Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
Iowa News Notes.

HAMBURG-Mrs. Will Mann, wife of a
Hamburg Druggist, who was operated upon
for appendicitis a week ago, died last night
as a result Of the operation.
HAMBURG-Miss Ethel Clayton and Pearl
Hazelett we're married Monday at Rock
Port, Mo-. They left Monday noon, telling
the report was that they were married
there.
CHARLES CITY-H. w. Troy, presiding
elder of the DEBORAH district, was stricken
was In an unconscious condition for six
hours. Today he is just able to move his
hands and feet a little.
MARSHALLTOWN-The annual meeting
OF the Boone Valley High School Athletic
association will be held at Eagle Grove, Ia,
january 80. The high schools belonging to
Algoua, Mason City. Hampton, Humboldt,
West Bend, Story City and Webster City.
CHARLES CITY-A Milwaukee engine
on the westbound passenger train broke
its front trucks just as it left the depot
at noon and a wrecking train was sent
for from Mason City and after a delay of
two hours the train proceeded west with
the use Of another engine. The disabled
engine was left here.
HAMBURG-While working with q
circular saw on the, Bunt-Morgan place.
Alfred Comstock had the misfortune to
have his arm ground up in the cogs. While
he was olling the machinery his glove in
SIs arm manner With SauEkn f. Dr. b the sO iEs' .t aSS dr tSs
arm off just above the elbow.
Observation-Disclosures honors have
fallen on two Iowa young men who are
cent election OF officers for the staff of
the Harvard Crimson Hanford Member.
son Of c: II; MsNidsr Of Mason City Was
other Iowa boy honored was Phineas Nc
Henry OF Des Moines, the son Of @. II,
McHenry.
farmers plowing in January was witnessed
throughout Frenont county during the past
few days. The month has been a very
peculiar one. One OF the finest Ice crops
ever harvested was put up the first part OF
the month. Then the weather moderated
and the latter part Of the month has been
this afternoon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is believed to
be a record price for farm land in the en-
tire west was paid today by Fred Cain of
Shenandoah when he purchased a small
farm OF fifteen acres near that place of u,
rate cary y s sSs g s''G Ss aaTe. pr Fs. DH iaas Is !: at o 5sc
half mile from town. II is exceptionally
good. but the improvements are only ordi-
nary. the house and other buildings being
IDA GRoVE-It has been announced that
a series of revival meetings will be held at
the Church OF God commencing next Sun
ices will be conducted by DR.. William N.
Yates, who was for many years pastor OF
years was president OF Findlay college at
Findlay, o. Meetings are to be held every
night and II Is planned to make II a memoir
able event in church circles
IDA GROVE-County Auditor Richard
Warner left at noon today for Des Moines,
summoned hence by the legislature to bring
the ballots cast in Ida county at the gem
eral election last fall. 1t is understood
from this that the contest COMMITTEES ap-
pointed to settle the election contest be-
tween s.. M. Corrie and Robert Baxter for
representative from Ida county intend to
so into 1.-THE contest thoroughly and to ex-
anime all the ballots. The great point 10
be decided in this contest is whether or not
those ballots which had a cross mark or a
distinguishing mark OF any kin opposite
the name OF the presidential candidates
shall be thrown out and not counted at all.
Many such ballots. voted in that way
through the ignorance of voters, were
thrown out in some OF the precincts Of this
county, while in other precincts similarly
marked ballots were counted. II II Is ruled
that such ballots shall be counted, as has
been ruled in other counties, IL 4 quite eer-
tain that Mr.. CorTie, who ON the face Of
tho returns was apparently defeated by the
small majority OF eleven votes, will Instead
have a safe majority himself and win again
be permitted 20 take his seat in the Iowa
house.