Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-28
Iowa News Notes.

ATLANTIC-Mrs. A. NJ. johnson died
at her home in this city yesterday morn
ing at o'clock of cancer of the liver,
from which she had been suffering for
some time.
.ATLANT1C-Frank Thurman OF this
city has traded a farm in Benton town
ley for a section of land in Keith couny,
SIS, 900.
FORT DoDGE-Homer Delano, aged so.
Townsend & Huntley company ice plant
sustained very, bad injuries which, be
sides MASKING both legs badly, may prove
to have affected internal organs.
IOWA CITY-It is believed here that
the W. J. Mooney. the Langdon capitalist,
who lost his life in the Republic disaster
Griffith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Griffith. formerly residents OF this city.
LoGAN-The marriage of Miss Marie
Neldmire and William Maaske of Magnolia
Sunday afternoon, Rev. w. N. Graves Off
ciating. On returning to Magnolia a recep-
ton was given the worthy couple by their
many friends.
Commercial club, will ask congress to
make Iowa river navigable. A committee
will be sent to Washington, D.. c., or viii
turn over a set of formal resolutions to
Congressman A. F. lawson in order that
he may lay the matter before congress.
CRBSTON-In the second series of tho
nlRn SCnO0l DEBATES being held in southwest
Iowa, Ames and Bedford we're pitted against
each other at Bedford. The contest was
close, but Ames was given the victory by
a unanimous vote Of the Judges. This will
now bring Ames and the winner in the
Tabor and Council Bluffs contest together
to battle for the championship of the south
west district.
ATLANTIC-The people in the vicinity
or Atlantic met yesterday and in an in
formal caucus selected their candidates
Tor directors, of the Atlantic, Northern &
sDutnSrh rSilWsy; Iiftesn men are to be
southern end OF the line are to select
eight and those at the northern end seven;
and arc not binding.
IOWA CITY-The annual convention of
the Twenty-second district of the knights
Of Pythias will be held in Iowa City
early In March, according to District
Deputy Grand Chancellor f.. A. Patter-
son. who returned yesterday from
Marengo. The territory that will be rep
from West Liberty to Victor and from
Lone Tree to Montezuma.
CRESTON-The first public action ever
taken to establish a free public library here
was made last night, when a committee Of
the ,Women's Federated clubs met with the
BUSINESS Mems club to enlist the assistance
OF that body in cooperating to establish a
library under the Carnegie plan, whereby
they promise to have a $1,000 library. The
matter VIII now be referred to the city
council which, It is expected, will order a
vote to be taken at the city election this
spring.
CRESTON-Rev. w. l.. CASTOR, pastor Of
the First Baptist church of this place, has
rendered his resignation, to take effect
or this church for almost five years, and
was the prime mover in building the hand
some new church now owned by this de-
nomination. He has made arrangements tn
take charge of a large horse ranch near
Anselmo, Neb., for a year or two though,
ne says, he will not entirely give up preach
ing during that time.
CRESTON-Mrs. Charles Clarke, a colored
woman OF this place, was brutality attacked
ana choked into insensibility while return
ing TO her home by some assailant whose
motive is supposed to have been robbery,
as he made a desperate attempt to remove
rings from the woman's fingers, and to gain
possession of her handbag, which contained
money. He was frightened away by the
crowd which was attracted by the woman
screams. The fellow escaped. Mrs. Clarke's
condition is considered serious.