Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-21
Town New. Notes,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., the Agar
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Brandt
Of near Latimer. Franklin county, was
kicked by a horse her father was leading
from the barn. The child Is in a hospital
at Hampton, with a fractured skull, and
II is not believed that It can recover.
VILLIsCA-A movement, supported by
the business men and Grand Army OF the
Republic posts of Villisca, has been started
to organize an association of the Mont
somery county veterans to hold an annual
~encampment every year. This move Is
made because of the dissatisfaction in re-
gard to the Cass-Montgomery Veterans
association.
MARsHALLTowN-C. e. Albrook, a
very w~ell-known attorney OF central Iowa,
who lives at Eldora, has come out as a
candidate to succeed Judge w. d. Evans
OF Hampton, who was recently nominated
by the state republican convention as candi-
date for the supreme bench to succeed
Judge Bishop. deceased.
MARSHALLTOwN-Miss Lucille Webb.
aged II, had her skull fractured, and two
others were injured in the plant of the
Belle Plaine Canning company, when a
trough containing a large number of cans
Of tomatoes fell on them. 1t Is not thought
jured were Mrs. Smolik, aged 81, and Mrs.
Howard, aged 4S.
CRESTON-While attempting to save
grain sacks from fire caused by the sparks
from a threshing machine engine, w. Is.
Mieley was overcome by flames and smoke
Thursday at the home farm Of his father,
near Prescott, and he is in a serious condi-
ton The stacks and barn were saved
through the heroic efforts of the whole
threshing force.
MARSHALLTOWN-W. F. Dwyer. an old
employee of the Iowa Central, and for forty
years travelling engineer for the road, re-
signed today. Mr.. Dwyer will leave soon
for Jersey City, N. j., to become superin-
tendent Of terminals for the Central Rail
way of New Jersey, of which c. w. Hunt
ington, n well-known former Iowa railroad
official, Is general superintendent.
ORIENT-Programs for the pumpkin
festival are out and a unique lot OF attrac-
lions are scheduled for September 70 and
"a. Premiums will be given for different
kinds OF produce. A colt show Will be one
Of the attractions, and prizes will be given
for stunts OF various sorts. The people
have made extensive preparations for the
affair and hope TO make this second affair
MS successful as was the initial one a year
ago.
TABOR-Councilman George Smith met
with an accident at the new town well
Thursday morning. Several ribs wer2
broken and he may have received other
gagged to make the platform for the pumT
to rest upon, about fifteen feet from the
top. A temporary platform had already
been built and used while walling up the
well. This no doubt saved his life, a:
otherwise he would have fallen into the
water and drowned. He was to have beer
lowered by a rope and pulley, but just a.
he swung off, the chain became unlocked
and he fell TO the platform fifteen fee
! down.
IOWA FALLS-The seven counties in thl.
judicial district, with ninety-three delegates
will hold a convention at Hampton Septem
Der 80 for the purpose OF nominating q
candidate for the vacancy on the distric|
bench caused by the resignation OF Judg'
Evans to become a member OF the low;
supreme court, The counties in the district
with their delegates, are az follows: Boone
fifteen delegates; Franklin, ten; Hamilton
! thirteen; Hardin, fourteen; Story, thirteen
Webster, seventeen Wright, eleven. Th'
candidates already announced are as fol
lows: F. NJ. Williams of Hardin, Senate
Petersen OF Wright, l.. Harpel of Boom
and A. N. Boeye OF Hamilton. WebsteI
and story counties are already represented
on the district bench by Judges Nrigh
and Lee.