Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-06
Iowa News Notes.

WEBSTER CITY-E. B. Walton of this
city has just received a cash offer OF
$106, 900 for the mineral rights to 100 acres
OF land in Pennsylvania, which he offered
to sell few years ago for 5000.
AVOCA-August III; Rohlfs died at his
oH DG brother 9TH Theodore RohIfs and sister
Mrs. Emma Rohlfs Mailer, survive him.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday.
CREsToN- william Hugiin. a wealthy
farmer living near Winterset, Ia, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself. He had
been in poor health for some time. He
leaves a Wife and ten children af,a ne also
IOWA CITY-As the result Of sleeping all
night in an ice house, with the mercury
below zero. Henry Franzan, pioneer
tailor. is lying in Mercy hospital with both
feet badly frozen, his toes actually dropping
on and facing amputation of both feet, II
even that Spartan treatment can save his
GLENwoOD-The Glenwood free public
library building with its 1000 books was
formally presented to the public by Mrs.
Kyle. Mayor Plimpton accepted the IL
brary on behalf of residents OF the city
and surrounding territory. Hon. John Y.
Stone and Judge Green made appropriate
IOWA CITY-Captain C. A. Lucas. one
OF the best known Grand Army men of the
state. who has lived in this city forty seven
years, died at his home In this city, aged
70 years. He made sketches of southern
fortifcations which were afterWard ac-
eepted by the War department as the best
CREsToN-Phnip smith has taken ad-
vantage of the bankrupt law. He has been
conducting a Job printing Office and book
store. His liabilities will amount to about
5000 and his resources will probably not
be over 1000. A meeting for February i6
has been called, at which time a trustee
Will be appointed Poor management and
overwhelming were the causes OF his failure.
CREsToN-Plans are on foot TO estab-
lish gymnasium and athletic club In the
large basement now occupied BY Pats
roller skating rink. Prof ~. A. SINNERS,
the LenOx strong man. has leased the
room and will take possession as soon as
the skating season Is over. He will install
duCt classes In athletic work. He plans To
bring some of the best wrestleTs in the
country here with these advantages
IDA GROVE-Insane with whisky Art
Mehan, prominent and well-to-dO farmer
seized shot gun and drove Ed FObes and
on the place and he and his family Were
forced 10 fee through the storm TO a neigh
boris for safety. Sheriff Mcleod arrested
Mehan and brought him 20 town. He had
delirium tremens and formed an idea that
fairies were boring holes through the walla
OF his bed room. and that under the leader
ship OF Fobes they were trying TO take the
house on its foundation.
CRESTON-Oscar Wassem OF St Louis
and Chris Peterson OF Goidield New, met
on the wrestling mat In one OF the best
matches ever seen in this city. The men
were evenly matched and a hard fought
up 10 the highest pitch, was the result.
Peterson took the first fail In twelve and
a half minutes. using a leg hold and ham
mer lock Wassem won the second and
third falls In seventeen and a half and
tacular leg and toe holds and securing his
falls with combinations. OF the hammer
lock, half Nelson's and arm holds.