Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-03
IOwa News Notes.

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C~RESTON-A change has beer effected in
the printing and book binding firm of Ogg
& Elftman in this city, Mr.. Ogg retiring
and his interest being taken by ii. e. Mel
meyer, a travelling salesman,
LOGAN-Though w. S. Cook, the inter-
urban road promoter, has come to grief,
yet the farmers and business men of Har-
rison county are for the completion OF the
road. This means that capitalists who
mean business will secure ample co-opera-
ton through the county with reference to
stock and right-of-way.
CRESTON-The American Health and
Accident association of this city has an
nounced that the main offices of the COM
pany will be transferred to Des Moines In
the near future and the office at this point
abandoned The company has had a branch
negotiations have been under way for some
time in regard TO the change.
GLENWOOD-J. l.. Bellatti. admins
traitor Of the estate of Earl Moore, has filed
a suit in the district court of Mills county
against the Wabash Railroad company for
$500 The petition says that Moore's death
was due to negligence on the part OF the
steam shovel with which Moore was work
ing when killed near Mineola in June, 1907.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c. Caswell, a
well known young attorney of this city and
former secretary OF the school board, sur
prlsed his friends Sunday by marrying
Miss MAZDA z. Titus, a we'll known young
woman OF Rhodes, a former teacher in the
public schools. 1t was while acting in his
official capacity as paymaster Of the teach
| me lndl IL NdSMtll met Ills llluS.
After spending ten days in the east they
Will return here to live.
IOWA FALLS-One of the biggest indi-
vidual shipments of live stock in several
years made over the Rock Island was made
by John Griffith, formerly a well known
! resident OF Dows, but now engaged in stock
Shipment consisted OF a special train Of
fourteen cars, two of cattle and twelve Of
hogs. 1t is estimated that at the prevail
ing prices on the Chicago market for cat
Griffin si7'ooC, '"s "'' \"
IOWA FALLS-Unlted States Marshal
duties, found il necessary to take Fred
Parker and Gallon Wise before the United
States commissioner on the charge of vio-
lating the federal laws, the two men being
charged with selling intoxicating liquor
without a license. The men were arrested
at Buffalo Center, and upon examination
were held to the federal grand jury, which
meets at Fort Dodge in November, and
gave bonds for their appearance then.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from the re-
turns received from county republican con-
v~entiOns Of central and northern Iowa,
those sections of the state will be divided
between Judges Evans and Coyle for the
nomination to be made by the state conven-
ton september 9, to succeed Charles A.
Bishop, deceased, who was judge OF the
supreme court. Marshall, Butler, Franklin,
Crawford and Grundy counties instructed
for Evans and Pocahontas, Buena Vista,
Story and Jasper have instructed for Coyle.
CRESTON-Shortly after midnight Satur-
day Nellie Roberts, a woman tramp, was
picked up on the Milwaukee bridge at OF
tumwa with one arm crushed and a severe
cash over the left ear. The woman had
Just bummed into town in an intoxicated
condition and was probably struck by the
Southwest Limited on the Milwaukee. The
woman was taken to the hospital by the
police and recovered far enough to give her
home as at Quenemo, Kan, She is about
% years of age and was clothed in ragged
and torn garments.
CRESTON-Miss Daisy Dean, the a.
year-old incorIiEtbie from Albany, Mo,
ago in company with John Sumas of that
city while attempting to obtain a marriage
license. is again at large, having made a
thrilling escape through the window of q
moving train near Albany, Mo. The child
was being taken back TO Albany in the
custody OF two deputies who were sent Il
this point on news of her arrest. The child
had been sentenced 10 the reformatory,
hence her desperate attempt to escape,
She is still at large and hiding In the woods
near Albany, all efforts so far to locate
her having failed. The sheriff at Maryvllle
Mo, has been appealed 10 and asked tC
bring his two bloodhounds to that point IN
an effort to track her. hut has utterly re-
fused to have anything to do with the case