Sioux City Journal from Sioux City, Iowa • Page 4

THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, KEEPS SECRET OF TREASURE Dying lowan, 90, Will Not Tell of Buried Gold Bedford, JTunter, near doath In MM hut at Shannon Ctty, un-wllllng to tell the of "a jwt of g-old worth a. fur- tuna" Is "burled a casket tn 15-acre pasture south- 3. Bushnetl, of MornlngsMo col- Sioux City; Dr. Vf. T.

McDonald, Ames, and Earl Burgess, west of here." The aged stagecoach driver, hlm- mlf reputed to have an estate worth nearly $100,000, told ho-n and four burled the gold three years agro. He said they brought the treasure In a covered wagon, and marked, the spot -where was burled with ft aandslone rock. The story waa "told to Francis farmer near here, whose father a close friend of Hunter. Hess said Hunter would tell him neither how the treasure was ob- Mock which w.i.i In the bnrn was gotten out. Mr.

Jaftpor carried Insurance. tained nor the identity of the body In coffin. Hess, however, said his father once told him of a cattle owner who registered at the Bedford tavern one night In the 70s. When the Innkeeper went call him the next th man had disappeared, and his bod had not been disturbed. The cattl man, Hess said, was supposed to about $18,000.

Although no trace of the gold ha been found, Hsss eald, bits ot wood and Iron which appeared to be par of a casket were found when the pasture, now owned Jerry Dale, 70. Meanwhile, Hunter, stricken wit paralysis, refuses to enlarge on story. VETERAN BUSINESS MAN OF ROCK RAPIDS IS BURIED Rock Rapids, Funcr al services were held h'ere In th Methodist church for.Iferber B. Pierce, one of Rock Rapids' lead Ing business men for 48 years, am known In Iowa Methodist church circles. They were well attended Harry If.

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Victor See and It Pelletiers Mr. Plercn was ft member of the official hoard ot the Rook Methodist church 46 years, during which limn also was president of the Pierre Rlhle class, of which he was founder. was closely associated both In church work, in business and In community activities with the late O. P. Miller, for many years treasurer of the general con- of Methodist Episcopal churches.

Mr. Plerca was A member of the first board of trustees of the Rock Rapids public library, nervim? continuously for 86 years on this board, of which he had been president for many terms. He also been a member of the board of education and of the city council. lie ba'd been a Mason since I89I. Mr.

Pierce died at his horns here on his 72d birthday. Tn 18BB he moved with his parents 16 Clarence, la, where graduated from hlph school. After attending Simpson rol- at Indlanola, he served as principal of the Ida Grove public schools, studied law and vms admitted to the bar Carroll county In 1SS2. On October 12 of that year he opened an office In Rock Rapids, belnp associated with the firm of Btixton, Clark A Co. loiter he discontinued the practice of 7aw and built up a loan and Insurance business.

Mr. Pierce was married In m.t to Ida Kastman, a' high school who survives him, their two sons, Homer of Minneapolis, and Ralph of New York city. IOWA RED CROSS OFFICERS ELECTED IN DBS MOINF Des Molnea. Officers for th slate council and councilors for tl 11 districts of the Iowa state counc of the American Red Cross we elected nt the fall regional confe encfl held here. Judge Hubert TJtter back, of Des Molnes, re-electei state chairman; Mrs.

C. E. Barne of Garner, vice chairman, and Walfc St. John, of Des Molnes, secretary. In the selection of councilors, fo he 11 districts, six of those scrvln ast year were re-elected.

They were Johri O. Abraham, of Mount Pleas nnt. First district; Rev. Ira A. Hous on, of Iowa City, Second; Mrs.

B. I. Taylor, Clarion, Third; G. E. Cress itason City, Fourth; Mrs.

F. Waters, Ames, Seventh, and Mrs. George, Grnettlnger, Tenth. New ouncllors chosen and the districts hey represent, were: Henry L. Hu- Tlpton, Fifth district; Mrs.

Ralph lorgan, Orlnnell, Sixth; D. D. Stilt, Jarlnda, Eighth; Hubert T.J. Tinley, Council Bluffs, Ninth, and J. Ray Murphy, Ida Grove, Eleventh.

'ZOO CLVlt WOJIENT MEET AT OLIDDEN CONVENTION Glldden, Special: More than 200 club women from the towns of Carroll, Glldden, Coon Rapids, Lanesboro, Manning and Ralston attended the fall convention of the Carrol County Federation of Women's Clubs, held at Glldden, when Mrs. Dot Des Molnes, state welfare worker, waa the principal speaker. Short talks were given 'by Mrs. J. C.

Bohllng, Glldden, county president; Mrs. E. "Wheeler, Coon Rap- Ids, county Mrs. Edward treasurer, and Airs, secretary. Entertainment durlnar the program by a play given by the -Kntre Nous club, of Glid- dcn, and by Mrs.

Royal Buckman, Mrs. O. B. Moorhousn, and Miss Esther Bedell, ot GItdden. spring convention of the county federation, at which the annual election of officers will take place, will be held at Coon Rapids.

BLUFFS ECCENTRIC WOMAN FOUND INSANE Council Bluffs, Miss Julia Officer, 72, member of a pioneer family and a leader In music and a real estate operator several years, was take to the Towa state hospital for Insane at Clarlnda on Tilers of the county insanity commission. Mlsa Officer was struck and seriously Injured 10 days ago by' an automobile, near her home, where she lived alone. She has been Judged by many an a confirmed man hater. Her parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Officer, were hosts to Abraham Lincoln when he visited Council Bluffs and this city as the eastern terminus oC the Union Pacific railroad after he became president. Bhe has a gold medal given her for balng In charge of some ot the music at the Trans-Mississippi exposition In Omaha In 1898.

She waa known as pianist. DENISON MARINE, KILLED IN NICARAGUA, IS HONORED Council Bluffs. John O. Pump, of Council Bluffs, a private in the United States marine corps who was killed In Nicaragua in 1927, and one of 88 marines posthumously honored with awards of the Nicaraguan medal of merit, Is burler at Denlson, the place ot his birth. Pump was the son of Mr, and Mrs Emll A.

Pump, of Council Bluffs His mother died about six'months ago and is burled beside the body ql her son at DenUon. He was killed by machine gun fire by rebels who bad waited in Ambush for the return of ration pack train from a distant outpost. He and go other marines were guarding 1 A supply (rain. In tbe combat tbe marines were outnumbered by the rebels, but held their ground, Four other marines were killed and many were wounded. IOWA TO LET HIGHWAY CONTRACTS TO COST Amis, (ff) of contracts on low bids totaling 181,979 for graveling and grading In 10 counties was expected here Wednesday or following tbe fortnightly announcement of the highway commission.

Of the amount, f79.311 will be for gravelinar in Clark, Dubuque, "Floyd, Greene, Harrison, Lyon, Sioux, Mills, Shelby and Marshall counties. Oa tbe basis of the bid by A. F. MoMahan. of Iowa City, the only grading job will cost $2,768.

COUNTY SNOW PLOW BOUGHT; IT COSTS Sioux Center. Special: The Sioux county bonrd of supervisors has purchased another snow plow, nt a coat of It Is of truck type and four-wheel drive. The county now owns two of theso plows. Road Ronrt Election Asked Slbley, la. Special: A petition bearing more thnti 1,000 names, was presented to the Osceola county hoard of calling for a road bond election In November.

Meetings hafe been held over the county nml Interest In the proposition Is AN!) 100 TONS OF HAY i-OjST IN Orange City, Fire unknown origin the on tbe farm owned by Jim Jasper near here. hiwdrd. bay all hwoMf wew destroyed. Ilo.id (5 raveled Schlemviif, In. Special: One Iiun- dred fifteen carloads of gravel arc being unloaded here ami put on five miles of road In Ida county to complete a through gravel road connecting No.

35 at Ida Grove with No. 141 south of here, and giving Schlcswlg a through all weather road for the first time. Towa Pioneer Is Dead Rock Rapids, Word has been received here of the death of one of Rock Rapids' early settlers, Mrs. Hannah Shade Dickinson, who died In Kdmonton, Canada, where she had lived SO years. Mrs.

Dickinson was one of the eight children of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Shade, who rame to Rock Rapids In 3873. Her father was one of the early bankers of county, Snliller Plans Corn Show Soldier, Tho Soldier American Legion post will sponsor a corn show In the new community building Saturday. There Is no restriction that professional corn growers are barred.

Ten ears of any variety of corn are all that Is required to compete for nine prizes given by business men of Soldier. Rail Employe Kills Self Council Bluffs, Tho body of Harper F. Crocker, 65, veteran employe of the Burlington railroad. was found In his homo with the door locked and barricaded. He had killed himself with a revolver.

Crocker was believed to have taken his life Monday night. Ill health wag blamed as the motive for his act. Passes Away on Rond Pomeroy, Harm 8. Assing, of Pomeroy, passed away en route home from where he had been receiving treatments for rancer. He was 72 years old and had been a resident of Pomeroy and vicinity many years.

He leaves a widower and eight children. Jowan Kills Opossum Wachta. An oppossum was killed by Charles Kissinger and another was captured alive by J. Reastpr, druggist of this place. Both animals wero foum'.

In poultry houses lata at nlfrfit, Indicating that these rather vmusiial animals In this locality have a liking for chicken meat. Paper in New Home De Smat, S. The De Smet News was host to business men and women at an open house, guests being shown the office and plant that were completed earlier in the year, following a fire a year ago. A. A.

Applegate. state college editor, talked to the group. Lunch was served. Man Injured in Collision of Autos Dies in Hospital Rock Rapids, Robert Mllburn, 20, of Beatrice, who was Injured when his car struck a large truck on a road near Jiorc, died in a hospital at Ellsworth. and his body was brought back here for return to his Beatrice homo.

Milburn was a traveling salesman for ft Sioux Falls, S. company, and made his headquarters there. At the time ot the accident, Milburn was with Margaret Zessler, fourth grade teacher In Little Rock, schools. She was slightly Injured and has resumed her work. The Milburn car ran Into a truck on which there was a corn picker being taken from Rock Rapids to Worthlngton.

Minn. The truck n-aa occupied by Ram of Read- Ing, and Dan Hannon, of Worthlngion. The side of Mllburn's car was torn away. Girl Falls Far la Death Granta Pass, Ore. Leta Whlsman, Grants Pass senior student, fell 200 to her death In Hell Gato canyon near here Tuesday when she lost her balance on tin ledge from which she was preparing to take a picture of the canyon.

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