Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-24

The Big Four Fair association has pur-
chased the race track grounds of the
Nashua Agricultural society for a consid-
Grafton of 5000. the amount having been
subscribed by local people. The following
president; J. G.. Laird, vice president; c. II.
Bauder, secretary; b. II. Russell, treasurer.
Nashua will have no June races, but 1t
will celebrate the Fourth.
The relatives and friends of Charles
Harrison of Denova are considerably wor-
ried over his disappearance. For some
months ne has been sick; but recently has
was in Mount Pleasant for a few days and
a short time ago went to Burlington for a
visit, but he has mysteriously disappeared
and the parties with whom he stayed do
not know what became of him. II is feared
that illness has affected his mind and that
he has wandered away and some accident
possibly befallen him.
Mrs. Laura Lucina stiles Dunning cele-
brated her Sith birthday this week. She has
Her husband died in 1877. OF the children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dunning, Walter Dunning
Is Is a capitalist of D ef S, SSio; Frank nix
Of Bedford, Day Dunning is president Of
the Citizens bank of Mount Ayr. These
ents in 1855. Charles b. Dunning, born
there in December, 1855, died in 1880. Mrs.
Dunning may fttingly be called the
For a few hours this week there was in
the United States Express office in Water
loo a good sized steel wire bound box,
NOhNdlhiilR plt " ne iibSA DploullOuS itDr
tiles of 90 plains, a deadly gila monster.
1t was being shipped from Salt River VAL
ley, Ariz., to a gentleman at Palo, near
Cedar Rapids. The monster was about
eighteen inches In length and in many ways
presented the appearance of a big lizard,
but its forked tongue and wicked eye gave
those who looked at il something Of the
feeling they have had when reading Of
the deadly work of these venomous rep
tiles.
Trouble long brewing in the public schools
of Ames has reached a crisis. At a meet
ing of the Board of Education Guy HUI
ziser, a member of the graduating class,
was expelled for writing a poem speaking
of Superintendent Miller in an obnoxious
fashion. Miller accused Music Instructor
WoodcoX of sending copies of the poem to
Boone people and secured his discharge.
When ordering WoodcoX off the school
grounds the two men quarreley, WoodcoX
claiming Miller broke an agreement con-
corning next years position. A fist fight
resulted. Excitement is quite high. Several
of the best teacher resigned a week ago
because of trouble with Superintendent Mil
Ter.
1t is said on good authority that invita-
tons will soon be issued to the marriage
of Mr.. Howard Tedford, state binder, and
Miss Regina Vail, daughter of former Sem
ator Vail of Van Buren, county, which, II
is announced, will occur early in June.
Mr.. Tedford is in Washington at the pres
ent time. Miss Vail is said by those who
know her to be one of the most beautiful
and accomplished young women In Iowa.
True Cleveland and Lew Haines, young
men who lived at Taylor Station, got into
struck Haines a blow on the nose with his
fist. Haines retaliated with his pocket
knife and made a cut through CleYeland's
nose and both lips. The Wounds were so
serious as to require half a dozen stitches,
which were placed there by an Oakland
surgeon.