Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-17
Iowa News Notes.

FORT DODGE - Preparations for the
Grand Army of the Republic ~encampment
in June in this city are being made dill
gently and much Is already finally planned
for the biggest convention Fort Dodge has
ever had.
MASON CITY-The grand council of the
Order of United Commercial Travellers of
Iowa will meet in this city on June 8, 4
and s. 1t is expected that from 500 to 500
travelling men and their wives from all
parts of the state will attend.
MASON CITY-On April n the Elks'
lodge of this city will start a movement to
erect on the site the lodge owns in the
business district a three-story lodge and
office building. The lodge ~contemplates
using the two upper floors of the building,
which 1t expects TO build at a cost of about
$4,000.
CRESToN-Emanuel Miller, a most nom
ored citizen and retired business man of
Pennington, is dead at his home at the
age of 30 years. He came from Germany
in 1876. In 1851 he went to California, driv-
ing an OK team, and walked the entire
distance. Two years later he returned by
water and In 1856 located at Pennington.
DUNLAP-Edward Willard, a wealthy land
owner, hung himself at his home here early
this morning. Millard owned property
valued at $4,000 and was prospecting. He
had been having trouble with one of his
tenants, and 1t is said that he had been
drinking heavily. 1t is supposed that he
became respondent because of drink anG
trouble.
EDDYVILLE-Four heavily laden cars
in an Iowa Central freight train, north
bound. yesterday went through a wooden
tying up traffic for forty-eight hours and
greatly hindering the movements of all
trains. The passenger trains were detoured
over the Rock Island from Abba TO Os-
kaloosa-
IDA GROVE-Ida Grove expects to Sc
cure free delivery Of mails in the next few
months. A government inspector who was
here on an official visit said that in the
near future Ida Grove, Harlan, Hampton,
jefferson and all other postoffices OF that
class would be given free delivery. The
receipts here the last year were N,NO and
each month shows healthy Increases.
CRESTON-Henry Resell, an aged Ger
man citizen, died at his home in this city
paralysis sustained a few weeks ago. He
was Is years OF age and came TO this coun-
try In the early sixties. He served In the
civil war. being a member OF Company II,
! 18th regiment, and Company X of the
Forty-seventh regiment of New York vol
unteer infantry.
FORT DoDGE-w. II. Blakely, ~lnstrlc-
tor of manual training In the Fort Dodge
schools. has organized a high school ath-
| Ietic association and the first period of spe-
cial interest in athletics in the high school
here now opens. Seventy-five students have
Joined within two days and the member
ship will reach over 100. Track work will
be first taken up and the school will train
hard for the meet with Ames, to be held
| the first of May.
FORT DODGE-Three weddings. all with
in twenty-tour hours, surprised Fort Dodge
people today. At $50 Thursday evening
Miss Mary TomlinsOn and O r. Baker
( were married. This morning at early nup-
tial mass Miss Mary Lynch and Frank
| Frost exchanged their sacred vows, and
at almost the same hour Miss Gertrude
\ Lochray and George Schwartz were wed.
All three weddings were a great surprise
10 all save the most Intimate friends.