Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29

VINTON-Buslness men OF this city have
subscribed NWQ With which to build an
armory for the local company fthe Iowa
PATTERSON-wmi p. Newell aged
g. a Burlington section foreman, was
struck and killed BY passenger train while
day.
WEST UN1oN-Leonard Meade an un-
married man aged 40 years, was sentenced
TO twenty years IN the penitentiary Wednes-
day for assaultlng the little daughter OF
Robert Scott OF Waucoma last January.
EAGLE GROVE-Ex- senator w. c.
Smith, an old and respected citizen, was
struck by a freight car Wednesday, re-
celvlng serious and II may later prove
fatal injuries. The corner Of the car struck
him as he was crossing the track, hurling
him from the rails.
GLENWOOD--Three hundred odd Fellows
celebrated the ninetyrthird anniversary of
Odd Fellowship here Tuesday Dinner was
served an visiting members. The new club
band led the procession, that formed soon
after noon, and furnished music during the
day. Twenty candidates from Glen
wood took the degrees.
CRESTON-At noon Tuesday, in the city
| Of Burlington the wedding Of Miss Clara
! Ethel Henley, former Creston girl, and
Carl shaw. formerly OF Corning, was
celebrated at the home of the bride s
mother Mrs. J. ]. Knowles. Ap invited
company Cf about thirty witnessed the
ceremony. After brief visit with the
groom's parents at Corning, they will go
TO Pueblo, Colo, where tney will make
their home
CREsToN-Ben Grant, manager of the
| Cloud CNeb.) base ball team, arrived here
yesterday and his recruits began coming in
on the afternoon and evening trains. and 1t
is expected that the lineup will be COM
plete and training begun today. A large
number of would -he-players have come in
| to try the team Plans are under way
! Tor two games to be played here by the
| Red Cloud and the Creston teams, com
| posed mostly Of last years players, Sunday
and Monday.
| CRESTON-An all-days wolf hunt, or
| the Shook farm, seven miles south of Fair
field, participated in by twelve men of that
vicinity and a large number of dogs, re-
\ suited in the capture of six young wolves
| from three different dens. The old wolves
were sighted, but made good their escape
| a titty-acre tract Of woodland on this
farm made, an ideal haunt for the ma
| rauders, and just the day previous to the
hunt fifteen young lambs were carried
| off by these animals, and several old sheer
have also been victims.
| CRESTON-Coincident with the Adam.
| express robbery, which took place at Albia
| about three weeks ago, when $1,000 of the
| companys money disappeared, the ac
| counts of the agent Gilbert Nelson, was
! discovered $500 short This was learned
about two weeks after the robbery Wher
no clue could be found by detectives, foi
the missing money, the authorities set al
| expert to work the books and founC
them short this amount. 1t is said Mel
sons relatives have made good the amount
| of his shortage, but until some clue to the
! missing money Is found, it Is believed tn,
express company will not accept Nelson
| was arrested.
| CRESTON-Benjamin WFay, one of Cres
toms best known and most respected ole
pioneer residents, died Tuesday night a
| the family home south OF this city. H,
was SS years old, and came to this country
from England In 1851, and In 1857 settled
upon the farm south of this city, tina
| ever since has been his home When hi
! first came to this county Ottumwa was tn,
nearest milling town. Mr. Wray invested
in forty acres Of land at that time, and ha
since added to it until at his death h,
owned about 1000 acres in and around
here. He is survived by his widow anC
four children, two daughters and Wray
Brothers, Of this city, we'll known stock
men and shippers and grain buYers.