Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
Iowa News Notes.

LOGAN-Dr. Hansen has begun work on
his new building just south OF Freeman's
new bank building. The building Will be
constructed OF cement block.
GREENFLEID-A telegram received by
Henry Marion, an old resident OF Green
field, yesterday brought the Intelligence OF
the suicide OF his SON, Albert. who was on
a visit to relatives at Bay View, Mllwau-
kee, after first shooting his cousin, Mabel
Brooks, a l5-year-old girl. who refused 70
marry him.
LoGAN-A. w. Blackburn, clerk, has
been notified by Judge Thornell, who Is
to preside here next term Of court, set for
September I, that the Harrison county
term of court will not convene until sep
TENDER IA. Instead OF the grand jury APP
pearlng on the 7th, az formerly, It will APP
pear September a.
CRESTON-The l0-yeRr-old son Of Frank
Stewart of Alton was knocked down ana
run over by an automobile In this city yes
terday and sustained serious injuries. TWO
~tranger occupied the machine and refused
to stop when siRnalled about the accident.
but the number Of their machine was taken
and Il Is thought the offenders are Fon-
tanelie parties. The affair is being investi-
gated.
DENIsON-Sheriff Cummings returned
last night from Lexington. Neb., where he
went to bring back Jim McGoff, a barber,
who had left here two weeks ago between
two days. He was charged with taking
funds from his employer, Christensen, ana
jumping a board bill of q number Of weeks
| BtanQlnK AT hNGIb E1Olcl. Il CuIlt WIN
out requisition papers, although these had
been asked for from the governor OF Iowa.
CREsTON-A fellow giving his name as
]. @. Whistler was arrested at the fair
grounds Wednesday, caught In the act OF
bootlegging. He WAS conducting his busl-
ness under the blind Of a lemonade stand,
and had a tub Of that liquid In plain evil
dence, but the officers became suspicious
that he was also vending something much
stronger and, keeping watch, they finally
| caught him in the act Of selling booze 20
a party who gave his name as Oscar Smith.
whistler was arraigned before the commits
| sioner and bound over to the November
grand jury. Unable to furnish bail, he VIII
lay out the time In jail at Red Oak.
LOGAN-Prof. Bhimek OF the State uni
versity at Iowa City, made an examination
here yesterday Of the finds at the Peck
enpaugh limestone quarry by Lester Ad-
ans and pronounced the finds" to be
bones and teeth of the elephant. Both teeth
the other Imperator. At the Lester Adams
farm near Logan Prof. Shimek dug up a
part OF the skeleton and the antlers OF a
large elk, also the skeleton OF q buffalo
in the bed gravel Of a stream about TWEEN
ty-five feet down from the natural surface
OF the ground. Prof. Shimek regards the
creek bed running through the Adams farm
rich with fossils and compares the Adams
creek with that at Turin, and Will make
additional Investigations along the creek In
the next few days.
cREsToN-N. d. Burrill, an old, gray
headed man from Corning. was taken In
charge by police officers Wednesday night
when he was found wandering about tbs
streets in a resident portion Of the city with
his head cut, nose broken ana face and
clothing torn and covered with blood and
dirt. He wal dased and unable TO account
for himself, but claimed a roll OF bill
AMOUNTING to $50 had been taken from him
He was seen to be drinking during this
evening and was also noticed In COMPANY
OF some tranger He Is said 20 have flour
ished his roll while In the saloon drinking
and II Is suspicioned his friend" had some
thing 70 do with the loss Of the bank roll
The old man was taken to q hospital and
while his INJURIES are not necessarily Heri
Gus, yet, owing to his age. they may prove
dangerous. His watch was not molested.