Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-01

TO place n memorial window In tho Epist
church In memory OF Thomas VI. Ferris
Knight Of Pythias who was drowned dul
the oncampment at Milwaukee.
u. II. Godfrey and Ed Ethcrson were
rested at Crete charged with running
property mortgagcd TO a firm Of bankers
kcnosaw. The property team of hors
and lumber wagon, was recovered.
Adjutant General Cole Of the state mltiav
has issued orders for the election of n captain
of Company A, Second regiment, second lieu.
tenant of Company H. Second regiment, and
n captain and first and second lioutonGuts OF
Troop a, cavalry
Frank Glen of Hildreth some DAYS ago SC.
cured tho company of Miss Loer 10 attend
party nt Henry Carpenters, says the Bloom
ington Echo. While on the way to the party
the couple met Willis Young who requested
Of Glen that he be allowed II private conver.
saton with tho lady. Tho accommodating
young fellow having given his consent, Young
assisted the young lady TO alight and helped
her into his own buggy with the request that
Glen remain u few moments where he was
while Young and the young.lady took few
moments drive over the hill. Glen sat and
held his horses until he became tired and
then started In pursuit only to find that
Young and tho girl had skipped TO Kcarnoy
and got married.
Iowa.
Henry county has lost over three thousand
in population in ten years.
Tho alliances of Kossuth county have
formed county organization.
The new bucket and tub factory at Du.
buque will begin operations this week.
p. j, Cowan, the defaulting treasurer of
Hardin county, has been pardoncd by Cover
nor BOieS.
f. Nelson, Davenport colored man, is In
Jail charged with Attempting to chop his
mother-in-law's head off with hachet
Arty Peterson, nincycarold Burlington
horse thief, will spend a few years at the re.
form school in the hope of improving his
morals.
Tho Iowa association of trotting horse
breeders races take place at Cedar Rapids
september 10 to 10. Ten stake races, includ-
ing three stallion contests, are on the pro-
gramme.
At Shell Rock, John Williams, in going from
one room to another, made mistake and
opened the wrong door and fell headlong down
the cellarway, breaking his neck. He leaves
an invalid wife, who has been his companion
for more than half a century, and several
married children.
a Sac county farmer has tried the expert
ment of sowing ten bushels of wheat and fit
teen bushels Of oats together ON u ten-acre
tract, with very satisfactory results. Ono
hundred bushels of wheat and 225 bushels Of
oats was the yield, measured as the grain
came from the thresher.
In a runaway at Dubuque, Alloys Frck, an
old man OF seycnty-two, was thrown from
wagon and terribly injured. His right leg
was broken below the knee, one Of his ribs
fractured, his nose broken and deep cash
cut in his forehead. Owing to his advanced
years, recovery is considered doubtful.
Tramp one of the most noted horses in
Iowa, died at MusCatino the other day. He
was twenty-six years of age and owned by
the Hayes brothers of that city for twenty
| five years. He was the sire of nine horses IN
| the 2:3O list, about twenty-five with records
under 2 40 and grandsire of number in the
| 2:30 list.
Great excitement prevails in Decorah over
mysterious lights IN an unoccupied house in
| that place The house was formerly occupied
| by Samuel Johnson, who, with mistress and
| child, made it their home and the neighbors
| were accustomed to hear the cries Of the
| child, but in March last quietness came and
| in that month Johnson disappeared. At the
| time much comment was caused and the mat
| ter was brought to the attention of Sheriff
Nogard. search of the premises unearthed
| the remains of the woman and child buried In
| the cellar. The lights in the house, which
have appeared nightly since the finding of the
womans s body, are described by some as being
similar to that of candle and by others AZ
phosphorescent. They disappear when visit
| ors approach, and parties have been organized
| to solve the enigma by vigilant watch