armory.
Boys in the manual training class
Of the Knoxville high school are MAX
ing practically all Of the playground
equipment for one Of the schools, thus
diminishing the expense one-third.
Pensions granted: Julia A Voiles,
Iowa Falls, $12; Sarah ]. Taylor, Mar
shalltown, $12; Laura R. Willis, Iowa
City, $12; Marie Martin, Iowa City.
$12; Eliza ]. Patterson, Sioux City.
$12; Margaret Danger. Eldora, $12.
The one year old daughter Of Henry
NARROW at Ogden was seriously
burned by putting her hands in dish
Of hot candy just removed from the
stove. Skin grating will be neces-
sary.
The third barn on the same place
to have been struck by lightning was
miles north of Shenandoah. A horse
belonging to George Beck was burned
in the fire.
DR.. Richard Watson Cooper, presi-
dent Of Upper Iowa University at Fay
cite, resigned owing to disagreement
, with the trustees who refused to have
the university devote itself strictly to
religious education.
Since the Inauguration Of the saw
ings system in Muscatine schools in
February, the amount on deposit has
increased from $13,602 to $15,011, &C
cording to report issued by the city
superintendent Of schools.
Weakened by the removal of the adj
joining structure, a three-story brick
building owned by the Rock Island at
Burlington collapsed, several people
narrowly escaping. The ground floor
was occupied by bird store.
| Since the institution Of the NUM-
! cipal court at Des Moines, the city
j has no justices Of the peace, and as
district judges are reluctant to per-
form marriage ceremonies, clergymen
are now needed IN most cases.
; DR.. Irwin Shepard, former superin-
tendent Of schools at Charles City,
died at Winona, Mimi, aged 70. He
was a former secretary of the Ma
tional Educational association. Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, the suffrage
leader, was one of his pupils at
Charles City.
Henry Holtz, OF Dubuque, state
president OF the United Spanish War
Veterans, by the canvass Of the state,
finds that 80 per cent of the members
are not only willing to enter the serv-
ice Of the United States again, but
large per cent of them are in condi-
ton physically to enable them to
do So,
The Milwaukee, Burlington and
Pork leland "a 1rnadc have pfforcd IN