Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01

LAKE. CITY-After once inducing her
husband to save its life after 1t had bitten
tackled by a big guard dog yesterday and
was so badly bitten that she is now in
critical condition.
CRESTON-Word has been received in
this city from the doctor at the Anamosa
penitentlary stating that the condition OF
Tod McFeeley, who was recently sent
was unchanged and that in his opinion
McFeeiey would gradually grow worse and
soon die
NEwTON-The case of the school district
OF Colfax against w B. Wells of Colfax
alleging the misdirection or appropriation
Of 5000 belonging to the school funds or
Woods bank failure, was taken from the
jury at noon today, the judge directing a
verdict for the defendant.
ATLANTIC-The Atlantic High school
base ball club has Just been admitted into
the Iowa High School Athletic association
and Prof G. M. Cole has been substituted
dates already made for games with indie
pendent clubs have been cancelled and
new schedule will be adopted.
ATLANTIC-The Atlantic Business and
Normal college. that has had more or
less stormy existence for the last few years,
will close for good at the end of school to-
been In charge of the school, will leave in
a short time for Colorado. to accept
position as teacher in big business college
,the time OF closing
KEOKUK-Holding the drug clerk up at
the point OF a pistol In order to obtain
keeping policemen at bay with the same
gun, Guy Huston, disappointed in love-
created sensation here by barricading
himself In his room at the hotel with the
threat that he was about to commit suicide
He finally came out of his confinement
however, and delivered the revolver and
sTUART-The Rock Island fast meat
train, No. S, crashed into the front end
Of an extra, No. 80, on the siding here
Wednesday evening, the result being two
engines DEMOLISHED, two cars in the ditch
and one injured engineer. The extra backed
onto the siding and someone left the switch
open. Engineer Horace Irons of the extra
suffered a broken leg, the only injury OF
| the unusual accident. Mr.. Irons is a rest
/ dent OF Valley Junction.
| ATLANTIC-A smooth travelling sales
man has worked two Of the local grocery
men this week. He came to town represent
| ing new pure food article, and agreed to
| OF this city II the merchants would pur-
chase certain amount OF his goods. This
fellow came back with long list of names
| The merchants got the goods and later
found out that most OF the orders were
! the stun. leaving them stuck with a LOT
OF unstable goods on their hands.
CRESTON-The new Elks' lodge build.
ing, which has ben In the process OF cree
ton for the last eight or nine months Is
finished and the lodge furniture is being
moved t In; The building is brick. tive
on the second floor and Is finished In pur.
pie and white, the lodge coloTs. All Of the
furniture In this room will be white enam
eled TO correspond with the decorations
Just over the doorway TO this room Is the
orchestra balcony. There are also seVera
| smaller rooms on this floor, which will bt
used as waiting rooms On the first fiooi
Is the billiard room. Beside the billiard
room and the women's reception room, the
card room, the smoking rooms and the cat,
Will also be located on the first floor IT
the basement Is bowling alley. running
the entire length Of the building and Wild
enough for two alleys The banquet room
will also be located In the basement. Tn,
formal opening will not be held for som,
weeks, as the furniture and fixtures tina
have been ordered will have TO arrive an,
be put In place yet.