Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26
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MARSHALLTOWN-At luncheon served
to fifty business men Of the city. today
by the vestry of st. PauPs Episcopal
church, the movement rvr a new church
building for that denomination was for
mally launched.
SIOUX C~ITY-Greek refugees as a result
Of O6,t the race race s riots at at South ahhor oman ns thar, are
are applying for work at the Cudahy and
Armour packing plants. Many OF them are
being given places.
SIOUX CITY-The 1903 annual convention
of the National Bee Keepers association
will be held In Sioux City. Definite con-
firmation OF this is contained in a letter
from N. E.. France of Plattesville, Wis,
general manager of the organization.
WATERLOO-The Cedar Valley Short
Course has completed it's successful week,
and with a handsome surplus in the
treasury the officers have decided to
plan for a similar course i'm 1910. The
sale of prize corn Melted the association
$349, 20. ten ears alone bringing $37 and
one bushel brought $95.
MASON CITY-The pretty custom Of
wearing a miniature flag In memory of
the anniversary of George Washington
wSs the pes9 FIRST ty tim nns Monday sSH n '"i Each PUPIL a151
found a dimtnutive flag on his desk in
the morning and each wore his in the
buttonhole during the day.
WATERLOO-Fire in Oelwein early
this morning did $1,000 worth of damage
to the shops of the Chicago Great West
ern Railway company. 4 fire at Freds-
AAAN q NhA AN6A NhNS ~
DESTROYED the sliffsgard grocery and
general stock, valued az $4,000. Insur-
ance was carried for only $4,000.
CRESTON-George w. Davidson. an al
legged detective for the Browning agency
at Des Moines, engaged in anti-saloon
work, was arrested at Grand River by
this place, charged with being guilty OF
the same offense for which he was sup
posed to be engaged in catching others.
Commissioner Hanna fixed his bonds at
MARSHALLTOWN-A second post
ponement in the date of the opening of
the Billy Sunday revival meetings was
not open until Friday, April 2. Rev. Mr..
Sunday is now at Catalina island, recov-
erinS from the hS strain oS Of Inc sRokanae me
will open at Springfield next Friday and
from there he will come here.
MARsHALLTOWN-The bill authoriz-
ing the state of Iowa TO spend $1,000 for
the building of a permanent reinforced
concrete dam over the Iowa river at this
place passed the senate today. The city
structure, which will be about $4,000.
n state pays part because without a
dam it's ice supply, which II gets from
the Iowa river, would vanish.
CHARLES CITY-John Goldsberry and
Theodore Tfllett, two young men who
came here recently and started a skating
the grand jury In bonds OF 500 for ~enticing
two young girls under is years OF age into
their place. They ooaxed the girls IN
William Braend, got wind OF the affair
and raided the place.
KEILOGG-Arthur Benson. a young
farmer living north Of this place, was
contents. by the Rock Island westbound
fast mail train on a crossing two miles
west OF here. Benson was hurled out
OF the wagon a distance OF twenty feet
| HIS ~collarbone was fractured three ribs
were broken and his right forearm frae-
- aA1 he "a aaUAFalW Rnt and hTTIiEan
/ Although seriously injured, it is believed
that he may recover.
MASON CITY-With the opening OF
spring this city will witness the begin,
I Ming Of the erection OF the largest cement
mill ever erected in this part of the
state. The plant Is TO be put up by this
LehiEh Portland Cement cOmpany OF
! Lehigh. Pa The land. which the com
pany owns and which has been in liti.
ssisesa,9Hend of the courts debris The iane
Is one-half mile north of the city. Or
"a the company viii erect a $4,000 ,0Ot
plant with a capacity Of 5000 barrels Of
cement.
oNAwA-The epidemic of measle,
which has held the school children OF
weeks seems TO be abSting. Appsren'
laxity in the enforcement of the health
laws seems TO be the cause for such
scourge. over 100 cases were reported
The schools have been demorslized anS
several grades have ceased work. but nov
SesIth ~aSthoritiss now say they have III,
situation under control and that the dis
ease viii be soon stamped out
CRESTON-Since the arrest OF Georg
K-autenberEer a baggage man in the Bur
HngtOn's employ. charged with rir1inl
trunks and suit cases. an investigation 4
said to rave resulted In the arrest OF tire
other employees. Two OF these are said 4
/ be express messengers and ais three o
the suspects have runs between Chicagl
and Council Bluffs. A search OF the trail
mems boxes disclosed evidence OF wronl
doing and all three we're arrested IN Chi
cae0 II l. believed kautenberger IL re
sponsibls for the information leadiuE - IN
arrest u the orher threa