Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

IowR News Notes.
DIAGONAL--R. n. Porter. pioneer hotel
man at Diagonal and proprietor of he
Porter house, has been stricken with patal-
ysis. His recovery is extremely doubtful
FORT DODGE-Mrs Frank Treband.
aged a. leaned back in her chair while
visiting her husbands parents, and then
dropped dead She had been slightly ill.,
but her condition was thought far from
serious.
ELDON-Archibald Roberts, so years Of
age and twenty-eight years a resident OF
Eldon. is dead at the home of a daughter
in EldoH He served through the civil
war as a member of the Thirty-slxth Iowa
volunteers.
EsTHERVILLE-At a recent meeting Of
the Woman's Relief corps the following
officers were elected: Mrs. s. f. Bemis,
president, Mrs. j. Sharp, senior vice. Mrs.
u s. olson junior vice; Mrs. +. Van Vel
ger, treasurer.
BsTHERVILLB-Th Rebekah lodge OF
this city elected the following members
as officers for the coming year: Mrs c.
vice grand; Mrs. w ]. Pullen, secretary:
Mrs. G. A. Skewis, financial secretary;
Mrs. Frank Van Velzer, treasurer.
CRBsToN-Union county's bridge bill
for the last year amounted to over $3l 600.
the greater part of which was expended i'm
replacing the wooden bridges throughout
the county with concrete structures. There
are over 900 bridges and cuverts coming
under the care of the county commits
soners.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL a meeting of
poultry fanciers held here today the Mar
shalltown Poultry and Pet Stock assocsa-
ton was organized and the following off
GERS were elected: J. NJ. Holt, president;
F. H. Houghton, secretary, and w, II Gil
promoted later in the winter.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rosenfield OF
Chicago and n. II. Green of Creston have
bought the Andrews dry goods store at
RbanandOab and Nj tn h.,
first OF the year. Mr.. Rosenfield was for
merly connected with the Straus Dry
Goods company there, Mr.. Green has been
in the hardware business in Creston for 81
number OF years.
KNOXVILI.E-Whi assisting in brac-
ing a roof in one Of his mines south of
Knoxville, A. l.. Carlson, a well known
Iowa mine owner, was caught in a cave-in
and frightfully crushed. His breast was
crushed in on the left side, his cOllarbone
broken and a number of ribs fractured.
Physicians say he will recover.
Observation-Disclosures the example set by
other Iowa cities that are fighting the
saloon forces the anti-saloon forces In
Creston have effected permanent organl-
zation with capital stock of $4,000. Mem
bers of the Citizens league claim that
enough names have been removed from
the petition OF consent OF the saloons to
defeat them. Tho new organization Is to
see that the law Is enforced after tho
saloons so.
DSTHBRVILLE-Th Emmett County
Farmers institute will be held In this city
February II and ~ and the week follow
ing the short course will be held. The
ISOLATION is wording hard for this meet
ing to be the best held in Emmett county.
The officers Of the association are: r. ID.
Converse, president; a. j. Rhodes, secre-
tary; John Blagg, treasurer. The follow
ing were elected as chairmen: Elmer
Crumb. live stock; H. W. Woods, judging:
l.. L, BurghaIn, premiums
CLARION-The Board of Supervisors of
Wright county have set Monday Decem-
Der 26 as the day for hearing the protest
of f. +. Johnson against Mrs, Carrie
Vaughn Anderson Lucas, who was elected
recorder at the recent election. The claim
is made by Johnson that she was elected
that eight days prior TO the election she
was married to Lucas, whose legal resi-
dence was IN Omaha. and a nonresident
could not be elected to office.
FORT DODGE-Miss Anna Whitman, a
young Fort Dodge girl who studied music
at Tobln College, when not busy at her
sold 10 a New York firm one OF her compo-
stion, when You Dream sweet Dreams"
and it has been published. Miss Whitman
Is girl Of unusual musical ability and
though she has had few advantages. she
has made the most Of what training she
has procured and has not only composed
music, but sings II for her friends. She
also writes the lyrics.
FORT DODGE-Antonie I.ausch. en-
ployed as a housekeeper In the home OF
George Whitman Of this city, has startled
friends Of her employer by institutiug a
breach Of promise suit against him She
asks 5000 damages because she alleges
he made a verbal contract with her to
marry her "A year from tho time she he
came his housekeepcr. the law not permit
ting him TO wed within a year after ne
had procured a divorce, az ne did lust be
fore she entered his employ.
BEDFORD-ln her suit against l. r.
Wainwright an implement dealer of Bed
ford. a jury I'm the district court now In
session, has awarded $4,000 damages TO
Mrs Byron Cresswell, who was strucE by
an automobile driven by wainwright. This
Is one OF the heaviest yerdiCts ever rc-
turned In an automobile damage suit in
this part Of the state Mrs. CrcssWcll
claimed TO have sustained permanent IN
juries making her an invalid for life. Sne
asked for $4,000 in her petition.
FORT DODGE-John h. Cunccn Of chi
cago, the prominent labor leader and mcm-
Der OF the Catholic Total Abstinence So
cteay, has been engaged by tho Fort Dodge
Civic league to work here during the sa-
loon fight now In progress, and he arrir ell
today 10 work among laboreTs 10 secure
on the street cars as they travel to and from
the mills, holds meeting at factories during
noon hours and holds outdoor meetings
on Central avenue IN the evenings
MARSHAL OWN-W. NJ Clark OF This
city was elected president OF the Iowa AS
ISOLATION OF County and District Fair Man
ayers at the annual meeting Of the R-so-
were taken TO secure an increased q pro
pHatiOn from the state for the aid u
county ana district fairs. The executive
committee Is 10 have charge ~ pushing
this legislative measure In the general AS
sembly next month. Mr.. clark hls been
secretary-treasurer Of the association Tor
two years