The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-25
IOWA
CEDAR RAPIDS DISTRICT
Successor to Be Named to Presiding Elder
~ /. Carlton - -

Successor to Be Named to Presiding Elder
I'll Carlton. II
MARsHALLTOWN,l4 IOWA-The work;
athe Upper Iowa conference is we'll UNI
der way and the interest is growing. The
anniversary meeting Of the Church Ex-
tension society, which was to have been
addressed last night by James M King,
however, was unable to be present, and
Dr.. Fl. A. Monroe, D. D., of Philadelphia
made the address.
| One of the important matters to come
before the conference is the selection of
a successor to Presiding Elder w. w.
Mr.. Carleton will be retired by the time
rules of the church. DR.. J. G. Van Ness
Of Mason City has been suggested be-
cause Of his splendid record in lifting the
church debt there and his business-like
administration of his passionate since COM
ing to the Upper Iowa conference. Dr..
F. M. Coleman of Marshalltown is also
men toned .-.,
| The forenoon session to-day was de-
voted largely to business matters and the
reading of reports. The morning devo-
tions were led by Rev. w. F. Pitner. The
anniversary of the w. F. M. S. was held
this afternoon, addresses being delivered
by Miss Lydia Trimble and Mrs. Mary T.
4 Thompson. The anniversary of the board
;, of education will be held this evening.
Following are the officers of the confer
ence: Secretary, Samuel w. Head Of
Usage; statistical secretary, j.. R. A. Han
ner of Tama; treasurer, L. L. Lockland
Of Anamosa; secretary of committee on
conference relations, E. T. Gruewell OF
Mt. Vernon; secretary of board of stew
ards, William Lease of Floyd; postmaster,
B. A. Wright Of Epworth; reporters Mark
Masters of Laurel, w. G. Barclay of Lis
bon; railroad secretary. J. G. Van Ness
Of Mason City
Word from Hamburg, Germany, an
nounces that w. V. Couchman, formerly
of this city, has been made general man.
ager of the European business of the In
ternational Harvesting Machine company
the trust composing almost all the farm
machinery makers in the country. Mr..
Couchman's headquarters will be at Ber-
lin and he will have salary Of $4,000 a
year = A few years ago he managed the
McCormicks'E Iowa business, Marshall
town being state headquarters.
Work on the improvements at the Sol
diers Home is almost at standstlll De-
cause of the lack of help.
/ SIOUX CITY, IOWA-The second day OF
the Ellxs' street fair and carnival brought
the attendance up to 5000 Monday and
Tuesday it rained and yesterday was the
only day of the week when one-farc tick
cts were not on sale by the railroads-The
B. P. o. E. No. 306, of Fort Dodge, yes
terday filed suit here for S. 900 damages
from George Jabour and the Jabour ORR
entail Carnival, Circus and Menagerie
company. 1t is stated that on June % ia
bour signed a contract to appear in that
city from July 28e to Aug. 2. The Elks, re-
lying upon the contract, advertised the
Jabour show as the chief attraction, but
it failed to arrive.-It became known yes
terday when Abel Anderson, president of
the Northwestern National bank and
treasurer of the Sioux City Traction COM
pany, returned. from Chicago, that the
property of the Sioux City Traction COM
pany has already been transferred to it's
new owners. Who now owns the property
is "a mystery. 1t was bought by Colonel
I. c. Elston, president of the Sioux City
1, stockyards, as agent, and $1,000 900 paid
to bind the option, three months ago. It
is the general belief, however, that the
new owners Of the stockyards and traction
: com pany aarsssthe sarne:4 ~ n A, "a
IOWA CITY, IOWA-Another bomb was
exploded in the gallagher murder case
to-day. The state will make use OF
Cha Elas 4Idolad in an effort to convict
Mrs. lanes Gallaugher Of the murder o1
u her husband Notice to this effect was
served on, the woman in her, cell to- day
after a. long conference between, Holads
and the officers 1t is believed. from the
character Of the notice, that Holada re
iterated the confession he made durine
= the summer hitherto given in. IT h {
j ouEnl's dispatches from this city.
: At the State. University of Iowa sever
: scholarships were awarded to-day from
the A. Whitney Carr fund of SIS 900
, Rigid examinations were passed by al
; the successful candidates. One of then
was Victor Neander of Cambridge, MINI
The others were: Miss Julia Padmore
lie, Mars; Miss Agnes Mae Crane. Masor
City; Miss Lou Cornelia Landers, Webster
) City,; G. A. Barthalow, Guthrie county
Harry D. ]. Nutting, Rock Island, Ill
E. H. Haskins Odel Iowa.
, CHEROKEE, IoWA-There is beins
2 started a novelty sale that is expected tt
: be of great assistance to the striking an
2 thracite miners. in that it will provide
f them with additions to their emergency
/ fund. Frank Davis of Cherokee ha!
/ evolved a stick-pin from a small piec.
of hard coal, with an imitation diamond
setting, that can be put on the marke
r at a very small price. He has correspond
ed with various manufacturers and it il
r the intention to manufacture great mum
l Der of these and place them upon thu
Y market everywhere, especially at stree
/ fairs The receipts from the sale, excep
:, the cost of manufacture, are to be turned
| over to the striking miners. It is tn
S intention to make arrangements in ever.
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