Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05
Iowa Nova Noten.

has been Ill here for some time, recently
burned her feet very badly, and yesterday
the physician performed the operation Of
grating some of the flesh from the arm Of
her husband on her feet. She is now doing
nicely.
IOWA F~ALLS-Several large herds Of
cattle In this section have become in
fected with black leg" and Assistant Stale
Veterinarian w. l. Evers of this city has
been -sllI.lnoned to several points to vac
citrate the cattle in hopes of retarding the
spread of the disease.
ATLANTIC-There is some talk here Of
the promoters of the Atlantic Northern q
Southern Railway asking for tax aid to
complete the necessary amount for the
building of the road. Up to date about $685.
sum OF 100000 Is needed. A . per cent tax
is the amount which will be needed to com
plete the sum.
IOWA FALLs-An important change in
|, banking circles took place in this city yes
terday, when J. c. Jackson assumed the
presidency Of the Citizens Savings bank.
Mr.. Jackson was chosen a member of the
Board of Supervisors of this county at the
recent election and Is one of the best
known farmers and stock men in this
part of Iowa and will add material strength
and standing to the institution.
ArLANTlC-WoGd has been received in
the Guy OF the death of Mrs. E. MUMMY,
VINO Tor many years was a resilient OF tins
lily, and VINO recently went to California,
wAere her son Edward is employed. she
went last spring TO visit her niece in Red
.ield, 5. d, and mad gone from there to her
son. Her husband was for many years one
If the leading tailors in the city. but died
some time ago. The body will be brough,
mere for burial.
IOWA C~ITY-Governor Warren Garst laid
the cornerstone of the new law building
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, assisted BY
Dean Charles Noble Gregory OF the col
lege of law. 1t was the original intention
TO have the ceremonies when the Legislature
came mere in January, but the presence OF
the governor today at the lecture OF Irving
b. hickman before the State Historical So
ciety made II convenient to lay the corner
stone at the present time.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have been
made openly In Muscatine that If Evangel-
list Billy Sunday returns there for a
short series of meetings, as he is now
planning to do, that the opposition element
will tear down and wreck the tabernacle
In which the Sunday meetings were held
last spring, and which resulted In such an
upheaval in that city and eventually caused
it to go dry. Sunday expects to go to Mus
catine in about a month for two or three
meetings.
of the
promotion OF Assistant Freight and Pas
senger Agent Z. J. Peterson of the Iowa
and Dakota division OF the Chicago, Mil
yankee d st. Paul. was made today. Mr..
made travelling freight and passenger agent
Of the Council Bluffs division of the road,
appointment becomes effective at once. Mr..
Peterson began service with the Milwaukee
twenty-five years ago as yard clerk at
Calmar. He was afterwards station agent
at Spirit Lake, Hartley and Mason City.
BOONE-Wednesday evening, at the
Northwestern hotel in this city, an elabor-
by Superintendent j. II. Hammill superin-
tendent of the Chicago a. Northwestern
railroad, Iowa division. The complimented
guest was Free Paine, who for nearly fifty
years was one of the most prominent rail
road men OF the country. Nearly forty
years ago he came to the employ of the
Northwestern company, and continued
| faithfully in the service until a few weeks
ago, when he was retired on a pension OF
generous amount.
BOONE-The grand jury reported yester-
day afternoon, returning only five indict-
ments. W were against Messrs. Kirkland
and Kane, the alleged bandits who terror
rized the eastern part of the city some time
ago. They had been previously indicted, but
this was found TO be defective. William
Humpatch, who was arrested. charged with
stealing a woman satchel from an inter-
urban car, was indicted on the charge of
larceny. John Spatt, a German resident
well known in this community, was in
dicted on the charge OF attempted assault,
the complaining witness being his daughter,
The fifth Indictment concerned a Boone sa-
loone keeper and has not yet been made
public.
IOWA CITY,. Reed Lane of Davenport,
son of Regent Joe II. Lane, was elected
president of the greater university COM
mittee at the meeting held to perfect a
permanent organization. Alumni Secretary
NJ. l.. Person was chosen secretary of the
GGGToss. sapt I0nlelecte of an" the foot bail a1' teSmi
treasurer. Preliminary arrangements were
made for a great county club rally, to be
held on December Is. when plans will be
made for the reunions of the State Uni
versity of Iowa graduates and students
throughout Iowa. A rally OF the 'co-eds'
will also be held to arouse enthusiasm over
the women's building project.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. claim to the
championship of the Iowa ~corn-huskers
and willing TO back his judgment with any
farmer living near Nevada, has issued a
, challenge to the state of Iowa. Apple, judg-
ing by previous performances and form, -
looks like a good thing" in the corn-husk-
ing line. In his ordinary days work Apple
has been picking and husking from 125 to
100 bushels of corn a day, getting through
by 8 o'clock in the afternoon. He is willing
to wage $500, or any part thereof. that he
can husk 225 bushels from an ordinary field
Of corn In ten hours. He is not willing TO
haul and crib It, however. His friends, who
have seen him at work, are also ready to
back him..
MARSHALLTOWN-The estate of II. f.
Simkins. a former well known undertaken,
today secured Judgment In the district court
against the Hawkeye Commercial Mems as
surance company, for an assessment of s.
a member, with a maximum OF not over
5000. Simkins died OF septic poison, re-
suling from the prick of an embalmers
needle, while he was embalming a corpse,
The company, which has a large member
ship among travelingmen throughout the
west, refused payment on the grounds that
/ the risk involved did not come under the
! provisions of the contract carried by the
| Insured. Miss Lena Simkins, as eXecutriX
OF his estate, brought suit to collect. The
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