Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-18
Iowa News Notes.


street are talking Of using oil for the
streets and are looking into the cost, and
f this is not too great they will probably
use this instead of water to allay the dust
IN the streets.
ATLANTIC-Miss AnsiS Sruff, daughter
Of J. B. Bruff, left last night for Phila,
Bryn Maur college. Miss Bruff was a
student at Penn college in this state and
won the Bryn Maur scholarship. The
scholarship amounts to about $3.50 and in
cludes board, room and tuition for the year,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Henry was
arraigned in Justice MillarG,s court this Is
connection with the death of Matthias
Skeie, whom it is alleged Henry. struck,
fracturing his skull. Henry waived exam
ination and was aTraigned before the grand
jury, which Is now in session. His bond
was fixed at $1,000.
CRESTON-One hundred and fifty local
Elks, in dress parade and accompanied by
a band, chartered a special yesterday and
! went to Maryville to rendezvous, and in
cidentally to recapture the solid gold loving
cup from that lodge on the base ball dia-
mond. But they were doomed to disap-
pointment, as the antlered Missourians
showed them to the score of 8 to 4.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a battle which
has lasted through most of the summer, the
independent telephone %intests of Iowa Sc
cured the adoption of an ordinance grant
ing 1t a franchise. The vote stood s to 2.
The ordinance paves the way for the fran
s 6 s9s to be quito put to a vote Of the people nat at
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fight over the ordinance has been bitter.
ATLANTIC-At 3 o'clock yesterday 1.5OO
single admissions to the fair had been sold
and the number of family tickets was
about as in other years. Everything is in
rull blast and If the weather keeps up to
the present kind Atlantic will have the
best fair in its history. Mr.. Murphy is
the judge of the races and is giving uni
versal, satisfaction. The Atlantic band is
furnishing the music.
IOWA F~ALLs-Rev. Charles F. Lynde,
formerly located at Aldon, in this county.
VIII torsake the ministry for. newspaper
Work, Mr.. tynde formerly resided at pes
Of the Congregational church at Man
chester. When a resident Of Des Moines
Register and Leader. lie returns to Des
MONIES to take a position on Successful
Farming,
CRESTON-The citizens of Red Oak are
lie library building. over a year ago a
tax was levied for the maintenance of a
now at work upon plans for such a build
ing and II is hoped before snow flies to
viii not be waited for, however, as a room
has already been opened and the circulation
of books will begin at once.
CEDAR FALLs-The survivors of the
fourteenth biennial reunion in this city,
September 16 and II, the dates being the
Hills. over 100 old comrades, with their
wives, are in the city, and the programs
Will all be OF intense interest to the gen.
eral public, Major John f. Lacey Of the
Third Iowa will be one OF the principal
speakers on Wednesday evening.
acknowledgements developments
today 1t now appears that Thomas VIII
liams, cOlored. who was assaulted at a
ball game Sunday by James Thome, a local
character, would die. Williams revived
Monday morning, but last night he re-
lapsed into an unconscious condition and
has remained in a state OF stupoI all day.
Thome, who was released on bonds on the
original charge of assault, was rearrested
and is being held i'm TAIL 10 await the out
come OF Williams injuries.
IOWA FALLS-J. II. Booye. who, II is
claimed, during his service as Justice OF
the peace officiated at more weddings than
any other man in the state, Is dead. his
death occurring at a hospital in Chicago.
He was for many years a prominent man
in this state and in 1878 was appointed COM
missioner to the Paris exposition. He was
"a years Of age. He was a thirty-secOnd
degree Mason and a member OF the ODD
Fellows, His remains were brought to
Clear Lake yesterday for interment.