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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1925
Page
5
The speaker recalls a county clean up where resignations occurred and voters ousted several supervisors. Despite a reform wave a new era faded, as county government again became inefficient. Experts say county government under the manager plan could improve a headless, inefficient system.
The author argues county governments are inefficient and prone to dishonesty due to rival boards and overlapping offices. He cites Virginia Governor E. Lee Trinkle backing county-manager plans, recalls Alameda County opposition, and praises Knoxville’s city manager who cut costs and rebated $280,000 to taxpayers.
Eight year old Joseph Binker died when his sled collided with a motor vehicle in Colfax on January 3.
In Des Moines on January 3 officials of a local bank ordered sandwiches and coffee for bank depastors waiting in line to obtain their money during a run on the bank.
Mr and Mrs Chas Darnell of Kansas City Missouri return home Friday after visiting Mrs Darnells parents Mr and Mrs W Z Johnson on North Walnut street. Mr A M Glick and wife depart Sunday for St Louis Missouri for the St Louis shoe pageant where he manages the Limp In Walk Out shoe store. Robert Williams leaves Friday for Des Moines after a visit with Elmo Roper. he is a student at the University of Minnesota and will resume studies there Sunday.
Swedish engineer Lt Sven H Lundberg says his floating wave station converts sea motion into electricity via turbine dynamos. A 600 by 200 foot raft would harness about 60 percent of a wave’s energy, delivering 2700 hp from a five foot wave and 15200 hp from ten feet, with potential ship propulsion applications.
A reader questions sentences for R. J. Moore who forged 2322.50 in Creston checks and Isadore Lucchesi who embezzled 40000 from United State Bank deposits in Des Moines. Moore got ten years Ft. Madison. Lucchesi five years. The writer calls for proportional punishment.
Aged 76, Samuel Larsen, a newly married local man, was found dead at his home in Sioux City. Authorities believe he died by his own hand from a gunshot. Nearby reports note other state actions and events from Des Moines and Decorah on January 3.
Des Moines reports Isadore Lucchesi former banker admitted he is 30 not 27 and his commitment targeted Fort Madison rather than Anamosa. This correction clarifies his age and the supervising prison.
Des Moines reports the conference of Baptist ministers of Iowa, a regional gathering noted in early January. Details on attendees or agenda are limited in the surviving text.
Report from Shenandoah states Rev. Cuthbert B. Guthrie of Coin Iowa missionary in the Sudan was killed during the fighting between British and Egyptian forces on December 7. The notice notes Guthrie’s long service and missionary work overseas.
In Union County Iowa District Court a petition by Maude Egger and Naeger against Clarence Webb Laura Webb Mark Norris Robert Dessing guardian S C Dessing seeks partition or sale of the William H Webb estate described as SW 4 and SE 4, NW 4, 31 71 29 West. William H Webb died intestate Sept 21 1923 leaving a son Clarence Webb a daughter Maude Egger and grandsons Karl Norris and Robert Dessing. The court may order sale to divide proceeds, with liens and attorney fees to be satisfied. defendants must answer by Jan 26 1925 or default.
Miss Grace Sparr of Cromwell arrives in Crest for a short visit with friends. She teaches at the Coin school in Coin and spends the holiday with her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Sparr in Cromwell.
Prof. Harry Houghton left Friday afternoon for Des Moines for a visit. James DeWitt went Friday to Pella Iowa to spend the weekend with relatives. Mrs. DeWitt and daughter have been there the past several days. George Wallace arrived home Wednesday from St. Joseph Missouri with a load of hogs sold at an average weight of 222 percent and a price of 10.60 per hundredweight. Wallace farms in Highland township.
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