Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-25
and was one of the Oldest residents of

and was one of the oldest residents Of
this state.
UNIoN-A. snoval, farmer living near
mere, narrowly escaped with his life Tues
uay when a southbound Iowa Central
train struck the buggy in which he was
riding while he was crossing the track
tie was thrown clear of the track and
was killed and the vehicle was demolished
FORT DODGE-Ten thousand dollars ot
the $4,000 necessary TO assure the removal
Of the Independent Soap factory from
Eagle Grove to Fort Dodge was raised to-
day among Fort Dodge business men and
the new business Is practically assured for
Fort Dodge. II will be an adjunct to the
Corn Belt Packing company. which will
begin operations April l.
IOWA CITY-Fifty members OF the sen.
Tor class Of the University Of Iowa ralded
the Iowa city municipal water wagon to-
day, clambered on board and made merry
al the expense OF the driver and his mules
for two hours, cavOrting through the
streets Of the college town with an due
seriousness 70 the impression they were
conveying
FORT DODGE-Refusing to be carried
from her sick bed although her home
threatened to be burned to the ground,
Mrs Dora Brown of this city lay inside the
house while firemen worked desperateIIy
to save the structure. She was in great
danger, but the fire was eXtinguished be-
fore 1t reached her roome. Smoke almost
suffOcated her.
IOWA CITY-Of interest in national col
lege fraternity circles will be the announce
ment of incorporation issued by Phi Kappa
Psis chapter at Iowa Wednesday. The
incOrpOrators are o. II. Brainerd, NJ L.
Person, William @. Raymond. g. w. Stew
art, w. NJ. Davis and Ben f. Butler. The
capital stock Is SIS 900 Of which 5000 ls paid
up tonight. Directors are o. II, Brainerd
w. M. Davis, 70. II. Door W. r. Law,
Alfred Mueller and George F. Lindsay.
FORT DODGE-sophia Louise Alstrand,
: who lived an interesting pioneer life in
this city, is dead at her home here at the
/ age Of go, She was born in Sweden came
TO- 70 America with hSr parents; married
! sonville prison horror, and came with him
| on the day of their marriage ia 1868 to
held every every office f IN the local Woman ms |.
| RELIEF corps and been very prominent In
the First Swedish Lutheran church
! OTTUMWA - Mrs. Anna Mcpherson OF
the United states federal court for the
| Ottumwa district against John o. Malcolm
q prominent attorney OF OskalOOsa, for
Pherson claims Malcolm meddled with her
| business affairs and fraudulently prevented
her from obtaining the life insurance OF
| her nrst husband, William McQuiston, a
t6Tmer Oskaloosa man, and for whom
Malcolm was the legal adviser.
! DUBUQuE-FOur Iowa young women
/ were received into the order Of Mercy al
Ia, has taken the veil az ottumwa and
ss5ntereds the convent OF the Sisters Of
| Humility at that place. Their names In
! the world and in religion are as follows
Marie Rail Of Barnum, Sister NJ. MARCEL
/ Emily Hanna OF Humboldt, Sister NJ
] Loretta; Alice Hogan OF Fort Dodge, Sis.
/ ter n. Bernadetta; Lillian Doyle OF Clare,
] Sister NJ Placid; Rose Monahan OF Vail,
/ Ia, Sister Mary James
! HARLAN-The Interstate Firemen's as.
/ ISOLATION viii hold It's fifth annual tOurna-
/ ment a. Harlan June H-E under the d.
/ rectiOn Of the Harlan department. Six
/ hundred dollars will be distributed IN
prizes for races and a band contest and
many other attractions viii be secured.