Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28

Iovvs News Notes.
EsTHERvfLLE-At the postponed meet
ing OF the Emmet county Good Roads ASSOC
citation, held at Armstrong last week, II.
w. Woods was elected president and c. +.
Carpenter secretary.
FORT DoDGE-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Laughlin, living four miles west of this
city, celebrated their nftieth wedding ami
versary yesterday, their children coming
from afar to be present.
GRINNELL-This city is assured Of a
weeks short course. under the direction
of the extension department Of Iowa State
received by the Business Mems association
today.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ks basket
ball team from Emmetsburg defeated Com
pany ID of the Fifty-sixth regiment, Iowa
National Guard2 at the armory last night
by a score of 81 to i6 Company X is an
old team.
GREENFIELD-The wedding of Miss
Maude Lucille Brown. and Rev. Frank Clar
McCallon, pastor OF the Christian church
at Greenfield, was solemnized last night In
the Christian church In the presence OF 300
invited guests.
FORT DODGE-The Des Moines river is
rising very rapidly at this point and went
up an even foot yesterday and another foot
today. Dwellers on the flats are beginning
to take precautions. remembering several
serious floods in the pest. ~
MASON CITY-W. ]. Doran. a former
building contractor of this city, is under
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charge Of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses. He was captured only after a
chase of twenty miles by Deputy Sheriff
Buchanan.
GENEVA-George A. Church, a promi-
nent farmer and stock raiser living near
here. was kicked in the stomach by a
vicious colt yesterday afternoon and II Is
believed that he will not live. The attend
ing physicians believe that his intestines
were punctured.
RoLAND-John Erickson was shot
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believed to be a fatal injury, when the rifle
which was held by a playmate unexpect-
eddy exploded. The ball entered just under
turing his windpipe.
MARSHALLTOWN-It was announced
in this city today that Clifford c. Will, sec
rotary and treasurer of the Mcbride &
Will Drug company of this city and one
of the best known young men OF Marshall
town, and Mrs. America Films of Chicago
were married at Chicago last Wednesday.
NEVADA-A lively interest is being taken
in the coming city election, when in addi-
ton to electing a mayor and city council,
g proposition to bond, the town for $4,000
sewerage system will be submitted to the
voters The project is likely 10 meet with
bitter opposition.
ment of the Iowa State Golf association is
10 be held on the course of the Ottumwa
Country club, August 10 to IA. both inclu-
sive, according to the announcement made
today by President Lloyd r. Maxwell of
this city. The Ottumwa course is ONLY a
nine-hole course. but it is to be made
longer and better for the coming state
event.
FORT DODGE-The hearing before the
Interstate m commission of the
Fort Dodge Commercial club against the
illinois Central, Chicago Great western
and Minneapolis & st. Louis railways has
been set for April 20 at the state house in
Des Moines. This marks the first result
of steadfast work by the Fort Dodge club
to gain reduced freight rates here, 1t being
held that the city is unjustly and grossly
Disseminated against, and especially in
comparison with other similar cities.
ESTHERVILLE-At the regular annua
meeting OF the Elks, lodge last night a.
elected for the ensuing year: H. c. Hulse
exalted ruler; Jay Johnston, esteemed
leading knight; Jay Howard, lecturinl
Egbert, secretary; toward Espeset, treas
urer; A. e. Gaylord. trustee, and ]. J
5 Klopp. delegate.
NEVADA-"Your father struck by trair
and will probably die" were the words
taken off the telegraph wire late last nigh
by Charles Pleshek, night operator for tn
Northwestern here. The message cam
: father, Frank Pleshek, while attempting t
I cross the tracks in front of a freight
n dead before the son arrived.
CRESTON-The stockholders of the re
recently organized Spaulding bank held
meeting and completed their organization
a few days ago and the following officer
were elected: z. N. Daugherty of Cromwell
! president; Roger Ward of Spaulding, vic
. president, and +. E. Rubey of Coin, cashier
\ The board of directors is; Z. n. Daugherty
, Roger Ward, T. s. II. Daugherty, Davi'
= Gault, j. f. Treanor, B. e. Saylor, Fultoi
! Stream, S. p. Treanor and o. w. Stream
D FORT DODGE-Camp No. 1889 of tn
> Modern Woodmen of America was official!
installed at Harcourt Wednesday nigh
? with thirty members, and officers wer
elected and Installed by a Fort Dodge team
of Woodmen. Clyde Freeburg was mad,
D consul; J. II. Lungren, clerk; John j. John
son, adviser; John T. Schill, escort; Osca
Peterson. Waterman; c. Albert johnson
sentry; DR.. E. Lundvick, physician, ant
[ the latter, Emil Challgren and Herber
Q Swanson, three managers.