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| CRESTON-John Mines, former county
recorder, has been appointed state food
inspector The appointment becomes eff
| IDA GROVE-Attorney Walter S. wenger
OF Aurora, ILL.,, will deliver the commence
ment address at Ida Grove. There will be
| thirty-one graduates from the Ida Grove
| school
| BELLE PLAINE-After being dead for
| three days, the body of Mrs. Noah Rucker,
aged 20 years, was found today in her
| home where she lived alone Heart fail
ure is supposed to have been the cause.
| IDA GROvE-Fred rndorf prominent
| and wealthy Ida county farmer bought
of Holstein for which he paid the lump
sum Of $4,000 There are al acres IN the
! three farms.
! MARSHALLTOwN-Fr Dftman, a
farmer who formerly lived in Liscomb and
| Marietta townships of this county, COM
mitted suicide at Wilcox, Sask., Canada,
! yesterday, according to a telegram which
reached relatives here today.
| CRDSTON-Hugh Rosson. express mes
senger between Chicago and Omaha, is
| critically Ill here, having submitted to
an operation for appendicitis. His condi-
| ton is considered serious, but hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
| LOGAN-Thirty civil engineers submitted
bids for making preliminary surveys, maps
and profiles of the proposed line of sewer
| age for Logan, and the city council has
commenced examination of the bids and the
selection Of the civil engineer last even
ing.
NBwToN-Mrs. Amelia Caldwell was
| given a verdict OF S. 35916 against the Iowa
State Travelling Mems association today
by the jury that heard the case she brought
against the company on an insurance pol
icy issued TO her husband by the defend
ant company.
IOWA CITY-The COLUMBIA Photograph
company has begun bankruptcy. proceedings
! against Willard r. Main, formerly worth a
third OF a million, and now owing $50 900,
with nearly no assets. He offers to settle
| for 10 cents on the dollar, and his cred
itors have the matter under consideration.
I GRUMPY CENTER-Mrs. Emma Beck
man of this place, grand worthy matron of
the Eastern Star of Iowa, died last night
at the Mayo hospital in Rochester, Mimi.
| according to telegram received here to-
| day. Mrs. Beckman Is survived by her
husband and one, SON she was l6 years
| Of age.
LoGAN-The Rebekah convention was a
record breaker In point of attendance and
enthusiasm. The attendance was $50. Mis-
| souri, Valley was selected as the next place
Valley was elected president; Nora DON
nelson, Logan. vice president; Mrs. AmRors
Burk. Missouri Valley, secretary, and Hrs.
| Peterson, Dunlap, treasurer.
| IOWA CITY-The eastern Iowa district of
the Luther league of Iowa adjourned here
today, after closing its fifth annual con-
vention, having elected officers for the en-
Paul II. Kelsey, North Liberty; vice pres
ldent l. " Gordon, Cedar Rapids; secre-
tary Miss Eleanor Reppert, Burlington;
treasurer, John Mohl, Davenport
IDA GROVE-Wnliam Tango was in
stantly killed while blasting rock six miles
northeast of Odebolt The exact manner
in which LANCE met his death win never
be known as he was alone at the time and
no one saw the accident, but II Is presumed
that the fuse was too short and did not
give him time to get away. His head
leaves a family.
GRINNEIL-At the sixth annual contest
for the Spaulding prize for effective public
First, J. owen Redmon, CoifaI; second,
w H. Young, Center Junction; third, tie
between Noel J. Breed, Grinnell, and HArl
Eslick, Des Moines Through the liberality
OF the giver OF the prize. Senator H. w.
Spaulding of this city, the amoNnt of the
third prize, SO, was doubled and each man
received the fun prize.
FORT DODGE-D. d. Douglas Of Web
ster county has paid taxes on his home
one years. His friends claim for him,
therefore, the Webster county record as
far as taxes go. Also Mr.. Douglas has the
original government patent given him when
he settled on the property when Iowa was
q wilderness, and there has never been re-
corded on this patent any instrument of
incumbrRnce OF any kind.
IDA GROVB-The Ida Grove school board
electeo Fercy dunpefnog or Dell RAPIDS,
8. D., TO have charge OF the County School
OF Agriculture which the board will start
In connection with the high school next
fall, and which they hope TO make the
northwest. Huntemer comes from the south
1 Dakota Agricultural college where he was
q famous athlete and he will coach the
Ida Grove track and foot ball teams.
CRESToN-At q meeting OF the school
board, Prof. Johansan Of Audubon was
elected to succeed Prof Bridges as prin-
Cipal at the present salary OF 81 ,1O per
year. The designations Of Profs. Smith
and Hardin and Miss Lysinger were ac-
cepted Prof Smith goes TO position in
a private commercial college in Waterloo
and Prof Hardin TO Colorado Miss I,y-
singers plans are not known at present.
All the other high school teachers were
I reelected at the same salaries as last year.
4 FORT DODGE-'The Rev II. Reedy, very
popular pastor OF the First Methodist
church at Rockwell City. died suddenly
Friday morning of q chronic trouble. He
had never given up to the disease though
death. therefore was q great shock TO All
his friends The Rev. Mr.. Reedy was
only ~ years old and was doing excellent
England. educated in the east ana leaves
a widow and two daughters, aged and
4 years.
CRESToN-Railroad Commissioners Pal
mer and Thorne met q delegation OF stock
ting on an extra stock train to run from
the northern terminal OF the Cumberland
branch to St. Joseph, Mo. The stockmen
claim the train Is needed and they believe
they ship enough stock from that territory
20 insure the company a good profit. The
road officials however, declare q train has
been tried and It does not pay, However,
they said they were willing to make an
other trial and offered 70 put on q train
for four monthF trial