Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-25


IOWA CTTY-March Is. Il and IS are the
dates OF a big manufacturers SHOW at
Iowa City. II has been termed the Home
supervision Of the local Commercial club
IOWA CrrY-rhe basket ball team OF the
University OF Iowa leaves the latter part
OF this week for an invasion OF the west
ern part OF the state Two games viii be
played Drak In Des Moines at the week
end and Grinuell at Grinnell on next Mon
day evening.
CHARLES CTTY-NIrs r. B. SickIes OF
Rockford has filed complaint with the
county attorney against six of the seven
druggists OF the county who hold permits
The complaints are against four In this
city, one at Rockford and one at Marble
Rock. The evidence viii be submitted to
the grand jury.
CHARLES CTTY-Attorneys will Friday
begin to take evidence in the congressional
election contest brought by Murphy, dem
Ocrat. against Congressman Haugen. The
with the ballots cast at the election. SINH
lar evidence Is to be taken IN each county
OF the district.
CREsTON-rhs Burlington shops were
closed here yesterday, giving the employees
a holiday. The court house offices were
closed, also the postoffice. and the public
schools for the first time in many years
had half holiday granted In answer to
petition presented by 200 high school pupils
TO the school board in observance OF Wash
ington's birthday.
ALBIA-Harry Walton a tramp. is under
ing on the Burlington at Melrose and Rus
sell a short time ago. Walton has admitted
he spiked the tracks and says he did 1t to
get even with the company because he
was put Off Of freight trains while stealing
rides. It Is said the man Is not believed
insane. He waived examination before the
grand jury OF Monroe county.
BUXTON-Buxton had $4,000 fire
Wednesday, destroying the three-story de-
partment store belonging to the Monroe
MercanGils company, which practically
furnishes ths food supply for the 5000 in
habitants. Buxton Is a coal mining town
near Abba and besides the department store
the offices OF the Consolidated Coal COM
pany and the Buxton bank were destroyed.
The origin OF the fire Is unknown save that
II started in the annex OF the department
store. Lack OF water and fire fighting sup
plies handicapped the work OF extinguish-
ing the flames.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that his two sons
and his daughter and the latteris husband
have conspired together and with his wife
to induce the latter to leave him, Eza H.
Thomas. a leading farmer OF near here.
has filed suit in the district court Tor
$1,000 damages for alleged alienation OF
his wires affections The defendants are
his sons. William and Earnest Thomas;
his daughter. Mrs Belle Atxin and her
husband, Wayne Adkins. Mrs. Thomas
recently brought suit for divorces from her
husband and the laGters suit Is the out
growth OF the wtfe's petition.
I CREETON-The Creston water works
plant has been surrendered by the stock
I holders to the bOndhOldera, the Boston
[ LIQ4N GuMpahy "a b1hlous MISE 1nt AluAu-
/ cial status OF the plant had become such
that bond companies would issue no more
bonds and the Boston Trust company was
about to forecio8e on the plant. The stock
holders. several OF whom are Crestou men,
will lose quite heavily on the deal ]. b.
Harsh. John Gibson and II. 8. Clarke, the
two latter former bankers here. but now
1 removed. owned a one-third interest in the
plant W. 3. Willard OF Omaha owned one
/ third and J. B. Markell OF Chicago the other
l third. Several other Creston men were in
l farested tn a small eKtent The stock
holders had succeeded in putting the plant
/ on a paying basis but lacked the funds to
1 carry Il on. It n thought no change will