Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
Iowa

and Des Moines, was struck by a freight
train in the Rock Island yards here early
both %ti m IeSs. gHe W Tas t TReelS to pf EstSery Sie[
where II will probably be necessary 20 am
putate both feet. Patton is about 10 years
OF age and lives In Des Moines.
FORT DODGE-Conslderable building of
a substantial nature Is going on around the
city as well as within and bids are being
ing, to cost Sc. 700; a 5000 residence will be
built for William Schnurr, the prominent
brick and tile man, at Ohio; and plans are
being. prepared for a new bank building at
Stratford.
APPLINGTON-While hunting yesterday
near here, Hilco Boghas, a young man of
this place, accidentally shot himself in the
eye, and II is feared that the injury may
prove fatal. The injured eye was removed.
MUSCATINE-The old court house Of
Muscatine county, which has been the Off
cial seat of the county government for
siXty-two years, was sold yesterday at pub
lie auction for $i0l. Its sale marks the
passing away of the oldest public building
In the city.
MARSHALLTOWN-A storm OF protest
broke out today when Mayor o. l.. Ingle-
due notified the auctioneers of the city,
who have been in the habit of crying sales
near, some Of the prominent street corners
In the business districts, that they must
hereafter cease to do so. The mayor al
leges that the sales i'm the streets awe
become a nuisance.
SPENCER-The large barn and it's con-
tents, consisting of eleven head of pure
bitOhNu II bllFu FAiEuS tdlllt, IN addition IN
some machinery and much hay and grain
ana a large silo on the l.. l.. Atwood farm
near here was destroyed by fire last night.
The loss is $4,000. with $500 Of insurance.
Mr.. atwood is one OF the best stock ralsers
in this part of Iowa.
NEW SHARON-At the receivers sale of
the property OF the New Sharon Electric
company, held in Oskaloosa yesterday. the
two plants, consisting of the New Sharon
Telephone system and the electric light
plant, were sold to a newly organized cor
poration of New Sharon business men.
known as the New Sharon Public Utili-
poration are: President W u NicboIsSp,
vice president, I. X. OsbUrne; secretary,
Otto Wettstein, jr.
FORT DoDGE-The Sons of Herman,
who recently organized a chapter in this
city, have decided to hold Ineir annual
convention here on June 10, IL and u. There
are twenty,four lodges of the order in the
state, members of this secret society being
fi1entIy. It is estimated that about 500
delegates will be In attendance.
CLEAR LAKE-All the ice in Clear Lake
went out last night. The end of the ice
season came suddenly and Unexpectedly,
as yesterday two-thirds OF the lake was
covered with ice. During the night the
high wind piled the ice up on the south
shore and bay, and for the first ting in
years the docks, boat houses and paVilions
along the shore escaped without damage
from the ice flow.
WEBSTER CITY-"Jim" Sterling as a
large part OF Iowa's travelling public know
.-t 49, sN - hAnhEAtAAEu DI lne
Northwestern to the run north of Eagle
Grove on alternate days TO Gilmore, Mimi.
and HaWarden, For more than fifteen
years, or ever since the run was estsb.
hshed, Sterling has been running through
this city morning and evening as conductor
on the Eagle GrOve-Des Moines passenger
IOWA FALDS-Easter Sunday, the nota-
BILE event in the Templar calendar. will be
suitably observed here Sunday by the mem
bers pt 81 Elmo commandery No. Is.
knights Templar. Accepting the invitation
TO attend divine worship from Rev. William
Hardcastle OF the First Congress ltionai
church, the members of the cOmmandery
will meet in full uniform at the asylum
and march 10 the church where appropriate
Baster services will be conducted.
BOONE-A negro wearing a can and
oyerooat entered one Of the east windows
OF the Henry Schroeder mansion, Fourth
ana story streets, and opening the Fourth
street door made his way up the stairs.
Mrs James Doherty Of Clinton who was
visiting her father. Mr.. Schroeder, had her
Two children with her In her room and left
the. light burning, and for this room the
Iobber headed. He stopped In the doorway
70 survey things. Across the room was a
large mirror on the dressing table. Mrs.
Dohery awakened and looking ahead saw