Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-17
Iowa News Notes.

CRESTON-NeXt Monday will he payday
Tor the Burlington employees at this place.
Inc pay car Will arrive on No. in tho
ing.
CRESTON-Ed Dew, for long time a
business man of this place. has sold all
his interests TO man from Des Moincs
named Gutman and expects to retire from
active business life soon.
ATLANTIC-Mrs Matt Metz Of Benton
township died at her home yesterday as
the result of peritonitis. She was p
years of age and had resided in and near
been i'll but short time,
CRESTON-T. p. Roberts. a Creston
business man, while i'm Omaha yesterday
slipped on the street in some way. causing
a fracture OF one of his lower limbs. \
local physician was wired for last night 10
come to that place and bring him home.
CRESTON-Much of the enormous supply
of 1900 tons of coal which was stored at
this point last winter for the use of the
Burlington is now being shipped for use to
various points east and west on the line
II is being handled by large force of
Italian workmen.
CRESTON-The members of Hawkeye
engine company of the fire department are
planning to attend the firemens tourna-
ment of southwestern Iowa at Atlantic on
July and 4. They have perpission To
take the chemical engine and the fine fire
team, Tom Pnd Jerry.
CRESTON-Union county democrats held
conference here Wednesday afternoon for
discussion and explanation of the primary
law IN OTQeT Illdl lle party may make no
mistake through failure to comply with
the provisions of the law in the nomination
of candidates at the primaries.
MARSHALLTOWN-O Rosengren,
young mechanic of this city, who was run
down and permanently injured by an auto
mobile driven by F. F, Michaels, formerly
Sf ths SeTe Sy P%5 of Rt Py be BTY Se5
brought in the verdict this afternoon.
CRESTON-The special train Of BurlinG-
ont pn Nan Il
e. Ward, General Superintendent W. H.
Throop and Superintendent of Motive Power
TorTey, were inspecting the western divi-
sion from here yesterday and made a trip
over the south branch also.
ATLANTIC-Prof. H. w. g, Shock Of
Anita who has been making a strenuous
campaign for the nomination Of county
superintendent at the republican pri-
maries has withdrawn from the race and
leaves IL to Mrs. |. y. Johnson alone TEe
school board at Anita reelected him at
an increased salary, making his present
position of more value than the office he
sought
ATLANTIC-w. u. Lloyd Of this place
is suffering with a badly bruised face as
the result of peculiar accident. lie was
returning from Lincoln, Neb, on the train
when a fellow passenger attempted 70
in the face and cut his face and nose
quite badly. though nothing serious is e&-
pected to result
ATI,ANTIC-The body of Otto Reis-
berg the young man who died of spinal
meningitis was held last night at
O'clock from the family residence and the
body was taken 10 the cemetery and IN
TERED by moonlight without the presence
OF a single relative or friend and no
funeral service The burial was in ac-
cordance with the Board of Health rule
and is the first of the kind ever held
here.
MARSHALLTOWN-A stranger who has
been passing in this city under the name
of ''Creo the detective" and who has
claimed that he was connected with the
Pinkerton agency and that he was also a
United States deputy marshal, was arrested
at Newton, Jasper county, early this morn
ing for alleged horse stealing. He will be
returned here. "Creo." whose correct name
il has been impossible to learn, hired
horse and buggy valued at $500 from the
Combs livery barn early yesterday morn
ing He had driven the horse seventy miles
i'm fourteen hours when arrested.
MARSHALLTOWN-A little more than
eighteen months ago Hamilton Browne Of
Chicago, promoter and builder OF inter-
urbans, started to promote such public
service enterprise out Of this city TO connect
with the Milwaukee railroad at Melbourne.
A special election was held and a tax aid
totaling SIS coo was voted the road, under
| the provision that the tax was payable
| only under the condition that the road be
| in operation by July 1, 1905 As there are
no prospects for this being done the city
| council today passed a resolution calling
! upon Browne and his sureties 10 pay the
I s'2s = w." the special election cost.