Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
Town News Nntea-

ATLANTIC-The new machinery which
has been put in place at the city water
few hours and is now running in fine
shape. Atlantic has suffered much from a
lack or good water for some time past,
owing TO The worn out condition of m.
pumps and other machinery at the pumping
station. -
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES afternoon at
Farragut was held the funeral of Mrs. ,Jchn
a. Coleman, one of the earliest settlers Of
Fremont county. She was almost 6S years
old and had raised a family of five sons,
who are DR.. Coleman. Carl, Joe and Arthur
OF Farragut, and George Col man of Sidney,
who IL county auditor of Fremont county
She was one Of the early settlers and one
or the hest known women In the county.
AMES-The extension department of the
college here began a four weeks short
course and teachers institute at Sheldon
this week. Over 400 enrolment tickets have
been sold, thus insuring a full attendance,
The chief object Of this institute is T. mi
struct the teachers In the northwestern part
Of the state in some of the Fundamental
principles of agriculture and domestic
science, though a large number of farmers
are also In attendance.
SHENANDOAH-At a meeting of the
Shenandoah C%hautauuua board held vester.
day morning In the superior court room at
a regular annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers the secretary made his report that
the total expenditures for the year We're
A.923.5 81. The total receipts were 49, 1885, 5.
which left a deficit Of ~$1,1S7.52. 1t was de-
cided that this deficit should be made up
by the guarantors this year and it was
also unanimously decided 10 have another
MARSHALLToWN While cultivatine
corn, Harvey Lounsberry, a young farmer
Of near Nevada, Story county. was thrown
ing entangled about his body and while
the frightened horses ran he was dragged
under the knives of the machine, which
gashed and cut his body. He was found
a half hour later, but so much foreign sub
stance had entered the wounds that Il IS
! feared that blood poisoning will develop.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Aldrich. the
defaulting cashier of the Farmers Savings
bank Of Huxley, who was released on bond
ten days ago, was rearrested today at
Madrid, Just before leaving for California.
pany which went on Aldrich's bond, was
liable only on one charge of embezLlement
Of fraudulent banking was filed against
Aldrich and he was locked up. His second
bond has been fixed at $1,000.
IOWA FALLS-The news was received
in Buffalo, n. Y. Mr.. Kelsey, who was a
son Of NJ. md Mrs q Y Kelsey, we'll
known and old I me residents Of tbs coun y,
was a student at the Iowa state ~c1llese
at Ames for six years and graduated from
that institution in 1906. He was just entering
on a PROMISING career and had started for
the Rural New Yorker as a special writer
on agricultural subjects; He stopped off
en- route TO visit an uncle and while there
was taken with appendicitis.
MARSHALLTOWN-Consul Herbert S.
Wright, colored. OF this city. who has
been stationed at Utilla. Honduras, Central
America, arrived in The city today to re-
main with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.. ].
Wright, during a two months vacation.
Consul Wright has been transferred re-
Gently TO Puerta Cabella. Venezuela, but
he may not go there, owing to the present
condition of the diplomatic relations be-
tween this country and Venezuela. Consul
Wright said this morning that diplomatic
relations had been severed and he might
be transferred elsewhere when the time
came for his return to his post.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES O.. l.. IngIe.
dues fight for cheaper gas and electric
light, against the M~arshalltown Light,
Power and Railway company, in which he
is backed by the city council and a major
ity OF the citizens, was formally sprung at
the monthly meeting OF the city council
yesterday. Its beginning was the introduce
tion of three ordinances, one .epealing the
present ordinance. another fixing the rats
tor gas for all purposes and the third es-
tablishing the rate for electric lights. The
present rate for gas is $l45 per l,O0l cubic
| feet less 20 per cent discount when bills are
paid by the 10th OF the month The new
/ ordinance fixes the rate for Illuminating
gas at 81 and fuel gas at 81 cents, with a
scale OF discounts ranging from % cents
per 1000 cubic feet to 40 cents per 100
cubic feet depending on the amount used
per month.