Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
Iowa News Notes.

CREsTON-The Burlington pay car ar
rives here Tuesday, and employees will be
made happy by the distribution Of checks
at that time.
CLARGNDA-Fire this morning at 80 to-
tally destroyed the barn and outbuildings
OF William Johnson. Tools and a COW
were burned.
| Observation-Disclosures Peacock. a
farm laborer. while working on the top Of
q windmill on the Ed Mccullough farm
near Brooklyn. fell and broke his neck.
Death was instantaneous
MARSHALLTOWN-Car c. Bratt. a well
known young man of this city, was today
appointed deputy to Sheriff G. S. Hutson
signed to become deputy county treasurer.
ATLANTIC-The city council has passed
an ordinance prohibiting the use of con-
"wife-beaters'' and all canes. whips and so
on at the carnival to be held here next
mand to enforce the law, and whoever is
found violating it will be fined for dis
orderly conduct.
ATLANTIC-Clark Swiger, living north
OF the city, sustained a bad injury yester-
day, when he was thrown from his wagon
in a runaway. and, landing on his head,
injuries to his body. He had started home,
when in some manner the tongue of the
run with the above result.
MARSHALLTOWN-Thc annual grand
lodge meeting OF the Odd Fellows of Iowa,
the annual encampment of the Patriarchs
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will he held in this city next week. The
opening session will be Monday evening and
the grand lodge will close on Friday morn
ing. Wednesday, when the parade OF the
lodges will be held, will be the big day.
CEDAR FALLS-Mr. and Mrs, Walter
Huyck, who live ten miles west of this
city, mourn the loss OF one daughter, aged
9, and another, aged 8, maybe fatally in
tured, while their teacher, Miss Myra Nor
ton Of New Hartford has been unconscious
for hours and may not rally. The accident
was caused just as the children, with their
age and an attack OF heart trouble. She
leaves many relatives.
BOONE-This forenoon at 1880 o'clock
! CURED the funeral of Aunt Nancy Edgar,
one of the most prominent Of the pioneer
conducted by DR.. o. H.. l.; Mason. pastor
of the Presbyterian church. Mrs: Edgar
teacher, reached home. when the buggy
struck a tree and was overturned. The
child was dead when picked up by her
mother, who came from the house TO meet
them.
WATERLOO-The Northeastern Iowa
Telephone association convened in this city
today for its annual meeting. H. A. Douglas
OF Cedar Rapids, president, was in the
chair. Representatives from different parts
Of Iowa were in attendance. A special car
association to Cedar Falls to inspect the
state Normal buildings. Luncheon was
served on the car.
MARSHALLTOWN-The attempt made
by the Muscatine Ministerial association to
place the lid on Muscatine by stopping
Sunday theaters was frustrated yesterday
when a jury in Justice Howe's court found
) Charles Salisbury, manager Of the Grand
opera house, not guilty of breaking the
Sabbath. The defeat OF the ministers means
an open town on Sunday The theaters are
all preparing to run next Sunday.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TIE citizens will
raise the amount up to 1890 or $500 for
I@S S8PTe''P Fred oI we sif muFU Governor 81
Cummins was asked by County At
torney sherman T. Mears to offer an ad'
ditional reward for the capture OF the
murderer. The city is now making an effort
to light Its alleys as a protection against
further calamity. while officers are pro-
tecting the interests Of the city.
BOONE-Rev. J. r. Houser. pastor Of the
Christian church In this city, In order tc
get color for a sermon TO railroad men, Sc
cured the consent OF railroad officials on
the Newton & Northwestern railway tc
ride in the cab Of an engine today from
congregation of his church, and he is pre-.
pairing a sermon which Will be especially
upon the dangers that hefall a locomotive
engineer or fireman, or any employe Of the
train crew, he has decided to make thi;
2 MARsHALLTOwN-To reap a b st Of
| more than 500 an acre, ~ per cent ' which
was profit IN a crop OF potatoes, is tn
by A. W, Wolf Of near Hampton. FRANKLIN
! county, Iowa. Mr.. Wolf planted forty acre:
to potatoes and from Il has gathered ~,
bushels He marketed the. potatoes for an
average Of 81 cents a bushel, the tota
| sales amounting to H.lOt. The potato croT
| in central Iowa has been good this year
although the yield has not been so larg,
as in some former years. The price hal
been universally stiff, ranging from 90 to &
r cents. according TO quality.
t ATLANTIC-Philip Fay, living neal
Lewis. was freed by Rrav wolves one ia,
: last week. and compelled to remain up
tree for about three hours while the wolve!
were on guard below, He had gone GU
TO repair some fence and thus ran onto IN,
wolves, who seemed not at all afraid whel
he threw a stone among them, and some OF
them started toward him. His sister cam,
out 10 see why he was so late. and warning
her to stay away he told what was III,
' matter. She went to the house and calle,
\ up some neighbors. but by the time the
, arrived the wolves had scattered. but no
ph'n ,hey hGe kspt ray IN the Tree unit