Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-12
Iowa News Notes.

ATLANTIC-ReXford A, Powell and
evening at the Methodist Episcopal par
sonage, Rev. 1. N. Woodward officiating.
CREsToN - Union township, in Adsir
county, has subscribed to the amount of
$4,000 in right-of-way ana stock to the
Des Moines, Winterset g. Creston Inter-
urban railway.
~AMES-Prof. B. H. Hubbard, head of the
economics department of the college, has
been granted a six months leave Of
absence. He is now on his way to Europe,
first hand.
AMEs-C. L. Mitchell, a recent graduate
from the dairy course, has gone to Cali
fornia to take the position of state dairy
inspector. The position is a responsible
one, and carries with it a salary of $1,000
a year and expenses.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS young women
and three young men were graduated from
ST. Mary's (Catholic) institute at the COM
meneement exercises OF the school held
M Mop ma , evening Rev. william McNamee
CRESTON-The fire department has de-
cided to send the chemical team to At
lsntic to compete in the bui k hitch con-
test given at the tournament held there
July 3 and 4; also a running team will he
sent to compete for the Association cup
and the many purses offered for the diff
ferent events.
LOGAN-The fiftieth anniversary of the
institution of Magnolia lodge No. 1:6,
Ancient; Free and Accepted Masons, will
branches of the fraternity in harrison
county are invited and are expected to
participate in the fraternal anniversary.
The master of Magnolia lodge is w. c..
Dewell.
MARsHALLTowN-E. NJ. santee. a
rich retired farmer, was run down by a
bicycle rider this afternoon. and was so
severely injured that 1t is thought that
he will not live, His right hip was frac-
tured and he was internally injured. The
police are searching for the bicyclist, who
was riding on the side walk when he ran
into Mr.. Santee, who is an old man.
- EzWV A = ~ 49,
graduated from Palmer college, LeGrand,
at the annual commencement exercises this
evening. TIL address before the gradual.
ing class was delivered by Rev. j. E. Ball
of Pennington, la, The alumni address
this afternoon was delivered by Mr.. Will
lam Dean, head of the commercial depart
ment of the Lincoln, Neb., High school.
MARSHALLTOWN-Mrs. George W..
chant, today filed a bill Of IS with the
city council for damages claimed to have
been done to a satin skirt by tearing 1t
on barb wire, which was stretched to
P Tss,Ss1os the ero gFafS OF on P sse CORNER Somm,s Of tss
g: T. LaPlsut, The bill was referred to
Mr.. LaPisAk
ATLANTIC-The race for the republican
nomination for recorder of this county
was one of the closest known mere in
| years. There were three candidates for
the office, o. NJ. Hobart, A II. Mountain
Mr.. Mountain won by seven votes. but a
final count lnade by the Board Of super
| NloOlS SIOW8 Lidl lt Is lie WINNER ny
but three votes.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 100 delegates
from many towns of Iowa in attendance
the annual convention of the Catholic
Temperance union of Iowa was held in
this city today. Archbishop J. ]. Keane
of Dubuque was unanls to he present. The
opening session of the convention WAS held
this morning. The business meeting of the
union was held this afternoon, when
Dubuque secured The 1909 convention.
AMES-Prof. A. l.. Mckay, head of the
dairy department of the Iowa State col
lege, has been given a position as secretary
Of the National Buttermakers' association
at a salary more than twice as large as
that which he is receiving at present. Dur
ing the fifteen years that he has been
connected with the department here he
has come to be recognized as a national
authority on dairy subjects. His successor
has not yet been appointed.
CRESTON-Word comes from Corning
that the academy located there for the last
twenty-one years is about 70 be sold to pay
off several thousand dollars indebtedness
Much regret is expressed over the matter.
The academy is under the control of the
Presbyterian Denomination There was a
week and It is probably the last class
that will take a course there.
sIDNEY-John. F. Moomaw is dead at
seventy-first year and had been n resi-
dent of this county since 1856. He had
over twenty-five years. He is survived
by a wife and three sons. He was the
| Oldest son OF Rev. JACOB MOOmaW, q We'll
known pioneer preacher of this section,
whose record for performing marriage
ceremonies has never been equaled.
SIDNEY-Farmers are becoming much
discouraged on account of the poor pros
poets for a corn crop. owing to the al
most unprecedented amount of rain. IL
has been impossible TO pillow the corn,
and many fields are so weedy they look
like pastures. Some old timers say they
never before saw the outlook for a corn
crop so unfavorable as at present. Cher
ries and strawberries have appeared on
the maket, but the latter are scarce and
high priced.
ONAwA-Ferris & Co, the Boise. Ida,
contractors on the big decentralization
drainage ditch are before the Joint boards
OF the two counties at OnaWa asking an
extension of their contract on the canal,
as II will be impossible TO complete IL
as agreed originally. many delays having
occurred, breakag of dredGe and so forth,
and now the floods of the Little Sioux,
West Fork and Maple rivers have caused
all work TO stop for the present u is
thought the extension viii be granted.
ATLANTIC-At a meeting of the At
Ilantic North q South railway Monday
evening. the resignation OF George II.
Messenger as treasurer Of the road was
accepted and James Bruce was elected
bell were appointed physicians for the
tension south OF the road was let several
DAYS ago to Ross & Judd and Hans Rat
tenborg. who are making the minutes
count and are about to begip soliciting
stock subscriptions