Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-04-07

llSlOn OCCURRED Oh lnr -. III ..iISC ~
tween Lyons al,l Fulton. The bus tore
through the railing, t..,ing over the
edge.
The body of Chris Themes, aged 81,
was found at the bottom of the Bur-
lington railroad reservoir. Themes
had been missing for several days 1t
is supposed he became suddenly de-
ranged.
Elsie Chalupnik was bruised and cut,
and Lottie and Emma Chalupnik were
hurled Is feet when an automobile
driven by Adolph Chalupnik collided
with car owned by ]. Nichols, at Ma
son City.
The Bankers Insurance company
has donated Mrs. Daisy Wilcox, tele-
phone operator at Shambaugh, gold
watch for her bravery in preventing
a gang of seven men rob bank at
that town.
Mrs. Delecta S. Stebbins, aged 80,
died in Des Monies. She was the
daughter of an American captain in
the war of 1912 and granddaughter
OF an American captain in the war of
the Revolution.
| 1t is said that the Northwestern
railway will make improvements on
its lines in the northwestern part of
the state to the amount of $25O,O00, in
Guiding the laying Of heavier rails and
rock ballasting.
Edward S. Lowenberg, aged 48, over
seer of the Wapello county poor farm
and w. C. Arnold of the same age, were
killed in an automobile accident near
Bloomfield, the car striking the rail-
ing Of the bridge.
Mrs. Will Moir, residing near
Orange City. brought suit for $4,000
against her father-in-law, George r.
Moir, for the alienation of her hus-
bands affections. The jury fixed the
damages at $4,000.
The Hanna homestead near Dan
vile burned. In the ashes some days
later were found gold pieces to the
amount of over $500, which had been
confined to a can which broke open at
the time of the fire.
The Des Moines Grammar school
building, formerly the East High
school, burned with loss of about
$4,000, for, which there is fund of
$4,000 created by the school district
in lieu of purchased insurance.
Ten Kiron young men have banded
themselves together and solemnly
promised each other that every Mon
day morning they will without fail
each deposit $500 in bank. The
agreement is to last one year.
Struck by train at Waterloo. Mrs.
A. N. McCreary, aged AZ, and her
mother, Mrs. E. T. Tidrick, aged "a, of
Mount Ayr, were rolled twenty feet
and their clothing nearly torn from
juries.
w. S. CHM, temporarily deranged by
worry, cut the throat of his daughter.
Helen, 10 years old, and tried to kill
several other members Of his family
at Charlton. He was arrested while
attempting to commit suicide. He
formerly resided in Des Moines.
A Rhode Island Red hen owned by
Howard Vanness, of Centerville. laid
two regular sized eggs daily for IA
days, after which she resumed the pro-
duction of one egg per day. Vanness
will set some of the eggs hoping to Sc
cure an improved strain of fowls.
State statistics covering the last six
years show there has been decided
decrease in the number of deaths
among children under five years of
age. Each classification under 40
years also shows decrease in annual
deaths. Above 40, an increase is
shown.
There were 1850 deaths in Iowa last
December, while the number for De-
cember, 1914, was 1924. The deaths
by months during 1915 were: Janu-
airy, 2,OS3; February, 2,O46; March,
2,347; April, 2,O77; May, 1,766; June,
1852; July, 1886; August, 1,543; Sep
tember, 1,616; October, 1,727; Novem-
Der, $685. December, 1880.
A mausoleum-which local experts
believe to be 5000 years old-has been
revealed by the gradual erosion by
waters of newly formed Lake Cooper
near Fort Madison. The bottom and
sides of the ancient grave are OF stone
slabs, beautifully carved. Bones of the
lOIS ucdu occupant Va IAO AiuuooiCuA
are in good state Of preservation.
Prof. C. C. Pye, Waukon's all-arOund
handy man, will not be permitted to
leave that town. Local residents have
met his outside offer and he will re-
main. Mr.. Pye is superintendent of
the Waukon schools, secretary of the
Commercial club and president of the
Historical society. He has been very
successful in all his undertakings.
T. j. Fitzpatrick, an attorney and
his bride of two months, were killed
and Mrs. Margaret Morrison, mother
of the young woman and Mrs. David
Hack, daughter of President German
of the Rock Island railroad, were in
jured when their automobile left the
road and fell down a ten foot embank-