Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-31
Iowa News Notes.

CHARLES CITY-Chris Mathews of
Pierre, a shoe dealer. died this morning.
lie was born in Germany and had lived
ATLANTIC-The fund for the purchase
OF a horse hose team for the fire depart-
ment continues to grow slowly, Up to
date 1t has advanced to $40.
ATLANTIC - Examinations for c%ertifi7
Gates TO teach in this county are now
being held at the office Of the sJperin-
t%endent, and twenty-nine teachers arr TAX
men.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wood OF
Odebolt. convicted at the August term Of
the Sac county district court for eriminaI
the penitentiary by Judge Frank Nj. Pow
ers at Sac City today.
CHARLES CITY-The CONGREGATIONAL
church here will celebrate itstflftieth ami
versary on Friday night with a pro-
gram which includes addresses from the
older members and greetings from survlv-
ing members in distant cities.
IOWA ClTY-One Of the largest single
order of hogs ever heard Of in this section
of the state was received yesterday by ID.
Hoover Of this city. A Sioux City pack
Tamworth gifts for the syndlcate's big
ranch in northwestern Iowa,
CREsToN.T II lexis who arrived
stricken with heart disease this morning
and expired before medical aid could be
summoned IAtldAlNtH Ut RdulA. u. nave
been notified and are expected to arrive.
CREsTON-R. r. Falconer, aged 50. years.
living east of Prescott, was found by mis-
daughter this morning hanging to a corn
crib with a halter around his neck. Life
was extinct when discovered. Deceased suf-
fered from nervous prostration and his sui
eide Is thought TO be the result Of III health.
ATLANTIC-Thc young men who have
been chosen TO represent the Atlantic HigA
school I'm the debate TO be held the 10Th %
next month at Extra are We're Ringle.
George Golfer and Frank Hartman, with
James Paige as alternate. The subject will
be, "Des Moines' Plan of Municipal Govern
ment,' with the local boys in the affirmu-
tive.
IOWA CITY-Dr. Frank Horack. a pro-
fessor in the university. has Instituted n
novel custom I'm his political science class.
He VIII convert the class room into an
election booth and give young America a
practical demonstration on how to cast the
ballot. The class was taken 10 the CITY
hail yesterday 10 see how the voting MAJ
chine worked.
IOWA ~C1TY-Because several Of their
young women friends passed them up
on the street, the Young Mems Social cluB
Of this city will give a Halloween partys
but all the attending young women Will be
from cut OF town. The indignant youths
have invited young women friends from
Cedar Rapids. West Liberty, Muscatine and
other surrounding cities TO the social func-
ton.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF incor-
p~oration of the Hawakeye Cement TUs
company, Win n Cdpltdi STOCK or 80 .ld0.
we're filed IN CerTo Gordo county today.
The company intends to manufacture ce-
ment. tile. blocks, posts and structural
cement articles. The incorporators are:
/. NJ. VanAuken. w. II. Huffman. w, n,
Reed, O. S. Huffman and J. G. Cutler
The company is planning 10 erect a plant
at Mason City.
ATLANTIC-F. r. whipple. until recently
one Of Atlanuc's best known business mon.
died yesterday about noon, death being
due TO diabetes complicated With heart
trouble. He had been In falling health fur
some months. but n was not thought that
his condition was serious until lately. Frank
since 1879. coming here from New Hamp-
shire, For a number OF years he was
associated in the clothing business with
sold his interest 10 Messrs. Nelson aud
Grulke. No funeral arrangements nave yet
been made. =