Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-10

Iowa News Notes.
TRAER-The fall meeting of tine Water
loo rresbytcry is to be held at Tranquility
church, three miles east Of this place, in
October. Between thirty and forty preacher
delegates will attend.
CEDAR .~FALl.S-Judge Cummins today
sentenCed Frank Smith to Jail for thirty
days for entering and pilfering the home
ILL.,, as his home and was employed by the
city street commissioner
MASON C1TY-Fred G. Mater. tho Great
Western brakeman who was so badly in
iured here Yesterday that one leg had to
be amputated, died Of his injuries today.
The body was taken to his former home in
Kent. H.. this afternoon.
CRESCO-On the recommendation Of the
United states inspector. Company +. Fifty
third Iowa National Guard, Of this city,
has been mustered out Of service. The in
spector found that the standard Of the
company had fallen below the efficiency
demanded Several towns Of the state in
Guiding Charles City and New Hampton,
have made application tor the company.
CEDAR FALLS-Rev. Albert Loughridge
Of this city has accepted the position Of
instructor in theology in the Des Molnes
college, to begin with the opening of the
school year in September. Mr.. LoughridRe
was for eleven years teacher Of Latin IN
the state Teachers college. resiEning nine
years ago to so to India as a missionary
under the auspices of the Baptist Mission
airy board. On account OF The .ealth Of his
wife they returned here a year ago.
GRINNELL-H. w. somers. business
manager OF Iowa college, has received a
check for 10000 from Andrew Carnegie,
who promised the college that amount pro-
vided It raised an additional $4,000 for
endowment purposes. Mr.. Carnegie's agent.
who has been in Grinnell for a week ex-
aiming the subscription accounts, has
finished his work and says that all OF the
requirements of the board have been fully
n ct.
IOWA FALLS-Superintendent Of Schools
Julia SCurry Of this county has announced
the following talent for instructors at the
coming session of the county normal school.
which Will be conducted by Miss Scurry:
/ Loren HeZzelwood Of this city, Alvin j.
CavRna Of Eldora, NJ. Adelaide Holton OF
Minneapolis, Macy Campbell OF Alden, A.
r. Parsons of keokuk and Mabel Farms
worth of Union. The institute will be held
at the county seat.
UCBGQCE-The annual convention of
the State Association Of Elks will be held
in Il is city on June l6 and II. The plans
being prepared for the entertainment Of
the Elks are the most elaborate Of their
kline ever contemplated in Iowa. One Of
the most important features in connection
with the gathering has been the securing
of a low fare from the Western Passenger
association from any point in Iowa. II is
expected that between 1880 and 5000 Elks
will spend the two days in the city.
MCSCATINE- with the evident desire Of
NHNAAN 49, ~ NAh'N
headlonR from Rock Island train No. 81
last night as 1t was running rapidly about
a mile east of this city. Walker died an
hour later in the Hersey hospital without
regaininR consciousness. He was 35 wears
old and had lead a solitary existence in a
cabin boat a short distance from the point
whore he took the fatal leap. Some believe
he thought he could successfully make the
leap, and the brakeman who tried to stop
him was knocked down.
IOWA FAILS--Last fall several farmers
in this vicinity, as well as elsewhere over
the state, were the victims Of a patent
fencing machine. and Sheriff Walsh of this
county has just been advised that the man
supposed to be wanted here for securing
money under false pretenses has been
sentenced to a year i'm the penltentiary
from Washington county, Wisconsin. The
I Young man who operated here and secured
several contracts for fence machines, and
then neglected or forgot To deliver the
gOoCs, went by the name OF j. O. Butler.
! IOWA FALIS-Many people in this part
OF the state are taking much interest iu
! the sad case Of Chris Anderson, who was
! drowned in the Cedar river at Waterloo
several weeks ago and whose body has
not been recovered. Anderson formerly re-
sided at Popejoy and Bows and was well
known In the country north OF here. II
now developes that he carried a policy of
Sc, 200 on his life, but the insurance company
refuses to pay the widow unless the body
Is produced. After many efforts to recover
the body, hope of doing so seems about
abandoned, and in hopes of adding an in
Centive TO another effort to find the body,
the widow has offered a reward OF 1900.
Two other men lost their lives at the time
Anderson was drowned.