Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-19
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James Albert Scott, aged IS, OF Wei
don, committed suicide.
Will Smith, of Abba, was killed by
q fall of slate in the Avery mine.
H. e. Reidling, OF Harris Grove, re-
ports that he produced an average OF
102 bushels of oats on IL acres OF land.
Henry Garfield, aged so, was
crushed to death and Joe Grooms Sc
'verely bruised in runaway near
Hickman.
While herding sheep one mile east
OF Weldon, Oscar Harrison, aged IL,
was struck and instantly killed by
lightning.
The National Women's Relief corps
In session at Boston, Mass, elected
Estella e. Plopper, of Iowa Falls, as
national treasurer.
Frank Jones, aged IA, of Colo, suf-
fered serious injury when a wagon
filed with oats. passed over his foot,
crushing the instep.
Frank Prybil, of Iowa City, was
fined $1,000 and costs and his brother,
Joe Pryhil, $500 for the sale OF liquor
contrary to the law.
Clifford Gaule, of Cleartield, SUI
fered a broken collar bone in fall
from the roof of building at the
home of his parents.
The house of c. E. Carpenter, SUI
perintendent of the coal mines at En-
terprise, was struck by lightning and
burned with loss of $4,000.
A Sioux CITY man was held for Fed
eral authorities on the ground that he
was selling a home made receipt for
the manufacture of intoxicants.
The Sumner White grain elevator At
Orient was destroyed by fire at loss
of $4,000, including 1000 bushels OF
wheat and 1000 bushels OF oats.
William Parsons, secretary OF the
State Y. M. c. A., attended the funeral
of his father, who was killed In an
auto accident in Claremont, Cal.
While handling. line which came In
contact with a heavily charged power
line, A. E. Mcfarland, lineman for the
telephone company at Oskaloosa, was
electrocuted.
Judging by the present number OF
delinquencies in the automobile regis
tration department, the state stands
a good chance of losing $250,000 In
unpaid license fees.
Falling from the hay loft OF his
barn, Ivan Medberry, of Fayette, broke
every bone in his right arm. The doc
tors believe the arm will be saved
without amputation.
Lightning struck the stock barn on
the farm Of J. s. Overly, Of Let's, de-
stroying two large barns, 30 tons OF
hay and . granary containing about
1000 bushels Of oats.
The appointment Of DR.. Raymond
"A. Pearson, dean Of the Iowa State
college, Ames, a. assistant secretary
Of agriculture has been confirmed by
the United States senate.
Des Moines Is assured Of rousing
patriotic meeting when former Pres
Iident William Howard Taft speaks
there October 20 under the auspices
OF tho Des Moines Ad club.
Orrie Eldring, Of Ames, was stabbed
by a negro during quarrel In Des
lMoines, over a quantity of whiskey
which the negro was selling to him,
and later died at hospital.
Elizabeth Bouldin, of Mason City,
died from the shock of seeing her son,
Charles r. Bouldin, leave for %Des
Moines with other members OF Com
lpany D, Second Iowa infantry. ,.t
John Coxen, Craig Embree and A.
Cation, were held at Iowa City for
granddaughter, after a car In which
they were riding struck the buggy be-
longing to Glenn Thompson, who was
killed.
William Jennings Bryan will wind
up the campaign for constitutional
prohibition in Iowa in a speaking
campaign opening October 10 or II,
and closing October IA, the day before
the election.
At a meeting Of the board of trus-
tees of the Western Union college at
LIE Mars, it was decided to- keep the
college in LIE Mars after more than
a years controversy as to whether
the college should be removed to Ha.-
Ian.
Nina Grace Anderson, four months
old, met with tragic death when she
rolled of the couch at her home in
Iowa City and was smothered in the
bed clothes before the mishap was
known to the other members of the
family.
The ninth annual convention of
chiefs Of police and special agents
met at Marshalltown. NJ. J. Jordan,
chief of police at Fl. Dodge, was
elected president and Martin Burke,
special agent Illinois Central Of Du-
buoue. secretary
Iowa knights of Pythias elected J.
F. Rail, of Cedar Rapids, grand chan
cellor at the Des Moines meeting.
Anna Morrison, Of Grundy Center,
was elected grand chief Of the Pythian
Sisters. The next grand lodge Will
be held in Cedar Rapids.
The American Wire Fabric com.
pany of Clinton declared $4,000
bonus to be distributed among Its
fifty factory employees, which is over
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