Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-29

NEVADA-Mrs. Anna Sexe- Kelley Hen
ningsen who was convicted of cheating By
false pretenses, was sentenced to serve
seven years in the Anamosa reformatory by
Judge X. M. Wright Monday. The woman
secured large quantity OF millinery and
merchandise from Ames and Nevada stores
by misrepresentation.
MARSHALLTOWN-T family cat and
an oil lamp combined TO cause a fire which
completely destroyed the Herman Wilhelmi
home and all of its contents, two and one
half miles east of the city. Monday night
The cat upset the lamp, which was left
burning on the table. Neighbors have come
to the aid of the family and have supplied
them with clothing and bedding.
ACKLEY-Ackley, noted for it's sauer-
kraut days, is dry. absolutely dry. This
dryness has been brought about by the
grand jury which has returned indictments
against all three druggists of the town
charging Illegal sales of whisky. Those in
dicted are Henry Roth, j. S. Newell and
b. 9. Beach. Roth pleaded guilty. The
others will stand trial.
MARSHALLTOWN-A most remarks Bile
case of the increase of the value of central
Iowa land came to light today, when Worth
Porter sold to Ward Robinson a farm of
757 acres near Green Mountain for $195 an
acre. Leroy Thompson of this city pur-
chased this farm only eight years ago for
500 an acre. He erected a fine home and
made substantial improvements selling 1T
two years ago for $145 an acre, which was
regarded as a high price then The farm
has almost quadrupled in value in eight
years.
OTTUMWA-John M. Elee of Douds died
In hospital here Monday of burns received
last week when the boiler of a. traction en-
gfne' exploded scafding him.
? TRAERLBecause the teacher Miss
Marion Galloway, and one of her pupils
Miss Lewis, are sick of infantile paralysis,
the school has been closed for an indefinite
period of time.
FORT DODGE-John Brady prominent
Fort Dodge pioneer, died suddenly Monday
OF apoplexy, stroke SELLING him while
he was down town on business, and death
followed In half an hour.
MASON CITY-Friday was hoodoo day in
this city sure enough. Here is what il did
1t was Friday, 1t was the 23d, the new court
calendar made its appearance and there
were Just twenty-three divorce cases up
for a hearing.
OSKALOOSA-Grant Brown was Monday
indicted for the murder Of Charles M. Bar
rett; who was shot down the night Of Sep
TENDER 10. Brown is In jail. Mrs. Barrett
and son, Sam. held in connection with the
| crime, have been released on bonds of SO, 900
each.
MASON CITY-The Lehigh Portland Ce-
ment company of this city will erect one
OF the largest chimneys in the state. 1t is
to be POS feet high and twenty-five feet in
diameter at the base, with flue sixteen feet
in diameter at the base, tapering to eleven
feet at the top. The contract has been let.
GRlNNELL-Rev. II. N. Dascomb who
mas been the pastor of the First Congre-
| gatonai church of this city for the last
| three years, but whose passionate ended
! September IS. has accepted a call to the
| First Congregational church of Cleveland,
| o., and leaves here for his new field this
/ week.
! SABULA-The first annual meeting OF
American trappers. for the purpose of or
! ganizing the American Trappers' Protective
association, will be held on the highlands
| of Big Island Sabula, October Is. The prin-
! cipal object of the gathering is to formu-
| late plans and outline laws for the pfotec-
! ton OF ur-bearing animals in all of the
| states of the union
/ MASON C1TY-For a dry city Mason City
came very nearly going into the wet column
Monday. An even ten DRINKS were up be-
| fore the mayor Monday morning to plead
| guilty to being intoxicated. All had been
| jailed during the night. Two, who had
| been drinking and who were not placed
under arrest, fell through one of the largest
plate glass windows in the city, totally de-
molishing 1t.