Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-16
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A. B. Pettey of Mason City was seri-
ously hurt by being kicked by horse.
Earl Ross of Nevada died of injuries
received when run over by North
western train.
The Farmers Cooperative store at
New Albin sold $14,775.34 worth of
goods last year.
Hon. and Mrs. w. H. McCulloch of
Grinnell celebrated their tiftieth we'd
ding anniversary.
James Lea. aged IS, prominent hotel
man at Glidden, dropped dead in the
dining room of his hotel.
The South Side restaurant and a
two-story brick business block at Es-
sex were destroyed by fire.
Walter Jansen, aged 10, of Daven-
port, was sentenced to the Eldora re-
formatory for check forging.
Henry Lentz of Waterloo was badly
burned when sparks from a pipe or
cigar set the bedding on fire.
The big c., NJ. & st. p. railway
terminals near Bellevue were de-
stroyed by fire at loss of $4,000.
According to a report by General
Parker, commanding brigade on the
border, Iowa troops are 9O% efficient.
Flames swept over "a 40-acre field
near Norwich, burning team of val
liable horses and several stacks of
hay.
Paul j. Kleinlein of Council Bluffs
died from injuries received when he
fell from a load of wood and was run
over.
Oscar Howell, aged Sc, fisherman
near Dubuque, was seriously burned
when he attempted to start fire with
kerosene.
Asmus LANCE, young farmer near
Davenport, committed suicide while in
a fit of dependency over the Euro
pean war.
One hundred fifty employees at the
packing plant of J. E. Decker & Sons
at Mason City, went on a strike for
higher wages.
The Galloway company at Waterloo
has purchased the Mason motor plant
and will put on an additional one
thousand men.
Mrs. John J. Hoeksema of Dubuque
was terribly burned when she removed
the lid Of wash boiler and hot steam
shot into her face.
Peter Shuts of Thurman sold 10000
bushels of corn in the crib at 80 cents.
He has raised and sold over 10000
bushels during year.
The main building Of the county
farm at Boone was destroyed by fire,
and one woman was burned to death
and four were missing.
E. A. Boggs, Grundy Center monu-
ment manufacturer, who is serving a
term at FIT. Madison for high finance
deal, has been granted a parole.
Fred Marwardt of Lansing retired
after teaming for firm for so years.
He drove a wagon to Wisconsin towns
before the advent of the railroad
Adrian Hockenlooper, aged II, of
Abba, was injured when he broke a
bottle Of powder on stone, the ex-
plosion burning his face and hands.
The third floor and roof of the Com
mercial hotel at Villisca was destroyed
by fire, and all the hotel furniture was
either burned or destroyed by water.
Several freight cars on the tracks
at Abba burned at loss of several
thousand dollars. 1t is supposed
tramps sleeping in the box cars set
them on fire.
Rose Sechlich, of Woodward, aged
Is, was killed when she fell down the
elevator shaft of the Harris Emery de-
partment store at Des Moines, where
she was employed.
F. E. Hupp of Cedar Rapids was
instantly killed, and R. E. Conlin, also
of Cedar Rapids, seriously injured
when a Rock Island freight train was
derailed at Rutledge.
The state department of justice has
ruled that newspapers printing the
American flag at the head of their
editorial columns or any other place,
were violating the federal law.
When the pocketbook Of T. Bresna-
han, bridge carpenter at McGregor,
who died few days ago, was opened,
1t was found to contain $3,4OO in un-
cashed checks and bank deposits.
Presence Of mind saved the life of
Mrs. w. A. Peterson of Sioux City,
when her clothing caught on fire from
an exploding gasoline stove, when she
ran and rolled herself up in a rug.
Eighty-four alleged members Of the
I. w. w. were arrested for agitating
q strike at the new Ford plant at Des
Moines. They clashed with the police
and eight of their number were in
jured.
Neal Robey, aged II, of Waukon,
sustained a serious injury when a
stick of candy he had licked to a
sharp point penetrated an artery in
his mouth, when he fell on slippery
sidewalk.
John Waters of Des Moines, wanted
for the murder of Ray Burgess, tele-
phoned the police to meet him at GER
tain corner and he would give himself
up. Later he confessed to the murder.
pleading self defense.
Theo. SalmeA, millionaire Kid" at
Sioux City, was given eight years at