Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24

! TABOR, Iowa, Dec. 23.-ESther, the A.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. IL.
Myers, died of typhoid fever after two
weeks illness.
MARSHALLTOWN-S buildings, oc-
cupied by as many retail firms, compris-
ing most of the business district OF Zea-
ring, Story county, were completely de-
! stroyed by fire. The loss in buildings and
stock is estimated at $25,00O partly in
sured. Most of the buildings were wood.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
DES MOINEs-Fire Marshal Louis Sic
gel, who has issued the order that no
cotton or tissue paper whiskers will be
| permitted at any Christmas eve celebra-
tion throughout the city, has qualified the
order by leaving one loophole. Santa
J Claus may wear whiskers if they are
made of asbestos.
SIOUX CITY-Furiously fiogging with a
rawhide the pupils of his parochial school.
Rev. Theophile Stephan, pastor and
teacher at the German Lutheran church,
punished John Kruck, aged IA, and so
severely that his life is despaired of. The
boys scalp was split open from the top
to the base of the brain below the right
ear. Herbert Staads, aged 8, son of DR..
s. Staads, was so seriously beaten that
aged IL, his brother, Wilhelm, aged IL,
and his sister, Elizabeth, aged Z, were
also fiogged.
The attack is said to be over the fail
ure of the students to memorize certain
verse of Christmas song. The minister
did not deny the flogging and angriy de-
clared 1t was nobody's business.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Dec. 22.-
John Busha, ia years old, is dead. Busha
took part in the Blackhawk war in 1882.
He had been blind and helpless for fifteen
years.
DIES MOINES-J. b. Gray. Des Moines
capitalist, must pay Winifred Mckenzie,
Hampton school teacher, $4,000 as balm
for lacerated heart because he courted
her for seventeen years and then eloped
with Marie Leveke of Des Moines. Miss
Mckenzie brought suit for $4,000 damages
for breach of promise The trial lasted a
week, and love letters from Gray, written
after his secret marriage, were produced.
Gray's defense was that he has been pur-
sued by the school teacher, who had re-
peatedly asked him to wed her. The jury
was out thirty-fou hours. Eleven men
held out for $4,000 damages and one for
nominal damages. AS a compromise $4,000
was agreed upon
CRESTON-A phenomenal stock run was
made here yesterday and last night, when
over 175 cars of stock were shipped to
Chicago from this vicinity, over seventy
cars coming In from the north branch
alone.
wASHINGTON-Mrs. e. E. Everson, 72
years old, prominent in the D. A. r. of
this state, Is dead.
TIUBBARD-A committee of the North
western Iowa Methodist conference which
heard charges OF immortality preferred
against Chaplain Jesse Cole Of the Iowa
Soldiers home. unanimously returned a
verdict of acquittal.
MOUNT PLEASANT-Governor Cum
minis, in an interview, said: '1 have no
thought Of surrenderin6 my candidacy Tor
United States senator. The suggestion
about the presidency is a new one to me.
although have heard a good deal about
it from other states. 1t is, of course, a
great compliment to mention my name in
that connection. but 1 have given the
matter no thought, therefore have no
opinion regarding it. 1 do not intend to
Go anything that will take me out of the
race for senator"