Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
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CRESTON-Charles Hennig's Ten Cent
store here, has been bought by r. H. Spur
geon Mercantile company OF Ottumwa.
FORT DODGE--l oday Mrs. Maude Dlll-
lngham, plaintiff in a sensational divorce
suit, was granted absolute divorce from
hiram Dillingham;, a drainage contractor.
LOGAN-Miss Mile Geith, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs, Goth, was married to Arland
| straight. living near Logan at the Metho-
dist parsonage here, this afternoon at 3
clock, Rev. Mr.. c. S. Lyles officiating.
WlLTON-Miss Fannie Hudler the
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. John Huber
living near here, was disfigured for life
yesterday, when q ketteful of lard which
she was rendering caught fire, and the
weeks.
BURL1NGTON-Butl new hotel
me burlington costing over a third of
a millions dollars, was opened to the public
this week. he building is a tribute to
the public spirited capitalists and business
men Of that place, as the entire amount
OF Iunds Tor its construction was furnished
by them.
GOWRIE-Chsrles f. johnson, aged IS
years, was instantly killed here this morn
ing Wheh ne Jumped from wagon, fearing
that the team would run away. He struck
on his head and died an hour later He
mad started to ride home with a neighbor
put when the team became frightened and
tnfeatened to run away the neighbor ad-
wagon. "
NEWToN-Lou Cross. the young man
VINO was badly wounded and who came
near dying from the gun shot wound al
iesed TO have been inflicted by William
bIrule earlier in the winter failed to APP
pear today before the grand Jury that is
investigating the shooting Later ID was
learned that Cross left here last Sunday
ana was last seen at MarsnalltoWn. where
the west ioi
NEWTON-After having struggled with
her conscience for ten years a Portland
ore; woman. who formerly lived here has
on her death bed confessed to the theft of
NO from Mrs. Frank Preston of this CITY
ana yesterday returned the money In a
leIter written to Mrs. Preston. The letter
containing the $40 was sent to Mrs Preston
by her SON but the mistake was put i'm the
box OF the woman, who is now living in
Tor roftland, ore, She opened It and, finding
that IL contained money kept It.
CRESTON-Three more deaths have oc
CURED here in the last wenty-four hours
ana news OF the death of j. d. Ferguson
OF LlnGoln Neb., a former business man
mere, adds TO the already large toll exacted
by death here in the last few weeks. The
deaths recorded in the last twenty-four
hours go are those OF Mrs. Jacob Pfeiffer,
aged 81 years from cold and complications:
Mrs. A @, Wilson. aged % from compli-
cations following an operation at one Of
the hospitals J. b. Ferguson, rs years Of
age from heart failure. and Mrs. Johanna
Nusent, an aged woman who had been sick
Tor some time.
CRESTON-The local high school has
selected its two teams of debaters who
VIII meet the Red Oak High school soniA
time this month, debate being held a.
potn places the same evening. each school
having chance to debate each side Of
me me question Resolved, That United States
Senators Should be Elected by the People .
me winners In each OF these contest will
De the contestants in a final debate al
.eu OAK some time in March. Creston's
debators are Anna Google Roscoe Patt
ana Frank Wirth on the ALTERNATIVES.
Ferne White, Ray Campbell and Herold
Brown, negative O'u