Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-23

Of ]. r. Plssters as deputy county clerk for
NEBRASKA CITY-Fire broke out in tho
workroom Of J, p Robbins art store and
did about 5000 damage before IL was ex-
tinguished.
HUMBoLDT-Mr Edward Goolsby and
Miss Bertha Whitney were united In mar
rage yesterday by Rev. Bert Wilson OF the
Christian church.
PIATTsMoUTH-Joe Schmarder. an en-
ploye in the stone quarries OF Newell &
Atwood at Louisville, in this county, acct
dentally had one arm broken
WEST POINT-Twenty-h persons of
foreign birth have secured their FIJI natur-
the Cunning county district court.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. caused the death
OF the 6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
morning She was only sick two days
! PLATTSMoUTH-A telegram announces
the, death of Ed Olive at his home in
| in the photographing business in this city.
! YORK-Ed Lohr. a veteran farmer. in
recognition Of his faithful work and gen,
| chief of the York fire department, and
| Martin Stafford, his assistant.
/ OXFORD-John w. Trammell. a prom
inent citizen of oxford, Furnas county has
recently met with serious accident and
| will be laid up for some weeks. While
stepping from a freight car he broke
| BFATRICE-Yest at high noon at
the brides Nome in Elk Greek was solem-
nized the marriage of Miss Lucy Libby to
| James Mendennall of this city. travelling
freight agent for the Burlington road. Mr..
and Mrs. Mendenhall arrived in Beatrice
last evening to make their future home
| PLATTSMOUTH-C1au Speck has pur-
chased 400 acres of land from William
Gouchenour, the same being known as the
miSs" south of Piattsmouth. It is very cry
rich soil and about half of 1t under culti-
walton. but it is reported that the purchase
price was only S75 per acre.
|
the remains of the late II. c. Jaynes were
held here yesterday afternoon from the
| Fellows lodge, of which order he a
member. The services were conducted by
Rev w; A: Mulligan and six members . Of
t OGALALLA-The $4,000 in bridge bonds
which were voted by Keith county were
sold to the state treasurer at par. The con-
, tract for two bridges across the South
Platte was let by the county board on the
Goth. of this month, One at McGeath 3
one at Roscoe to the Canton Bridge COM
pany. T..
BEATRICE-Rev W. A. Mulligan on
i | ciated at the marriage of Miss Ruby
n Quackenbush and Harry Chamberlain. both
i | of Dewitt Wednesday afternoon. He also
Joined in wedlock Wednesday evening al
It of Des Moines, Ia. and Miss Eeona Fergu-
, son of Knoxville. Neb. Mr.. and Mrs Fer
. guson will reside at Lincoln.
IS PLATTSMOUTH-Invita have beer
e issued announcing the forthcoming mar
n riage of Frank T. barrow, the smperin
- tendent of maintenance for the Burlington
II lines west of the Missouri river and Mis-
IS Eunice Davis, the second daughter of Mr.
v and Mrs. S. A. Davis, who was born an.
grew to womanhood in this city, which
o. will occur in Lincoln January 2
I'd NEBRASKA CITY - Mrs Christn
It Ricker; an aged woman t who resides at .
:, night by falling off steep bank near Sout
II Third street bridge. She fell about twenty
i'd five feet, striking on the ice, which broke
A precipitating her in the water. where sh
- remained for some time. She was taken
N her home, where her injuries were dressed
he WEST POINT-Henry Mock, a dipso
n maniac. committed to the Lincoln asylur
g. from this county and who was visiting l
:, West Point on parole. became intoxicate
Id and in fit of dependency attempted
in take his own life. He only succeeded, how
or ever, in causing flesh wound. He wa
Il taken in charge by the sheriff and will b
returned to Lincoln to remain until tn
IL completion of his sentence.
al BEATRICE - Beatrice Central Labo
= union met last night and elected these off
o. GERS Charles Klose, president Henry Rot
lie inson. vice president; M. o. Scofield, RI
,ir Gordlng and corresponding secretary; Geore
!, Barber, secretary treasurer; Charles Ave.
IL sergeant-at-arms; NJ. o. Scofeld Georg
MS Barber, Charles Summers. executive con
rs mittee; j. Fl. Coomes, b. f. Quincy, n
., Woellner, organization committee.
~ NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Harriet Morga
ed has filed suit in the district court again.
nd obtain a judgment, of 5000. the amount Of
!, policy carried by her son, the late John '
and abs wh hDy was made PAYABLE
an gan was married, butt did not change ii
* name of the beneficiary, The question
TO- issue is whether the money is payable
n Mrs Harriet Morgan or to the widow, Mr.
as John v. Morgan. The lodge does not que
-. | ton the validity of the policy.
~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS who are intereste
re in the search for coal, oil and gas in Il
tie region south of the city, have made
discovery recently of many heretofore Ill
known formations which indicate the pre-
ence Of the desired fuels at some point b
I'D low the surface. A meeting of those int
ested has been called for next Wednesds
or afternoon at the Uhri school house sout
of the city, at which time IL II is though
practicable and enough are interested, q
le- Organization will be formed the object
he which VIII De 10 DO extensive prospectln