Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22
Iowa Nemn Nnt.n.

LoGAN-The first one here to receive
notice Of the result of registration in the
Rosebud land contest Is Frank d. Stearns.
He will investigate his newly acquired tract
of land.
LOGAN-Harrison county was visited by
a furious windstorm yesterday and seven
tenths of an inch Of rain fell last night. A
small amount OF damage to fruit ard forest
trees Is reported.
IOWA CITY-Mrs. volutia Price, a lady
well known and much estsemed in Iowa
City, passed awaS at her home here Sun
day after an illness of over a year and a
half. She was rs years OF age, having come
to Iowa City In 1852.
Observation-Disclosures that the sock
rush Is naughty the faculty of Parsons col
lege has forbidden the traditional form OF
scrap between the freshmen and sopho-
mores this year. A revised form OF con-
flict Is being invented by the 'profs'' which
will not contain the removal OF hosiery.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I. L. Smith
g. prominent business man and politician OF
Nevada. Ia, was killed by being struck
by a street car in Kansas City today. &C
cording to a telegram received in Nevada
this afternoon. Captain Smith and his wife
were In Kansas City visiting, No details
Of the accident we're given in the telegram.
MARSHALLTOWN-A. @. Click, secre-
tary and treasurer Of Britain & Co.. pork
acker of this city. was elected a member
OF the executive committee Of the American
Meat Packers association, which met in
Chicago for It's annual meeting last week.
The association Is composed Of practically
~ AAANtN NM anu allAC Ill
the country. 1t has a membership of 7c0.
IOWA CITY-A mania for stealing BIZ
cycles has attacked the petty thieves in
Iowa City and many Of the students. mem
bers of the faculty and townsmen have
been by the robbers. The IA
vorite trick is to sell the wheel to an inno-
cent purchaser. Mark Catlin, coach OF the
university foot ball teams, found his BIZ
cycle in the hands of a third party who said
he purchased the wheel from a horse buyer.
MARSHALLTOWN-Mrs Sarah McCord,
widow OF Rev. j. S. McCord, an early Iowa
minister Of the Methodist church, and the
mother Of Rev. c. w. McCord, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church OF this city, will
become the wife OF Dr.. T. L. Hazard. a
City, Tuesday. Mrs. McCord's home is in
Mt. Vernon. DR.. and Mrs. Hazard will
live In Iowa City.
IOWA CITY-Hardly able to swallow
water for three months Mabel. the eyear-
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Shonka of this city, suffered terribly from
tetanus, but with a marvellous show OF
vitality and strength, the little child has
won the race with lockjaw and is now con-
valescing rapidly. A splinter in the ball Of
her toe caused the blood poisoning.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the arrival Of
the vanguard of the delegates preparations
for the annual meeting OF the grand lodge
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellow )
Of Iowa, grand cncamPment and RebekRh
assembly, which Is TO be held in this city
this week, were rapidly taking form to-
day. A number Of the grand officers OF
the Odd Fellows and state officers of the
other branches arrived on the early trains.
IOWA CITY-Mrs. Samuel ]. Kirkwood,
widow Of lowa's war governor. has pre-
scented her late husbands splendid library,
embracing several thousand volumes, to the
State Historical society. Valuable CORE
spOndence of Governor Kirkwood when
President Garfield's secretary OF the inter.
Tor is contained in the collection. A biog-
raphy Of irkw will soon be started by
the historical society.
CRESTON-J. NJ. Mcfarland. for the last
three or fCuI years freight Inspector for
the Iowa district and located at Burlington,
died at his nome In that city Sunday night.
He was a little past middle age, and Il Is
believed his illness was of short duration,
as no word OF his sickness had been sent
a number of years he held the position OF
assistant superintendent Of the Burlington
division OF the Burlington railroad.
CRESTON-A tag day is being arranged
for the benefit OF the rest room by the
women OF the Federated Clubs of this city.
At the recent annual business session OF
the Federation Saturday the affairs OF the
rest room were found to be In a flourish
was made. The club members are much
encouraged over their first years venture
I'm this direction Mrs. Phoebe Delaney
was selected as matron for the coming year
TO succeed Mrs. Stanchtield. who resigned
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. resulting from
sparks from engines alightlng in dry pas.
lures, corn and clover fields have done
more damage In central Iowa this fall thar
in many years. Owing to the lack of ralr
corn fields, which were very Weedy. hav.
become exceedingly dry, as have also tht
stubble and clover fields. Twenty acre,
of corn on the Charles Carr farm ueal
Gearing were burned over and the cror
was totally destroyed. on the Frank Lonf
farm west Of this city a clover field wa.
ignited and tw~enty-three acres burned over
Much Of the time OF section crews is spen.
In fighting fires.