Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-29

IOWA CGTY-John II. Jayne, pioneer sol
der OF Johnson county, dropped dead on
the street at o'clock Thursday afternoon
Death was due to heart failure.
EANAVAHA-Th Farmers Co-opera-
tive Elevator and its contents, consisting
Of 1909 bushels of grain, was totally de-
stroyed by fire ast night. The loss is 5000,
lsrtiy insured. The elevator VIII be re-
built
IOWA ITY-lnjunctions closing six sa
looms ana one drug store were asked by
IS the first snot to renew the anu-saioon
IOWA CiTY-Mrs. f. NJ Cotton has re-
celved 5000 of $4,000 asked by her OF the
Rock Island Railroad company for the
death Of her husband in the Green Noun
tain horror one year ago.
SIOUX RAPIDS-Frank Remlllard was
probably fatally injured when he leaped
from buggy during runaway and was
thrown on his head. His skull was frac-
tured and one blood vessel of the head was
tuptured.
FORT DODGE-Mrs. Emma sackett, in
valid widow OF r. W. Sackett, former
prominent druggist and. Elm, has passed
away after two years of Intense suffering
With cancer She is survived only by one
daughter, Madeline.
DECORAH--D. A. Reed. who enjoyed the
distinction of being the oldest resident OF
Wmneshiek county, is dead. lie has been
a continuous resident since lSiS-slXty-three
years He was born In Ohio I'm 1880. lie was
a very highly respected citizen.
lEDOSA-OekaiOUSa ilQuoJ uedlSIH
nave appealed from the ruling OF The Board
OF SuperVlsors VINO declared The petition
| UanN assed last week to be insufficient. The
| bond on The appeal has been iiled and the
| case Will be heard in the district court.
! DECORAH-Prof H. W. Sheel, one of the
| hIshiy respected professors IN the Lutheran
! conege, was seriously injured IN tall on
an icy walk at the approach into the
! campus. He Slipped and felI heavily, strils,
| ing the back OF ms head on the pavement
which fractured his skull.
! FORT DODGE--A new centrifugal pump
which will pump 100000 gallons of water
a CAV is beng installed in the Fort Dodge
| water system. 1t VIII increase the amount
of we'll water driven through the city
mains and obyiate the necessity for mix
ture of river water with the well water as
Is done now.
| LOGAN-Prof Paul A. Detrichson, in
structor of manual training In the Logan
| schools has resigned his position here tC
accept similar one in the Sioux city
| schools where he will receive a better
!. salary. Mr.. Glen LaSourd now at Ame'
| college has been selected to fiji the vacancy
and will begin work Monday next.
GENEVA-A caboose and five cars loaded
! with merchandise We're demolished anC
| engine men narrowly escaped injury In q
bad freight wreck that tied up traffic or
the Iowa Central all yesterday afternoon
| While a local northbound freight was
switching in the local yaros an extra north
bound coal train. pulled by two locomotives
ran into that portion of the local that wal
on the main track.
NEW HAMPION-The election contes
between homyer, the republican candidate
ana russell, the democratic candidate. hai
been IlnAIly settled, ana II VIII not b'
laken INTO the courts Tor adjustment. Mr.
russell win be permitted to fill the posi-
uOn of sheriff Tor two years without thu
ca ense Ga long contest IN court. Mutua
Al lsnus OF tine two gentlemen fixed up mat
ters 50 that each are satisfied.
MARSHALLTOWN. were burned
none OF them fatally, in two explosions o
gasoline IN this city this morning. w. &
beinert a druggist, and Raymond Kirby
his clerk, were both burned when gasoline
with which they were filling tank eN
ploded. o. ID. Oidfied, a garage machinist
was badly burned by gasoline fumes catch
ing fire ana exploding while he was work
ing under a machine in local garage.