Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-13
Town News Notes,

CRESTON-Yesterday was the first taste
of winter this place has experienced this
season. snow began falling about IL
o'clock, with a strong northwest wind
b~lowinE.-r .-.4 ...E ,t... ~
BEDFORD-Clyde Book. the 9-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.. {. Book of Bed
ford, died from injuries received from fall
ing out Of a tree in three hours after the
accident occurred
WASHINGTON-B. Jones, a carpenter,
aged 10 years, fell from the roof to the
basement Of the new dwelling he vas
working on today and sustained injuries
from which he died two hours later.
ROLAND-Oli X. Prescott, who received
fatal injuries when he fell from his wagon
ten days, ago, died as a result Of his in
and sustained internal injuries when he
fell. He is survived by a wife and ten
children.
FORT DODGE-wmim Wood, an aged
man who stole a few shoes from a Fort
Dodge store last spring and has been i'm
p%risoned since awaiting trial, was today
sentenced to ten years of hard labor in Fort
Madison penitertiary by the court. As
Wood is almost 50, unless the board Of
pardons intervenes, the old man will proba-
bly, die there for a comparatively small
offense.
observation-disclosures a sufficient mar
gin above the necessary 1852, the petition
OF consent for the saloons of this CITY TO
open and do business, was filed with the
county auditor today. The board of SUI
pervisors viii meet some time this week
and check over the lists. II this petition
Is suftlcient the saloons will open, after
having been closed since Rev. Mr.. Sunday
held a revival i'm this city last winter.
CRESTON-Adams county read estate has
been changing hands rapidly lately. Among
the transactions recorded is the 120-acre
farm of Milo York to Thomas Powell for
SIS per acre. The Tom Brentnalls farm. To-
Gated in Carl township, which brought SO
per acre and 100 acres Of the Mary Rawson
farm sold to e.. w. Palmer for S5 per
acre. This farm is located in Quincy town
ship. a Mercer township farm, belonging
to p. Z. Ryan, has recently been sold TO
sam Scott for Sl25 per acre.
observation-disclosures charg-
ing contempt of court were filed in the
district court today by County Attorney
j. r. Egermayer against fourteen saloon
lists, their employees, bartcndcrs and others
connected with the saloons. The men are
cited TO appear on Friday and show cause
why lney are not in contempt. The con
tempt proceedings followed the issuance
Of four DEGREES against as many saloons,
which carried With them perpetual injunc-
tons against the saloons being operated.
The s~alooukeepers dlsregarded the DEGREES.
VILLISCA-The crew Of a freight train
going west found the lifeless and mangled
body Of Cullic Hardin, a steam shovel fire
man, lying beside the Buriic1ton track al
Nillisca Sunday morning. II Is presumed he
was struck by O through train the prCyioui
evening while walking along the track
10 Villiscs. lie had been working in the
vicinity Of Red Oak ard started Saturday
evening to go to Niljsca. He was a young
man. probably about~2i years OF age. and
unmarried. His homo was at Agency. Ia.
ard the body has been sent there Tor
h"~:c!.
ROCKWELL CITY-Abncr Hicks. ono
man held for the Badger bank robbery last
/ spring, died recently at Rockwell city Jail,
where he was imprisoned, and now George
b Lytel, the other suspect, is released from
the charge preferred against him on the
ground Of a flaw In the Indictment. He has
been held IN Jail since last spring and
Jurors for the case had even been sum
moncd. He will be held, however, TO await
trial for another crime. Now II as thought
that all clues 10 the Badger robbers are
exhausted, as Hicks was very probably the
leader I'm the crime.
FORT DODGE-The tenth district Of
Federated WOmaD's Clubs OF Iowa lust
closed a session Ia Fort Dodge which de,
veloped emDhatically for the public thai
women I'm their clubs are attempting much
OF practical benefit for the state. 1t was
urged that the practical and the domesti,
should supersede the Intellectual in theiI
aims. A delegate from Forest City pre,
scented from her club the suggestion that
the federation start a movement against
Sunday comic supplements 10 the neWspa,
cored. some such movement may be
started In the near future, as the clut
women believe that comic supplements are
a demoralizing style Of literature to give
a child.
FORT DODGE-Wiuiam Atkins. repre-
sentative Of the Redpath Lyceum bureau
Of Chicago and well known in this capac-
lty throughout Iowa, announced In Fort
Dodge Saturday that he expected his wife
here that day, much to the SUI prise Of his
many friends, principally alumni Of the
state University, where he was a foot
bah star some years ago. II developed
that Mrs Atkins did arrive and that the
couple had been married i'm New York city