Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11

of the Iowa State Dental society, was held
here today. Dentists from Tama, Black
hawk, Grundy, Hardin, Story and Marshall
counties attended. A clinic was given this
afternoon by DR.. Walter N. Murray of
Minneapolis.
Observation-Disclosures giving an
intimation of where his relatives live or
what town he called home Eric Lund-
gren, a boy about II years of age, died at
st Thomas, hospital today Of typhoid
into the hospital barely able to walk, and
during his lucid moments since then he
has refused to tell who his people were.
OSCEOLA-James Ream, uncle of Nor
man b. Ream, the multimillionaire rail-
road and finance king of New York City,
is dead at his home here, at the advanced
age of 81 years. He leaves a wife and
mine children. He was a pioneer citizen.
coming to Clarke county over fifty years
ago. Norman Ream's father also accom-
panied him, and Norman Ream was reared
in Osceola.
sIDNEY-Frank It. Sturdevant, a clerk
in the Hutchinson hardware store at An
derson, near Sidney, was the victim OF
an explosion, whereby he was severely
burned about the head and eyes while
charging a lighting plant for use in the
store. The accident was the result of
striking a match to see II the tank was
full of water, supposing he had previously
emptied It of gasoline.
CHARLES CITY-An important real es-
tate deal took place here late Saturday
afternoon in which a tract Of land known
! as w GlQEI , pasture was SOlu " AlS ia I
Parr Traction Engine company for $1,000
an acre. The pasture contained twenty
acres. Mr.. Werder received 10000 for
same. The Hart-Parr company will divide
this into lots, as they have several other
large pieces of land, and either build on
them or sell lots to their employees.
REINBECK-A queer freak of lightning,
which all but proved fatal to the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Meissner OF
this place, happened during a thunder
storm yesterday. The lightning struck a
tree near the Meissner home, demolishinR
It and hurting pieces Of the trunk in all
directions. One piece five feet in length
house and hurled on top of the Infant, who
lay asleep. The child was badly bruised
but not seriously hurt
CHARLES CITY-Herman Luck OF
Charles City was the victim OF a stabbinl
affair at Rudd yesterday, although it die
not result seriously, Mr.. Luck, along witt
some inquiry concerning a certain member
of that party, which resulted in a little
scare among them, and Mr.. Luck, not re
aliZing anything was wrong, remained neal
the car, when he was stabbed in thu
shoulder by one of the Italians. No arrestl
were made and everything is quiet In Rudd
? CORYDON-R. G. Mullen has been con
victed in the Wayne county court for sell
ing S12. 900 worth of worthless stocks il
copper to Wayne county parties. He wa
r tried on the charge OF obtaining mono!
under false pretenses, the stock prOvini
to be worthless. The case was bitterl.
fought, and provoked much feeling. Mul
lens attorney filed a motion for a new
trial. which Judge Towner will hear mex
D Saturday, November Is. In case this /
q not granted, II will without doubt go {
\ the supreme court.
CRESTON-The wholesale house of NJ. =
Smith OF Omaha has just closed a contrac
2 with Carl Lauritsen, manage of the Al
Q lantic knitting mills, for 1900 dozen sweat
2 ers, amounting to S27, 600. The contrac
/, calls for the goods by June l, 1910, ant
with the other large amount of business 4
he handled, the present quarters are tOun,
I much too small. as two new machine
% have been necessarily installed, and ar
are under way now for tn
erection Of a new stone block building, L
4, care for the increased output.
j CRESTON-AftOn and Murray are noy