Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-21

required of an official with such powers.
Iowa State News Notes.
Iowa City Republican,: The constitution
says that the capital of Iowa shall be at
the forks of the Des Moines and Raccoon
rivers. The forks seem to be there yet,
but what else will remain at the end OF the
flood is not so clear.
James White of Fremont is exhibiting a
potato vine which he pulled in the garden
that measured five feet and eight inches in
length. It was Of the Early Rose variety
vine he has ever seen In Iowa.
stilwell Goodwin of osceola, aged . years.
was shot by a playmate. while practicing
refuses to tell who fired the shot and will
keep the secret II he lives. Should the
W shn ba pr TfIi give the name OF of his sisyer
before he passes away.
Mrs. William Vinton, an old resident of
Written, committed suicide by drinking
laudanum. Physicians. were called and
worked over her all night, but they were
unable TO arouse her from her stupor. She
pired. Mrs. vinton was quite aged and
had resided at Written for many years.
Hon. ]. N. w. Rumple, a member of
congress from the Second district, Is stay
ing In Chicago for a month aking the
X-ray treatment for the cancerons growth
on his'lower lip and feels much encouraged.
However, he finds time ranging heavily on
his hands in Chicago and is always glad to
meet Iowa people. He is GLAD to be out Oh
politics.
Henry Jordan, a retired. farmer of Key
stone. shot himself with a 22-caliber rifle.
the ball entering the right eye and passing
through the head into a door behind. He
turned from a visit to Davenport, where
doctors told him they could do nothing for
him. His wife died five years ago OF cancer
OF the stomach.
Albert A. Montgomery OF Stuart, promi-
nent In state odd Fellow circles, has been
appointed a member of Brigadier General
IN L o NJ AHakADnnRU
will be made Inspector general, with the
a surprise and the Stuart camp of Patri-
honor conferred upon Mr.. Montgomery.
The Hubbard Monitor says young
Schnoremeier, who purchased a farm in
has sold out his effects and is back with
relatives. He declares that country is no
friends that old man Oestreich and a few
others that went from Hubbard are ex-
pecting to sell out and come back to old
Hardin county.
For several years L. w. Reynolds of
Boone had known that bees were busy In
his porch, but had not supposed they were
ever, In tearing down the structure pre-
paratory to building a new porch the car
stored away, which, at the expense of a
few stings, they managed TO steal from the
makers. There were 100 pounds of It and
of fine quality.
A new SIS, 900 waterworks system at Bed
ford Is being rapidly put In shape for sery-
ice. The main pipes have been laid and the
ting in the lesser pipes. The city has made
arrangements 70 have the water pumped
from the electric light supply to the stand
pipe until future arrangements can be
made; The stand pipe Il seyenty-hve feet
nigh a. and DIT 1t situated on the highest point OF
Washington Johnson, IS years OF age,
was struck by the Fast Mall near Grand
Junction and Instantly killed. He had left
lance from his own home. as was his Gus
tom each morning. But failing to make his
with the above result. The crew OF the
train that struck him was aware of the
fact but did not stop TsppSTtins the acct;
brought HIM IN.
Because of the telephone, pretty Minnie
Prldaus OF Lancaster was not married the
other day. Her mother objected, but she
was young and In love. and when George
McBarne proposed an elopement she was
at 3 o'clock. The marriage license clerk al
Dubuque had been warned by the mother
his head When the couple applied, They
went further east, determined TO return
married II II took all summer.
Mrs. c. L. Riser of Des Moines has re.
banknotes which mysteriously disappeared
while she was driving through the bust
honest woman. Mrs. NJ. M. Bartholomew
found the purse lying on. the pavement 3
| SloIl time dIltT A1Ibs INlsStE ndu PASSED
along in her carriage. She Immediately
began making inquiries as to the owner
but II was not until she had seen the story
of Mrs. Risser's loss in a newspaper thai
she was able to ascertain the owner.
No trace has yet been found of George
Warren. the Southeast Des Moines insur'
ance collector, who disappeared Tuesday
morning from his home. The police made
the rounds of the hospitals OF the city and
searched all the other places they could
think Of where Warren might hav beer
detained for one cause or another, but
found absolutely no trace of him. Mrs
Warren and Manager Creighton of the
local office OF the Insurance company fol
which Warren worked are more than eveI
confirmed in the belief that the man hai
met with foul play.
Joseph Beilbrecht. an Austrian OF 2
years, while working on the Milwaukee
CUTOFF, south of Muscatine, was the vic,
tim OF a horrible accident. which proved
fatal. He was employed on a work trair
and the rope used as a break encircled hi,
arm, managing and cutting the member
from the Torso, Ne was buried to th'
aid was summoned, but amputation die
not save him. He passed away at the new
Hershey hospital, the first death within IL
walls. The contractors, Mcintosh Bros.
gave him interment in the Catholic GENE
terry. He leaves a widow and children IL
Austria.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hubbel. about sever
miles northwest OF Tabor, met with {
terrible accident. While driving toward
home and trying TO avoid a trsacheroui
~embankment, very nearly overturning TIL
buggy. IL is not known whether h
jumped out or not, but IN some way his
right foot became. caught in the wheel
and on dropping the lines the horses raI
away, His leg was terribly broksn and HI
was brqissd In many places about th'
body. He dragged himself a half-mile be
fore reaching a farm house. where he OBJ
tained assistance.