Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20


son. Mr.. Anderson had been in the paint
and paper business here for more than
twenty years. At one time he was a
member of the city council Death was
of age.
CREsTON-Enos Tyson, an aged citizen
of this place, submitted to an amputation
of one of his feet yesterday as the re:
with a foot trouble nearly all his life
and for the last few years has been 4, a
badly diseased, but it is thought it may
be saved.
Administrations was the last
day of the fair and over 5000 .peopa
large number for the last day. The ex-
hibtts in all the departments have been
the best to be had and the races were the
best in years. Altogether the fair of 1908
has easily been the best for a number
Of seasons and will also be a success
financially.
LoGAN-Winiam c. Longman, who died
at Lincoln, Neb., September IA, was buried
here today. Mr.. Longman was born at
Oregon, Mo, In 1862, moved to Harrison
county in 1853, was a real estate owner
merchant of Logan, organizer Of the Chris,
tian church here and a highly respected
citlzon Of the county, He Is survived by a
dren ere in college, one is a banker and
two are ministers.
IOWA CITY-Threatening the life and
growth of the literary societies. the new
University Of Iowa faculty nave caused
serious agitation among the students, For
societies have been q part of the social
organism of the university. Now the
rules providing that no parties be held
except on Friday and Saturday evenings
lessen the advantages and are likely TO
stop the freshmen from joining.
MARSHALLTOWN - Iowa Wesleyan
under most suspicious. conditions and
with Indications pointing to this being
a banner school year for the college Or.
f. A. Schell, the newly-elected president,
has done much during the, short time
he has been at the head of the college
TO build up the student body; The fresh,
man class numbers eighty, being almost
double the size of last years class.
ATLANTIC-Word has been received
here OF the death of a former Atlantic
nephew HtI5fe% John Jameson Jam me Near "A Rdai2 last
night, the gentleman being j. d. Wise,
better known to his friends here as Dunn
time Of his death and had been i'll for
some months, the last several weeks of
which he had been belfast. He was never
tiers, The body will be brought here for
burial.
WATERLOO-Promoters of the Waterloo,
Pella a. Southwestern railroad are busy
securing funds to further the enterprise;
The capital stock authorized is S~,25OIOO and
first mortgage. thirty years 3 per cent
$500, 900 in promissory notes of the cOnstruc-
ton company are now being taken, no sub
scription to become obligatory unless the
whole amount is raised, Waterloo sub.
scribes So. 900, Grinnell $4,000, Pella $4,000
and Charlton, the terminus, $z6.OOO' making
a total OF 1921, 900.
MARSHALLTOWN-Under the name OF
the Story County Independent Telephone
company the following companies of the
county were merged and consolidated to-
day: The Nevada Telephone company
the Roland Mutual Telephone company,
the Cambridge Independent Telephone
company, the Maxwell Telephone company
and the Short Line Telephone company.
The merger gives the new company the
control OF 1900 telephones in story
county and $50 miles Of toll lines. 1t is
likely that +. NJ. Boardman of Nevada
will be chosen manager Of the merger,
which has a Joint capital of $4,000.
CPESTON-At the last term of district
court held here an indictment was re-
turned by the grand jury against II.
Lynn, who was charged by Curtis Dewey,
a Sand Creek township farmer, with Sc
curing 81, goo by Issuing a fraudulent con-
tract in connection with the sale of some
real estate. When court was In session
Lynn could not be found. Judge rowneT
Issued a bench warrant for him and II
now develops that he is in Des Moines.
Deputy Sheriff Evans went to that place
TO arrest him, but Lynn gave bonds of
81. 900 for his appearance here at the No
YembsT term Of court and the case VIII
be tried then.