Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-31
Iowa News Noten.

CRESTON-A stop will be made in this
city by Eugene V. Debs, socialist candidate
for president. He and a number of socialist
leaders will arrive September 2 on a special
train and make brief addresses here.
ATLANTIC. A. Cough, a tailor. has
sued the city for 5000. alleging the city
let some stones stand on the walk on Ches-
nut street and that he tumbled on them
and was seriously injured. J. B. Rocka-
fellow Is his attorney.
CRESTON-News OF the death Of John
McGiLty at Letcher. S. D., has been re-
ceived in this city by relatives. Mr.. Nc
Ginty was an old resident of this county
buted to heart failure. The remains have
been shipped TO this city for interment.
CRESTON-The public schools will open
Monday after the summers vacation. A
heavy enrolment is expected and a good
deal of building and repairing has been
done on the school properties at this point.
A large addition has been built on the
Franklin school and the use of an annex
building will be dispensed with.
RED OAK-The young peoples societies
of the Swedish Missions church is Iowa will
meet here Friday next, the convention last
ing until the Monday following. Delegates.
pastors and members from all over the
state are expected. Among the prominent
speakers who will address the young people
Of North Park college, Chicago.
GREENFIELD-John N. Clearey nearly
lost the sight Of an eye at the state fair
at Des Moines. Some person in the crowd
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the press Mr.. Clearey ran into 1t and then
the intense pain blinded him for a minute
and when he thought to look about the
person had disappeared. Mr.. Clearey's
sight Will be impaired for some time.
ATLANTIC-The Atlantic Gas and Fuel
company has changed hands. J. A. McWaid
selling the plant and stock to F. A. kidder
of Red Oak. The sale included the business
for this month and the key was turned over
to Mr.. Kidder, who will manage the COM
pany. He is one Of the four men who own
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intention to rebuild the local plant and
spend about $4,000 in reconstructing the
system.
IOWA FALLs-Married q years this
week, Is the unusual record of married
life of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. N. Hauser, ST.,
pioneers Of this county. They were married
in Owen county, Indiana. August q, 1874.
Boyles. Ten children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Hauser, and nine Of them are still
living. who, with the grandchildren par
ticipated in the celebration of this remark
able event. .a
CRESTON-A partial report was received
Saturday from the grand jury in the An
gust term Of court at this place. True bills
were returned against Leslie Holiday and
George Vetterick, charged with burglary,
and c. M. Moon, on the charge OF criminal
before the court on the completion of the
civil and probate business which is occupy
ing the courts attention at present. The
criminal docket is not heavy this term.
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borne was badly damaged by fire resulting
from a gasoline stove explosion. Mrs. Os-
borne noticed the blaze flare up and imme-
diately turned all the burners off, neglect
ing. however, to shut off the oil that was
flowing from the tank, and this coming
down to the heated burners, exploded. Mrs.
Osborne was slightly burned and the kit
chen aid dining room are damaged, the
latter by the water more than fire. The
loss Is stimate at $500 to $500 and is
covered by Insurance.
IOWA FALLS-United States Consul
John z. Rowan who has been representing
the United States government in a diplo-
matte way at the Falkland Islands for
several years, will not return to his Iowa
home this fall as originally planned when
the consulate at his station was closed.
Mr.. Rowan was rendered the consulate for
tine republic and he has decided to accept
the position which commands a higher sal
airy than that received in his former posi-
ton. This means that Mr.. and Mrs. Row
ans return is indefinite.
MARSHALLTOWN-An epidemic of in.
juries TO the eyes has swept over Geneva,
Franklin county. and as a result six resi-
dents of that place are nursing injured
eyes. Some Of the injuries are very curl
Gus, and in one OF two cases the sight OF
the injured eye may be lost. The injured
are Mary Bell. aged IL. struck in eye by
shot from air rifle; Randall Mcleod, STRUCK
in eve by tine of fork; Harry Hickman
struck in the eye with stick while pitch
Cord injured by being hit in the eye with
sticks: Wilbur Thompson. stung about
I the eye by a swarm of bees while up a
tree getting honey out Of the nest.