Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-25

and digging a hole in the ground, placed
some on tine explosive there ana hghtea
clothing caught fire ana more powder I'm
ms nap pocket, exploded.
FORT DODGE-Hunters presumably,
shot nine of a large flock OF turkeys
tattening for market and Mr.. kuuedge IS
making strenuous efforts TO locate the
guhty men.
Observation-Disclosures is made that
w. j. SERVER. VINO mas been employed Tor
twenty years as manager OF the in
terests OF the stewart Luuuer company,
mas resigned and Will close ms work ABOUT
December /.
AI.rA--lt is said here on authority that
% renable that United states Attorney
OF Iowa, Will soon tOrmAny announce
his CANDIDACY for United states senator to
succeed J. p. Dolliver. Fayille lives at
storm Lake.
IOWA CITY-The date for the Junior
prom, one OF the most brilliant social funC-
uons Of the school at the state Onver-
sity of Iowa, has been set for the evening
OF Friday, February L. 1911 lngalis
Swisner OF Iowa city, is chairman OF the
committee for the event this year.
MARStLALLTOWN - George clifford,
aged - OF LiscOmb, dropped dead OF heart
ulsease while alone in has room in SJate
Center hotel last night lie Is brother
in-iaw OF John Crockett formerly clerk OF
courts of Hardin county, Iowa, cierk of the
Iowa supreme court and Tor several years
reamng clerk of the United states senate.
Mrs. Crockett, his only sister, lives in
Washington.
FORT DODGE-A letter received by Mrs
Jonathan Il. Dolliver from the late sena-
tor sister. Mrs. Graham, states the re-
ports That Rev. n. al. DolliVer was worse
are erroneous Accompanied as far as
omaha by his sister, MISS Gay DomVer,
Rev Dolliver has returned to his home IN
BeadWood. Physicians state he IS a sur
terer from lukaemia, which, while incur
able in MS case, is expected to submit to
| treatment so that his lite may be consid-
eraDly prolonged.
FORT DODGE-Eight young men of Full
/ ton township were bound over to the
grand jury for Hallowe en- pranks Moses
/ Eldal and others thought were more
\ funny. They claim the young fellows, all
/ between is and . years of age, harnessed
their cows, let corn out OF their cribs,
/ other serious damage The young men are
John and Ole Fraisland, ole Ose, Nels
and Lars Moe. They were released on
! &lOO bonds each.
! FORT DODGE-Associated with Captain
| William Mclean, the Englishman serving
now organizer Of the Boy scouts in
Fort Dodge, are Colonel w: T. Chantland,
the PFn5 Efty5Tt6 Tegment
peny q; DR.. Il. E. Drake rector Of st.
Marks church; Rev w. H. Spence, pastor
Of the First Methodist Episcopal church,
and DR.. T. X. Hunt formerly an army
surgeon. The latter win organize a medi-
cal corps among the Boy Scouts.
! DENISON-Judge Church in district court
! has been hearing an inheritance tax case,
which is of much interest. 1t rs known at
| the McKim case, The state Is seeking to
| enforce a claim for Inheritance tax against
| the land owners and those who purchased
! land when the partitRn Of the estate was
made. The defense Is that the purChas-
! ers had no notice of the claim of the
state, and so come under the head of
| innocent purchasers" The state Is con-
tending that the tax became a lien on the
property Immediately on the death Of Nc
! Kim, and remains so until paid.