Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-29
Iowa News Notes.

IOWA CITY-Rev. Horace l.. Strain. pas
tor of the Congregational church here for
two years. is dead in the west from tuber-
culosls. He leaves a widow and two children.
MURRAY-C. L, Lamb. a former Murray
young man and the son of
Lamb. has been appointed general chair
man of the Order of Railway Telegraphers
of the entire Burlington system.
DENIsON-Editor Harvey Ingham Of
the Des Moines Register and Leader. will
give his lecture "A Tragedy OF the From
tier at Denison, Wednesday. He comes
under the auspices of the Order Of Red
Men.
COLFAX-The annual meeting OF the
Central Iowa Odd Fellows association will
be held here early next month and lodges
from practically all OF the counties OF
central Iowa will be represented In the
gathering.
FERGUSON-At the annual meeting Of
the Farmers Elevator company held today
the following officers were elected Presi-
dent, o. A. Johnson: vice president. A.
GUNNER; secretary, A. s. Cooper; treas.
urer, U. Moore.
DUBCQUE-Stephen I. Dolson, aged Ga
years and one of the veteran steamboat
died at his home here today. lie had been
a captain for thirty years, having run on
the passenger boat st. Paul last season.
HURLEY-Forty farmers OF this neigh
the Hurley Farmers Cooperative com
pany, with a capital stock of 1000. The
following are the officers chosen: President.
f. p. Cook; vice president. John Tobin;
secretary, james Cahalan; treasurer, c. A.
Stivers.
CRESTON-Roy Manholtz, formerly en-
ployed by the Burlington at this place,
but later of Red Oak. was sentenced yester-
day TO a term not to exceed ten years in
the penitentlary at Anamosa for breaking
in which act He was caught by Detective
Stanbridge OF this place.
NILFORD-The public hospital OF this
tow was opened with simple but appro-
pirate dedicatorial services last night. The
building Is a modern, thIee-story structure
of brick and fully equipped for hospital
purposes. The hospital will take care of
fourteen patients at one time.
STATE CENTER-Sixty delegates, repre-
senting the counties of central Iowa, at
tended the fifth district meeting OF the
Pythian Sisters held here today. Mrs.
Matte Johnson, grand chief, of Knoxville.
and Mrs. Palmer Of Des Moines and Mrs.
Johnson of Boone. both past grand chiefs.
also attended. The next meeting of the
district is to be held at Redfield, Dallas
county.
MASON ClTY-OGd Fellows from north
ern Iowa, southern Minnesota, northeastern
Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota
will gather IN this city on April Is to cele-
brate the ninctieth anniversary OF the
Clough OF Madison, 5. D., and Grand Sec
rotary J. h. Rice of the same place will
be present.
the animal was unable TO use its front
legs and was very weak, The animal was
buried in a depression In p straw stack,
where II had taken refuge, II was thought
the goat was dead. As the snow melted
il was released. but unable to walk IL was
so weak. Its bleatlng attracted the atten-
ton Of It's owner.
IOWA FALLS r.. c. Santee. a resident
OF this ounty for many years is dead
and will be buried in Union cemetery here.
Mr., Santee was for many years a resident
OF Radcliffe in this county, but moved here
several years ago and lived on a farm
north OF this city, He was a veteran OF
! the civil war and was s. years old.
wHITTEMoRD-The board OF super
visors yesterday let the contract for q
\ drainage project. which for the cost and
the number OF acres IL will drain n one
Of the largest undertakings OF its kind
begun IN Iowa. The contract was awarded
TO Ward Brothers Of Audubon for SCI. 900
The main ditch is close to seven miles In
length and its laterals will drain approx
imately $1,000 acres.
MARsHAILTOWN-The lowe Contra
railroad has. let the contract for twelve
new freight engines. each Weighing HOO
pounds. TO the Baldwin locomotive works
At Philadelphia. The engines are TO b.
delivered during the summer. The com,
pany has also let the contracts for 80 Goa
cars OF 5000 pounds capacity to the Mt
Vernon Qi.) Car company. The new equip
ment will cost S34S. 80.
IOWA FALLS-Claims Of other eountie,
In the state to having within their borders
when you buy Gold Medal FIouI