Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-02

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Empson Bird. son Of the Rev.
Thompson Bird. founder Of the First
Presbyterian church in Des Moines.
died 1t the sanitarium ut Brattleboro.
In. II. His Death was not unexpected,
as he has been an invalid for forty
years following the death Of his "a.
\ Their
| Mrs. Sarah Cartwright, aged 20
years, died of apoplexy at the home OF
her daughter. Mrs. Mary Temple OF
Dallas Center.
Claiming that he fell on a defective
sidewalk and suffered serious and
painful injuries. Otto NJ. Geiger has
1 fled a claim against the City of Du.
buaue with the city recorder asking
the sum OF five hundred dollars.
Des Moines Knights of Pythias are
expecting TO hold an important meet
ing in Dies aioines when the district
convention, embracing lodges from
cities and towns in this section OF
Iowa, meets here. The convention Will
probably be held in a fortnight, and
Myrtle Capital hall will be the meet
| ing place.
The Salvationists Of Des Moines
have opened a camp meeting in Col
| fax fashioned after the camp meeting
idea. The camp is pitched north Of
Colfax, and the initial services were
well attended. The camp will be NOV
ed July to Ames. when the camp
meeting services viii be held for two
weeks and later the camp will be
moved to Newton.
Mascot, the $4,000 horse whose
owner recently gave demonstration
on the reasoning powers OF the horse
before the faculty Of the University
Of Pennsylvania, will be one Of the
attractions al the Midland Chautau-
qua assembly which will open July 2
ct the state fair grounds.
Des Moines' society in gala attire
turned out to patronize the lawn fete
at the F. NJ Hubbell residence on
Grand avenue, and made it one OF the
greatest benefit successes ever cred
tied 10 Des Moines club women. The
lawn fete was given under the aus
pieces of the City Federation OF Wom-
ems clubs, for the benefit Of charita-
BILE and other purposes.
Plans are being made to have one
OF the biggest cele brations in the his
tory OF this part OF the state held at
Ames, July g. This is a semi-centen-
nial celebration OF Boone and Story
counties.
The barn OF William Scott was
struck by lightning during the storm
at Dallas Center and burned to the
ground. "A large quantity Of hay and
some grain was burned. The loss
will be about $1,000. His horses and
buggies were saved. 4
d. G.. Edmundson Was elected
treasurer OF the lows commandery
Loyal Legion. to succeed the late
Capt. G. Thomas. t@s
AS a result Of gentle tap on the
part OF Mat Simmer Of Lenox.
Shorty" Wilson. happy bride.
groom Of several days, sustained a
broken Jaw bone and is minus several
teeth. The trouble arose over Sim
mer's refusal to smoke one Of viii
sons wedding cigars
Everybody needs vacation" said
the Rev. @. A. Luce in his sermon at
the North Dies Moines Methodist
church. TT is boon they owe to
themselves. Man is 50 constituted that
It is necessary that he Withdraw from
the world for rest and recreation. Any
machine wears out and needs repair.
r. E. Lyman, age 66, a resident Of
Des Moines for twenty years, died
at his home, after an illness OF sew
eral months.
e y. Bliss Of Boston. head Of the
Regal Shoe company, one Of the larg
est advertisers in this country and
lecturer on advertising and Selling
at Harvard university, will be the
principal speaker at booster dinner
| which the Greater Des Moines com
mittee Is arranging to hold In Sep
1 TENDER.
| Peer Mannix, horseman and stock
buyer, was badly injured in q r1lna
way accident on Mile Track avenue
West Knoxville. One shoulder and
collar bone were broken and injuries
to the spine sustained. M.
James r.. Clark died at his home
near Lebanon after lingering illness
81 several years Of stomach trouble
i Mr.. Clark was n years Of age ant
1 was a pioneer citizen Of Van BureI
county, coming here in 1889 wheI
: lad Of years.
Charles Deemeck, aged IS years
employed as coal driver was drowned
4 while swimming with several other
4 IN pond southwest Of oskaloosa. II
vas overcome BY cramps.
| IA IRE which started in the q. B
Osborn general store at Runnelli
from an unknown source. threatened
Tor time to destroy the sntire bust
4 ness section OF the little village ant
caused damage to the amount OF be
tween 5000 and 10000.
D. w. Norris, Jr. and ". F. HuSaes
OF the Marsha1ltown Times-Republi
can, have bought the Council Bluff
Nonpareil from Victor =. Bender.
Lester Herren, the 6-year-oid Sol
OF H. N. Herren Of Nashua, died q
lock1aw. resulting from an injury re
ceiyed about ten days ago. "
The coal mines near Ogden wer'
| scld to the Fort Dodge, Des MOinel