Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
lava Neua Notes.

CRESTON-The Iowa Federation of
Women's clubs OF the Sixth district will
hold a two days session at Osceola Novem-
Der 10 and II.
ATLANTIC-ora Best, by his father, w.
HI. Best, brings suit against the city of
Griswold for 5000 damages, alleging he had
his leg broken In falling over a bad side
walk.
MARsHALLTowN - Harry Paschal. a
we'll known livery owner of Colfax. was
run down by an automobile last night, sus-
tanning three fractured ribs and possibly
Internal injuries.
student at Cornell university at Ithaca, N.
Y. has made the left guard position on the
sophomore eleven and is prominent in all
studying for the c. E. degree.
LOGAN-Next Thursday night. November
IL, Rev. Dwight Hills Of Brooklyn will lee
ture at the Logan opera house. As Harrison
county was the former home of Rev. Mr..
Hills especial arrangements are now being
made to accommodate all who may desire
to hear him.
Harrison county has established the
Soldier river drainage district and the
drainage project as recommended by En-
5000 acres and the diversion OF the Soldier
river Will cost 100000.
CRESTON-Judge Mcpherson last night
decided to transfer the case of Eldon
Tucker Of Brooks, who Is under Indictment
for violation of the postal laws. from the
Creston district to the Des Moines district,
where. the parties are ordered to be ready
for a hearing November II.
CRESTON-H. H. Keamerick, for the
last three years day ticket agent and
operator at Abba, has resigned his position
with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
| road and will go to the National Union Coal
Mining company, where he will have charge
OF the company store.
MARSHALLTOwN-The $25o,OOo plant Of
the Gould Balanced Valve company will
L nor he m0VAn from Ral1n0U n 20 nna
Moines. Such is the result Of the decision
OF the supreme court of Iowa in the case
brought by the city of kellogg against the
valve company. The city first secured an
injunction preventing the company from
moving, basing its action on a clause of
the contract under which stock in the con-
Germ was sold to residents of Kellogg. The
case was tried in the Poweshiek county
court and the city of Kellogg won. The
supreme court affirmed the decision of
tho lower court.
CRESTON-The sixth annual convention
OF the eighty-eighth Iowa district OF Re
oekahs will be held here Friday, .Novem-
Der IL, and a large attendance Is anticipated.
The own included in the district are
ALTON, Murray, Thayer, shannon City,
Cromwell and Creston. The local order is
making extensive preparations to entertain
the delegates and visitors.
MARSHALLTOWN The proposition of
whether or not the city council should
grant a franchise to the Farmers and Mer-
chants Telephone company won by a ma
JCAANJ VI AttfO az NAb Gel ktilGIdl GltN-
ton. This company was organized by the
independent telephone interests of Iowa to
fight the Bell company, which recently
acquired the MarshalItown Telephone COM
pany, an Independent concern. @
BMERSON-Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace of
Glenwood was buried here this afternoon
For many years she was a resident of this
town and was highly esteemed and had
many friends who sincerely mourn her loss.
She leaves but one child, Hon. F. ]. Wal
lace OF Glenwood, with whom she has re-
sided during the last year. Just eleven
years ago today and at the same hour
her daughter, Sarah, was buried.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 20 impaired
health, caused by the strenuousness of the
recent campaign, Governor Johnson of
Minnesota has caused the lecture bureau,
this month. to cancel his engagements.
The reason assigned is that Governor
Johnson is greatly in need of rest to re-
cuperate from the strain OF the CAM
paign.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Andrae, a
Dutch Hollander, who for years has been
a resident Of South Africa. and who
fought in the Boer army against the Eng
lish, is making what promises to be a
accommodating horseback ride. Andrae
reached the city today on his way from
cuitous route he is taking the distance he
will cover will DO $40 miles. He has been
In the saddle already five weeks. He ex
poets to reach Frisco next spring, The
trip is one combined for health, pleasure,
business and q wager.
MARSHALLTOwN-The sensational trial
of George Young. charged with the murder
of Frank Parker last June. was begun in
the Jasper county court at Newton today.
The quarrel, which ended by Young shoot
ing Parker, was the result Of hrs. Parker
leaving her husband and coming back to
Iowa from Denver, whore Young and
Parker were ormerly in partnership. Par
ker came to the home where Mrs. Parker
and Young were living and attempted to
take away with him his little daughter.
A quarrel ensued and Young shot Parker
as he was driving away Will the child.