Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
Iowa

president OF thus district association. with
9. l. Wiley Of orient. vice president, and
w. b. Keith Of Hebron, secretary-treasurer.
CRESToN-At a big shoot Of the Creston
Gun club held at the clubs range Friday,
Ray Brown, a barber Of this city, won the
handsome loving cup which was offered
oy the club, breaking twenty-one pigeons
out of a possible twenty-five.
CRESTON-Winiam JOY. one offthe very
early merchants Of this vicinity, died at
the home Of his son, 4. I. joy, at Orient,
For many years he operated a general
store at 4NeVlnville, la, at which place the
final interment will be made.
CRESTON-A suit for 5000 damage has
been brought by August Dodge against
Henry Coomes, charging him with mali
cious prosecution. Dodge and Coomes
have had previous disputes over certain
property boundaries, the present case be-
ing the outcome of the trouble.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. u and % have been
chosen as Pumpkin days for this year $
annual pumpkin festival at Orient. The
regular festivities will be carried out on
q much larger scale this year than usual.
Speakers are being secured, and among the
attractions will be listed a big base ball
tournament.
DUBUQUE-Albert Froebel, aged 55, an
employe of the Great Western. committed
suicide here today by hanging himself to
the bedpost. He tied a strap about his neck
He is believed to have been mentally de-
ranged, as he had threatened to kill him
SSH heVoTHl times DeIOTe.
CLARINDA-The King Lumber company
Of Charlottesville, Va, has been awarded
the contract for the erection of the new
government building at Clarinda. The
contract price is $4,000; The building. will
be erected on the northeast corner Of the
public square on ground partly paid for
by the citizens of Clarinda-
CRESTON-GOorge Bartle, a Creston
merchant, glanced up in time Friday even
ing to see a shabby-iooking customer
secrete a number of good quality mems
shirts under his coat and walk out. The
man walked directly into the arms of a
policeman, who arrested him. The man is
suspected of numerous other thefts about
the city.
VILLISCA-Thirty-nine names have been
secured for the roster of the new company
Villisca In place of the old Company b,
which was mustered out several weeks
ago on account of being below standard.
The new company includes the best young
fellows In the city and should prove one
of the crack companies of the regiment.
DUBUQUE-Miss Nancy Green, special
agent for Mrs. Russell Sage, the widow Of
the railroad millionaire, was In the city to-
day looking over the farm school grounds
of Prof. Horschem, principal of the Aud
ubon school,, with a view to interesting the
Sage educational endowment in the work.
Miss Green expressed herself as we'll
pleased with the outlook and says the va
cation work here among schoolboys is Cilled
with splendid opportunities, The Sage fund
for this work Is 100000.
BIRMINGHAM-Fifty dollars was re-
Gently paid by a farmer near Birmingham
for two old-fashioned cradles owned by a
~netRhbor. Heavy rains have made 1t i'm
possible for farmers to get into their fields
with binders and the old-fashioned method
of harvesting has been resorted to In many
places near Fairfield. A great deal OF
difficulty has been experienced in getting
enough cradles or men who could use
them, hence the rather remarkable price
paid by the Birmingham farmer.