Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-12

RICEV1LLE-Frank c. Rice. the founder
| Of this town. is dead at his home in Park
] Rapids, MINI, He was a prime mover in
the development of this country in an
| early day.
| CREsCo-A hog selling for siss2 is what
| Arthur Rucker marketed. II weighed go
| pounds and was sold to local buyers. II
| wasn't long ago when cows and even
horses could be purchased at this price.
| MARSHALLTOWN-T Western Grocer
Company Mills has leased six farms of over
| 100 acres, on which II will raise sweet
| corn for the canning department of its
plant. The company this year had 700
acres OF sweet corn on leased land.
| IDA GROVE-Prof Harold Thomas, now
OF the University Of Michigan, but formerly
| coach of the Ida Grove foot ball team.
came yesterday and will spend a week here
time to look over the foot ball squad while
| here.
LOGAN--Fifty high school pupils and a
number OF out-of-town guests were in at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Garner in
honor of their daughter Doris seventeenth
| birthday. The guests presented Miss Doris
several gifts of sterling silver.
| CRESTON-Engineer Mike Tray, one Of
the Burlington's old timers on the middle
division, was taken i'll on his train Friday
and died soon after reaching Ottumwa.
Death is thought to have oeen caused by
a ruptured blood vessel in the head.
| CENTERVILLE-while the owner was
of James Seals five miles south of here,
taking $l,15s from an oak chest and stove
oven, where IL was secreted. The money
represented Seals savings. He is 70 years
land. ~
MARsHALLTowN-A boil on her nose
| caused the death of Bessie Burrtt. aged 20
years, of general septicemia at st. Thomas
hospital Friday. The young woman began
TO surfer with the boil early last Week ana no
blood poisoning began to develop Tuesday
and the patient grew rapidly worse.
TABOR-A number of Tabor residents
from a peculiar ailment that is quite pre-
valent throughout this part of the state
and Is commonly called the mouth dis
ease. The affected animals have such
sore mouths that they refuse to touch food
or even water and waste away and die.
/ CRESTON-Three pairs OF the ring necked
pheasants were received here yesterday.
Creston sportsmen were delighted with the
beauty of the birds and have them on
exhibition for a few days, before turning
were all spring Matched, and all such are
to be turned loose by those who have
charge OF them.
! SHANNON CITY-Arrested on a charge
Of veterinary practice without license is
the predicament that F. M. Edwards, mayor
OF Shannon City, faces. The grand jury OF
the August term. ignored the charge as the
offense is not indictable, but Edwards was
brought here before justice of the peace
where he pleaded not guilty He VIII be
LOGAN-In the Waoker case against the
Upper Boyer river drainage district for
$1,000 damages, the jury returned yer.
dict for 1896 for damages. In the case OF
Iowa against o. Wright, charged with
maintaining a gambling house, the jury re-
turned verdict Of guilty. In the case OF
Iowa against Frank York, for selling !iq-
ours. a verdict of not guilty was reached.
MARSHALLTOWN-T Windle OF
Pittsbnrg, Kan, Mas been appointed assist,
ant master mechanic of the Iowa Central
by Master Mechanic William Gill, who sue
ceeds c.. e. Gossett, as the head OF the
=, Gossett recently left the Iowa Central "a
become master mechanic of the Minneapolis
& st. Louis, with headquarters at Mime
apolis.
OELWEIN-Rev. ]. ]. Tatum has ten
dered his resignation pastor of the Bap'
list church Of this city. 1t came rather al
a surprise, as he Is just now completing
a handsome new church and 1t was sup
posed that he would remain here. His
resignation is to take effect the day OF
the dedication He has been here two
years and half and has been very success
full in his work as pastor.
Il MASON CITY-S c. Culver of this city
was painfully injured last night at Sher
I field He was engaged in moving house
and heavy weight fell on his hand. pin
ming it to block. The pain was so in
tense that he gave his hand tremendous
jerk. leaving two OF his fingers pinned be
} tween the blocks. He came to this city
where surgical attention was given thu
, hand
CHARLES CITY-A horse was scared t
J death here yesterday. Irving Wiltz wal
house moving outfit. The horse was fright
ened at the sight and friend wanted L
lead the horse past. Mr. Wilt though
the colt needed this experience and III
horse going by. The animal plunged int
the air and fell TO the ground dead.