Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

!. IOWA CITY-A divorce and 5000 per.
nnlanent aIlmony have been asked by Mrs
sophia Paula Of Iowa City from her nus
Dand' after twenty years Of married life
cruelty. anu
DENISON-At the annual meeting of the
Denlson Commercial club, held Friday
evening, Charles l.. Voss was elected presi-
dent succeeding c. f. Kuehnle W. G.
Rotary "
PARKERSBURG-Mr MAY DeEeer aged
o. was instantly killed Friday when Sine
Iem down the cellar steps at her home.
children. '' Vi
IOWA CITY-Thomas c. Morgan of
washington has started suit at Iowa City
asalhst the Rock Island railroad Tor SlOVSJ
ior injuries which he claims to have sus-
ton fell recently.
Sl1ENANDOAH-Th Shenandoah Arti-
ilclal Ice, Power, Light and Heat company
mas taken the contract to electrically pulnp
me city water The company Wln install
on, mew PUMP az the water station and
operate II from the power plant. The com
PaIy agrees IN the contract to pump the
water 10 per cent less than the past cost
MARsHALLTOWN-D n. e. MIgbIe
resident physician for the Iowa Central ana
northwestern and one OF the well-kno,Cn
P1cutloners or the city, came near being
killed today when his automobile was
struck By a switch engine While he Was
crossing the tracks. me machine ~,ss
badly wrecked. but the doctor escaped With
comparatively slight Injuries.
IOWA FALLS-One OF The irnprovar,epts =
that seems assured Tor TINS city the COM
ing summer Is a Women's club mouse rosT-
my sS'oVV rms Improvement Is to be made
py the american Women's league when
has built severai in the state ana wan erect
4thers this year, including Marion and
hoMa aus, Nearly enough charter mem
bers nave been secured 10 assure this cIup
house, which win be equipped throuEhOuI
BY the league.
DENlsON-The board Of supervisors VIII
make canvass OF the names TO the re-
Gently circulated saloon pctiTion "a m
county Monday. sufficient names have
oeen secured IN the county at large. but
the towns Of Manila kiron and Dploit
may have renamed dry Both ManIIts
ana hiron have been without saloons FOR
nearly two Years. The reading business
men Lind that no saloons has made their
trade better and have lined up that vav
on signing the petition.
IOWA ALLS-CharIcs w Faris
prominent farmer living near this city has
patented ana Is nov arranging 20 place On
the market a station Indicator Ia DO oper-
sted IN passenger cars, whether steam OF
ward emo or the car In plain sight Of all
the passengers and soon as the train
or car leaves station the name OF the
next station Is displayed ON the ina atur.
and does away with the old custom OF the
brakeman on flagman calling the station.
bENlSON-JOhn A. Logan post Grand
army d the Republic, and the Woman
Relief corps held a joint public instaIlatlof,
o. officers Friday evening An member
and their families were given a supper Al
the corps rooms. j.. l.. Mcclellan WAS in
stalled as post commander and Mrs a. d
Wheeler as president Of the corps one
member OF the post was an eye witness 20
the execution OF Mrs. Surratt and the
others who were implicated IN tho plan
10 assassinate Lincoln and other prominent
men AT Washington ia April 1866 AT thc
campfire he recalled these stirring events
4. T.. Richardson. a prominent old soldier
called 30 mind the loss Of life In the ciyIi
war and r. Shawvan on behalf Of tho
sons Of Veterans. spoke OF the growth OF
patriotism IN this country.