Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Iowa
Girl RUNS AWAY FROM HOME
Miss Grace Shannon Of Council Bluffs
Arrested in Des Moines.
TRUE TO HER SOLDIER BOY
&c says Her Parents ATTEMPTED "a
NaNe Her Marry an OLD Bach
elor-Lover killed in
Philippines.
IRON a stan Correspondent.)

From a staff Correspondent
pE3 MONIES. Ia, July a-Cspeciai Tel
cgtamJ-Miss Grace Shannon. daughte OF
y well-to-do farmer living near Council
Dlufs, Is In charge Of the police matron
mere. According TO the story she tells the
police she ran away from home because
her parents attempted to force her to
marry an old bachelor when she had
promised the son Of a neighbor that she
would marry him when he returned from
the Philippine war. She Ia still waiting
for him to return. Miss shannon ran away
from home Thursday and was arrested
here. Nine years ago, when Dan Maple
ton left for the Philippines as a private
In a Nebraska regiment, she promised to
marry him. According to Philippine war
veterans, Mapleton probably lost his life
by his bravery at the head Of a scouting
party as sergeant trying to capture
Aguinaldo. Miss Shannon claims she will
remain true TO her promise not to marry
another II Mapieton never comes back. So
when her relatives tried to force her to
receive the attentions OF a nelghbor bach
olor she ran away from home. She viii
20 taken back to 4 ,uncil Bluffs Monday.
Miss Lake May he Elected.
Miss Harriet Lake of independence, Ia,
one OF the most prominent club women
Of the state, may be elected as superin-
tendent Of the Industrial school for girls
at Mltche lv.lle. She is regent for the State
Daugh .ers Of the American Revolution.
The board has been considering applicants,
but VIII no, make the selection for a few
days, because Of the necessity of letting
lie contract for an ice plant at Mount
l%ltasant which has interrupted.
CrHbtree Case Referred.
The Secretary Of war and Attorney GEN
oral Wickarsham will have to say what
to do with Lisle Crabtree, who shot and
killed Captain Raymond at Fort Des
Molnes. In times OF war he would have
been court martialed. There is no provi-
sion as to what to do with him In times
Of peace, so his case has been referred
to Washington.
Two Soldiers Hurt.
While crossing the Great Western rail-
road tracks in South Des Moines in an
army wagon from Fort Des Moines, Pri-
Yates John c.. Finnigan and Joseph Burns
were struck by a Great Western engine,
Burns was but slightly hurt, but Flnnisan
was quite seriously injured.
Campaign for Pure MIX.
Prosecution was started today by the
state, food and dairy commissioner office
against l.. r. Bennett Of Frazier, Ia,.. on
the charge Of selling cream in Des Moines
thai was below the standard required by
de state. Bennett sold by Wholesale TO
ice cream parlors and other concerns, Ar
ranKements are being made to secure some
prosecutions of dealers for selling milk
with dirt i'm il. The state food and dairy
commissioner Is endeayoring to make the
enforcement OF the pure milk laws SO
rigid from tAIs on that 1t will be impossi-
Bile TOR dealers to impose on the people.
Heretofore the inspections by the state
inspectors have been made once a month
and usually at about the same time each
month. Now II Is proposed to make the
inspections at any time during a month
and keep the inspectors busy nearly all
Of the time. 1t is believed that this Will
be the only means OF securing pure milk,
Governor Carroll TO Guthrie Center.
Governor, p, +. Carroll is IN Guthrie Cen
ter today making a Fourth or July speech
to the people at the celebration there. by
proclamation Of the governor Monday Will
be generally celebrated through lowe as
the Fourth and the state house offices
will be closed on hat day.
re Riggs to Denver.
State superintendent John F. Riggs and
a delegation of Iowa educators left today
10 attend the convention of the National
Educational association In Denver.
Deputy state superintendent Bennett left
today for his home in Mount Ayr to spend
the Fourth of July.
Force Vacation 10 Children,
Children attending the summer vacation
school in the Lincoln school building will
have to take a vacation Monday, though
they have signed a petition which they pre-
scented to their superiors asAng that there
be no vacation. The children are enjoy
ing the work OF studying nature at close
range by making gardens and the like.
Drains $4,000 Acres.
Among the decisions Of the supreme court
yesterday was one which makes possible
the drainage Of 5000 acres OF land In Des
Moines county. The supreme court af-
firmed the action of the district court,
which approved the action Of the super
vlsors in arranging for the drainage dis
uiet.
Polk County First.
Polk county seems likely TO be the first
county in the state to establish a county
hospital under the new law. 1t was the
expectation that mainly the county hos
pitfalls would take care Of the tuberculosis
patients that are at present in the state
in such large numbers (about 10000 In AID
that there Is no other way to care for
them. II is part Of the plan OF campaign
10 ria the state OF tuberculosis.
sheriffs Gather Here.
The state convention Of Iowa sheriffs
will be held In this city July p and q.
Sheriff Ness announced today the follow
ing pregnant;
WEDNESDAY, JULY q.
Morning Session-Address OF welcome,
John MaoVicar.
AFTERNOON Session-'Sheriffs and Their
Relations to the Attorneys" Attorney Wal
ter MeHenry. Wives OF sheriffs ride to
cOlfax over interurban on special car
Iowa"
Night-Greater Iowa club enteTtains at
Ingersoll park.
Morning Session - "Our New Criminal
Laws and How They Affect the Sheriffs,"
Judge Jesse A. Miller.
Afternoon Session-'Goodby. but Come
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