Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-27
Iowa

and u former merchant OF TINS city anJ
Eldera, died at noon today while he WA
eating his dinner.
MUSCATINE-The Muscatine. North q
South railroad was today cleared of all
responsibility for the wreck near Grand
view last Saturday; when one man was
killed and seven injured, by the coroner's
jury, which returned its verdict today.
BELLE PLAINE-While he was directing
the work being done by a gang OF laborers
in the local shops Of the Chicago & North
OF the shop, dropped dead. Heart disease
was given as the court. He wa % years
of age.
MARSHALLTOWN-The First Methodist
church of this city Is preparing to let the
contract for a new pipe organ to cost from
$4,000 to 5000. also a contract for the re-
decorating OF the entire building and for a
new oak floor throughout. The entire I'M
provement will cost about $4,000.
CRESTON-Mr, and Mrs. J. NJ. Pilgrim
Of this city celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary this week and they were
the victims of a surprise arranged by their
friends and n~eighbors, who presented them
with $50 In gold, a golden cake. basket and
a gold and silver gravy ladle engraved
iS50-l900.
VINTON-Prof. George w. Tannehill, who
has been instructor OF mathematics in the
state college for the blind in this place
for forty-four years. has resigned. Prof.
Tannehill lost his eyeslght when a, boy. lie
registered as q student in the college In
1868, and he has been with II as student and
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IOWA CITY-Laundries in Iowa City have
been cautioned by Health officer Valenta
against washing infected clothes belonging
10 people In quarantine from contagious
diseases. There are many possibilities OF
Infection when laundry from such families
is brought into contact with laundry fSom
unaffected families" said DIR. Valenta yes
terday.
IOWA CITY-The Central Iowa Homeo-
pathic association met last evening at the
Homeopathic hospital 70 listen to papers
Il. Z. Peck OF Davenport. DR.. r.. N. BY.
water of Aanamosa, DR.. W. A. Hubbard " \
Cedar Rapids, DR.. l.. w Struble OF Dayens
port, DIR. Genevieve Tucker of Davenport
and DIR. John Cogswell OF Grinnell.
SIOUX CITY-William Gordon. who for
the last eight weeks has been in LONDON
and New York, has returned 10 Sioux City
and makes the announcement that l. -.
Melville. the European financier, will erect
In Sioux City q six-story hotel which VIII
iSs oR wiIi Ef e est S 5000 y t ane "S %iii be- located
in the heart of the busines district.
CRESTON-Yesterday at noon occurred
the marriage OF Miss Anna ID. Showers of
Burlington. The ceremony was performed
by an uncle of the bride. Rev. r, i. ArtZ
OF Abba, at the home Of the brides par
psny Of invited guests. and out-of-town
relatives from Burlington, Abba and 81
Louis were present.
ZEARING-H. p. Chandler. a barber Of
Nillb HlA4GN hAR baAA1 ~ Gnu NAA1 ~
ing which his shop is located was partly
demolished by the explosion Of the acetyline
lighting plant I'm the building. The plaster
ing was torn off. the windows were crushed
and the furniture was overturned ana
by the force OF the explosion.
face, hands anc arms were
badly. but not seriously burned.
LOGAR-A pretty double wedding took
place at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Bateman. near Logan. yesterday at high
noon, when their daughters, Miss Viola and
Miss May, were given In marriage TO Mr..
clyde MeDonold and Mr.. Aavia Looney.
Mrs. w. r.. Adams played the wedding
march and Elder w. w. Bake OF the l..
ID. s. church performed the marriage cere-
mony in the presence Of sixty guests.
CREsTON-The late e. IA. Temple, for
mer head Of Bankers Life. left a bequest
OF t2.00 TO the endowment fund OF ST.
Andrews Episcopal church at Charlton.
church has been most generously re-
membered OF late years. The late II. s.
Mallory left II an endowment fund OF
$1,000 and Mrs. Il. r. Hammer Of Russell
had previously willed the church her nome
farm OF 80 acres ana all her surplus
money, which amounted to a goodly sum.
MUSCATINE-Two Iowa cities. Musca-
tine and Centerviiie. have been honored by
the pigeon fancieTs OF Milwaukee, who nave
chosen both 20 be station for the assocla-
lion The Milwaukee district OF the Ma
ttonal Federation OF Homing Pigeon Fan
ciers has chosen the following places from
which thousands OF birds win be released
for flights at different times during the
year: freeport ILL.,; Muscatine and
c~enteryille. Ia.i Maysvine. No. and 10
peka. Kan