Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-13

| MARSHALLTOWN-Th annual picnic
/ of the former lowans, who are now resi-
dents of southern California, is to be held
at Eastlake Park, Los Angeles, on Febru-
AIRY 90 Wsshngtons birthday.
| SHENANDOAH-Th stock of the An
drew Dry Goods company is being invoiced
| pleted the new owners of the store, Messrs.
Green and Roenfield Of Creston, will take
| possession. II is expected that the change
win be made Friday or Saturday.
| ELDORA--Jesse ID. Newcomer, leading
business man and capitalist of Eldora,
! who IS heavily interested financially in
the Drake & Newcomer company, Of Mime
apolis, died here last evening OF paralysis
| He was So years of age He was trustee
of the valuable Wisner estate and head
| of the ]. D. Newcomer company
| MISC ATINE-Samuel McNutt, pioneer
/ editor and legislator, died yesterday, aged
50 years. He was elected representative
/ from Muscatine county in the tenth gem
eral assembly and served in the eleventh
ator from the then Sixteenth district and
served through the thirteenth and four
teenth assemblies.
| WHITTEMORE-At the annual meeting
4 OF the Whittemore Creamery company just
/ held the report of the secretary showed
/ that 5000 had been distributed among
the farmers of this one locality during
the last year through the medium Of the
creamery. At this meeting they celebrated
/ their twentieth anniversary and the old
charter expiring a new one will immedi-
/ ately be asked for.
| LOGAN-Engineer ]. c. McCabe A. II.
| VanScoy and J.. p. Duvall, members Of the
/ committee appointed to investigate sewer
/ age systems OF towns OF like population OF
| Logan, are now soliciting correspondence
/ with, city engineers, mayors and other Of
| ficials whore sewerage system has been
! installed recently. The committee desires
1 not only TO collect data, but also to find
! an ideal system which might be advanta-
geously applied to Logan.
! CRESTON-The Northern Pacific exhibit
/ car stood on the Burlington tracks here all
day yesterday and was visited by con-
slant stream OF visitors who were greatly
| Interested in the handsome exhibit made.
| The car was seventy-five feet long and
was beautifully decorated The states MAX
ing the exhibits were Minnesota, North
| Dakota. Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
Mr.. John F. Fox, travelling agent for the
immigration department, was in charge OF
the car. which today went TO Osceola.
| MARSHAL LTOWN-Articles OF incorpor-
! alton providing for a directorate Of TWEEN
ty-five members and fixing the amount OF
the stock assessment. were adopted at a
meeting Of the stockholders OF the Mar
| shall County Citizens association, held last
night. The corporation is capitalized al
$50 OOO $4,000 having been already sub
scribed. Twenty per cent OF the stock sub
scription Is payable each year. The oh
feet of the corporation is 20 defeat th'
next mulct petition soon to be circulated
CREsTON-By the railing Of the smoke
stack to the electric light, heat and poWe
was cut off and until late hour las
night residents using electricity wert
obliged to depend upon some other "ol'
thing until the debris could be cleare'
away The strong wind Of few days ag
had weakened the part OF the stack tina
had become defective and caused 1t L
topple., new stack OF brick VIII b
material and workmen can be brought 10
gether
AGENCY-whne her home burned to tn
ground Mrs. Caroline Coburn, age
woman, sat on the ground wrapped in
bed comforter apparently unconcerned
watching the flames rise higher an,
higher, and thus she was discovered by
farmer living near Agency, who saw tn
fire and went to her assistance. The fir
occurred about o'clock In the morning
At first the woman was not inclined 4
talk but after being taken to a neighbor
home she said she was cold in the nigh
and was afraid TO venture out OF doors 10
fuel, so she stuffed an old carpet In he
stove TO make fire to get warm by
, The carpet filled the stove so fun she coul
not get the covers back on the stove. an,
In this way the house took fire.
LOGAN-Joint installation OF Officers o
, Chrysolite lodge. No. 40, Ancient Free ant
J Accepted Masons; Logan chapter No. l9i
order OF Eastern star took place here Ia
evening at the Independent order OF Cd,
Fellows hall and was exceptionally vel
attended. Officers are as follOws-Ancien
} Free and Accepted Masons l.. p Duvau
w. NJ: Charles Hammitt ;. W, s 81
Z Jolhft, }. w; o. L. Case. secretary
Charles Ownes, treasurer; f. L. Beck S
D.; r. W stern, II. r.: George r. Berry
:. s. Charles "A. Wright. j. s.; o. n
Crouch. tyler. Order OF Eastern Star: Dol
ie X. Duvan W. NJ; Or G. S. Kennedy
w. r.: Ruth s Berkeley. associate matrun
Aida Atwood. secretary: Stella Davis
treasurer; Edna Hunt. conductress; OATS
McCahe. associate conduCtress. Ester =
kennedy chaplain; Helen c. stern mar
shall Nellie Card. organist; Nellie Rogers
Ada; Alice smith Ruth; Jessie Cobb
! Esther; Rose Helm MARTA, Mar Jolliff
Electa Nellie Teal. wardeT, Harry Davis
sentinel.