Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-24
Iowa NeMh Nntea.

LANE ClI1-W euneSday evening the
members Of the Lake City High school,
class OF 1909, presented at the Townsend
Opera house the play. "a Scrap Of Pa
per"
MARsHALLTowN-C. E. Shut Of NAL
com was today elected principal OF the
State Center schools at a salary OF $1,000.
He succeeds Charles N. Neveln. who has
resigned.
IOWA FALLs-News was received here
AriE.. OF Floyd Williams, a w~eil-known
Snowman, who formerly lived at Etdord
and In this city.
pastor of the Baptist church of this
place has resigned, effective June /.
Rev. Mr.. Longson's plans for the future
have not been determined.
MOUNT AYR-B. w. Vardaman, pioneer
merchant and prominent war veteran of
Mount Ayr, is dead at his home. He had
been in business over forty years here.
The business houses all closed during the
hour OF the funeral yesterday.
PARKERSBURG--Hommel Johnson. d
well-to-do farmer, residing four miles
south OF this place, was found hanging
in a barn on his farm this morning.
johnson was a prosperous renter and no
reason Is known for his committing sui
eide; He was AZ years OF age and leaves
a wife and seven children.
HUMESTON-Frank Mcmillan. a young
boy of Is years lost his right eve in an ac-
cldent, occurring yesterday afternoon. He
had placed some old shells in a can and
NONNIGh Will lhu IN hhCH AOuCAlCh
them off. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mcmillan Of that place.
HAMPTON-Gladys. aged 4 years, the
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. ]. Eden,
burns from scalding water yesterday
when her mother stumbled against the
child and spilled scalding water over her.
Her condition today is very serious.
NEWTON-The highest price ever paid
for ordinary farming land in centra
Iowa was paid today by William o'Brien,
when he bought for ts2.5OO cash The 100
bought it three years ago for $4,000.
IOWA FALLS-It is reported that a
Iowa opera house circuit to include a half
dozen cities I'm this part OF the state.
While matters are yet in an unsettled
dora, iowa Fails. WSeeb4ter City Eagle
Grove. Algona and possibly others may
be included in the circuit.
s~HELDON-An additional dividend OF sl.S
per cent was paid yesterday to the de-
positors of the defunct Sheldon State bank,
which closed its doors on November 3. One
and three-tenths per cent Of this dividend
is from the stockholders fund. The last
dividend makes a total of 74.8 per cent that
has been raid since the bank closed.
IOWA FALLs-rhe brick and tile
works just west OF town Will be opened
City, who has bought the property and
Will conduct, the plant on a large scale
I'D TO last TALL the pants were operated by
S. ]. Calvin, who retired from the man
agement to accept a position as a travel.
ing salesman.
LAKE CITY-At a meeting OF the
school board Superintendent Griffin was
reelected superintendent of the LAKE
City schools for the coming year at a
salary of $3.50 per annum. Mr.. Griffin
came from the Holstein public schools
last year. The entire corps of teachers
was reelected for another year excepi
two, one for the seventh grade and on,
! extra, but IL Is expected that a few OF
them expect 20 go elsewhere to iedcf
next year.
IOWA FALLs-The state Railroad
eommissi9n has taken z hang in the dePo.
Moines road and has condemned a trac.
OF land Just east OF the Farmers elevator
IN tor this tse ei Toad Tor G Gep0 to E tRe pTe saS S sim,
the road has been using the Illinois Cen
trail bridge and terminals. but with thu
the iowa It is now seeking permanen'
quarters of its own.
SHANNON CITY-While beating his wa!
on a freight car, loaded with lumber
Charles Larson OF Chicago was crushec
10 death i'm the switch yards here. He an'
a companion boarded the train. it Is though
at 81. Joseph, and had concealed them
selves between the lumber. BY a suddeI
urch OF the car the lumber slipped, catch
ing Larson between some heavy timbers
His companion was also badly bruised
| Larson was about 20 years OF age.
CRE6I ON-0tncId ny tle HdE given on
that Iowa saloons cannot legally remaii
omen Monday. May 81 In towns and cities
where Memorial day Is generally observed
He says that II is the observation Of tn
day and not the calendar date that mus
determine whether the day 10 a holiday o
not. In a place where Saturday the 29tl
Is observed generally as a holiday. tn
saloons must close on Saturday. n anothe
town or city observes the Slst, then in tina
plsce. the saloons must close on that date
MOUNT PLEASANT-There is a prob
ability that the Methodist Episcopal churc
al Mount Pleasant may he converted int
a theater. The BOARD Of Directors Of IN
Auditorium association Is figuring wit
Architect Houghla M OF Charlton for eithe
an an new building or buying and RI
modelling the Old church building. which
considered an ideal site Tor an auditorium
The Methodist PEOPLE have made an offe
10 tie board. asking $500 for the old build
ing ana grounds and II IL thought the offe
viii be accepted. Chicago architects hav
also beea looking over the Mans. and hay
made an offer. placing their figures q