Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-20

ELDORA-J. h. Smith, aged 81, one Of
the pioneer merchants of this place, died
az his home here last night of old age
He had been in business here continuously
since 1855
IDA GROVES. l. Frisbie and son,
Lloyd, Of the Record Era, have purchased
the Gulf Coast Advertiser 3 Biloxi, Miss,
on the Gulf of Mexico, and the son has
gone there to take possession. Mr.. FRS
bic, sr., Will remain here.
MGREGOR-Blanche }. Quigley, past
president Of the Iowa Rebekah assembly.
died here last night. She was one Of the
best known ladies in the Rebekah circles
of the state. Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at o'clock.
NEVADA-while going to work S. T.
Rasmussen was thrown from the vehicle
In which he was riding and a 1000 pound
coil of wire cable was hurled on top of
his body. crushing his limbs. The horse
became frightened at an automobile.
IDA GROVE-For cross country livery
service Barney Boyesen of Scheswig has
purchased big Avery car with five seats
that has capacity OF eighteen passengers.
daily service between towns in this sec
iton with a similar car.
MARSHALLTOwN-M and Mrs w. &.
Stinson of Minneapolis today announced
Elizabeth X, to Mr. Lee NJ. Derby, for
merly of this city but now of Minneap-
oils. Derby is the son of City Clerk and
Mrs. L. Derby of this city.
NEVADA-Mrs. Paul c. Teig OF near
Roland, while leading a COW from pas
ture, got her foot entangled in the rope.
when the COW became frisky and started
10 TO- run; M Mrs Teig, who is 81 years of
iractured In two places and she was in
Jured internally.
IDA GROVE-County Auditor Warner fin.
lshed the abstract today for the 1911 as
sesment IN Ida county. It shows the total
actual value of personal property 81. 742, $50;
Oh lands and lots, Sl46s5,3ji, and of all per-
sonaI property, N74sS0l6 The taxable
value OF ell property in the county is given
az A,556seI The actual value of automo-
plies owned In Ida county is listed as
{s9OlS' and Ida Is the smallest county in
CHARLES CITY-Mrs. Byron Brown
met with a disc accident which nearly
cost her her life. She had gone over to
neighbor's to borrow a disc. Four
horses were hitched 10 il and she started
TO drive home. Something scared them and
they commenced to run. She went to
Jump from the disc and must have fallen
In the attempt. Her leg was broken her
shoulder sprained and a deep cash was
cut In her limb.
ALLIsoN-A settlement has been eff
Iected between Mrs. Cakes and Butler
county. Her husband, Jack cakes, was
killed while attempting to drive a traction
engine over bridge In the south part of
the tin &C county She sued the county for
gence in not keeping the bridge in proper
condition. Mrs. Cakes will receive $4,000
ana 1t Is understood that the county will
stand the costs thus far made.
IDA GROVE-CaptaIn ]. e. Murphv OF
Company b, Fifty-sixth Iowa who went to
san Antonio with the Iowa detail of off
GERS GERS to the regular army maneuyers, writes
Thirteenth infantry, and that the first
day there he was ordered out for a twenty
iour mile hike across country to Leon
Springs, Tex. He says there is not an idle
minute in the big camp and the govern
ment Is evidently determined to get ali the
dr1ll possible out Of the division assembled
is very hot
IOWA CITY-The Cosmopolitan club of
the university of Iowa will hold a monster
reception for the Waseda Japanese base
pail nine here Monday evening. The team
plays series of two games on Tuesday
and Wednesday. '''
DENISON-The city council recently re-
scinaed lts action In making the proposed
paving sbitulithic alone and will throw the
contract open for brick and asphalt also.
Inc plan to narrow the paved streets has
also been given up. Property holders are
lions.
GLENWoOD-Mrs. Samuel .Minner. aged
20 years, was found dead in her home here,
where She has resided since the death of
daughter, Mrs. Charles Minner, and neigh.
Dors, yesterday evening. Mrs. Minner was
subject to attacks OF heart failure and this
was PROBABLY the cause of her death.
erosion association held last night.
committee was appointed by President
keith ,GS,o1nsisting of A. Strauss, Adam Begg
ana ana william Recknor to confer with the
CITY council at its next meeting relative
TO the purchase of the water works plant
from the bonding company now operat-
ing 1t.
CRESTON-This week will see the finish
OF corn planting in this vicinity. Farmers
report the work almost done and in many
instances the corn Is up and cultivation
may begin soon; Last week a passenger
en- route from Cumberland to this city, a
distance Of forty-eight miles. counted 122
corn planters at work in the fields passed
by the train on the trip.
DECENTRALIZATION will have
gymnasium on the plan OF a 7. NJ c. A.
gym. Manley PEGGY OF Cresco, Ia, and
q r. Cox of this city will conduct an up-
to-date gym In the .Armory in this city.
hold of the matter. All modern apparatus
has been ordered and will probably be in
working order In about week.
ALBIAIWhile performing an operation
on patient for Malignant cancer, DR.,
ERNEST @. Gusth OF Abba slightly scratched
his arm with knife. Immediately the arm
showed signs OF infection and became badly
afforded little relief The doctors condi-
tion became so grave that he has gone 70
the Presbyterian hospital at Chicago for
CRESToN-Phillipp Gotobed ia the
Oak who presented himself before the
county clerk here yesterday, with hts
Miss Nora p, Aitaftor, and re-
qnested license to wed. The would-be
Groom was but 10 years Of age but car
ried permit to wed from his parents The
young woman was accompanied by her
father. and the necessary document was
issued to them.
GL.ENWoODANrs, John Fox of Glen
wood, aged "a was fatally burned Tuesday
evening when she attempted to light 4
tire BY pouring kerosene IN the stove. Her
daughter, Mrs. o, G, Nolan, was badly
burned In trying TO save her mother and
John Fox, husband OF the dead woman
and Miss Jane O. French, a nurse, were
both seriously burned. The McI-ain fam
lily Is suffering from q siege OF measles
and the nurse was heating some water for
the sick room when the kerosene exploded
In the stove Her clothing caught fire IN
this way, The house was 1uite badly In
iured by fire also Mrs. Fox died imme-
diately from her burns.