Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-27
Total, six transfers ..........
Iowa News Notes.


CREsToN-Citizens Of Centerville are
stirred over heterogeneous Of the liquor
laws and a civic federation Of more than
500 citizens has been formed and is at
work.
ATLANTIC-The Maroons. the newly or
ganlzed foot ball team of this city, has
secured the Thanksgiving game with the
Council Bluffs Imperials, the Walnut game
having fallen through.
ATLANTIC-The farmers Of Noble town
ship are highly in favor of the A.. n. q s.
raiiorad and the subscriptions taken there
last week are of a character to prove this,
since about sixty people subscribed $2l,50O.
CRESTON-Rev. E. E. Flint, who re-
signed the pastorate OF the Congregational
church OF this place a year ago to accept
one at F~itchburg, Cal. has just accepted
a call to Great Falls, Mont, and takes
! up the work at that place December l.
CRESTON-The largest actual yield OF
corn in the state thus far is reported from
Floyd in the north part of the state, and
was raised by Joseph Dickerman on his
averaged elghty-five bushels to the acre
and was of an extraordinary quality.
CRESTON-Sunday afternoon Miss Esther
Bauman of this city and Albert Sparks
OF Omaha were united in marriage at the
Baptist parsonage In this city in the pres
ence of a number of friends.
| MARSHALLTOWN-Oran Allen of Belle
PLANE. a conductor on the Northern Iowa
| division of the Northwestern, was instantly
killed late. yesterday afternoon, when he
he was standing and struck. his head
against q rail. fracturing his skull. Allen
was in charge g S Of a pSrk train The body
! MARSHALLTOWN - Uncle William
Cottrell. Benton county's only centenarlan
and the Oldest man IN the state who voted
happy over the receipt of a letter. from
the secretary of President-elect Taft, ex-
pressing his appreciation of Mr.. Cottrells
interest and support. Mr.. Cottrell was 100
years old a few days before election.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. property of
q value Of more e , than sso, OS he has ooS,sen
by tax ferrets employed by the county
All of the property is OF the second class,
1880 0 OF this amount has been hidden for
some time, and II will be assessed back
taxes for a period OF three years. The
itor for assessment for taxation.
Manufacturing is out after the
knitting mills which are 10 be moved from
as Council Bluffs, Harlan and Atlantic are
Of one mind regarding them. +. M. Nebe
viii ltake subscriptions, and every effort
is being put forth to get them here. A
building can be secured for a very little
rent, suitable for the mills and as they
around, 1t will be a great help to the labor
ing class as we'll as the business interests
of the city.
CREsToN-Two children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Seth Haley, living near Emerson,
started a fire In a pasture Saturday, where
they were playing and the lpayea aIotl
@1GNNE 49, ~
ing taking fire. The child, as soon as she
discovered the flames, started TO run, and
her screams attracted her mother. who
ran to her rescue: she picked up the chile
and threw. her into a large tank OF water,
which extinguished the fire, but the child
was so badly burned that she died several
hours later.
CRESTON-E. w. Baird of Indianola en-.
Joys the distinction of being the oldest
school teacher in Iowa. He is 70 years OF
age and has taught school continuously
for fifty-two years. and in all that time
has never missed a single winter term
John F. Riggs, now state superintendent
OF public instruction, is one of his pupils
diana, he is still a pioneer OF Iowa, having
come to this state In 1887. At one time
he was connected for many years with tbs
Ackworth academy in Warren county, and
years. 1t is said he looks no older thar
the average man OF 90 years. He expects
TO teach the coming winter,
CRESTON-DetectiVe Stanbridge of this
city and Sheriff Jackson of Red Oak sue
ceeded the first of this week in catching
Roy Manholtz, a former brakeman out o
this place, breaking the seal and entering
a merchandise car at Red Oak. and HI
was in the act of riflins boxes of mer
chandise when captured. For some tim,
officers have suspicioned the fellow. be
cause of his frequent inquiries of Detec
tive stsnbrfdge where he was billed 70
the week and this week when the inquir,
was made Stanbridge told him he wal
going east. He then laid plans to follow
Manholtz to Red Oak. where he enllste,
the services of the sheriff, with the abov,
results. Numerous complaints have beer
received lately from hat place of car
being broken open and entered. Manholt
has also been suspected OF bootlegginI
liquors obtained the same way. He wa
placed under 1900 bonds and will have
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