Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-16


Hillar and several others of equal note.
Iowa News Notes.
ESTHERVILLE - Miss Alma O'Connell
died here yesterday from tuberculosis. She
was 20 years Of age.
Pearl Wiley were married here yesterday.
Agnes schumacher of this city and Clyde
Roosevelt Of Mason City were married here
today.
NEwTON-At a meeting Of the city coun-
Gil last night forty-five blocks Of paving
were ordered for the coming year. The
cost Will be about 100000, including the
street intersections.
CRESTON-The January term OF court
begins here Monday, January IL, With
Judge Towner presiding. 1t is thought TIE
entire time Of three. weeks wll be ron.
sumed In disposing Of the docket.
NBWTON-MiloVan Travich. the Austrian
who has been In jail charged with muir
deripg a fellow countryman, Dan Gorouga,
AZ the mining town of Sewers last Fri
day, was this afternoon held to the grand
jury under 5000 bond by Justice Carey.
NORA SPRINGS-Homer Latimer, who
Is we'll known here, and who has been the
head Of the science department Of the
Charles City college, has resigned to en-
gage in other work. He is a graduate OF
the University of Minnesota with the class
of 1908.
atory postcards through the mail, Earl
Ryder of this city was arrested and brought
before the federal commissioner here veg
terday, where he waived a hearing before
the grand Jury and gave bonds for his ap-
p~earance at the next term Of court.
CRSETON-That the supreme court has
sustained the motion to strike from ire
files the petition Of John Hall for a re-
hearing Of his suit with the Buriingtun
for a large sum for personal damages, is
the word received here by ID. w. HiSoee,
one OF the attorneys for the Burlington.
ESTHERVILLE-Joint installation was
held here of the Women's Relief corps and
Grand Army of the Republic. The officers
Installed in the Women's Relief corps were:
President, Mrs. q. e. Bemis; chaplain, Mrs.
Lucy Phillips; treasurer, o. McRae; sec
rotary, Cecilia Van Velzer; conductor,
Lena Goats; guard, Diana Cole; instructor,
M. Gallagher.
knights Of Pythias, of this city, has elected
the following delegates ana alternates to
represent the lodge at the next grand lodge
session, to be held at Des Moines In Au-
gust: Delegates, B. r. Bryson, James Otis
Gregg, John Walker and e. e. Benedict;
~alternates, p. McCallum, e. d. Whiting,
II. e. Martin add F. d. Hay.
EAGLE GROVE-F. H. Holton, one of
the Oldest passenger conductors on the
northern Iowa division of the Northwest
ern, is lying in a hotel In this city danger
ously sick of blood poisoning, resulting
from a silver from a hand rail- entering
his hand as he was alighting from his
rusty piece OF iron, which caused Infection
to develop rapidly in the wound.
CRESToN-Miss Elizabeth Burke, q
former Creston girl, who is now a student
nent part In a suffragette comedy presented
by the co-eds OF the university, which is
Intended Intends to serve a serious purpose; The
verslty Equal Suffrage league.
IOWA FALLS-Among the new incor-
RGrstions IN this eo9nty is the johnson
Of $3.50 o. ]. Johnson and E. b.. Watson
are the incorporators and will manufacture,
buy and sell merchandise, farm implements,
etc. The same parties are the incorporators
OF Watson d Co. of Union, with the same
capital and for the same purpose.
IOWA FALLS-The sustaining Of the de-
cision of the lower court by the supreme
court in the case Of Luck against the Wood
men of the World is of interest in fraternal
insurance circles. Augusta Luck brought
plaintiffs husband. The order c~ontended
the contract was void because Of suicide,
and in this the higher court Goncurs.
IOWA ~CITY-Twelve high schools In the
state Of Iowa will receive this week a set
OF human bones from the University Of
Iowa College of Medicine. The high schools
Cresco, Fairfield, Wapello, Denison, Ana
mosa, Lemars, Davenport, Bows, Fayette,
Sac City and Shenandoah. The purpose
OF the gift is to promote the study of
anatomy in the secondary schools Of Iowa.
MARSHALLTOWN - Mrs. Charles e.
Wilson was dangerously burned and mar
rowly escaped being killed today, when
she stood ON a hot air register and turned
on an electric lamp, which was hanging
from a drop cord. She received the full
charge carried by the lamp, but, although
fearfully burned on the hand and one
foot, she could not let go. Losing con
seriousness she fell and broke the light
cord and stopped the current.
CRESTON-Governor Carroll has made a
statement that the petition recently sent
him by John Hall Of this place, asking tne
removal OF County Attorney ArmitaKe, for
non-performance Of official duty under the
Cosson law, would not be complied with
unless there was more substantial COM
plant forthcoming and a petition endorsed
by. others than the original five. He also
refused to turn the complaint over - the
attorney general for further investigation.
LoGAN-Balances on hand, according to
the report of County Treasurer M p. Pitt
IN his recent settlement with the Board of
Supervisors, are: Harrison and Pottawat-
tamle ditchsf funds, a4,185.9 5: Harrl-
son ditch fund, O,174; Boyer sub, 1852. AZ.
on hand is SIS. s2I.sS. In the June and Janu1
airy settlements Of the county treasurer
with the Board Of Supervisors the balances
to the cent.
LoGAN-The official count on the 500, OOC
court house proposition, voted on Monday,
January 10, reduces the unofficial majority
or 1913 TO Sl. The supervisors nave au-
thorized correspondence 20 be opened up
with Peterie Bros. OF omaha, with the
thought Of moving the old building to one
N-E@N @A1 AA1AN1A - NAAG new bhAAA7
ing TO be erected on the site OF the old
court house, and at the same time not
interfere with the official work OF the
county officers.
IDA GROVE-At a meeting Of the Board
OF Supervisors the Ida County Pioneer, the
Ida Grove Record-Era and the Holsteir
Advance we're named as the official county
papers. The board rejected all bids foI
county bridge lumber and decided to buy
its lumber as needed from the nearest
lumber yard in the county. The board
named a schedule of prices II proposes &c
pay. Heretofore the lumber yards have
refused to carry stocks for the county
and have forced the county to buy by the
carload.
IDA GROVE - At the Holstein shori
course Allen JOsiin won first prize fol
the best 100 ears OF corn raised In tn,
county and received a 500 buggy. Leor
Toner, a farmer, bought the 100 prize ear,
for Si30. For raising the best singh,
ear u. s. Baxter OF Silver Creek TOWNSHIP
received a cash prize OF SIS and sold IN,
ear to Henry Schneckloth for IS. A. VIII
won SIS cash for the best bushel OF oat,
and Fred Meyer won SIS for the besi
bushel of barley. Ida Grove has asked tn,
authorities al Ames to hold a short cours,
here next December.
CRESTON-Yesterday about ( o'clock II
/ the afternoon, the little S-year-Old eifi OF
Mr.. and Mrs. David Breeding OF Nevinvilla
fourteen miles north OF here, was burned
to death. Mrs. Breeding had gone aoros,