Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06

FORT DODGE-Mrs. Jane Goodrich, who
came TO webster county In lS49, died today
at her old home near Lehlgh.
! MARSHALLTOWN Fred Walker, an
aged man Of Rhodes, was perhaps fatally
injured Thursday, when he was run down
by an automobile being driven by R. r.
Dewey
CHELASEA-while here visiting with rel
atives, Joseph Stanek, aged "a. committed
| suicide last night by blowing his head off
with shot gun. The cause of the act is
not known.
M'GREGOR-Louis Doerfler. aged 20, of
Dubuque. a bookkeeper in the employ of
Wadley Bros. of this place, was drowned
here this morning when the swell from a
ferryboat overturned the skiff he was in.
The body was recovered.
ZEARING-A large barn and all of It's
contents, consisting OF twenty-four head of
I've stock hay, grain, harness and ma
the Dick Shaw farm, one and one-balf
miles south of here, this morning. The loss
is 5000 with 5000 insurance.
FORT DoDGE-Whie killing rats with
q gun, Podo Rawenwald OF Rockwell City
accidentally discharged the firearm while 1t
was pointed toward himself and the shot
entered his liver He was brought to Fort
under medical care at Mercy hospital where
II Is hoped to save his life.
LAKE CITY-Captain and Mrs. r. A.
Smith, a pioneer and highly respected old
couple of this place, Friday celebrated the
sixtieth anniversary of their marriage.
Captain and Mrs. Smith were married in
New York state and settled here soon after
the war, In which Captain Smith served
with the Thirteenth Illinois regiment
MARSHALLTOWN-Ri Richard Awtry, who
until few months ago was we'll known
resident of Baxter, was killed by lightning
yesterday while at work on his farm near
Wray, Colo. One of the horses Awtry
was driving was killed also. The news of
the fatal accident was received here today
In telegram to relatives.
and one of them perhaps fatally injured
when Northwestern switch engine Jumped
from the rails and pinned the engineer and
fireman between the boilerhead and the
tank. The injured men are j. L. Mead
engineer, who was terribly scalded and
Frank Rush, fireman. Both men live here.
FORT DODGE-That Fort Dodge bust
ness men will form an ad club was the
unanimous sentiment of almost 200 men
who banQueted at the Wahkensa hotel last
night. Organization will be effected soon
business OF advertising Fort Dodge Henry
y. Keister, advertising manager OF the
Galloyay company at Waterloo, was the
PRINCIPAL speaker.
FORT DoDGE-Notable among German
weddings here this spring is that of Miss
Elizabeth Hauth 10 Paul Stahl a wealthy
Young Webster county farDler. The bride
braved the pioneer life of the Dakotas a
few years ago, built her own shack and
proved up on a claim. She came back TO
Iowa, however, to settle down on a fertile
wen improved iowa IdTm as mistress OF q
beautiful farm home.
FORT DODGE-L. S. Coffin, IS years old
but by no means aged, left today for a
long journey 20 include several points
That farthest distant is Harrisburg. pa,
where he will be the guest OF the
International Railroad Trainmen's BIZ
ennial convention. Today he attended a
meeting Of the prohibition party leaders In
oSs Moines and goes from there to-
Naorrow TO a meeting of directors of the
aieAlRnd Park ull) Home for Disabled
Railroad Men.