Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15
Iowa

5000 with which to build a new schoo.
house.
FORT DODGE-The Young Mems Chris
tam association Junior basket ball team
defeated Waterloo juniors Saturday even
ing at Waterloo by the close score of Is
to 16 in q contest for the junior champion
ship of the state.
MASON CITY-Fire early today partly
destroyed the beautiful residence OF r.
Valentine of this city. Mr.. Valentine is a
millionaire and his home is one of the
most beautiful in the city. The loss is estl-
mated at 81 1000. partly insured.
FORT DODGE - The Sackett Plaster
Board company Of this city has asked, in
the federal court. that an injunction be
drawn UP restraining the Plymouth Gyp-
sum ompan from manufacturing plaster
board. claiming infringement on patents
held by the plaintiffs.
GRINNELL-At the meeting Of the Grin
nell Association Of Congregational Churches
to be held here beginning Wednesday,
Principal c.. III. Horn and Prof. Alfred e.
Koenig OF this city and Mr.. William North
of Des Moines will present themselves for
examination and ordination as preachers.
SUrHERLAND-The annual declamator
contest between the high schools of Hart
ley and Sutherland was held here last night
before an audience that packed the Metho-
ners in the different classes: Dramatic,
Grace O'Brien of Hartley; humorous. Ma
belle Slick Of Sutherland.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Willow. a depot
caller for a local hotel, was seriously and
perhaps fatally injured today when cross
ing the track of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad. He was struck by a
slow moving freight train. He received a
bad scalp wound, had three ribs broken
and it is thought was injured internally.
MARSHALLTOWN-Philip Borchardt. a
well known saloonlst of this city, was ar
rested today by Deputy United States Mar
shall Bidwell and taken to Des Moines on
a charge OF selling liquor to Indians
"Blinkey' Morgan, a well known local
! character WAS taken nIt nf iaiI nv nanrfx
Bidwell today and also taken TO Des
Moines to answer a similar charge in the
federal court.
SHANNON CTTY-Two Shannon CITY
High school girls, Misses Gertrude Bestor
and Sadie Henry, were the successful con-
t~estants in the interstate oraturical con
test between the high schools of southerr
Iowa and northern Missouri. held at Sheri-
dan Friday night. Miss Bestor received
first prize and Miss Henry second. The
contestants were drilled by Mrs. w. II,
Robb of this city.
FORT DODGE-A new convent. costing
several thousand dollars. is under con-
temptation for the property in the Sacred
Heart parish of the Fort Dodge Catholic
who are now living In quarters constantly
| growing more cramped as the demand for
more teachers in the school increases. The
Sacred Heart school is the latest of two
thriving Catholic schools In this city.
FORT DODGE-The Federal Construction
company of Nation. ILL.,, has filed suit
in the federal courts against Webster
county and the Board of Supervisors. ask
ing judgment In the sun of $1,000 which
It claims due as 20 per cent Of the total
amount on drainage ditch No. s. which
the company built in the county. The
plaintiffs claims that the defendants kept
the engineer from approving the labor done
| under the contract.
FORT DODGE-The smallest class to be
graduated in years from the Fort Dodge
\ High school will be the 1909 class of nine
teen members. The member of the class
| are: Florence Alderman, Clara Arthur,
! John Barton. Frank Cain. Bertha Carnes,
| Stella Ebersole, Neva Gates, Edna Hillman,
Ralph Kershaw. Leonora Larson, Brooks
Livingston. Lawrence Mason, Charles Me
10y. Frank Mulroney. Frank Nelson, Au-
Rusta Nordstrum. Robert Paterson, Rob-
erta Wadson and Maude Nalz.