Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

GRINNELL@Governor Folk of Missouri
has been engaged to deliver the commence
ment address for Iowa college in this city,
his subject probably being THE Era OF a
New Conscience"
INTERNATIONALLY Eks' Improve
mert company, a building promoting cor
poration, representing Marshall lodge No.
BE of Elks of this city. today let the con-
tract for a lodge building to cost $500.
DAVENPORT-Damages in the sum Of
$1,000 was awarded Thomas D. Peterson
by the jury in his case against the, Tri-
City Railway company, which brought in
a sealed verdict last night. Peterson sued
for $4,000 for injuries received while in the
company's employ.
received signal honors from their friendk
today, it being the silver wedding ami
yeisary of the couple. Mr.. Hoist is the
editor and publisher of the Dannevirke. a
Danish paper published in this city, which
has a national circulation.
ESTHERVILLE-The jury today, after
being out over five hours in the case of
Clifton W. Bradbury, a young brakeman.
against the Rock Island railroad, rendered
a verdict for sl5, 600 for the plaintiff. Brad
bury sued the company for $4,000 damages
for the loss of his right arm.
MESERYEY-This town and its Vicinity
Is in the midst of an epidemic OF typhoid
fever, which 1t is thought EVas caused by
impure water from the towns supply.
have been reported. four of which are very
we'll developed. The towns water comes
from driven wells.
CL1NTON-Herman Paeglow, aged IS. of
this city, was dangerously wounded late
yesterday afternoon when he received part
o: a charge of shot in his back from the
gun carried by his brother, witt whom he
was hunting, Seventy-five shot were taken
out by the physician. 1t is though the
injured man may live.
NEVADA-A machine which IL is claimed
will revolutionize the tile ditch digging
business has been invented by Mike
Michaelson. a farmer of near Huxley. The
machine will dig a ditch to a depth of six
feet or more quickly and inexpensively.
Preparations are being made to put the
machine on the market.
CEDAR FALLS-The spring meeting of
the Dubuque association of the Congrega-
ticr al churches to have been held in Earl
vile on April rs to % has been changed to
meet in Winthrop on April &c, and on the
next day the women's missionary societies
will have a program OF much interest. in
Guiding addresses by returned missionaries.
GRINNELL-Grinnell is to have btu
lithic" paving this summer the citizens
having already petitioned for forty blocks
and urged the beginning OF the work of
laying 1t just as soon as possible. The
difficulties regarding the installation of a
gas plant have all been adjusted and the
mains are to be laid at once. TO be out of
the way of the paving,
KEOKUK-At a meeting of the clty's
board of health, held last night, an order
was issued closing all of the schools, pub
lie dance halls. skating Kinks and Sunday
schools. and In fact everything of public
interest in the city because of the preva-
lence of scarlet fever and diphtheria. 1t
is believed that there are upward of fifty
cases of the diseases In the city.
REMSEN-Miss Anna Wengler, who wal
shot three times recently by Casper MENUS
producing wounds which II was thought
would prove fatal, was able yesterday e
tell of the incidents leading up to the
tragedy. She said Neihus came to where
she was working in the field and shot heI
without provocation. Once, she said, Mel
hUs had asked her to marry him, but she
had laughed ut the proposal.