Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25
Iowa News Notes.

CHARLES CTTY-At a meeting to be held
In this city next Sunday a branch Of the
Knights of Columbus will be organized 1t
is expected the lodge will start witt sixty
charter members.
cONRAD-Rev. T. y. Buchanan. pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, resigned
pastor rSHfSl Of the local church P%H f o f FSs y SsG9
and during that time a new church building
was erected at n cost of 5000.
MURRAY-Every church pulpit In this
town is now vacant, lat week A. j. Carrick,
pastor of the Christian church accepted a
call to Iowa Falls. the minister OF the
Baptist denomination resigned and this
week the Methodist minister, Rev. c. s..
Burnette will go to Salida, Colo, to take
up a charge.
IDA GROVE-The Ida County Sunday
School convention elected w. 7. Smith of
Battle Creek president, &. A. Ellis of Galva
Battle Creek secretary-treasurer. State
Secretary F. F. Fitch OF Des Moines and
Miss Anna Mckee Of Webster city were
prominent on the two days program.
CRESTON-Richard Douglas. a switch
light painter in the employ of the Burling-
ton company, was killed at the foot of
Whitebreast hill near Lucas Wednesday
night by passenger train No. 3. Douglas
was riding a railroad bicycle on the track
at the time, and the heavy grade at that
place is supposed to be responsible for his
death. He was a bachelor and lived at
Lucas.
Observation-Disclosures Route Freight
Agent George f. Rummel has resigned
and expects TO take work with another
Monmouth. H., who will take charge of
the Burlington freight house as soon he
can be relieved at Monmouth. He went to
Monmouth from Osceola about two years
ago. and has been r~ailroading for the last
twenty-one years. ....
MARsHALLTOWN-The Woman's club
has started a movement which 1t is be-
iieved will result in the erection OF an
exclusive club home for the organization
10 cost about 5000. A site, which will cos
81, 900. has been selected, and if the money
TO buy II can he raised the club will finance
the building Props. n erected II will b.
one Of the first exclusively woman's clul
buildings In Iowa,
IDA GROVE-Proceedings to disbar T
w. Harding Of pCuisOn have been on tfia
all week before Judge Church at Denisoi
and many witnesses have been
from here. Judge r. NJ. Powers of Carroll
who. has been holdinC district court mere
adjourned cour, yesterday to appear befoI
tine court ri Denison, and Attorneys WI
Johnston, Charles Macomber and Georg
| Clark were called from here as witnesses.
CRESTON-N disastrous fire occurred a
Woodburn about midnight last night, and
destroyed the drug stock owned by Mr.
Vincent. who with his family occupied
20 rush out IN bare feet and IN their nigh
clothes. An effort 10 save the stock wa,
made bv the bucket brigade, but the fir
was under too great headway. The build
illk war WIZ ~ W. ." " W. NHI Nv =
Blythe estate, and was insured for Size
and the drug stock for 500
MOUNT AYR-AIount Ayr is much agi
tated over the action of the grand iurl
now In session because after the conviction
OF Walter Case for conducting a house q
W-fame. the countv attorney and sheriff
refuse to file information against four wit
nesses for the state. as they have heel
requested to do by six members o. m
Jury. The county attorney refused unlas
others wcrc attaoNcd ~ tNe eqU'o v--v. Tn
Jurors read a synopsis of the Cosson Iy
and insisted thev will anuc : to tive al
tnrrey general - tFo county attorney an
sheriff do not take immediate cotton Z
secure iPdictmCnJ and punishment NJ wit
2 nesses for the state.
CILMAN-The iuirtv-ninth annual cor
veution Of the Marshall County Sunda
= School association, which has boon in Dr0l
ress here for two eavs. closed last nigh
The following Officers we've elected: Pres
5 dent. G. T. Pickard. Narshsutowp: Vi,
president. Miss Alic" Lincoln MarsNa'
town; se.rctaTy-tTeasurer, Mrs =. A. TIT
Green Mountain.
COLFAN-Tha postoffice ~ Prairia ct
a village a few miles south NJ he~C. Wa
robbed az 2:31 this morning and SlC0
} cash and stamps stolen. The crscksme
blew open tho safe with dynamite. ar
9 while the explosion aroused some OF ~
toWnspeople, tho robbers secured the
booty and made off No clue was 10
Identity Of the robbers.