Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-12
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MOUNT PLEASANT-dount Pleasant
residents are up in arms over the proposed
vate grounds in the city limits as mis- viii
provided and twenty-five property holders
IN the vicinity of his estate are circulating
a remembrance against the provision being
carried out
notwithstanding the efforts of
the city officials of Logan in the past to
increase the water supply by installing
new pumping engine ana other apparatus
to increase the flow of water, the citizens
of Logan are still short on water and the
council has the construction Of a new well
under consideration.
CORNING-A double funeral service was
held Thursday when the same service was
held for Jesse James, we'll known resi-
dent of this place and his sister, Mrs. Har-
ret Reynolds OF Chicago, who passed away
in a Chicago hospital The body was
brought here and the brother and sister
buried at the same hour,
HAMPTON-In settlement of her claim
for $1,000 for the death of her husband, on
which suit was commenced against o. +.
Herrick Mrs Mary Jones has accepted
been dismissed. Herrick is a railroad con
tractor. Jones, who was employed by him
on work near Reeve, was accidentally
killed last summer.
IlNOXNILLE-The heirs Of Jay Gould
have disposed OF their holdings In Marion
| county iowa, 20 John w. LeGrand, ST, and
his two sons, j. w, jr., and William N,
who by the deal became the owners Of
fully Une-thlrd of Red Rock township in
/ that county ne GONlu nOlullBb comprise
/ $500 acres Of rich river bottom lands and
/ the coal land formerly held in the name or
/ the Red Rock Coal and Mining company
previous TO the purchase by the LeGrands.
I BY the addition Of the new purchase the
| LeGrands are now the owners OF j,6lS acres
! Of Marion county land.
! ESTHERVILLE-The TH-County Teach
/ ers association, comprising Emmett Palo
| Alto and Clay counties, Friday night
| closed a very interesting and instructive
! two-days' session here at the Methods ST
] CHI "a T.
| tendance. A number of important ques-
] lions about rural and city schools were
: discussed fucutly and two able addresses
/ were given by Mrs. Hattie Moore Mitchell
/ Of Drake university and George w. Samp-
son of the Iowa Teachers college. They
| adjourned to meet again next year at a
/ place to be decided later.
I LOGAN-Donald Maui Of Raglan town
| ship offered the Magnolia J.. ID, =. church
/ all Of the wood Tor chuTches mat the mem
/ bers could cut I'm one dag without charge.
/ Forty members OF the church. twenty men
anu twenty women accepted the offer and
went 20 the Donald farm yesterday, and
/ the men, according TO reports. cut eight
| cords before dinner and two cords after
/ dinner-enough TO last the church two win
I ters. Donald Maui will be 90 years old in
/ June and Is an active farmer at the present
time, He enjoys the reputation OF having
I been a school officer In his township over
/ forty years. He stil resides on the farm
entered from the government in 1881.
CRESTON-The midwinter meeting OF
southwest IFemen nelu mere THURSDAY
1 brought out a large delegation. Practically
/ every city belonging 20 the association was
represented BY one Or more delegates. The
selection OF place for the annual tourna-
ment was the principal object OF the meet
ing, and Creston was decided upon. as the
place, the time 10 be later announced. The
/ adoption OF a uniform coupling to be used
! for tournament purposes was also made
This Is a question that has been agltat ed
for some time at all the tournaments held
and the adoption Of this measure will meet
Z with satisfac tion from all concerned The
cities represented were Atlantic Red Oak
Clarnda. Shenandoah. Corning, Osceola
and Nillisca.