Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20
Iowa

the Grinneil school board, superintendent
Eugene Henely, was reelected for another
year at a salary of 81, 700. H. A. raham
was elected president of the board.
EsTHERyILLE-A new drug store will
he put in on North Sixth street by the
Anderson Drug company, composed Of Dr.
A. Anderson and Lloyd L. Anderson Of this
city, and George w. Bale of Iowa city. =
MARSHALLTOWN-A special session Of
the Masonic grand lodge of Iowa, to take
charge of the funeral of Cyrus II. Shaw,
a past grand senior warden, is TO be held
Friday at 1880 o'clock. Notice Of this
meeting was received here today from
Grand Master j. =. Martin.
RUSSELLAClyde Baldridge is lying at
the point OF death and his wife's hands and
arms are terribly burned, as the result of
Baldridge setting a can of coal oil on. the
stove while building a fire. The oil ex-
ploded, saturating his clothing and taking
fire. He was literally a burning torch.
EsTHERVIDLE-The school board met
with its new members at the office of the
secretary, r. NJ. Coon, and elected c. Il.
Person president for the ensuing year Ply
unanimous vote the present superintendent
Of schools, J. l.. Mishler and the whole
corps Of teachers will be retained for the
next school year.
MARSHALLTOWN-Because of n split
in the local prohibition party, which re-
suited In one faction, filing a city ticket
for the coming election, the opposing
faction today filed a protest with the city
clerk, in which IT seeks to prevent the
Althtl us llitu lIulH appearing on tile CITY
ticket as tho prohibition candidates.
GRINNELL-Friday evening the Iowa
college debating team win meet the team
from Drake university, Des Moines, in the
third Of the series Of triangular debates.
The subject chosen is, Resolved That Con-
gress Should Establish a Central Bank"
Iowa college has the affirmative. 1t Will
be represented by j. E. Nyhan, J. 1.
Broody and f.. L. Nelson.
CHARGTON-Lucas county is one of the
dry ones now. Recently actions were be-
gun against several Charlton druggists, and
one at Russell, charging that they had
been selling liquor contrary to law In not
, filling out their application blanks as the
! law provides. This resulted In the drug
several instances Judge Anderson issued
permanent injunctions, At this time the
grand jury is In session, and more indict-
gers than for many years past.
ATLANTIC-Two boys from the vicinity
of Walnut were arrested yesterday and
charged with disposing Of a team which
they had no right TO sell. II developed the
team belonged to the father of one Of the
boys and that the lad had no right TO sell
II. The boys seemed to have a hazy idea
OF going west and becoming cowboys, ~
they had bought a revolvers and some
cartridges. They were later turned loose.
ATLANTIC-A. w. Riggs Of this city.
who Is the inventor OF a device for deliver
ing mail on rural routes, has secured the
patent rights for the United States and
has applied for the rights In Canada and
hihiA al ibAbl HAfH w financing
the proposition and are convinced that ht
has something Of merit and that 1t Will
make good. In addition TO the mail deliv-
cry IT may be used for the delivery Of
other articles.
CREST0N-Chicken thieves have been OPP
Grating around Milo for some time, but no
one seemed able TO locate them. until re-
Gently oliver Varsey. who went out about
10 o'clock to lock mp a lot Of poultry he had
| Just bought. when he was met in the
chicken house door by a party coming out
with two of his choice lock in his arms
Mr.. Varsey says the man carrying the
chickens Is a prominent member of a coun,
I. try church n that vicinity, but he will not
4 divulge the name at present.
EsTHERVTLLE-At the annual meeting
Of the Baskerville Commercial club the fol-
lowing Officers were elected for the en-
suing year: w. r. Galloway, president;
G. Gardner, vice president; Arthur Pitcher.
treasurer, and A, J. Rhodes. secretary. The
GLOWING directors were elected: A. G.
! Brown, +. VI. Rhodes. A. Pitcher. +. w
Converse, w. II, Galloway, j. l.. Bingham.
James Espeset, +. r., StrawR, O.. @. Gard
ner, Alex Johnston and w. O. Buymer.
The financial condition OF the club is good
GLENWOOD-The lndependent Ordul u
Odd Fellows lodge OF Hilsdale and Glen
wood have been consolidated and have
| Headquarters at GlenwoOd. Some time ago.
In the palmy days Of Hillsdsle. before the
Burlington changed it, tracks. the IndC-
pendent order OF odd Fellows was an Inn
! portant unit In lOdgedom. but recently there
has been a gradual moving away OF resi-
dents until so small a number was left they
decided in union there Is strength" and
from now on will be affiliated with the
flourishing order at the county seat.