Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
THE BEE. OMAHA FB1DtY, AUGUST 26, 1910.


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CilCie here aud at Cromwell.
|, FONTANELLE--S Dwineu the veteran
proprietor OF the Commercial house at
yesterday lie WAS known TO traveing men
al over the state, as he had been m the
hotel business here for more than thirty
years. Deceased was about 40 years OF
ase. TWO daughters survive him.
/ CRESTON-Rev. William Cleworth, pas
/ tor Of the Methodist church here, has made
known 10 hs charge that lac viii not re-
turn here for another year from confer
ence. Because OF the necessity OF caring
for his wites aged parents Rev. and Mrs.
ClewOrth Will remove from here to Clinton
10 assume that .respons iblhty Tor the coming
! year.
| AFTON-The celebration OF the fifteth
anniversary OF ODD Fellows at ALTON yes-
terday attracted an immense crowd to that
place. The long procession Of lodge men
was headed by large number OF autos.
! Speakers of national repute addressed the
meeting and ball game between Alton
and Macksburg was a feature of the after
noon.
VILLISCA-Joe s. Gourley, who lives
northeast Of here on the Middle Nodaway
| river is planning to sink coal shaft on his
farm to prospect for coal Several years
ago a twenty-two-inch vein Of excellent
coal was exposed in a bluff along the river
on his farm, and in case the Investigation
proves there is coal in sufficient quantities
there to pay, the work of developing the
mine will begin at once. '-
CINEClON -DlblIlCI court convened mere
Monday night when Judge Powner arrived
from Corning. Attorney Edward Lee was
appointed by the court as acting county
attorney, because OF the serious Illness OF
County Attorney Armitag, VINO still lies in
an unconscious condition at his home, this
being the third week he has lain in that
condition. No cases were tried yesterday,
but court will open In the morning.
| LOGAN-Logan electric light problem was
under consideration at the meeting of the
| Commercial clue here-fast evening. Mr..
pany was present and offered 5000 for the
| Logan electric light plant Mr.. Bullock
requested Logan business men to sub
scribe 5000 in bonds and stated that stock
would be issued at so per cent Of the
amount subscribed. A committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the proposition.
.oRIENT-A, 7; JOY, prominent and pho
! yesterday after a ten days illness. Mr..
Joy stated to friend during his. illness
| that he believed he was suffering from in
fantile paralysis, but it is Thought apoplexy
| was the immediate cause of his death. His
condition was not considered serious until
| Monday night. His wife and one daughter
survive him. He was about 65 years old
ADEL-Prof. George Galloway, superin-
| tendent of the Abel schools last year, has
| been rendered position in Harlan on a
| four years contract as temporary head
the instruction department OF the Inter
| state Correspondence college and later as
| principal of the normal and academic work
of that institution, which he has accepted.
Mr., Galloway is a graduate OF both Cedar
Falls Normal school and the state univer-
sity, an assistant of the state board of ex-
aminers and is prominent in educational
| circles .
| LOGAN-Harrison County Normal In
stitute began here yesterday and the at
tendance is reported at 100 II. A. Kinley
! of Woodbine, will give instructions In
physiology geography and arithmetic; Irv-
ing King, Iowa City, didactcs; Miss Eliza
beth Thompson, Omaha, primary methods;
Miss Dorothy Scott, Cedar Falls, domestic
science; Charles S. Cobb, Logan, music,
history and photography; L. C. Bryan,
Missouri Valley, algebra, physics. gram
mar; G. b. Riggs and A. McMurray, lee
lures.
TIARLAN-Albert Ewald, a young man
% years old, working for William Bond,
south OF Avoca, was severely injured in a
Runaway. In company with Chris Anderson,
he was driving into town, when the horse
became frightened near the railroad tracks
and ran away throwing them out. Ewald
struck on his head and was unconscious
for some time. He was taken to the Peo-
pies hotel and was IN critical condition
during the night The doctor called in at
tendance stated that he would recover.
Anderson escaped with only slight bruises.
CRESToN-Union county will have a pro-
hibition candidate for congress this fall.
at the primary election, : which entities
him to be a candidate, as there was no
other person received q vote for this office
in the general assembly. No certificate has
yet been Issued by ~the- secretary Of state
to the county auditor but It's expected 1t
will be received In ti.pe TO have the, name
three candidates for Union county one each
on the republican, democratic and prohi-
bition tickets. O. lH".
HARLAN-The annual meeting of the
rural carriers OF Pottawattamie and Shelby
counties will be held Monday September 5,
at the court house in Avoca. The program
lis as follows: Address of welcome, Mayor
Henry Nieman: response, President c. S.
lOverturff; address, Business Mems Interest
in the Rural Delivery Carrier" Gus Died
Avoca; Good Roads," Attorney +. A. Tur-
ner; response, John T. Hazen. Short ad-
dresses by carriers and others on topics OF
general interest to the association and dis
cussion OF the same.
HARLAN-The Elkhorn camp of Modern
Woodmen of America held their first an
nual picnic and meeting at McMahon's
grove in Clay township yesterday afternoon
! Horace Huron OF Rock Island, ILL.,, the
wittiest, most eloquent and greatest humor-
list of the Woodmen fraternity delivered
his famous address on 'tWoodcraft." The
} other speakers of the day were Hon. George
Cosson, assistant attorney general OF Iowa
Hon. w. +. Cleveland Of this city and
Representative G. F. Swift. Of this county
In addition to the speaking q complete pro.
gram OF sports was carried out The at
' tendance was-600.
Observation-Disclosures C. B. Slough Of
this place met with "a serious accident al
Lincoln Sunday morning in the Burlington
yards, by STEPPING from the side OF his train
In the early morning DARKNESS, off OF {
tracks cross. 1t is supposed he though
his train had the inside track when, as 4
; proved, 1t was the outside one, and he wal
: picked up from the rocky bed of the EN-
bankment down which he stepped in an un
conscious condition. He was found to hav'
sustained three fractured ribs, beside sew
] eral serious bruises but It Is thought M
' internal injuries were inflicted.
, CRESTON-A Agitation for a river Il
river road, beginning at Burlington ant
running through the county seats followinI
t the Burlington route through to Council
e Bluffs, Is being agitated by some of Uniol
i countys progressive citizens, to DO know
, as the Blue Grass road" this rout
l passes through the famous blue grass re
= Igton of the state. The route would take Il
Mt. Pleasant. Fairfield, Ottumwa, Albi
Charlton, Osceola, Creston. Corning, Re
Oak, Glenwood, and then on to the Bluffs
1T is argued this would be one OF the mos
direct routeg that could be selected an
j. through a territory that would take prid
q in keeping up good roads,
a MANSON-The Calhoun county fai
: opened at Manson yesterday for a fou
days fair and race meet This is the siXtl
n annual event Of the association and Is ex
s pected 10 eclipse all former events OF tina