Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

Vi lhe CROMWELL SCHOOLS Tor the coming
CAMBRIDGE-when a fly wheel broke
q week ago and part Of 1t struck II. NJ. |
Bennington of Cambridge on the forehead |
he received an injury from which he died |
Thursday.
IDA GRovE-w. w. Williams & Son Of |
this city have traded their branch Fair |
store at Dell Rapids, s. d. for a quarter
section OF land in Grand Forks county, |
North Dakota.
AFTON-Union County normal closed
Tuesday with the largest enrolment il has |
had for years, 1859 members having taken |
the academic course provided by Mrs. |
Sylvia Cooke, the county superintendent.
IDA GROVE-J. G. Walter of this city |
is candidate for Judge OF the district |
court to succeed Judge Church and his |
name will be presented at the Sixteenth |
judicial district convention to be held in |
Carroll July IL.
NEVADA-Dalbert A. Fleming a Milwau. !
kee brakeman, OF Perry was fatally in |
Jured Thursday morning at Collins, when |
he slipped and fell and the wheels of the |
train crushed both legs. He was hurried |
to Des Moines hospital
IDA GROVE-The Ida Grove district Of |
the Epworth league held it's convention here
this week with upwards Of 100 delegates |
present, Many prominent speakers from
out in the state were present and the con-
vention was an enthusiastic success.
IDA GROVE-Johnson Bros of this city,
attorneys for the hotel owners Of Iowa,
have announced that the decision of the
supreme court Of Iowa in the hotel fire
escape test, case will not settle the matter
United States supreme court
CRESTON-A colored thief who operated
here last week was captured yesterday in
Omaha by the local police, who held him
until officers from mere could 90 after
him. The fellow was brought here last
night and confessed that he was the man
wanted and was lodged in the county jail
MARSHALLTOWN-A telegram from St
Louis says that Lloyd D. MoCluer of Gil
man, Marshall county, committed suicide in
that city. An effort to learn the details
was, up to late this evening, unsuccessful.
McCluer has relatives in both this city and
Gilman, but none OF them had learned of
the tragedy until informed by newspaper
! report of the telegram.
FORT DODGE-About $3.50 was donated
| to the Sisters of Mercy during hospital
| day at the new Mercy hospital in this
| city Wednesday to help defray the indebt-
ednesS hanging over the old institution.
! The day was made special by speeches by
prominent men, the presence OF distin-
| guished clergy and the assistance of prom
inent society women in the receiving line
| CREsTON-E E. Edgerton OF this city.
| who has long been Identified with hard
ware interests, has sold his store to Earl
| W. Madden, a farmer living near Lenox.
Bishop' who has been in the EMPLOY Of
| Mr.. Edgerton for several years Mr..
| Edgerton will remove to Illinois to look
| state.
FORT. DODGE-The case OF Susan Ma
guire, ADMINISTRATIVE against the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad company
has been settled out of federal court, where
ment being $500. Suit was Instituted for
sustained by the plaintiffs son at Nora
Springs over a year ago while he was en-
ployed by the defendant road.
SHANNON CITY-Norman Lewis was ar
| rested here yesterday charged with assault
with intent to do great injury. His victim
was A. Tenant, an aged man living at
attacked Tenant with hammer, seriously
inturing him. Lewis was brought to Cres-
ton, where he waived preliminary hear
in $500 bonds, which he furnished.
CORNING-The marriage of Miss Minnie
Bixby, one Of Corning's popular young
Mont, took place yesterday at the home
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs; John
Bixby., The ceremony took place, In the
Methodist church and was a very elaborate
affair. The bride vas attended by six
BRIDES maids and q maid of honor Rev.
jay Kirkendall was the officiating clergy
man.
CALUMET-Two little sons Of Henry
krus, living few miles from Calumet,
set the barn on fire while playing with
matches, and the younger one, aged o
years. was burned to death. The mother
attempted to enter the haymow, where the
fire was started, when the roof fell In and
she narrowly escaped with her life. The
older child instead Of giving the alarm
when the fire started tried to carry water
to put out the flames
! IDA GROVE-Mrs. James Fair of Arthur,
wife OF the brother of the late Senator
Fair of California, was badly injured in
! band started to go to Aurelia in their car
, and the brake failed to work while coast
ing down hill. The car struck sharp
incline at a bridge and threw her out. She
was unconscious for a time and was Sc
/ yerely bruised and shaken UP, but her
. | injuries are not serious.
LOGAN-The Harrison county republican
convention VIII be held in Logan July 2.
The convention will select fifteen delegates
| TO attend the state convention to be held
. at Des MOines, August 8; also fifteen dele
gates TO attend the Judicial convention to
be held at Council Bluffs, July 10. w. L.
Stern, county chairman, is making a Wig
Srous effort TO secure full attendance.
vote OF 24O and go, respectively.
MPHERSON--A Greek laborer employed
0 on the Burlington road attempted TO board
freight train yesterday to ride 20 Red
OAK The train did not stop at Red Oak
O from the train as II pulled through the
town: He struck with such force that his
was necessary. He was brought to the
n hospital here and the operation performed.
: He also suffered other serious bruises
o IDA GROVE-Two of the Ida Grove foot
ball stars, Lee Horn and Anister Cameron
were victims of a peculiar accident while
swimming. Cameron dived off a spring
s Horn had made dive and as Horn came
9 straight up where he went down their
: Camerons skull plates were separated in
four places, but fortunately there was no
fracture ana the INJURY was not serious.
ATLANTIC-C. o. Bradley, the Allan
= tic barber who ran amuck on a Rock
Island train between Atlantic and Des
Moines last Sunday and finally jumped
). through the car wlndown while the train
s was going at top speed. is dead. He was
4 found TO be suffering from dellrium tremens
when picked up by the police at Valley
Junction and was taken to Des Moline!
Wednesday. Relatives at Atlantic have
taken charge OF the body and II was
brought here for burial Yesterday
FORT DODGE-Three prominent, wealthy
rural, pioneer families gave away as many
daughters N marriage Wednesday to young
men who will take them away from this
county to make their homes Miss Zazs
4 Burns OF Twin Lakes was married 10 Frank
4 ., Albee OF Grand Island. Neb.; Miss Lily
Bird OF Moorland wed Noah %. Knupp OF
Ninton and Miss Inez Houge OF Badger
married VIII Breen. former Fort Dodge
boy, now a successful banker at Rothsay
I MINI. All three weddings were large
I affairs, conducted at the country home