Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-20

ATLANTIC-The Parker White City
Carnival company arrived in the CITY yes
terday afternoon from Perry, and Is now
in possession of the streets for the carnival
which is to be held this week.
CRESTON-Word has been received here
Of the death of Joseph Junkin of Red Oak,
rather OF ex-senator Junkin and an uncle
of Paul Junkin, editor of the Advertiser
Gazette OF this city. Funeral services were
conducted today.
ATLANTIC-Sheriff Duval, Saturday aft
ernoon, arrested in this city Fred Dustin,
wanted at Mount Ayr, charged with seduc-
ton. He has been here since July 3, work
Ing in the Star livery stable. He is being
from Mount Ayr.
AMES-The First Voters club has in
duced the college authorities to grant a va
cation for the Monday and Tuesday of cleo
ton week, In order that the students may
go nome TO vote. Political sentiment Is
avail themselves of the opportunity.
MARSHALLTOWN-Paul Radloff. who
was convicted of arson for burning the w.
:. Gle barn about a month ago. was SEN
Penitentiary by Judge J. NJ. Parker in the
district court Saturday morning. The case
81, 800 was furnished. Charles Martin. con.
victed of breaking and entering a freight
car, was sentenced to five years at Fort
CREsTON-Creston and Lor,uor ui,t,
schools played a hotly contested game on
me grldlron here Yesterday in which the
i9 ? ondt team carried off the honors. the score
eleven put up a strenuous game, they were
piainly outclassed. The local team this
year Is a strong one and so far during the
engaged. """" "oS
ATLANTIC-Mrs. Katherine strater died
g. heE nome north Of the city at I O'Clock
saturday morning. death being the result
OF oid age and the diseases thereof. Mrs.
tIiTrr,aa'ers age was nearly 70 years at the
5Ine or her death and she had lived i'm
lass county Tor m1ny wears Qha laoNas
seven children, five of whom are girls sno
Two boys. The funeral was held yesterday
a. Ier nome, and lnterment made in the
Atlantic cemetery, "
ATLANTIC-The marriage OF Miss Flor
ence O'Connell, daughter of Mrs. F. r,
OConnell of this city, and John 4. ZONES
took place at the Catholic parsonage At I
O'clock Friday evening, the Rev. Father
bP ar 9fficiating; Miss o'Conneli has lived
nsIe al or her life and is well known, and
Mr.. Jones is also a product of this CITY.
fie is at present employed by the Kratzer
carriage company of Des Molnes as their
western Iowa agent.
CRESTON-A Lincoln Republican club IL
10 De one OF the features Of the big repub-
WuGan rally Monday night. when Secretary
now many republicans who voted for Lin
coin are in evidence at the present time.
anu uhey VII be honored guests of the
SHening' quite a large number have
handed IN their names and it is expected
mere VIII be a goodly number OF the mar
tyred presidents adherents In attendance.
- a ItCtIll meeting OF the
stockholders and directors Of the Union
county Savings bank at Kent, II was voted
nanlmousl to change the name of the
pdhk 10 the Kent State Savings bank, in
nolor OF the town. II was also voted to in
crease the board Of directors from five TO
seven and DR.. o., $. Barber and Joseph
ELIOT were selected to fill the places. Rob
ert Barnum is the new cashier, going to
that place from Arispie, where he held a
similar position in the Arisple bank.
CRESTON-Treasurer of State Morrow
inquired in an accident yesterday afternoon
whlle driving from Alton to Shepard TO
axe the Great Western for Des Moines, In
which he Jared much better than his
driver, o. b. Emerson. In ATTEMPTING tn
pass another rig ahead of them the wbeeeji
OF Emerson's buggy was snapped off close
20 the axle, the buggy was overturned and
lhe occupants unCeremoniously tipped ONT
Mr; Morrow escaped with but few scratches
ana a good shaking up. but Emerson, who
was pinned beneath the seat, came near
losing his eyesight.
LAKE CITY-A turnip weighing nine
pounds, big enough to furnish a man with
forty messes, was grown by VIII Stress 4
farmer, on some cleared off land on The
hacoon river. In addition to the giant
turnlp Mr.. Stress has produced enough
other freak vegetables this year to start a
county fair all by himself. His collection,
raised by himself, are as follows: A pumn-
KIN vine with fourteen fine. large, yellow
pumpkins growing on II: a cabbage not less
than three feet across the head, but. being
a very loose-leafed cabbage, weighin much
less than would appear; a stalk OF corn
eighteen feet high with five we'll formed
ears on II; a bunch of barley which stands
higher than a mans head; a tomato vine
climbed over one side of their modest home