Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
Iowa News Note.

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TABOR-David Aitkcn. one Of the old
settlers OF Fremont county, died al the
nome OF his son, Thomas, near Tabor. He
was IS years old.
EsrHERVILLB-Rev. II. Fl. Utterback.
pastor of the Christian church here. ac-
cepted a call to a church at York. Neb
and Will leave for that place next week.
WATERLOO-While attempting to boa I'd
a Great western train. Herman Myers fell
under the wheels and had his left leg so
oadIy crushed that II had to be amputated.
TABOR-The Tabor Methodist church
was dedicated Sunday. DIR. mfr of Salt
Lake and DR.. sBaXter of Des Moines as
sisted. The church raised 1900 at the dedi-
catory services.
VILLISCA-Villisca has reelected its en-.
tire corps OF public school teachers for an
other year. Principal Willett has decided
to go to the Abba High school, to which
he was recently elected.
GRlSWoLD-Word has been received in
TINS city that Rev. Father Quinn. who has
been at Malvern for some time, is to return
TO Red Oak and Griswold and have charge
OF his old parish, of which he was the pas
tor for some five years. He will begin
his work next Sunday.
ONAWA-Yesterday the jury returned a
verdict for the defendants in the case of
the State against Harry Heisler and Bill
Westrope of Mapleton. They were indicted
by the grand jury on a charge of selling
diseased hogs. The verdict was a surprise
to the community.
.CRESTON-Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson, the
Oldest resident of Adams county, is dead
at the home Of her grandson, {. W. Ro-
mang, near Brooks, at the advanced age
OF IS years, s months and s days. Her
early home was in Virginia and she came
10 Adams county In 1854.
CANTRIL-Isaac Warner, a wealthy
farmer, so years of age, committed suicide
at his home near here by hanging himself
In the barn. The body was found about
noon, suspended from the rafters. II is
thought that his suffering from cancer
caused him to become melancholy.
NEW sHARoN-Mrs. Mary A. Lyons,
aged y. OF this city, while arising from
bed this morning, fell from the edge of the
bed TO the floor and received injuries from
which she died a short time afterward.
CRESToN-The local high schoo athletic
league Is being urged by the promoters
of the interscholastic meet at Iowa CITY
TO enter the meet to be held there May Is
at least to send a team of four men to enteI
the events. and II the outcome in the Red
Oak meet warrants II, II is likely the school,
will send a delegation.
ONAWA-Monday the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff I'm the case of
Craven against Dahl. 1t was a land com
mission case where the trouble was over
the breaking of q contract. The court
held that a telephone contract was bind
ing and legal. Nearly 5000 was awarded
to the plaintiff as land commission.
MASON CITY-N. j. Varallo escaped
| prosecution from the woman who supposed
herself to be his third wife. only TO meet
face to face, a determined effort to con.
Wet him on the part Of the woman. who
saws she Is sure that she is his second
wife. When Vsrallo learned that his sec
ond wife was to appear against him, he
suddenly disappeared from the city. Hls
bond OF 4.OO0 was furnished by J. w
Adams Of the Commercial Savings bank
and Ashmore Kennedy.
CREsToN-George Ahrens accidentally
shot himself Sunday. dying almost in
stsntly He was the son OF George Ahrens
a wealthy farmer living near Williamsburg
In Iowa township. He and a friend nameC
Wieboid had been 10 Conroy and returned
to the Wiebold home about noon. wher,
the boy took a gun out on the porch L
examine II. The friend, busy In the house
heard the report OF the gun and heard tn,
words. I'm shot" from his companion
The bullet had entered just above the heart