Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-08-05
IowaState
i News
Events Of Recent
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Throughout the
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The business men and others OF
Fairbanks have organized a CONNER
cial club with NJ. J. Collins as presi-
dent; p. F. DANCE, secretary, and Q.
F. Monroe, treasurer. A committee to
assist in the work has also been nam
ed, composed of Messrs. c. H. kuen'
eel, E. A. Weibel, C. B. Everett, j. D.
White and G. C. Eickelberg
Pensions have been granted lowans
as follows: Sarah N. Burlington, $l2;
Geo. w. Dalton, $14; Chas. Ether
idge, SIS; Hiram P. Howe, SIS; Maur'
ice r. Jewetts, s12; Mary Hannah
King, SIP; Wilder Leonard, SIS; Eric
J. Peterson, $40; Chas. A. Stephens,
$24, by special act.
It used to be customary in Pocahon'
tas county for farmer to include
barn room and feed for the hired
mans horse, but a farmer was near
ly floored the other day when the
farm hand demanded room for his
automobile.
Prof. Homer r. Dill, taxidermist OF
the University of Iowa museum, has
been called to the University OF
Washington museum, but may not
accept, as he has already declined
two alluring offers from other insti-
tutions.
River Jordan, an aged colored man
who makes his home at the bar
racks" on West Eleventh street, Du-
buque, complained to the police that
someone entered his room and ap-
propriated SIT in cash.
That the country pulpits will in
the near future be filled by profess
ional country clergymen, is the pro-
phesy of President Butterfield. OF
Massachusetts, made before the grad
uate school at Ames. -,
H. P. Nelson, living on the old
Mike Winter place about six miles
southwest of Germania, had a total
loss of his house and all it's contents
by fire, which started about o'clock
in the morning.
Carl Kelley, who is now building a
$4,000 canning plant at Hampton and
who owns and operates a large fac
tory at Waverly, will next spring
erect a still larger plant than any, at
Mason City.
Ground has been recently broken
for new parochial school of St.
Francis Xavier church, on the site
of the St. Joseph school at Sixth
street and Fifth avenue, Council
Bluffs.
Rev. William Gardner OF Britt has
accepted a call to the pastorate OF
the Congregational church of Dunlap,
and will enter upon his duties in that
city Sept. /.
Two large barns and double corn
crib burned to the ground on the
Brockman farm one mile south OF
Anita. The cause is unknown.
J. G. Radcliffe has secured the con.
tract for building the bridges on the
railroad to the mines at Waucon.
There will be seven bridges in all.
H. R. Mosnat has applied for a
franchise for gas plant at Belle
PLANE. A special election will be
held on the proposition this month.
The Manning fremcn were given
a royal reception on their return
from the Perry tournament, where
they won two substantial honors.
Rev. William z. Thomas of Column;
bus, Ohio, has accepted call to the
Third Baptist church in Davenport
to succeed Rev. D. A. Holmes.
The large barn and seven head of
horses belonging to L. c. Bowers of
Ireton were burned when the build.
ing was struck by lightning.
William Hopp and 6-year-old
daughter Elsie, were injured in a
runaway near the country home Of
the Hopp family at Oasis.
Dr.. Campbell Howard, of Montreal,
Canada, HAS accepted the chair OF
internal medicine at the Iowa State
university at Iowa City.
The golden wedding OF Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Robinson, ole residents
of Garner, was celebrated with a big
family gathering
Fred L. Kilpacker, aged 26, was
trampled to- death by a horse while
threshing oats in a, field at Swisher,
Johnson county.
The contract for the new Iowa
National guard, armory at Cberokee
has been let and work will commence
Immediately.
The Sutherland Board of Educa-
ton has let the contract for the er.
ection of a new primary school
building.
John Junkin, the murderer Of Clara
Rosen, at Ottumwa, was executed at
the Fort Madison penitentiary on Fri.
day.
Plans for the proposed LeClaire
street viaduct at Davenport OF the
c. R. I. & P. Railway company have
been filed in the Office of the city
engineer.
o. T. Merchant, arrested at Man.
son for intoxication, confessed that