Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
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IOWA FALLS-March 2 is the date an
%nounced for the annual intercollegiate de-
Clark college at Toledo. This debate will
be held here this year and the inter-
academic debate of the two colleges will
be held at Toledo on March 10.
MARSHALLTOWN-Mrs w. II. Gilbert,
a well known society woman of this city,
won first place in a class of sixty In the
examination in domestic science of the
central Iowa short course. The examina
ton was taken Saturday and the result
was announced this afternoon.
MARSHALLTOWN-Mrs Ella Rummell,
a well known nurse OF this city, was dan
gerously and perhaps fatally burned this
afternoon while warming several yards
OF cotton batting for b%andages. The
flames of the stove over which the nurse
was warming the batting flared up,
NEVADA-Ernest Trip, a well known
and wealthy farmer OF Clay township,
Story county, has disappeared from his
home. and his wife is frantic because she
fears that he has met with death. He
had with him about $40 in money, which
he expected to buy cattle with before
his return home.
MASON CITY-EmpIoyers of Ina men
i'm this city have signed remonstrances
against the Clarkson and CrOZier bills,
which are now pending before the state
legislature. These bills are known as the
employers liability and assumption of risk
acts. This remonstrance Is to be pre-
scented to the Legislature very soon.
IOWA FALLS-Work on the new plant Of
the National Refining. Oil company in this
city will m March 16 and the I'M
provements will aggregate over Sl2, 900. This
company has it's Headquarters In Cleveland
o., and has selected this city az a central
cellent railroad facilities offered by Iowa
Falls.
MARsHALLTOwN-The annual meeting
OF the Waterloo district society Of the
state Dental society Will be held in this
city during April, probably near the mid
die of the month. 4 speeial COMMITTEES
II. r. Echternacht is making the local
arrangements for the society.
MUSCATINE-Before crowds that taxed
the capacity of the court room, the trial
of the Vanwinkle family. was begun here
today. 1t is expected that It will take a
week 10 secure a jury. Fearing an effort
might be made to lynch Jones, a force OF
eight special deputies has been sworn In
to escort him to and from the jail.
WEBSTER CITY-The railroads and the
Western Union Telegraph company have
suffered big losses of copper wire since
the recent big storms in this part OF thC
state. Wholesale robberies of this wire
have been committed wherever lines wer,
Just been discovered now that gangs o.
iinemen have reached this vicinity. Prac
ically every foot Of copper between thi
city and Iowa Falls, a distance Of thirty.
five miles. has been stolen.
IOWA CIIY-Frank H.. Randall. for tw,
years the successful debating coach o.
the University of Iowa teams. will resigT
10 practice law this summer in Montani
or some other western state. Randall
took charge of the debate teams afte.
three years Of successive defeats. TIL,
first year Iowa won one and lost on
Of the two important contests on tn,
forensic platforms. Last year the Hawk
eve teams won both debates, a recor,
equalled by none of the other four mem
bers OF the league.
, WEBSTER CITY-EXpectinR to find IN
mangled body of a lO-year-old boy on til
! track. the conductor of the early mornin
? train on the Northwestern this mornin
stopped his passenger half way betwec
this city and Kamrar and backed his trai
Z toward the latter town. The lads mother
aboard the train, had missed the little fe
: low and became hysteriCal, thinking h
] had fallen off. When within a mile q
lkamTar they came upon the youngste
running toward them as hard as he/cOul
40 and almost exhausted. The lad Ina
gotten off the train at kamrar and sc
2 left when 1t started.