Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05
Iowa

city that Mrs. Laura Hook, aged 40 years,
of this city committed suicide this morning
at Bedford, Ia, by cutting her throat with
a razor. II is believed that Mrs. Hook was
momentarily demented.
CRESTON-It has been learned here that
Hon. John Gibson, who was In former
years one OF Creston's most influential cit
liens, but who has lately been engaged in
the Philippine island in extensive lumber
operations, has sold his interests and will
return here.
HERNDON-Lloyd Meek, a brakeman on
the Milwaukee road, was killed while at
tempting to throw a switch here to let
freight No. 81 through. Meek lived In
Panora. He was 10 years of age, and be,
sides a bride he leaves a brother and
three sisters In Dies Moines.
DUBUQUE-Father Joseph, who for many
years was a member of the Trappist mon
astry here and who several years ago was
years as a brother of the order here, has
departed for Montana, where he will take
charge of a parish under the supervision of
Bishop John Carroll.
HAMPTON-While on her way to the
State Hospital for the Insane at lndepend-
ence. Mrs. Carl Peterson of this place
died suddenly in a spasm at Bristow. Mrs.
Peterson suddenly collapsed in the depot
while changing cars at Bristow and was
dead in q Moment. She was very well
known in this city.
MASON ~CITY-Articles of wearing APP
parel. including boots, shoes, suits Of
clothes, rubbers and trousers of a value of
more than 500 have been recovered and
twenty boys of well known families Of
this city have been arrested charged with
being implicated in stealing them from a
stock which was in storage in the southern
part of the city.
STORY CITY-Fire of unknown origin
early this morning destroyed two business
buildings. badly damaged two stocks and
for a time threatened the entire business
section. The losses are: Void Bros, build
Ing and grocery stock, practically totally
destroyed, loss S7,4OO, partly Insured; j.
Jacobson, building, totally DESTROYED, occu-
pied by w. F. Boggs, retail hardware
dealer, whose loss will be about $500,
partly insured.
BEDFORD-The deep we'll at Bedford has
had to be abandoned for the lack of funds
to prosecute the work further. 1t has now
reached the depth of 20 feet and has cost
a considerable sum. both In hard work and,
incidentally, hard cash. Now Bedford is
wondering just how 1t will settle the water
works question, as this well was to fur
nish the water for the excellent system of
water works owned there, but the water
supply Is wholly inadequate.
CORNING-An epidemic OF scarlet fever
has this place in its grasp and several
families, the dormitory where the school
tined. It is expected that the schools will
be ordered closed at the special meeting Of
the board called for tomorrow. County
Auditor c. II. Nelson all but killed himself
Internationally, as a direct result of the
epidemic, when he took internally two tab
let's which the physician prescribed as 4
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INDIANOLA-Three girls from the Yep
elethean society OF Simpson college won the
intersociety contest Monday night over a
team composed Of young men from the
Colonial society. The question debated was,
Should church unity be the goal at which
churches aim ?" and the young women had
the negative side. The Colonial team was
composed OF Messrs. Ellis Rhode. Jesse
Marshall and Don Stuart, while the young
women representing the Zepelethean were
Misses Nell Snow. Doris white and Pearl
Baldwin The judges were II. I" Bump
and ]. c.. Hardin OF Des Moines and DR..
Mullican of Indianola.
MARSHALLTOWN-The attorney gem
eral has ruled that the local Board Of
Supervisors has exceeded its legal author
iy when II leased for private use a part
of the county court house. For years the
basement of the court house has been
leased to law firms and abstracters and
a few years ago the city leased one-half
OF the basement. The attorney general
holds that anyone can bring suit to enjoin
the county and Dust the tenants. This
ruling is an outgrowth OF the quarrel be
tween certain factions who favored and
opposed the building Of the Sunday ,taber-
nacle on the court house grounds.