Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-12

for several years. but about eight years
age went 10 Denver where he lived Tor
four years. Mr.. Wade has been the fore
man OF the Nillisca paper for several years
but resigned recently because OF i'll health
ATLANTIC--A prominent and expert
enCed real estate dealer. 3. s. watson has
been taken In by a stranger, who worked
an old game upon him by claiming to want
to invest in a residence property In At
lantic, explaining he wished to make his
home there instead Of in Omaha. Watson
sold the residence Of George jenkins
TO the stranger and obHgingly advanced
$500 on a check for $500 drawn on an
Omaha bank which promptly came back
marked worthless"
CRESTON-Rev A. II. Lathrop, pastor
OF the Methodist church here has been
chosen by the senior high school class to
give the annual sermon to the class TINS
year. There are forty members Of the class
their graduating themes which Will be
read before the faculty the last Of this
made for representing the class at com
mencement and whose writer's show ability
and delivery will be chosen for the class
play at the same time.
Notwithstanding to the report OF the
auditor Of Harrison county the following
amounts I'm warrants were issued to Seth
Dean for engineering work in the different
drainage districts as follows: Boyer sub
drainage district. &73l.O5; Latta drainage
district, S25430; Wilson ditch district, f21b. 10;
Upper Boyer river drainage district
1887. 20; Harrison -Pottawattamie, 81. 40. 3s,
making total Of Sc, rs for the year, 1910,
In the Boyer river sub-draiuRge district
warrants were issued to J. s. Wattles spe-
clal engineer. $780, and In the Monona-
Harrison drainage district warrants we're
issued to p. S. Holbrook to the amount Of
500.
FORT DODGE-Fire early this morning
totally destroyed the KirChner flour and
feed mill, one Of the earliest landmarks
in the city, located in the heart of the
best residence district and a most UNI
slightly piece of architecture. The loss Is
about $4,000 1t is considered the fire was
incendlary because flames broke out there
night before last and were successfully
quenched, only to start out again this
morning when the Waterman on the place
left for few minutes to go to nearby
eating house for a lnnch. Much machinery,
long disused. way destroyed and several
automobiles stored there by a garage owner.
For a time the finest homes in Fort Dodge
were threatened by the heat and burning
wood which was carried distance OF i've
blocks.
OSCEOLA-A good roads meeting will
be held at osceola Saturday afternoon In
the interests of the blue Grass river-to-
river road, which will be addressed by
Senator LATE Young. Another good roads
highway is now being agitsted by the
Mimi, and Kansas City. This road is
being asked for by automobile men al
over the state. The Association OF Gooo
Roads men are taking up the matter
element of the state and will endeavor to
put through such a route. The ROAD
from Des Moines to Kansas city is peins
planned to come through Winterset TO
Creston, from there through Corning ana
perhaps Villisca and strike south 70 car
india, from there and on to the missouri
state line Representatives of the Des
Moines, Kansas City and St. Joseph good
roads associations are also trying to arouse
interest in a route between those three cities
through the southern part of the state
and have headquarters at Lamont