Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-14
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MARsHALLTOwN.-T schools Of GIL
man, which have been closed for two weeks
because Of an epidemic OF Cerebro spinal
meningitis opened today. 1t Is believed
the disease has been controlled, as no
new cases have developed for ten days
Several children are still dangerously SICK
ATLANTIC-The Atlantic, Northern q
Southern railroad Sunday sold about 100
tickets for an excursion trip over the new
road and but for the rain which came on
In the morning more would have gone. Inc
trip was made for the benefit OF those who
could not 60. on the regular trips made DUR
ing the week.
ATLANTIC-A peculiar feature of the
runaway in which ]. n. Martin of near
this place was entangled was the fact that
the old gentleman was on his way to blast
some stumps and had in the buggy some
half dozen sticks OF dynamite. The team
became frightened at an automobile and
ran away, turning the buggy over, throw
ing the old man out and badly bruising
him, but not harmng the explosive.
MARSHALLTOWN.-E HELM, un-
I'll recently member of the detective force
Of the police department OF Minneapolis
has been appointed chief of the detective
bureau of the Minneapolis and st. Louis
and the Iowa Central railroads. HELM
is expected in this city at any time to
take charge of the patrolmen, which the
Iowa Central has guarding its property
during the strike.
CRESTON-Remarkable scenes are being
enacted at the Biederwof evangelistic
meetings in progress here. Scores OF men
nightly crowd the affairs and are among the
first to grasp the evangilists hand when
the call for converts Is made The big
tent is crowded at every evening service
and many attend the afternoon services,
which so far have been principally for
young people.
MARSHALLTOWN.-F tho first time
in the history of the Iowa Soldiers Home
at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon there will
be triple burial and funeral services over
the bodies of three veterans who died
today and Sunday. The dead are Ephraim
Collins, Of Des Moines, Vincent Travis of
Colfax and John Ehnes Of Lansing. Col
Inns died of disease of the heart early
this morning Heart failure caused the
death of Travis Sunday evening and
Ehnes succumbed to general septicemi
following a carbuncle Sunday afternoon
> ATLANTIC. e Gillespie, one of the
oldest and best known residents of this
city, died at the hospital in Kansas City,
death resulting from an operation. Mr.. Gil
been here until a few months before his
death, when he spent the winter with his
daughter in Waterloo and was at the time
OF his death with son. He leaves three
children, Mrs. Florence Lindner of Water
loo, Frank of Gtrden City, Kan, and Mrs
Shaw of Grand junction, Colo. The funeral
was held today from the Methodist church,
Rev. Mr.. Bllingsly of Des Moines, assisted
by Rev. Woodward of this city, officiating
CRESTON-Four aged citizens have
passed away since Sunday morning. Mrs
Martha G. Hummely died yesterday morn
ing at the age of rs years from causes Incl
dent to old age. Her husband preceded
children survive her. Joshua Madden one
of Union county's oldest and most sub
stantial pioneers. passed away Sunday at
the home where he had lived over thirty
four years. He was "a years of age
Funeral services will be held Wednesday,
and interment made in Platte township
Chas. lngham another one of Union old
citizens, died yesterday morning after q
residence of forty-four years in this county,
twenty-five of these years he lived in Alton
coming to Creston last October. He was Sc
years of age. His wife and eleven children
, survive him. Funeral services will be held
at Alton Wednesday. Sunday morning al
Cottage hospital occurred a the death OF
Mrs. Lydia V. Seidel, thesresult of pneu-
monia., She was SO years of age, and has
lived here since the death of her husband
in 1902. Three brothers and two sisters
mourn her loss. Funeral services held
| today, conducted by Congregational pastor
| Rev. Hanscom.