Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

uniformed Elks we're present from Mary
Vile and Shenandoah.
MARSHALLTOwN - Rev. William J.
Ramsey, who for SIX years has been pas
tor Of the Congregational church OF Win
throp. Ia, has accepted a call to the de-
nominations church at Eldora, la. lie
will begin his pastorate In Eldora ON DC
tober /.
CREsToN-H. l.. Hamline OF Orient
brought a $500 hog TO this city last night
to enter for exhiOition at the fair. Be
cause Of the extreme heat the animal be-
came overheated in transit, and, although
every effort was made to relieve the an
imal, II died during the night.
IOWA FALLS-A change has taken
place in the editorship Of the Forest city
summit, one OF the leading newspapers
of northern Iowa. The paper is owned
by a stock company, and j. w. Skinner,
who has been editor for some time, re-
tires. He is succeeded by w. y. Howard
MARSHALLTOWN-The new S25, 1000
Presbyterian church which was begun in
this city last summer and is now in the
last stages Of completion will be dCdi-
Gated the first Sunday of September.
Elaborate preparations are being made for
the dedication service. which will be held
in the morning, afternoon and evening.
CRESTON-The Union county republic
can central committee has called a con
vention to meet here saturday, August
20, to select delegates TO the state CON
vention at Des Moines September , for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for supreme Judge. The count delegates
will consist Of those selected at the June
primaries.
MARSHALLTOwN-An hour after the
order was issued by Mayor lngledue re-
moving the special guards from the Iowa
Central property, where the shop EN-
ployes are out on strike, 1t was rescinded.
The reason for the recall of the order
was that the first non-union ,aborer that
assauSited by a s striKer, who Knocked him
down and so badly injured him that a
doctor had TO be called; Late this morn
ing Frank Hay, a machinist striker, was
arrested by the police for the assault.
He was fined 800 and sent to Jail for
thirty days this afternoon.
ONAWA-At a meeting Of the joint board
Of supervisors of Monona and Harrison
counties held here yesterday, Faris * Co.'S
contract on the south thirteen miles of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT l ditch Itch was eS Sbal,t s, unit,
miles Of ditch to dig yet and their work
has been delayed by unavoidable causes
sinking of their big dredge last spring. The
dredge has been raised and is working
now. Faris & Co, have agreed to build
a temporary ditch three miles long to re-
lleve the Harrison county land of the over
flow waters.
IOWA FALLS-The renewed activity OF
the Chicago. e. Northwestern road on the
old Chicago, Iowa q Minnesota grade,
northwest of Alden, is construed by some
as a first step on the part of the company
to get in shape for the long-delayed eX-
tension Of his division to Eagle Grove.
Years ago the Chicago, Iowa & Minnesota
road was Incorporated for the purpose OF
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and possibly farther north and west. This
was before the Northwestern absorbed the
old Chicago, Iowa e. Dakota road. The
merging company now has a gang OF
workmen at work on the old grade, put
ting the fences in shape, cutting weeds,
etc. Others are of the opinion that
the company is merely doing this work
to maintain its rights to the property
until such time as it is ready to make
use of the grade for the long-contemplated
extension.
CRESTON-The electric storm that
struck this place Sunday night at 1880,
lasting until 5 the next morning, was the
worst that has occurred here for yeas.
For seven hours the storm ragged with no
abatement. Lightning struck a number
of places about the city. At two houses,
Aaron Johnson's and Shelton Jacksons
serious conflagrations were narrowly
! averted. The rainfall was immense. Tel
ephone and electric wires were badly
damaged all over the city. OF the five
| circuits of the Bell Telephone company
from here to Des Moines but one was in
working order Monday morning. At the
fair grounds tents were blown down
though no serious damage resulted there
From Corning comes the report of much
damage. fields of grain and potatoes be-
ing submerged and the river raising, al
the rate of a foot an hour, the fair
grounds being knee deep in water, the
power house partly under water and the
city's supply shut off and mail carriers
forced to abandon their routes. From
Cumberland, on the North branch, comes
word OF heavy rains there and electrical
disturbances also.