Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-22
Iowa News Notea.

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SIBLEY-The trial Of Ernest Green, who
Is charged with shooting and killing his
father, was begun in the district court here
this morning.
wooDBINE-To accommodate the con-
stantly increasing attendance, the Wood
bine Normal school building will have a
$4,000 addition this summer. The contract
will be let within a few days.
ATLANTIC-The llfeless body Of Frank
Parker, living In Anita, was found lying
mangled and bruised beside the railroad
track in that town yesterday. He was walk
ing on the track when struck by a train.
IOWA FALLS-The Odd Fellows Of this
city will participate in a big anniversary
celebration next Monday evening and will
entertain a number OF members of the fra
ternity from out of town. supper is to be
served at s o'clock.
MARSHALLTOwN - William H. Davis,
owner and manager of the Leland hotel of
this city, was today indicted for keeping a
house OF i'll fame. He gave bonds of $1,000
for his appearance. Elmer Buck, who was
arrested In the act OF robbing a saloon, was
pUBuQUEgM. c.. woodruff, a former
publisher of the Dubuque Times, and later
claim and general land agent for the Great
Western, with headquarters In st. Paul.
died here today of pneumonia, During re-
cent years Mr.. Woodruff had been living
in st. Paul.
Dows-The citizens of Dows have sub
to run the preliminary survey of an inter
urban from Mason City to Fort Dodge, via
Bows. At a recent meeting the citizens
were enthusiastic and are willing to back
the project with the coin,
STORM LAKE-Because George Slade, a
| wealthy bachelor, refused to keep his prom
Use to marry her on last Thanksgiving day,
Miss Emily Hampton Of this city secured
a verdict of $3.50 today In her suit against
Slade for breach of promise. The case has
been on trial for a week. Miss Hampton
sued for 1880.
MARSHALLTOwN - John A. Weller, a
deaf mute. of this city, will receive $4,000
from the Great Western Railroad company
for the loss Of an eye, resulting from in.
Juries received in a head-on collision of
passenger trains in this city on July. 81,
1907. The case was settled out of court
today. Weller brought suit for $4,000.
AFTON-The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Burt Shultz was found dead in bed
yesterday morning when the parents awoke.
The child had been in perfect health. seem
ingly, the day before, and at retiring time
Thursday night. 1t is thought the little
one must have snothered during the night.
The babe was but 6 weeks old, and the
parents had but recently come to Alton
from Minnesota. n
MARSHALLTOWN-Judge 9. B. Brad
shaw. in the district court today, ordered
all the local rights of the Peterson Heat,
Light and Water company which own and
T TSe plant T. P% ahIitSS e eest SIS. t R,sf to ' bu IRi' is s'' 70
be sold at public auction by the sheriff
TO satisfy the claims against 1t, incurred
during a recent receivership.
MASON CITY-E. G. Schevenell, formerly
superintendent of the Northern Iowa divis-
ion Of the Northwestern. but more recently
superintendent of the Minnesota division
OF the system, with headquarters at WI
mona, has resigned. He Is succeeded by
/ Williams Wilson, who has been superin-
tendent OF the Galena division. Mr.. Schev-
enell was at one time superintendent of the
Iowa division, with headquarters at Boone.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., at the home Of
A. j. Odem and wife, occurred the double
wedding of Miss Gladys Odem and Roy f.
Bailey, and Miss Opal Byers and Claude
Odern, Rev. Griffith of the Methodist
church in this city performing the cere-
mony. All of these young people are sons
and daughters of the oldest and most re-
spected families in this county, and they
will make their homes on farms near the
city,
IOWA FALLs-The local college team
added another big victory to it's record for
the basket ball season in defeating the
team from Des Moines college by a score
OF 81 to Fl. This game closed the season
for the local team. which has the splendid
record of six games won and one lost.
The only game lost was to the Cedar Falls
Normal team, early in the season. Since
then the local team has played some of the
best basket ball teams in this part of the
state and has won every contest.
TRAER-Miss Mary Vogt, a former Traer
young woman, who has been living In Kan
sas City for the last year, is enjoying an
extended trip with the we'll known actress,
Blanche Walsh. The latter, while playing
in Kansas City, was taken sick. she was
placed In the care of Miss Vogt in a Kansas
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covered she took Miss Vogt with her to
Chicago and later to New York. Miss Vogt
Will remain with the actress throughout the
summer at her home in the east.
MASON CITY-Regimental Commissary c.
Freeman Starr of the F1fty-third regiment,
Iowa National Guard, has received the fol-
lowing announcement of the dates of the
annual encampment OF the Iowa regiments
Fifty-third, beginning July 21; Fifty-fourth,
beginning August 30; Fifty-fith. beginning
August Q, and Fifty-sixth, beginning Au-
gust Is. The -encampment OF the Fifty
sixth regiment will probably be at Lake
Okoboti. The places of the other encamp-
ments have not yet been decided.
CEDAR Administrations near and fire.
q%uenters of all the principal lakes OF Iowa,
In addition to the state at large, will be
interested in the recommendations TO be
made In the annual report of State Fish
and Game Warden George NJ. Lincoln of
this city, which is to be made soon. This
report will the dredging and
general Improvement Of all the principal
lakes of the state which are used by the
people for fishing and boating. The rec
ommendations include Clear lake, Spirit and
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