Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-22
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In one day 5000 members for the
Red Cross were secured at Cedar Rap
ids.
C.P. Foster, aged 81, of Shelby, was
struck and instantly killed by Rock
Island train.
The Western Normal college al
Shenandoah, was destroyed by fire al
loss of $4,000.
Fire destroyed the elevator OF the
Farmers Elevator company at Sali1
at loss of $4,000. =
Richard Henry, aged 16, OF, Sheldon
was burned to death while filling q
gasoline stove, which exploded.
Robbers entered the Euclid Avenue
state bank in Des Moines, blew open
the safe, and escaped with $3.50.
/ A baby girl was born to Mrs. L. J.
McQuown of Council Bluffs in q taxi.
cab, while enroute to the hospital.
The main building of the Merrell
canning factory at Harlan was de.
stroyed by fire at loss of about
$4,000.
DR.. ]. E. Howe, a physician and
surgeon of Greenfield, and former
member of the state board of parole,
is dead.
Miss Eva Bloomer of Vinton was
badly burned when a can of kerosene
which she was pouring on slow fire,
exploded.
The two-year old son of G. F. Gran
dali of Mason City was scalded to
death when he fell into a'pail of boil
ing water.
Thirty-four members of the Cedar
Rapids National Guard were sent
home when they refused to take the
federal oath.
Following the declaration of war
against Germany, the marriage bu-
reau in Des Moines issued more than
fifty licenses in two days.
Geo. L. Ward of Waterloo, railroad
conductor, was instantly killed when
an auto in which he was riding turned
turtle while rounding a corner.
With water main costing $50.95 per
ton, the Waterloo water works trus-
laid until material is lower in price.
Four brothers of the Downs family
of ST. Charles, including twin brothers
and another brother who has a twin
sister, enlisted in Company A, at Win
terset.
A wealthy family of Ames, whose
name is withheld at request, has pre-
scented Penn college, Oskaloosa, with
sec, 900 toward the million dollar cam
paign.
Carl Gershacher, aged 80. Ger
man, committed suicide at Council
Bluffs by thrusting his head through
q glass window and slashing his
throat
A negro at Council Bluffs was taken
into custody when he made the re-
mark that 1t would be good thing
to give the state of Texas to the
negroes. .
A man at Usage was badly beaten
by Milt Rucker, a barber, when he
entered the latter's shop and tore
down the American flag and refused
to replace 1t. :, -
Lars Tow, a member of the famous
Tow family of Benton county, which
has an international reputation as
breeders Of Hereford cattle, is dead
at Cedar Rapids.
A stranger entered the First Ma
tional bank at Diagonal, and at the
point of a gun held up the cashier
and his wife and escaped with about
5000 in silver and bills.
Al Wells, formerly a member Of the
police department at Council Bluffs,
was arraigned in district court for
stealing chickens and sentenced to
two years at Ft. Madison.
James Reed, aged 20, was killed,
and Maurice Hoyne, aged As, fatally
injured when an explosion occurred
in the Farley & Loetscher sash and
door factory, where they were en-
ployed.
The Oskaloosa high school board
voted unanimously to present all
members of the class of 1917 with
their diplomas Immediately and give
them certificates of graduation II they
enlist in the army or navy.
More than 700 letters were received
at the state house in one day from
mayors of Iowa cities and towns Of
fering cooperation with military au-
thorities in recruiting the 1000 men
needed in the National Guard.
A. ]. Banks, farmer near Montour,
has suggested in a<letter to the Red
Cross, that every farmer be asked to
set aside one acre to be planted in
corn, and the crop given to the Red
Cross, calling the acre "Oid Glory
Acre."
Miss Sylpha Shook, near Mitchell
vile, who is a pupil in the Mitchell
vile schools, has ridden a total dis
lance of 1904 miles to and from
school since 1912. In that length of
time she has missed only two days
from school.
J. H. Curryer, former manager OF
the Purity Oats company at Davenport
who disappeared some time ago leav-
ing his accounts short, has returned
and admitted that his shortage was