Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-20
Iowa News Notes.

SIDNEY-At a stock sale at Anderson
fifty head OF horses and mules were sold at
an average price of also per head. At all
sales good prices prevail.
SIDNEY-Meek & Morgan, proprietors OF
one of the leading mercantile establish
ments of Riyerton, have sold out to A. j.
Metcalf of R%avenna, Neb., who will take
immediate possession.
CRESTON-Twenty head OF fine imported
horses arrived here this morning by ex-
press, consigned to a local dealer. They ar
rived in New York Wednesday, three days
late, owing TO stormy weather.
NEW HARTFoRD-After lying for ten
weeks suffering from the effects Of in
turtes received when a barn door fell upon
him, Simon Card, aged So, one of the old
residents of this place, died here this morn
ing.
IOWA CITY-Arthur Pickering, the son
Of q prominent merchant, and Staronia X.
appeared and it is feared by relatives
that they have eloped TO Seattle, VIII ere
the youth has friends. Each is II years
OF age.
Observation-Disclosures Sewers, aged
IS, the son OF @. w. Sewers, general sole
itor of the Iowa Central and Minneapolis q
st. Louis of Minneapolis, died at his faith
er's country home near Oskaioosa last
night of heart disease.
DUBUQUEvClarenee Thorne. a well
known attorney OF this city. was today dis
barred from practicing for thirty days by
Judge Benson for attempting improperly TO
Influence a witness. Thorne was very
prominent in the temperance crusade here.
Altoona double wedding occuEred
when two brothers, Alvin and Grover Law.
son, welded two sisters. Nellie and Maude
Miller. The young people. were all resi-
dents OF this place and highly respected and
prominent In social circles
LOGAN-Yesterday a falling tree
caught and pinned 70 the ground a son OF
i neV ,r %r was srL reymoysd by = psrmer w 1s
saw the accident. the young man was un-
able TO use his lower Limbs and is still
in that condition, The tree fell across his
spine.
IOWA CITY-Appreciative of the kind
treatment he received In the Mercy hos
pitsi Of this city; Michael Resehsr' the
day. left 81, 600 worth of personal prop
erty for the use of the Sisters of Mercy.
Mother NJ. Dolores is named executrix OF
EsTHERYILLE-wiliam NJ. Williams,
father of Mrs. L. l.. Lawrence of this
city died at the LawrenGe home fTon,
from the Presbyterian church yesterday
The deceased was 81 years Of age and had
been a resident Of Estherville for the last
WEBSTER CITY-A suit for damages in
the sun OF ,999 has been brought against
the Northwestern Railroad company In this
city by r. "A. Darlington, administrator OF
the estate OF Mrs. Maggie J. Darlington
The latter was killed December IS, 1908. al
the Seneca street crossing by the noon tram
from the south.
EXIRA-Gladys. the little 5-year-oid
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bashan,
dropped dead while her mother was get
ting her a drink of water. The little ono
had complained of feeling III. but was not
thought to be seriously so. Her death is at
tributed TO heart trouble.
MASON ~CITY-Mayor McConlogue today
served notice on all OF the vaudeville the
alter and moving picture show men that
they must purge their stages and picture
rolls OF all acts and pictures and songs
that even tend to be suggestive or Indecent
For two or three weeks Mayor McConlogue
has been quietly VISITING the cheap thsatess
and shows.
vILLIacA-oAarsa Kali nvaAs AAar here.