Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-16
tistry four years of high school work is
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CRESTON-The city council at a meet
ING last night overruled the objections to
me proposed city paving and ordered IN
considerable more paving.
CRESTON-Dana Grace. the Young man
arrested at Osceola and wanted here on
a charge Of theft, has been bound over
70 the grand jury Of the November term
CREsToN-Mrs. c. A. stanchfield of this
city mas gone to Iowa City to act as chap
erone Tor one of the young women's halls
connected with the State university, which
place she will occupy in the absence of
the regular chaperone.
MARSHALLTOWN-The efforts of the
city council and mayor to force onto the
city patented granitoid concrete paving, at
a price approaching 50 a square yard. re-
celVed It's death blow today, when the at
tempt was beaten in the city council.
sHENANDoAH-Henry Reed Of shen-
andoah, a son of Thomas Ii. Reed, presi-
dent of the First National bank at that
pace, has been rendered and accepted a
position as secretary of the new trust
organized with $4,000 capital.
FORT DODGE-With seven companies of
the tltty-sixth regiment, Iowa National
Guard, already possessing fine armories
at the present time, Colonel w. 7. Chant
land believes this regiment to be the best
EQUIPPED OF any other in the state. The
value OF the present armories aggregates
sos, 900.
CRESTON-Edward Brooks of this city
died at his home yesterday afternoon. fol-
lowing a long illness from cancer of the
stomach, aged 60 years. Deceased was for
merly a resident of New York state. His
Wite and a large family of children, widely
scattered, survive him. Word Mas been re-
ceiVed all the children will arrive in time
for the funeral.
CHARITON-October IA and IL have been
named as the dates for the meeting of the
Southern Iowa Editorial association, which
is to be held at Charlton this fail. Presi-
dent Weisell OF Corning and Secretary Hull
of Leon are preparing the program, which
to include speakers and subjects
OF especial interest to the newspaper men
ana publishers of this section of the state.
FORT DODGE-A farm in Burnside town
snip, owned by John p. Engstrom, was
sold Monday to Mrs. Hannah, Stromber for
Sl2o per acre. Six hours later Mrs. S,rom-
burg was offered $45 an acre for the ground
ana would not sell. Webster county real
estate and farm lands In particular have
been on the boom during the last year, and
this is considered an excellent price at
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a prolonged
dfouth; beetrftthg in the middle of July,
which has been broken only by local show
ers, central Iowa has been swept with a
series of fierce electrical and rain storms
during the last t~wentg-four hours. Much
damage has resulted from lightning, which
numerous. barns, Outbuildings and
IN some instances houses. a large number
OF live stock has been killed, both by being
destroyed in burning barns and being struck
by lightning in the field.
CRESTON-Saturday witnessed the clos
ing day of the Union county Sunday school
convention in this city, a convention which
very successful from every stand
point. Following are the officers elected
for the coming year: o. H. Sherwood.
president; G. ST. Stryker, vice presidents;
Miss Emma Dobbs, secretary; Miss Bertha
Davis, treasurer; Mrs, Clinton Brown, ele-
mentary grade secretary; w. S. Mills,
teacher training secretary; Wood Dobbs,
house-to-house visitation secretary; George
Frazier, temperance secretary; Mrs.
Barrar, missionary secretary; Chester Car
ter, adult department secretary; Miss Kidd,
l. b. r. A. secretary.