Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-05

~ AONh NGNh NONSSs
CRESTON-Scott Skinner has received
notice of his reappolntment as postmaster
at this place and Will begin on his second
term.
TRAER-The city council today let the
contract for a complete town sewer sys-
tenn to Maurt Camery Of Harlan, Ia, for
y ,7OO.Ss. The work is to be completed by
December l.
MOUNT VERNoN-Dr. william F. King,
president emeritus of Cornell college, sails
from San Francisco on February 5, for a
tour around the world. ell will be accom-
panied by j. Carleton Young Of Min
neapolis, the well known book collector.
ELDORA-To buy a bunch of eighteen
hogs at public sale, place them In the
local stock yard over night, only to find
in the morning that eight of them had
been butched and hauled away, was the
experience of Joe Fagg, a dairyman Of this
place, The police have a clue they are
investigating.
TOLEDO-Notes, representing SIS, 900, the
last of the outstanding Indebtedness OF
EeRnder Clark college, of this city, were
burned at a meeting of the faculty,
When the match was attached to the notes
the audience Of students broke out with
the college yell.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Haynes, one
county, is lying at the point OF death at
his home in Ida Grove OF blood poisoning,
resulting from infection when he pared q
corn too close. The blood poisoning has
involved his entire left side. For years
Mr.. Haynes lived a few miles from this
city.
CEDAR FALLs-o., 4, Leonard, the
resigned from his position and accepted
q more lucratice position in a bank In
a TS5sa' o Dx 7 t SrS which place he win 80
dren will not leave the city until the com
ing autumn. Mr.. Leonard Is president OF
the Cedar Falls Commercial club.
coal and husinaSs man dieS .u5dan1u ves'
terday at his home while sitting at the
supper table. He had been In his office
seemingly as well as could be, but was
stricken while eating. Mr.. Weir had served
two terms as mayor Of this place. He was
a prominent Odd Fellow and a church
man.
CRESTON-James Loudon Of this place
is exhibiting some interesting specimens
Of a fallen meteor that dropped in his
seen Mrs. Loudon observed what she
thought was a ball Of fire leaving a long
trail Of luminous light dropping near the
barn was on fire. Later the fragments OF
the meteor were found imbedded in thC
snow.
Observation-Disclosures caused the death
Of Il. ID. Davis, a prominent insurance mar
OF Oskaloosa, according to the decision OF
the committee or doctors. who have beer
fatality due. to. this disease every reported
In the state. Davis case was the flrsI
OF It's kind that had ever come under tbs
observation Of the local physicians, ano
they were slow in making their fina
diagnosis.
CEDAR FALLS-O. H. Leonard has sold
today the Rugg farm of 657 acres at SO;
per acre, making a deal of $50, SIS. Tn
purchaser is M. K. Hunter of GrundS
Center. Mr.. Leonard bought the farm
which lies ten miles south OF this city las
TALL Tor S5 per acre, or a total of SJ6, OoO
He takes in trade LOCO acres of Canadt
land valued at $4,000 and the balance II
cash. IL Is one Of the largest real estat,
transactions made in Cedar Falls in severa
years.
CREsToN-L. NJ. Thurman, the saloon
list at this place who was indicted at III,
county attorney With maintainIgyg "a ~
nuisance, has decided to quit the bushes,
without further court proceedings and a
lishment were permanently closed as
saloon, so far as Thurman is Concerned
He Vas given a few days grace to dispos,
be shipped back to the breweries and dis
thleries, Al the present term OF cour
thurman also settled out of court dam
OF N,l00 and costs.
CRESTON-The yearly meeting Of IN,
Des Moines, ,Winterset & Creston In
afternoon and reports from officers wsr,
read, showing considerable headway I,
have been made during the last few
months. MIR. Judd, solicitor for stock. re
ports that nearly one-haif the amount I,
finance the road has been subscribed. Tn,
board Of directors was increased to seven
teen, the governing committee selected N
follows; 2. X. Wilson, r. Brown, S N
Wilkins, II. Tramp and Theodore De Lay
Creston; Jerry Wilson, John RamsbOtton
and X. Ramsbottom, Adair county, w. w
Walker, M. Harris, M. Rowe and Jane
Brown, Madison county. A. Q. Mccall an
Union county. The following offieeT
were elected for the ear r. Brown, Cres
first vice president; M. Harris, Madiso
county, second vice president; A. A. Lynn
secretary w. w. Walker, treasurer.