Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-22
IeMn NeMn Notrs.

MARsHALLTOwN-Mr and Mrs. SAM
uel Coulter, aged residents Of Vienna town
ship Of this county, today celebrated the
siXtieth anniversary OF their marriage.
LAKE C1TY-R. A.. Griffin OF Holstein.
Ia, was elected superintendent OF the pub
lie schools to Z. the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Theodore Saam, who
has accepted a similar position In the Pipe
stone, Mimi, public schools.
MARSHALLTOwN-Samuel G.. Bentley,
a former well known real estate dealer Of
this city, VIII during recent years had
been living in Minneapolis, died today at
TRma. at the home Of his brother, c.. b..
Bentley. Death was due to complications
OF the liver. He is survived by three
daughters.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Snyder, aged
20 years, committed suicide, Thursday, at
the home of his sister, eight miles north
OF Maquoketa. The deed was committed
in a woodshed and was evidently premedi-
tated. Snyder was found dead, dressed
In his best clothes and freshly shaven. He
killed himself by shooting himself through
the head with a shotgun.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Haradon, for
merly Of this city, who for four years has
been an assistant purchasing agent for
quarters in both Washington and Seattle.
has resigned. His resignation takes effect
July !. He will leave Washington on that
date and go to Astoria, Wash, to enter
business with his father. Mr.. Eimore.
SIOUX CITY-A decomposed body which
was found on a sandbar. in the Missouri
river near the mouth Of the Big Sioux
river, has been identified as William
T Mitchell OF Springfield, S. D., who was
drowned near Santee, Neb., over six
months ago The BODY was identified by
curious turn of events happened 60 be in
Sioux City at the time the body was dis
covered.
LAKE CITY-After ordering his coffin at
a local undertaking establishment, merely
in a spirit Of fun, Il. II. Dacker walked to
his home, dropping dead there shortly
Lacker was an upholsterer and was adj
dicted to joking. He told his friend, the
undertaken. that a certain casket was Just
every way" Laeker was ~ years of age.
He was born in Missouri and when 1s years
a soldier in the civil war.
AMES-From present indications. Ames
is to have another interurban railway In the
near future. The proposed line, which will
has been surveyed from Eldora TO Ames.
Leaving Eldora the road will run through
Garden City and then by the way way OF Rol-
first planned. 1t will enter Ames on Duff
avenue and terminate at the station OF the
Des Moines, Fort Dodge & Southern. 1t is
probable that the two electric lines will CO.
operate in the matter of connections, and
It may be that through cars will be run
from Eldora direct to Des Moines.
SIOUX CITY-Eleventh district demo-
Gratis have learned that there is a posi-
bility of their being Unable to name a
congressional candidate 10 oppose congress
man E. II. Hubbard. 1t has been discov-
cred that should a congressional conven-
ton be called, It would be Illegal inasmuct
days ago. On the other hand, there is q
possibility that the party already has q
candidate who was selected at the primary
A number of votes were cast In Woodbury.
county for Mayor Sears. but full returns
are not at hand from the remainder OF the
district. Mayor Sears has wired the secre-
tary Of state to discover the exact nature
OF the returns. G