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

! Coin proposes to erect $4,000
waterworks.
F. r. Eddy of Fl Dodge killed . CO.
pound badger.
The town of Hillsboro has widened
its city limits.
Three prisoners in the Jail at Keo-
kuk made their escape.
Two negroes at Manson were badly
cut by razors in fight.
Iowa retail harness dealers held
their convention at Burlington.
E. j. Cooper of Dubuque is attempts
Ing to open lead-mine near Dubuque.
]. L. Coverdale of Otto was seriously
injured in an auto accident at Sioux
City.
Colsh Bros wholesale store Of
Waukon has been sold to Chicago
man.
Fred Mccall. aged IL, was drowned
+, in q pond near Bedford while SWIM
ming. ~
/ Final returns show that suffrage in
| Iowa was defeated by over 10000 ma
| jority.
The Tag Day for children's. play
i grounds at Clinton amounted to over
$1,000. 3sz w..
Albert c. Gavin, Of Cascade. shot
! and killed himself in q hotel at Du-
I buque.
Nick Keller, near Bellevue, was
! painfully injured when his plow team
ran away.
The city OF 0ttumwa is contemplate
ing oiling the streets in and out OF
the city.
Carl F. Kuehnle. recent candidate
+, for governor. spent $6,217 during his
campaign.
A high grade Of paper will be man
ufactured at the old brewery plant at
Sioux City.
Henry Klinkner. aged s. Of Belle-
, vue, had his arm broken in a fall from
. velocipede.
Hattie Wyatt, aged 16. who disap.
! peared from Ottumwa. was found in
Fairbury, Neb.
Two unknown men were drowned at
Hamburg. They were in motor boat
which capsized.
| Geo. Hockeley, a wealthy farmer
near Nevada, committed suicide BY
drinking poison.
Waterloo has two war brides, two
guardsmen having taken wives since
the call to arms.
Davis Seaman, rural mail carrier OF
Given, was thrown from horse and
painfully injured.
Iowa will be the first state in the
Union to enlist full quota Of Ma
tional guardsmen.
10 yivc hold for hnyvco hPoak.
ing, escaped from the Hampton jail
in broad daylight.
w. K. Halligan, of Guthrie Center,
had his auto stolen while attending
theater in Fl. Dodge.
Charles Johnson. near Audubon,
was severely bruised during quar-
rel with Frank Bamsey
Farmers in the vicinity OF Cedar
Rapids say the recent hail storms
badly injured the crops.
Gerhard Wingen. pioneer business
man of North McGregor. has just cele-
brated his 9Oth birthday.
10 to war but offered d fine horse to
the local National Guard.
Geo. Roosevelt OF Iowa City is In
the hospital with shot just above his
heart, received in quarrel.
F.. E. Junn of Delta, has pur-
chased the c. j. Ballenbach lumber
yard at Columbus Junction.
The Des Moines Chamber of Com
merce is endeavoring to get Charles
E. Hughes TO come to Iowa.
The body of Geo. Dodge, aged 80, OF
Sioux City, was found in pool OF
blood in the railroad yards.
William j. Kuhis, Greek, at Oska-
loosa. sold his interest in shining
parlor and Joined the Guards.
Several Ames college specialists
toured Washington county inspecting
crops buildings. and live stock.
The Greek population at Dubuque
is much exercised over the disappear
&C. ~f .~.o ~'s +""'~ countrvmon
- = f"'"H~a a"n bein- vacated
iu o. tr -raf-e ~ f,r = 9 eXteC-
sio- If Tho = ~ ,',-.~e canlanS
Prof Martin H. Goo.,e will teach
agriculture and manual training in
tie schools at Greene next year
Jo,Mny Cook, age IA, of Burlington,
vas tauSlt with a stolen sl;if with
stolen goc S, tryin, to go down the
river.
President wilson and Governor
Clarke have teen invited to speak at
a han yet at Penn college. Oskaloosa.
july ;.
Miss Mac M Swiggan, aged 10. of
Wilton, had her right leg fractured
when couple bumped against her at
a barn-danCe.
An appeal will be made to the SUI
preme c0"~t to force the Atlantic
Southern 10 operate between Lyman
and Villisca.
Raymond Mayer, aged 8, appeared
at National Guard headquarters at
Waterloo in uniform and begged to