Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-02

river in this city this season.
Iowa News Notes.
DUBUQUE-while riding down a steep
hill today on a bicycle, Frederick Weigel,
aged s years, ran into the curbing, frac-
turing his skull and receiving other fatal
injuries.
CEDAR FALLs-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Bancroft will celebrate the siXtieth an
niyersary OF their marriage on Monday,
July 8, by receiving a number Of their
friends from 2 until 8 o'clock. They came
to Cedar Falls in 1857.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is expecting
to pull off the biggest celebration here
July 3 1t has ever held. +. ]. Hoenshell
of Topeka, Kan, will deliver the principal
address, Professor Scott will handle the
balloon ascension and the Havelock band
the musical part.
GREENWOOD-Ira S. Griffith, profess
sor of manual training at the Oak Park,
ILL.,, schools. noted also as the author Of
Essentials in Wood Working the text
book recently adopted by the Boston and
Seattle schools, is the guest of his sister
here, Mrs. w. r. Hand and family.
MARSHALLTOWNLThe second annual
convention .of the Iowa Shorthand Re
porters' association will be held In Des
Moines on July I. aud $. according to no
tices sent out by Secretary A. B. Hoover
Of this city today. The association will
meet in the Polk county court house.
DUBUQUE-The body OF, Earl Taylor,
aged IL years, was found on a sandbar in
INC MISSISSIPPI .uuueE the. EdllTOau DTlObe
this morning. He had been missing since
last Wednesday, when he went with other
boys to catch a ride on a train across the
bridge. 1t is believed he fell from the
train and through the bridge.
NORA SPRINGS-Knocked from the high
seat of his wagon and rendered unconscious
by lightning, Ole Wamstad, a farmer liv-
ing nine miles northeast of here, regained
his senses enough to drag himself to the
nearest house, where he secured aid and
was brought here for medical attention;
He had sustained a broken collarbone and
serious burns and bruises,
SAC CITY-While serving a thirty DAYS
sentence in the county Jail here for beat
ing his wife, Alexander Greer, a farmer
aged SO years, committed suicide last night
by cutting HIS throat with a pocket knife.
Greer was arrested on a similar charge
two months ago. Aside from having an
uncomfortable temper Greer was a highly
respected citizen.
CEDAR FALLS-The members Of the
First Congregational church Of this city
voted, last might to extend a call to Rev.
1 pasto + Of taaRfesSS a hSf S's s2FsF IL he he eSgpITat{ fnS
Of the pTssbGt pastorate7 of DR.. j. e.
Snowdeno-yhoss resignation win take eff
feet August l. AT that time he will be
rs years of age, Will have completed fifty
years In the ministry and will have rounded
out twelve years. of service in Cedar
Falls, where he will continue to reside.
LOGAN-Excessive rainfall has put the
Boyer river out of its banks and the val
ley lands are largely submerged. The ex-
tent of the damage cannot be. TINA
at the present time.
CHARLES CITY-The 6-year-old son. of
Mr.. and Mrs. Del Peeler Of RiverAon
township, in this county climbed to the
top of the windmill tower and, slipping,
fell a distance OF fifteen feet and broke
an arm in two places and met with other
injuries. He will recover.
CHARLES C1TY-An old man by the
name of Tuhbs was robbed of $50 here
Thursday by a gypsy woman who was
| telling his fortune. He loaned her hia
purse to use in the process of fortune
telling containing $50. She extracted six
IS bills and returned the balance to him.
CRESTON-Usual quarantine ethics have
been reversed during the whooping cough
epidemic at Alton. To such an extent
have the Juvenile population been afflicted
those not able to give a good satisfactory
Whoop while the whoopers are given the
freedom Of the town.
CRESTON-Four thousand dollars worth
of damage has been laid at the door of
the family cat belonging to Lust Linds,
a prominent farmer living northeast Of
Bloomfield. While the family were out
Of the house the cat unverturned a lamp
the household goods was what was in
cluded in the family wash, which was
hanging on the line. The loss is only
partly covered by insurance,
OSCBOLA-Following the claim made by
Grundy county to the married couple who
have lived the longest In the state, Osceola
has come forward with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Reams of that city, who have. been
residents of Iowa for fifty-six years con-
tinuously. They were married sixty-six
years ago and moved to Jefferson county,
Iowa, in the spring of 1858, then to Clark
county In 1867, where they have since made
their home.
CLARINDA-Clarinda is planning one Of
the biggest ce4ebrations In this part OF
the state for July 5. In addition to a
large array Of vaudeville talent contracted
for by the committee, a big automobile
and pony parade will be held in the morn
ing, a chorus OF over 1000 school children
has been arranged for. races and games
will be held, a big concert will be given
by the Fifty-fifth Iowa Regimental band,
a ball game will be played In the after
noon, prominent speakers will be present
and a big display Of fireworks will finish
the day.
CREsTON-The CreRton chemical team
and the racing wagon, together with the
six members OF the department, who will
enter in the bunk hitch rece, the big
event OF the firemens' tournament at Os-
ceola Friday and Saturday, were forced to
give up their plan Of going overland and
today loaded their apparatus and left for
a few days practice before the tournament
ments west ef here have passed through
this city enroute for OsceOla, and a record
breaking attendance is expected on the
two days. Special rates for the round trip
have been made at all points on the Bur
lington.
CRESTON.-Advices received in this city
from Burlington indicate a shift in the
operating departments of the Creston &
Ottumwa divisions, by which T~rainmaster
John Il. Young OF Ottumwa. for chief
operator at this point, is 10 take UP his
old place here, -displacing Chief Operator
Jarvis. Frank Cone, trainmaster for the
Ottumwa division, with headquarters at
Burlington, goes 10 OtturHva to fill the
new position OF assistant superintendent,
while NJ. {. Hughes OF Sheridan. Wyo.,
win 20 to Burlington as t~rainmaster, hRv-
ing charge OF the work formerly In charge
OF Cole and Young.
CRESTON-Martin King was picked up
Wednesday night about l o'clock IN the
Burlington switch yards, where he had
heen knocked down by a string OF cars.
King has been employed for some time
past on one OF the company's construc-
ton gangs near Brooks. He was taken
10 the city hospital, where his shoulder
was found to be dislocated.
A Bloody AFFAIR
Is lung hemorrhage. Stop d. and cure