Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-20
Iowa NeMa Notes.

CREsToN-Farm land in the vicinity
Of the survey for the proposed new rail-
way line between 'Winterset and Des
Moines Is advancing in price and has in
creased from IS to $40 per acre this fall.
CRESTON-Miss Agnes Barton, a pro-
fessional nurse of Kansas City, and at
of that city, has purchased the DR.. Sells
sanitarium at Osceola and will take pos
session of the new home January L.
IOWA FALLS-At Ellsworth college yes.
the faculty Joined in the annual October
drive TIL route outlined was ten miles
west of here. A big picnic dinner and ar
afternoon program of sports were big fea'
lures OF the drive.
BOONE-Engineer and Mrs. John Wells
Of this city are today celebrating theiI
golden wedding. Their children and one
Of Mr.. Wells brothers have arrived fron
different parts of the country and are
quietly enjoying this event at the Wells
home on Marshall street.
IOWA FALLS-George Weaver. son Of
Judge S. M. Weaver of the Iowa supreme
court, left yesterday for oelwein to take
up his duties as reporter in the superior
court In that city. Mr.. Weaver is an ex.
pert stenographer and we'll fitted for the
position to which he has just been ap
pointed.
IOWA FALLS-Announcemept Is made
that Fred Austin. agent for the Illinois
Central here, has been appointed city
ticket agent for the company at Waterloo
TO succeed W. L. Buckley, who goes tc
Dubuque. Mr.. Austin came here from
Sioux Fails several months ago. The an
nOuncement OF his successor here has moi
been made.
HUBBARD-Charles McClearn, who re-
Gently came here from Iowa Falls to enter
the employ of the Hubbard Farmers Ele-
vator company, received fatal injuries this
afternoon, when he was caught in the
shaftinR and whirled around and theu
hurled to the floor. Five ribs were broken
and IL fg halinUad the fractured ends nlnG-
tured vital organs.
GARWIN-Mrs George Godfrey of this
place. 81 years old. walked from Waterloo
to the home OF Wylie Henderson, nea
here, from daybreak to dark yesterday
Part OF the journey was made in a driv-
ing ralnstorm. Mrs. Godfrey found when
she went TO board the train that she did
not have money enough to pay her fare
but instead Of telegraphing for money she
started to walk and made the trip on foot
MADRID-A pouch of mail, said to con
tain two, packages of registered letters
containing valuable documents, checks and
Chicago, Milwaukee s. 81. Paul depot here
last night. After hours OF search thu
pouch was found in a boxcar, where Il
had been cut open and rifled. The pouct
came from the Des Moines office and was
waiting here to be transferred when II was
stolen. A number of suspects have beer
arrested.
IOWA CITY-Mary Bradford Kasson OF
DeS MONIES Us lne EiIi WHO VIII lhht tit
Rhodes scholarship examination here or
October 10 and 20 in the contest for this
scholarship offered by the National FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs. The followinG
men will take the Rhodes examinations
Raymond Price OF Earlham. Raymond d
Hartman of Muscatine and William Zeig
Ter of Goldfield. all of Grinnell college, and
Archie Ross Mauisby of MarshalltowD and
Harold L. Jordan OF Springfield, IA, Of
Cornell college.
IOWA CITY-Drunks In the police couri
Of this city will be defended and prosecuted
by law students in the University Of Iowa
according to a novel scheme planned by
Mayor Ralph Otto, who is also an ~instruc
tor of pleading and practice In the Law
school According 20 Mayor Otto's plan
the prisoners mp for intoxication and vae
rancy will have senior law students e
prepare the cases and represent them wheI
the trials are held. This, he contends, vii
result In greater justice end also aid IN
collegians In preparing for the actual prac
tice of the law.
the dates selected for the Ringgol,
County Farmers institute at Diagonal
Stock judging. the first day and an ad
college completes that days program
Edith @. Charlton, director of domesti
and the last day President II. II. Seerle!
Of the State Teachers college At low
Falls will give his address on The PEG
pie and the Schools" which is also fit
schools. Cash prizes are offered for tn
best spoilers and readers. Liberal prize
also are offered for stock, poultry. veg
etableE, grains and pastry exhibits.
LCGAN-Monday j. A. Heterick bOugh
the VanScoy Brothers grocery stock, tn
building in which II is located and like
wise the postoffice building, the bricl
buildings adjoining the Heterick store Of
the east. Mr.. Heterick will convert tn
VanScoy store bulldog into an exclusiy
mems and boys clothing store and remode
and enlarge his present grocery depart
ment to include the VanScoy stock. TIL
VanScoy brothers nave been in the gro
Gerry business in Logan many years. Nj
Heterick has been at his present place o
busiHess tw~enty-seven years n is recOg
full merchants of Logan. AS yet the con
sideration has not been made public. In
Voicing began this morning.