Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-30
low, Neyy. Notes..

proposal has been made for the estab-
lishment of a good club in Denson by the
Germans of the city.
A duster factory at Monticello is the
largest in the world. The wing and tail
feathers of turkeys are largely uGed
The Congregational church society of Lawn
Hill. in Hard n county, has been enjoined
from carrying off a church at New Provi-
dence.
Twenty-six shot were taken from the arm
of J. f. McVicker of Mapleton, who got in
front of the gun shot off by M. Henry while
both were out hunting.
Prof John A. Craig late of the Wisconsin
experiment station, has been elected to the
chair Of animal husbandry at the Iowa Agri-
cultural college at Ames.
Mr. Carpenter, who has been investigating
the Indian mounds at Oneota, Allamakee
county, recently found in one mound a bone
awl In perfect state of preservation.
George Johns, a prominent .stockman of
Ida Grove, is on trial, charged with steal
ing two steers, and the olse has excited con-
siderable interest, owing to the prominence
Of the defendant.
The deep well al Hosein, from which the
town obtains its water supply, commenced
flowing muddy water last week and 1t wac
discovered that a new and stronger vein had
broken into the well and the water supply
is better than ever.
from Linn county and for many years con-
nected with the Cedar Rapids newspapers,
has taken charge of the Clinton Herald for
Frank w. Mahin, who expects to get an ap-
pointment as cCnsul
Frank NJ. Hoeye. proprietor of the Perry
Chief, and B. F. Carroll, proprietor of the
Bloomfield Republican, are to get postoftices
by flvor of Mckinley. Arthur Willis, who
was candidate for the postoifce at Perry,
is slated for a deputy marshalship.
Not all the creameries in the west are pay
ing properties. The Mead creamery, near
Waterloo, which had been in operation for
nineteen years, is going out of business. The
cooperative creameres have crowded 1t out
Of its field.
A Waterloo dispatch states that by actual
count there have been 4S7 new buildings
erected thus far in 1897. The greater part
of these were residences but at least dozen
brick blocks are included. Next year we
will see a fine seven-story office building on
the east side; also a new hotel and modern
opera house, all east side projects.
Clinton county has a number Of success
full women farmers. Among them is Mary
Baird of Bryant, who has for many years
successfully farmed 100 acres, doing much
Of the field work herself. Maria Teeple OF
Baldwin tlls her eighty-acre farm, doing
the entire work herself. Mrs. Swan of South
Grove runs a dairy farm and deals in stock.
There are many other Clinton county women
who own farms and exercise supervision
over the ti!ling OF them.
Charles Crawford is in Fort Dodge from
Chicago proposing to build hotel on the
following plan: The building to cost S75, 900.
Of this amount certain local capitalists are
TO put up s25, 600 in ready money; Mr.. Craw-
ford is to give the hotel site and the stone
to be used in the building, together valued
at $4,000, and $4,000 is to be borrowed on
the completed property. Mr.. Crawford is TO
have a half interest in the building and the
local capitalists the other half, the joint
owners paying off the $4,000 mortgage.