Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-15
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Iowa News Notes.
CEDAR B~LUFFS-Cedar Bluffs will hold
a corn show November 20. E. d. Wake
has charge of the contest.
CRESTON-Mrs. Marie L. Basham. de
partment president of the Iowa Women-s
Relief corps, has been inspecting the local
relief corps this week.
ESTHERvILLE-A forty-acre farm of
Emmett county land, near the city OF
Estherville, belonging to Charles Bartlett,
was sold for 5000, or $50 per acre. EN-
met county land is a p~rize-winner.
MARsHALLTOwN - General Garci a
Velez, envoy extraordinary and minister
10 the United States, viii visit this city and
others in Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska
during the next few weeks.
-SHARPSBURG-Grace the 5-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Cav
ner, living two miles east of here, was Ia
tally burned this morning when her dress
caught fire while lie she she E vas 5 putting stGys a pTTbR e
child died three hours Afterwards.
VALLEY JUNCTION Abner Fisher.
aged 10 years, died today as a result Of
electric sign last night. He lost his foot
ing and struck the cement sidewalk, break
ing his neck. He remained unconscious
for ten hours before death resulted.
COLFAX-John G.. Kartchner, a pioneer
Of Iowa, coming to Jasper county from
Pennsylvania in 1S47, locating two and a
| ndI miles north OF THIS city, where ne mas
continuously resided since, and who Is now
SO years of age, Is at Hot Springs, S. D.,
under treatment for a cancerous growth.
CORNING-Seven carloads of apples have
been shipped out OF Corning this week by
Minneapolis parties. This does not include
winter apples, but are principally fall and
early fruit. The trees are full. yet OF late
apples. Much apprehension is felt now lest
the late freeze has injured those still in the
orchards.
FORT DODGE-Obed S. johnson of Har-
court left the city today to go to San
Francisco, where he will sail November
for Canton, China, to do missionary work
there. Recently he was assistant pastor In
8 'sEHEs ,S~Gns TSsbs seasn Sh ysSls al at 0 SsTto1
in ministerial and educational missionary
work before returning.
CRESTON-During the severe wlndstorn
a few days ago James Daily, a farmer liv.
ing near Alton, was caught, and his arm
fractured In two places. An X-ray exam
nation showed the bone to be so crushed
and splintered that 1t could not knit. The
hand turned black at once and the injured
member has been growing steadily worse
He was brought to this place today, to q
l hospital, and amputation Of the arm was
made.
FORT D~ODGE-Illinois Central engine
No. Ills played a new role in its life drama
today and yesterday, when 1t was "hitched'
to the heating plant at the Illinois Contra
station yards and did duty in lieu OF thu
boiler of the regular heating plant. Fol
two days, all day long, it has been sta
" wv 10 AANoA INV NA6 as BbE
slble, where 1t has smoked up and chuggeC
methodically without moving an inch, Will,
q a fireman worked stEenuously, but no en-
gineer sat in the cab.
BOONE-The Fort Dodge, Des Moines
: Southern Railway company has presente,
Il to j. 5. Stokes, a faithful motorman, a golt
Y recognition of the use of rare presence o
\ mind in the face of grave danger recent,
on the road, when a runaway freight trail
) on the Fraser hill was rushing toward
l. | crowded passenger coach at the Fra car pta
Il ton. Stokes saw the cars coming and, put
ing on the full reverse power, started back
ing up toward Boone. When the crash sam
" there was very little momentum and prac
s tlcally no damage was done.
FORT DODGE-The Des Moines Distric
Foreign Missionary society OF the Methods
. church convenes here Thursday for a fou
u days session. Three hundred and eighty
: two delegates will be present from lows
y Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas an
. Arkansas. Six missionaries, three fror
China, two from India and one fror
y Burmah, Will give addresses. They are Car
RE IA Bartlett, Ngu Cheng, China; AIic
o A. Evans, Hyderabad, India; Joan Davi!
Bombay. India; Grace Stockwell. Rangoor
Burmahi Alta Newly, Nan Chung. China
Or. T. s johnson, Jubbulpore, India.
n MARENGO-It appears now as IL thi
IS little city would be compelled TO be will
n out a mayor during the celebration OF ii
semi-eentennial this week. This was mad
. evident at the meeting OF the city counc
e last night, when an effort was made I
break the deadlock over the selection of
- mayor 70 succeed Henderson, who was ri
y moved from office a few weeks ago undo
rs the Cosson aw. Henderson was ouste
st on a charge Of drunkenness, his case b,
state under the law which the last iegisls
re tnre passed, For four weeks now the cour
ell has been in a deadlock over the nan
ing OF his successor.
FORT DODGE-A nocturnal thief cleyerl
: left the dental laboratory of DR.. p. p. Do
IN in this city last night without leaving
Is single clue that will lead to his discover,
IS He took with him $500 worth OF gold an
"A platinum, which he extracted CAREFUL
= from drawers and partially finished sets
10 raise teeth. 1t is thought by DR.. Dorr
p be the systematic work OF a gang whic
operates all over the state, and that IN
stolen property is shipped to some centr,
point TO be sent out OF the state for sal
= The gold is 20, % and 24-karat. and woul
y not be purchased by jewelers., who woul
have no use for It. The platinum is wins
Is known as iridio, and is a kind use
. principally by dentists.
FORT DODGE-The Webster City distri
Co~ngregationalists concluded a two day
N SESSION mere today after many hopeful az
m opinion developed during the session wa
a that the modern church is sociological MOI
unSn tneoipElcal ana that there should ;
more tleNibility In plan OF service to Z
N demands OF localities. Fifty Years ,
1t ConEregationalism IN Northwest Iowa" wa
a subject ably developed this afternoon n
. T. O. Douglas, ID. D.. a pioneer in Coz
gregationalism in Iowa. This evening N
N GIoslng session will honor Rev. Thrush
m webster City, who leaves the district
accept a church in Spencer. He will si,
the concluding address OF the session.
MARSHALLTOWN-The city council q
us regular monthly meeting today vots
I'd a valuable franchise for gas, electric moi
ana rover and street railway service
Il w Darling and Louis Schroeder
chicago. While the ordinance was mr.,
le sentea In the name OF these Chicago ne
d ther9 Is conclusive evidence that Il Wa
engineered by Colonel Pratt OF Chicas
LOT Jones ana Hovey, owners Of the pTeseT
II anchls Tor theFe public utilities nj
ID Jones 4 Hovey original franchise expir,
IN eight years and the bonds on their 1ia,
Is nun out In four. They were put 10 m
T. secure a renewal. which has thus far be-
~ sucee stul- with the aid OF Mayor IngIed,
!, ana me council. The question OF the ira
- chlse Is. however, to be finally determin,
ef az . special election to be called soon