Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-01
Iowa News Notes.

SIDNEY-The death of Mrs. Anna Wild
berger at Julian. Neb., removes a pioneer
settler OF Fremont county. She came to
America in 1851 and one year later married
John Wildbcrger and settled on a farm six
miles south of Sidney, where she had lived
for forty-eight years.
PARKERsBURG-Miss Eta Gleason, a
maiden woman, aged 20 years, who for
more than thirty years had been a teacher
In the schools of Butler and Grundy coun-
Ties died at her home here today of all
ments due to old age. Miss Gleason had
not taught school for almost ten years.
FORT DODGE-Seven Gowrie families
leave Saturday on a special train to take
up their abode In a new country. The train
will be a long one. carrying all household
effects and many necessary farming imple-
ments and a coach on the rear will accom-
modate the families, journeying to the Da-
kotas and Canada.
MARSHALLTOWN-At the second an
nual meeting of the Central Iowa Short
Course association, held In this city this
afternoon, the following officers were
e~iected: C., +. Arney, Albion, president
II. c. Goecke, Marietta, vice president; o.
Z. lngcldue, Marshalltown, treasurer, and
d. f. Hole, Marshalltown, secretary.
SIDNEY-The funeral of L. f. Kline was
held here today under the auspices of the
Masonic fraternity. Mr.. Kline was a for
mer Fremont county official, serving four
years as recorder and four years as clerk
OF the courts. OF late years he had been
employed as an expert accountant. His
death occurred at Winterset, Ia He was
4S years of age and a native OF Pennsyl-
vania.
FORT DoDGE-The great record of forty
conversions in ten days of evangelistiC
meetings has been made at meetings now
In progress here at the Riverside Methodist
church. The pastor, Rev. NJ. Z. Arrasmith
Is a young man who has been winning wide
recognition as an evangelist and this work
takes him from the city a great deal. He
Is being assisted by Rev. Aura Smith, from
the east.
MARSHALL TOWN prizo. 4, aa 80
merchandise aggregating 1900 were
awarded for the best corn grown In this
and surrounding counties. and exhibited
this week at the Central Iowa short course
One girl, Miss Dot Keables OF Gilman
who was the only one who entered corn
won second prize in one class for hel
district. The corn Is to be sold at auction
Saturday afternoon.
TRAER-The schools Of this place ar,
closed again because Of the renewal OF In,
epidemic of diphtheria, which, after ceas
ing 10 develop new cases In unexpected
quarters has broken out again I'm a mum
Der of homes. 1t is estimated that Their,
have been cases, deaths or patients in fun,
half OF the houses Of the town. 10 dat,
there have been seven deaths. with tire,
very critically sick at the present time.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES his wife sa
in the same room, totally unaware tina
death had crept in. her husband, Daniel j
Irons, an old resident of Cass county, die,
at the Soldiers home today Of heart failure
Mr.. Irons had been in his usual health jus
before dying. He lay down on the couch
beside which his wife sat reading, and die
without uttering a sound. Mr.. and Mrs
Irons lived for years at Massena. Cas-
county.
MASON CITY-Because the snow is s.
deep and because the prairies are storm
swept, and there Is danger OF severe win
ter conditions prevailing even yet. NOR
than a score of cars loaded with emigrants
bound for points In extreme northern Nortl
Dakota and southern Canada. are beinI
held here. The railroad companies vii
not forward the cars for fear that In
emigrants viii be snowbound when the.
arrive at their destination and tragedie
may result.
Ger In northwest Iowa before the railroad
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