Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-06

TRIPOLI-At a barn dance near here
Tuesday night August KATE, an unmarried
farm hand aged 30, fell from the hay loft
and dislocated his spine. He Is not eX-
pected to live.
DENISON-A temperance institute is
held this week at Denison under the
auspices of the Women's Christian Temper
ance union. The principal speaker is Mrs
Sena Hartzen Wallace, national lecturer
Of the organization.
MARSHALLTOWN-In order that the
committees in charge might have more
time in which to make preparations, Mar
shall lodge No 3l2, B. p. o. E, has post
poned the dedication of its new $4,000 lodge
building from May to May 10.
DENISON-Mr. Lozen Moeller, who is
with the Harle-Haas Drug company OF
Council Bluffs. was married here Tuesday
to Miss Mabel Merrill in the presence of a
large number of friends. This city was
the former home OF the groom.
WINTON-The will Of George Smith Of
Norway, which bequeath ed property of
value of $4,000 to his namesake grandson,
will stand Judge Wright took the case
from the jury Tuesday afternoon and or
dered Judgment for the grandson.
MARSHALLTOWN--A a result of being
kicked by horse last Wednesday William
II. Dickson, son OF Mr.. and Mrs Jonn DICK
son Of this city and a relative and former
resident OF Marshall county, died Tuesday
morning at his home near Benedict Neb.
DENIsON-Prior to, starting on an
European trip Of two months Mr. {. l..
Voss and wife of this city made public that
they would present the Methodist Epis-
copal church with pipe organ TO cost
$500. During the summer the, choir and
organ space of the church Will be enlarged
to accommodate the gift
CRESTON-Mr. and Mrs. Nate s. Wick
ers of this city celebrated their htty-sev-
enth wedding anniversary here Tuesday at
the home OF their daughter, Mrs. Caleb
Agnew, at which quite company were
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Nickers are among
the oldest residents of this city and highly
7 lAfH ia Inn n n
years but wear the weight gracefully and
are still active in everyday life.
LOGAN-Mayor Chambers and the city
council and other business men OF Magnolia
and vicinity were in attendance at the
banquet and meeting of the Logan Com
mercial club here last evening, and IN
troduced the proposition that local capitat
build and equip the interurban proposition
was received in a favorable manner on the
part of the Logan business men and COM
mittees of the respective towns were IN
structed to make Investigations concerning
! the expense and feasibility and to report at
| the next meeting.
CRESTON-George w. Perkins, ex-rall-
| road commissioner is dead at his home in
! Shenandoah. having passed away there
! Sunday. His death was due to heart dis
| ease resulting from a stroke Of paralysis
| which he sustained shortly before giving
up his office member of the commits
| sion in 1899. Since that time his health has
| been poor. and for the last few months he
| has been a sufferer. He has been a resi-
vious to that time living at Farragut.
Funeral services were held Tuesday after
noon at the family home in Shenandoah.
| notwithstanding to resolution which
| prevailed at the meeting OF the Commercial
club here last evening, articles OF incorpora-
ton will be drawn and stock solicited TO
| erect a hotel at Logan in the near future
to cost between $4,000 and $4,000 As the
business interests here demand additional
hotel accommodations and as funds are re-
ported available for hotel purposes, the
proposition to build is regarded settled.
| SHENANDOAH-The funeral of George
! Perkins, who died here Sunday morning,
was held at his home yesterday, and was
attended by a large number of his friends
and also some of the state officials, among
them being Captain Palmer of Washington,
la, state railroad commissioner. Mr..
Perkins was a native of New Hampshire
being born October %, 1882. In 1855 he
moved to Illinois and i'm 1871 moved To
Iowa, where he was three times elected
state railroad commissioner and continued
in that office until he suffered stroke of
paralysis he was leaving the state capt.
toi grounds