Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-06
TEACHERS CHANCE TO TALK
Lengthy Program Prepared for Annual
Meeting of State Association.
INOlCT STONE FOR A MOCK MARRIAGE
Southwestern Iowa horticultural So
ciety Plans TO Have nm Interesting
Meeting at CIarinda on De-
cember 16 to rs.
(From a star Correspondent

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DIES MONIES, Dec. 5.-(Special. 1.-THE
program for the forty-eighth annual SEES
sion Of the Iowa State Teachers a~ssocia-
ton, to be held in Des Moines commencing
December 80, was issued today. The pro-
gram is a long one, as usual, there being
over $50 topics assigned for the general
association and auxiliary meetings. 4
number are on the program from other
states, such as Superintendent Schaeffer
of Pennsylvania, County Superintendent
Bright Of Chicago, dorado Taft Of Chicago,
DR.. George E. Vincent, University of Chi
cago, and Mrs. Mary B. Page Of Chicago.
The state superintendent will deliver his
annual address on the afternoon of January
2. President Shelton's address will be de-
livered on Wednesday evening, December
81. The president has introduced a novelty
this year in the matter OF committees, hav-
ing named them in advance and made them
public with the program, as follows:
Resolgti9ns-F T. oldt Dubuque; D. NJ
Vernon; Mary NJ. Hughes, Washington:
Martha Stahl, Indianola; o. NJ. Elliott,
corning; P F. Voelker, Ackleyi e. j. Hook,
Decorahi F. G. Ensign, Council Bluffs; w.
c. VanNese, Denison.
Presidents Address-George w. Mullin,
c: Thomburg, Des Moines; A. V. storm,
Cherokee; Mary .Zeik, Cedar Rapids.
teachers Situations-W. +. Cramer,
Legislation-s.. H. sheakley, Des Moines;
l.. b. Carlisle, Nevada.
Vernon; Amos Hiatt, Des Moines; W. A.
Crusenberry, Des Moines; o. H. Cessna,
Ames; 8; J. Finley, Oskaloosa; S. NJ. Holli-
Finance-Charles Carter, Corydon.
There will be an abundance Of good music
for the convention. The Minnisingers of
Cedar Falls will attend, and there will be
other music. Governor Cummins delivers
the welcoming address. Nearly all the col
lege presidents and prominent members Of
the college faculties are on the program.
The subjects for the consideration of the
educational council are: 1.-THE Teaching Of
English" and 1.-The Sequence Of Studies
the latter being the third year of discus
sion.
Indicted for Mock Marriage.
Walter e. Stone was indicted today for
misleading Miss Alice Donahue by a mock
marriage. The case has many features of
unusual interest. Stone had been manager
Of an automobile company here and while
here went to Ohio and was married. They
lived together here but a few weeks, when
she got a divorce. Last June he took Miss
Donahue, according to her story, out riding
on Sunday and he introduced her to a man
representing himself to be a minister who
performed a mock marriage
Three months ago Stone left and went to
Cleveland, o. Miss Donahue heard he was
about to be married to another and then
made the discovery for the first time that
Stone had never got a marriage license and
no such minister lived as the one who per-
formed the mock ceremony. She caused
Stones arrest and an officer was sent after
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had gone on a wedding journey with a
young woman Of Cleveland he had just
married. Stone was taken away from his
bride and brought here. He denied the
whole story, but admitted he had lived
with Miss Donahue and had represented
her to be his wife. Upon the representation
of Miss Donahue to the grand jury he has
been indicted. Stone was popular while
here and was engaged in big business en-
terprises, but left mysteriously.
state Fair Date Fixed.
The date for the Iowa state fair for next
year has been axed for the last week In
August, commencing the 22d. This will be
the first Of the western state fairs for 1903.
New Corporations.
The Post Publishing company OF Shenan-
doah has filed articles of incorporation with
the secretary of state. The company is
formed by II. E. Deater. ]. M. Hussey and
others and is capitalized for SO, 900.
The Jayne Furniture company Of Boone
filed articles OF Incorporation, by s. ].
Jayne and others, capital $12, 900.
The Rural Union Telephone company of
ottosen has given notice of increase of cap
ital stock to $50, 900.
Southwestern Iowa Fruit Men.
The program for the meeting of the
Southwestern Iowa Horticultural society at
Clarinda is out. The meeting will be in
Clarinda December 1915. J. H. M. Ed
wards Of Logan is president and W. H.
Bomberger OF Harlan is secretary. The
program for the three days is an extended
one. F. w. Taylor of st. Louis, connected
with the agricultural and horticultural ex-
hibit Of the exposition, is to be on hand.
There will be a paper by George II. Van
Houten of sitka, on the fora Of Alaska.
Among others who are on the program are:
J. NJ. Bechtel, Burlington; A. F. Collma,
Corning; Silas Wilson, Atlantic; DR.. +. NJ.
Powell, Glenwood; o. H. Barnhill, Shenan-
doah; George S. Bacon, Des Moines; Prof.
A. T. Erwin, Ames; N. c.. Wragg, Waukee;
John Moore, Abba; Prof. A. E.. Parsons,
Creston; Samuel Holmes, Hamburg; Hugh
Mcintosh, Omaha; Wesley Greene, Daven-
port; A. L. PlummeT, Altoona. and G. F.
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