Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-30
Iowa NeMn Nnten.


StBLEY-Ex-Senator George w. Lister is
seriously sick at his home I'm this city, he
having suffered a stroke OF paralysis. HIS
Harold, being sick.
Observation-Disclosures Demick. aged Rs.
while bathing In the reservoir ~ the Green
seized with cramps and drowned. lie
leaves a wife and two children
DUBUQUE-The ninth annual convention
OF the Federation of Lutheran Young Poo
CITY az st. Johns Lutheran church. About
iO delegates are In attendance.
CRESTON-Mr. a. Convey, one OF Adams
county's oldest citizens, dropped dead sun
day afternoon. He was found lying In the
road about forty rods from his home, and
was dead when discovered. lie was Is
years OF age.
OSKALOOSA-seized with cramps while
bathing In the reservoir Of the Green Ridge
Coal company at OskaloosR Monday,
Charles Demick went down and drowned
before help could reach him. He leaves a
widow and two children,
THAYER-Last week marked the open
ing OF the new banks and Thayer and
Spaulding. The Spauldlng bank Is the first
banking institution In the history of the
town, opening its doors In a new building
especially constructed for II.
~AFTON-News has Just reached Joseph
Draper of Alton from Melbourne, AUS
tralia, informing him OF the death OF a
brother at that point, who was engaged
in fruit farming, owning over 400 acres OF
orchard land. He was "a years Of age at
the time OF his death.
CRESTON-Lester Herren. the 6-year-old
son Of IL. M. Herren OF Nashua. has died
from lockjaw following a trifling injury
about ten days ago, when the boy fell from
a fence and a sharp stick penetrated his
leg. The wound had apparently healed
when several days ago the child became
d~elirious and died suffering terrible agony.
MARsHALLTowN NEGOTIATIONS have
been opened by the Iowa Traction company,
which is promoting an interurban railroad
from this city TO Eldora and Waterloo, for
the purchase from Jones a. Hovey Of In
dependence, Ia, OF the Marshalltown Light,
Power and Railway company, which owns
and operates the local gas and electric light
and power plants and the street railway
system. The local plant is valued at $3.50, OO6.
Notwithstanding under 100 converts
are reported as a result OF the union tent
Excessive rainfall has had much to do with
lessening the attendance during the meet
ings. At a farewell offering yesterday Sass
was raised for Evangelist G. g. Smith. and
his assistant, making the total cost OF the
meetings S66O; Evangelist smith and his
assistant will begin special services at Dun
lap beginning July T.
WEST GARFIELD-While engaged in an
interesting attempt to investigate a child's
savings bank at West Garfield, Frank
Stewart was surprised by ]. w. Overton,
into whose home he had broken during
the progress of a street carnival. Mr..
OVerton marched his prisoner to the city
at the point of a shot gun. Stewart was
bound over TO the grand jury and placed
In Jail. Both parties were colored.
CRESTON-The severe storm of Sunday
wrecked the new barn Of l.. Toland, near
Kent, also one one on the Westerbeck
farm, a few miles from Kent, both barns
being moved from their foundations, the
damage to them being quite extensive. The
vicinity around Creston escaped serious
damage, the storm reaching its greatest
velocity near Kent, where immense trees
were uprooted, orchards ruined. telephone
service crippled and crops washed out.