Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-04

GLENWOOD-Eugene d. Woodruff took
his seat as district Judge in his home
town this morning, finishing up probate
business left over from the November terrS
MARSHALLTOWN-Orin Walker, a
farmer living near Raleigh, a small place
not far from Estherville, committed sui
eide last night by shooting himself. He was
found dead IN the barn by members OF the
family. A cause for the act is not known.
WEBSTER CITY-Captain J. r. White
of this city, who has been assistant door
Keeper of the Thirtieth, Thirty-first and
T~hirty-second Iowa general assemblies, has
announced his candidacy for s~ergeant-at-
arms OF the Thirty-third general assembly,
which conVenes January -.
CRESTON-Friday morning in this city
occurred the death of n. A. Gray after an
extended illness. Mr.. Gray, before his re-
ton at this point and at Red Oak and well
known among the older railroad men of
this part of the country.
CRESTON-G. NJ. Miles of st. Louis and
! George Chapple of Hixton, Wis, have Sc
J cured a franchise to install an electric light
ing system at Murray and plans are under
wiring the city. The franchise calls for the
completion of the work by the first of May.
FORT DODGE-Thomas d. Healy. state
attorney for the Illinois Central, whose life
was despaired Of yesterday when pneu-
monia developed suddenly, and whose pulse
ran up to abnormal point OF 200. passed
through the crisis of his illness last night,
and although his pulse is still 100 and his
temperature los, 1t is thought that he will
recover.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Long, jr..
tprobably fatally injured himself today by
accidently shooting himself in the abdomen
Long is a student at Iowa State college,
Ames, and he was at home spending his
vacation when the accident occurred.
GLENWOOD-Charles Plumer, a promi-
was married in Council Bluffs Wednes-
day evening TO Miss Augusta Turk OF that
city. Mr.. Plumer is one OF the most popu-
His bride, a trained nurse, is equally popu-
they will make their home.
CRESTON-Tomas Merran, a trusty a,
Fort Madison, celebrated the last night OF
the old year by taking leg bail. and prison
officials are busy attempting to locate him,
Merran had received a number OF letters
from his mother, begging him to get a
pardon and come to her aid. and IT was
undoubtedly these letters that were re-
MARsHALLTowN-Henry Y. Brown, a
former old employe and general foreman in
the shops OF the Minneapolis 4 St Louis
at Cedar Lake. near Minneapolis. who for
more than a yeer has been general foreman
Of the car departments and car and paint
shops OF the Iowa Central in this city, re
signed today. He returned to MinneapoIis
70 enter the employ Of the Great Northern
He is succeeded by w. II. amuels OF st
FORT DoDdE-webstsr county hunter.
and fishermen pushed through the psrma-
nsnt organization Of a branch OF the state
Thursday night and begins rs existsncs
With. a membership OF about sixty, c. II
Smith was made president and r. W
anaugh were named as Delegates TO attend
the annual convention IN Dubuque. January
The main object for this hurried or
delegates wiz sanction AZ the Convention
viii be Che protest Against certain recon.
~mendAtiona made by the state association
such as ~obiiging farmers 20 pay q license
for beRgtuG game and the charging OF ar
annual fee ~ so for hunting from non-rssk
dents aud OF II from residents OF the stata
Other lees important measures that ar
proposed VIII be protested