Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-02
G. c. Huntley, Of Nashua, is dead Of
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was entirely destroyed by fire.
Guy Sewers of Nevada was seriously
injured when kicked by horse.
Jacob Schnepf, age nearly 80, promt-
nent citizen Of LIE Mars, is dead.
O'Brien county spent $95,576.04 for
road and bridge work during 1916.
The Colonial Hotel at Red Oak was
damaged to the extent Of $1,000 by fire.
Kehm's pharmacy at Fl. Dodge was
damaged by fire to the extent OF $4,000.
Thieves entered the Biggar Store at
Corning and secured 500 worth OF
goods.
Albert A. Cox, one Of the Oldest res
idents in Jefferson county, died at
Fairfield.
Thieves made haul of $275. when
they robbed Cohn Bros junk yard at
Waterloo.
City council at Independence has
awarded the contract for SO blocks OF
asphalt paving.
F. L. Alexander prominent banker
at Kamrar, died suddenly when strick-
en- with apoplexy.
The J. Flock farm near Grinnell was
sold to John Goodfellow for $4,000,
or $243.75 per acre.
Eight hundred twenty acres OF land
near Knoxville sold for 100000. OK
about 1925 per acre.
Andrew Anderson at West Liberty
is in serious condition as . result OF
a fall on slippery ice.
David Elliott Of Mason City is dead
as q result of a fall received when
his wagon overturned.
Joe Evans, of South English, was
severely injured when he slipped his
hand under leather punch.
E. J. Thompson, conductor at Of
tumwa, was held up and robbed of
$4,000 at the end Of his line.
w. H. McCleary Of Earlham sold a
carload Of hogs in Chicago for $780,
Sc or $1,000 per hundredweight.
Children in the 10 schools at Cedar
Rapids have deposited $1z,7S0.50
through penny savings account.
During the past year 1869 people
visited the state penitentiary accord
ing to the record Of the turnkey.
A nugget of gold was found in the
craw Of a goose by Joseph Halq, as
sistant city assessor at Cedar Rapids.
Earl McCord, a young farmer near
Alden, was seriously injured when he
tried to crank an automobile with his
foot.
Emil Anderson, prominent farmer
near MorninBsun, was instantly killed
when run over by Rock Island freight
train.
Mrs. Helen Haven, age "a, Of Council
Bluffs, had a narrow escape from death
when she dropped lamp and it ex-
ploded.
The Marengo creamery, which has
been shut down on account Of short
age of pasture, will start operations
again after March 1.
John Osborne of Muscatine, age IS,
was killed and Arthur Scarlet serious
ly injured when an auto in which they
were riding overturned.
Philip Roam Of Fl. Madison has en-
listed in the American Ambulance
Field Service and has left for New
York to sail for France.
Vernon Lear, of Moscow, Iowa, was
the only one out Of seven persons who
escaped death when a bridge at Stu
.benville, Ohio, gave way.
Harry Shannon, aged sc, Of Water
loo, was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary for robbing DR.. A. w.
Adams dental office of drugs.
M. D. Flanders, Of Knoxville, has
struck an underground lake on his
farm and there is thought to be an
unlimited supply of water there.
John H. Meyers, former police judge
at Waterloo, was tried in district court
charged with embezzlement Of city
funds while holding public office.
On account of the great increase in
the cost Of living, prices for room and
board at Grinnell College have in
creased from $3.50 to $500 per year.
Edward Duty, age IS, workman at
Davenport, was killed when q heavy
auto truck on which he was riding
struck a Rock Island passenger train.
Fred Duckett, Of Fontanelle, fell 60
feet to the bottom Of q we'll on which
he was working and was rescued after
standing in the water up to his neck
for IN hour.
The Grand Theatre at Estherville
which was destroyed by fire at loss
Of $125,OOO, will be rebuilt and the
cost will be much larger according
to the manager.
uncle Charlie" Rose at Centerville,
who recently celebrated his 92d birth
day, came west in 1861 with 500. He
now has $40 acres Of as good land Is
there is in the state.
John Jones, Northwestern employee
at Boone, was badly injured by hook
which broke off the heavy chain which
was being used by the wrecker to lift
an engine on the track.
A gang Of young boys at Dubuque.
none over Is years Of age, made COM
plete confessions to wholesale rob-
berries which have been perpetrated In
Dubuque the past few weeks.
After paving program extending