Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-04
Town News Notes,

ESTHERVILLE-Worx was commenced
this week on the new $4,000 postoffice
building.
BooNE-Ray & Schneider have sold the
Northwestern hotel to Mrs. Mary Brink
man of Sac City
ESTHERVILLE-Frank G. Cook Of Hum
boldt Ia, and Miss Marie Origer of this
city were married here at the home OF the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. Origer.
ESTHERVIIILE-The Iowa Northwestern
Summer school will be held here June Is to
July 10. An able corps OF instructors will
be here to instruct the teachers. A large
attendance is assured.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l.. Wonderlick
an employe of the Rock Island here, and
Miss Grace Rice, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. Rice Of this city, were married
here yesterday by Rev. Ben Franklin.
ESTHERVILLE-The odd Fellows of
Emmett county will hold district conven-
| ton at Armstrong, Wednesday, June s. A
fine program has been arranged. Grand
Master D. B. Gum OF Red Oak, IA, VIII
| deliver the address
| ATLANTIC-J. l.. Segel, clothing
| merchant at Atlantic. has been forced into
bankruptcy through the efforts of his cred
e. S. Harlan placed in charge Of the stock
as receiver The claims against Siegel
amount to about $1,000
! ESTHERVILLE-Prof. Il. e. Strawn of
| the Baskerville Business college has ac-
cepted a position with Buena Vista college
| at Storm Lake, as superintendent OF the
commercial department of the college and
also to attend to the advertising work.
He leaves here August l.
! CRESTON-Senator A. r. Cummins and
Attorney General Byers are billed to speak
here Saturday afternoon. June T. at the
court house. 1t is expected to, be the po-
litical event of the season and probably the
| last before the primary, and an immense
crowd is expected here on that date.
FORT DODGE-Ray Files, famed as de-
batting coach who has assisted Fort Dodge
to four consecutive state high school
championships in his four years. work
here, leaves the high school and active
| coaching at this time to begin practice OF
law in Fort Dodge. He will open an office
| here very soon.
| CRESTON-,As the result of injuries re-
ceived about two weeks ago in a runaway
accident, Samuel Fahler died last night at
| his home here. He was u years Of age. The
runaway was caused by dog running out
and biting the legs of a high spirited team
with which Mr.. Fahler and his son-ln-law,
| II. S. Doig, were coming to town.
MASSENA-Mrs Matilda s, Nelson was
buried yesterday. Her death was the result
| weeks ago, when she was seriously injured
| by fall. The deceased was " years old
and had been resident Of Massena con-
tinuousy for the last twenty-five years,
and OF the county for forty years.
FORT DoDGE-van Merritt, eldest son
in a prominent Fort Dodge far'ily died
today after an eight months illness from
tuberculosis. He was q years Of age when
married but year. His death is great
shock to the young widow and his parents
Mr.. and Mrs, w. N. Merritt, who have
only one other child, younger son.
FORT DODGE-J. B. Scott, an aged
pioneer settler of Webster county and vet.
! eran of the civil war, was the first person &c
observe Memorial Day in this city Forty
years ago. he Journeyed to Fort Dodge
from his home at Moorland and with the
sections aid located a few old soldiers
graves and placed flowers thereon: The
next year Major Hutchinson Joined hin
in the observance and gradually others fol
lowed suit
FORT DODGE-Dr. J. w. Kline. state
tuberculosis lecturer his wife. DR.. sara
! Kline and Dr. II. z. Kirschner, superin-
tendent OF the tuberculosis hospital at Oak
dale, Ia, paid $4,000 today for a 100 acre
tract of land, rich in clay and limestone OF
valuable quality. The property is part Of
the original holdings OF the Morgan estate
one of the pioneer estates OF the county
Nothing is to be done at present TOWARD
developing the land.
FORT DODGE-Finally rising in com
plete disregard of oft repeated promises
on the part OF the Illinois Central ito i'm
prove station conditions here, the cit!
, council ordered an immediate investigation
and condemnation OF the station property
of that road In Fort Dodge which 4
deemed highly unsanitary, unsightly ant
very inadequate TO the needs. the station
building is one of the most disreputabl
in the entire state in city OF this siz
: ana the backbone of the city dads pa
> thence IL at last broken and immediate step
will be taken in the matter.
ALBIA-Frank Harinak, who was on hi
way to Alberta, Canada, from Newkirk
Okl. Is missing. His relatives heard from
4 him a Abba, at which place he wrote them
sending home all his money and sayini
that he was sentenced to death. 1t Is sup
4 posed he had suddenly gone insane. HI
brother, Steven Harlnak, arrived In Abb
TO investigate the affair The missing man
4 suitcase was found in the Wabash statio
here and it has transpired that the missn
r man had been seen going through fiel
about a mile from the station. Furthe
y than this nothing has been learned.