Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-23
Iowa News Notes.

CREsToN-Rev. ], c. Orth. formerly
pastor at Walnut, Ia, was formally In
at Lenox last night. Rev. J. P. Linn of
this city assisted in the installation.
MARSHALLTOWN - The plant and
business of the Northern Condensed MIX
company OF Waverly has been purchased
by the Mohawk company of Rochester,
n. Y. The sale was closed today at a
price said to be SIZE, 600.
CRESTON-A change in the Alton Saw
ings bank occurred this week whereby j.
w. Coen, Ira Gripp, o. B. Emerson, NJ. w.
Heating, DR.. Phillips and win Delay be-
come stockholders In the bank. Mr.. Black
we'll still retains a controlling interest.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nicholson,
a ~well-known resident of Mount Pleas
ant, today filed suit for $4,000 against
Of his wife's affections. Sensational
charges of infidelity are made in the Pc
tition.
MARsHALLToWN-Miss Emma Eich-
suicide last night by taking poison at
the home of her sister, Mrs ] Boldt.
MeIancholia, supposed to have been
brought on by III health. was the cause
of the act.
IOWA CITY-The. Cedar Rapids &
Iowa City Interurban yesterday an,
in Iowa City. The erection of this
building was made possible by the es-
! tablishment OF a joint freight rate with
the Northwestern at Cedar Rapids.
ELDoRA-I. Griffith shipped 500 live
turkeys TO Ottumwa this week. The streets
OF Eldon were damned for several hours
by wagons bringing in the Thanksgiving
birds. The total weight Ct the turkeys was
6,l5S pounds and there are hundreds more
turkeys left at Eldon for consumers at that
place.
new law building will probably be laid
shortly after January ], when the Iowa
! legislature visits the university; Great
progress is being made on the building,
as the lOO-foot derrick used on the Flem-
ing building in Des Moines has greatly
aided the contractors in rushing tbs
work this month.
CRESTON-Ex-senatcr J. B. Harsh hal
made a formal announcement OF his candi'
dacy for congressman OF the Elghth dis
trict two years from now, providing heaitt
and a desire Of republicans over the dis
tIict for his candidacy are features OF th'
primary at that time. He states that ni
will not enter any strenuous or long drawn
out contest nor spend time ard money II
a scramble for the position.
FORT DODGE-The federal grand jury
that has been sitting in this city ha
T. Reed. -Four indictments were found
Friday, making a total OF eight returned
The four Of Friday are against Johr
/ Castle Of Lake Mills and Fred Parker
and Galen Wise Of Buffalo Center tol
bootlegging and two for misapproprla
ton OF postofflce funds against Wilbur
f. Ladley of Bancroft and Mrs. NJ. J
Pierce Of Homer.
CREsToN-W. A. olphant' brother Q
Grant Oliphdnt. whose dead DCdy wa
found In ore Of the Des MOines parks las
September, has found a clue to the allege'
murder. so II is said. He has made n,
evidence known only 10 Governor Cummin
to whom he submitted IL, and on tn
strength Of it the governor has seen fit q
! offer a reward Of 500 for the arrest an
/ conviction OF the murderer. The Oliphan
family, who live at Orient. a short dis
lance from here. have always firmly main
tained that Grant Oliphsnt was murdered
although the chief OF the Des Moines de
tectives declared he committed suicide an
ceased working on the case "a few day
after the body was discovered.
CRESTON-W. II. Keysor OF Bridge
water. on the Burlington north branch on
Of ltre. was In the city yesterday confer
ing with loca! officials in regard TO build
ing a depot at B~ridgewater. he represent
the town 10 have a population OF from q
10 800 and that a thriving business Is don
by tie merchants of that place and cite
that the freight and passenger bushes
last year was Se.663. that the present depol
who's waiting room Is xxi feet. with
freight room i0Xl2 in v hich 70 handle owe
l.5l0,0O pounds Of local freight annually
was wholly inadequate for their accommC
daticn. and unless The officials took som
action ard that right soon the citizen
commissioners. He was before Supcriu
tendent Newton will lis grievance. VIII
asked them 20 wait Until December X
when he hoped 10 be able 10 promise theT
a new depot.