Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-20
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NEWS q: : J /:

Lyon county's new $4,000 court
house has been dedicated.
A Waukon dealer shipped out
nearly $500 worth of wool in one
day. ,57J.. ,%a
Hail, wind and rain wrought damage
to the extent of 100000 in the vicin.
ity of Harris. {za a,&at4a 9s ST.
| Lieut. j. A. Marmon, former res
ident of Mitchellville, is with Perish
ing's army in France.
Charles Mo1ean, aged IA, of Web
ster City, lost his life while swimming
in the Boone river. s5s s;<@
Mrs. James Ryan, aged ", of Dy.
sart, was burned to death when hel
clothing caught fire from an oil stove
Russell Evens, aged 10, of Iowa
City, was badly injured when run
down by an auto driven by r. e. Free
man. IA III.
Mrs. Dennis Steiner of Iowa City
was severely burned when a gasoline
stove exploded, setting fire to heI
clothing. ..'-
A thief broke into box car at Iowa
City and secured 10 pairs of silk hose
leaving large amount of groceries
untouched. S@sas 81
Six people, all colored, from Sioux
City, were injured near State Center
when an auto they were driving went
into a ditch. = ...E
Alexander Sederberg, living near
Clarinda, was found dead with shot
gun by his side. It is believed death
was accidental.
Fred Gillespie of Essex died after
q brief illness resulting from minor
injury, a slight scratch on the hand
causing infection. .E%E5 #S
A new insurance company has been
organized at Des Moines, incorporated
at 100000, for the purpose of insur-
ing against hog cholera.
A record price for land. considering
the distance from town, was made In
a sale Of the old Henry Kastrup farm
near Manson, for $40 per acre.
The 1O-months old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Chapman, OF Du-
buque, died Of infantile paralysis, be-
ing the first case reported this season.
Wayne Wambold, aged 16, of Green
field, was killed, and his father, Frank
Wambold, seriously injured when an
auto in which they were riding over
turned. s-. ..,-. -... ..,.s@..n,. "a
Mrs. Ida De Bord of Patterson, tele-
phone agent for the Iowa Telephone
Co., was burned very seriously, when
an oil stove exploded and set her
dress afire.
Mrs. Towner of Iowa has succeeded
Mrs. Alice Pomerene as president OF
the Congressional club Of Washing
ton, D. c., composed of the wives OF
congressman.
Foster Close, of Minneapolis, fore
man in charge of construction at the
new Penn college building at Oska-
loosa, was instantly killed when der
rick fell on him.
The first report Of the Federal Farm
Loan board up to July, shows that
every state in the union except Iowa
has borrowed some money from the
Federal Loan board. v#
B. M. Rasmussen of Roland has
gone to Verene, B. c., as consul for
the United States, having been trans
ferred from Sweden. where he has
been for the last year. s.u
Miss Maud Miller of Shenandoah
was seriously injured in an auto acct
dent when car in which she was
riding overturned, and she was almost
suffocated underneath. l4@l -.
Roy Hanson, aged p, Of Ira, was
killed when he dived from a high
board into Indiana Creek. His lungs
showed no water, indicating that the
impact of the dive killed him.
Fred Powers of Cherokee, who has
been serving time in the penitentiary
for carrying concealed weapons, Sc
cured a pardon and went directly to
the recruiting office and enlisted In
the navy.
The Cherokee garden club exceeds
all other Iowa cities in membership
2 to 1, having a membership Of IT'S,
or one In every % people. In most
Instances the people are growing gar
dens for the first time. -
The estate of William L. R. Roach,
of Muscatine, collected $497,0 900 for in
surance, which was the fourth largest
claim paid in the United States this
year. The second largest claim in
Iowa was that of L. Harbach, Of Des
Moines, which was $4,000.
Growers of potatoes near Marshall
town have discovered new potato
bug about three-quarters of an inch
long striped with white down the
back, and with q brown head, which
eats the heart out Of the stalk, and
soon the plant withers and dies.
Because women are becoming farm
owners and managers in increasing
numbers in Iowa, Ames college has
opened combined course in agricul-
ture and home economies. to give thu
women an opportunity to study agri-
culture from a woman's standpoint.
The o. 8. department of agriculture
has given out statement showing
that Iowa leads the nation in the
number of automobiles in proportion
to population, having one car to every
II persons. California was second
.