Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02

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days in the suburbs of the city. A large
attendance OF young people is present every
evening. The camp numbers nifty tents.
= -BiEAA,TRICEI,Begatrice, -5i1A, council No; i2l,
open meeting last night, at which musi-
cal and literary program was rendered.
the meeting.
BEATRICE-A large number of neigh
bors and friends gathered at the home of
II. c. Jones, six miles northwest oft here,
Thursday evening and enjoyed a good So
cial time. Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served.
AINSWORTH-Sher Lampert today ar
rested John Mayfield of Long Pine for
keeping a house of i'll repute and selling
liquor without a license. Mayheid pleaded
Judge Harrington to learn his fate.
PENDER.Martin Hennlng, young and
prosperous German farmer Of this county.
The Sons OF Herman of this place will
have charge of the funeral today at the
German Lutheran church west of here.
SMOUTH-Information has been
filed in Justice Archer's court against
Henry Jess, local saloonkeeper, charging
violation of the Slocumb law by keeping a
wire screen In his place of business. The
complaint was made by Rev. d. A. Youtzy.
WOOD RIVER-The annual meeting of
the Platte valley evangelical conference will
be held at the Abbott school grounds com
mencing July and continuing two weeks.
The meetings will be in charge of Presiding
Elder Dibbow and some talented speakers
will be in attendance.
ATRICE--Folowing Is the mortgage
report for Gage county for the month of
June: Number of farm MORTGAGES filed,
four; amount $6S, 400; city mortgages filed,
sixteen amount $9,115; released, twenty
six; amount, $l36S4.
CHADRON-County Assessor H. Lambert
has filed his report. 1t shows decrease in
the valuation of personal property. Horses
and mules show an increase, but cattle and
hogs decrease I'm average valuation. Alfalfa
shows an increase of over 1900 acres, other
crops remaining about the same acreage.
BEATRICE-It is reported that Armour
& Co. of South Omaha are directly inter-
ested in the purchase of the St. Louis meat
market of this city, which was sold Thurs
the firm will soon make this point head
quarters for tho southeastern Nebraska
trade.
PLATTsMOUTH-A reception was given
at the Methodist church last evening for
Rev. Mr.. Houlgate and wife. Brief 'ad-
dresses of welcome were given by, Hon. r.
Mr.. Houlgate recently came here from
Peru. Neb to All the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Rev j. W. Swan.
FREMONT-The contract for the con-
! structon of the new roundhouse for the
Northwestern Railroad company has been
let to Giddele & Co of Chicago. a firm
company. The contract calls for the build
ing of an eight-stali roundhouse, to be
completed in sixty days. Work will COM
WOOD RIvER-The local Masonic lodge
installed the following new officers at It's
last tdT meeting r. Root worshidPfu I
]. r. Jewett, junior warden; ]. ]. Carter,
s. D. IT, M Hodges i d.; James incSet Wii III
NJ L. Wiseman, S. s.; T. w. Taught, j. S.
]. Manuel, tiler
WEST POINT-The Grace Lutheran par
Neil k. Harmon and Miss Bella NJ. Gregory
were united for life by Rev. L. l.. Lipe.
They will reside at Bancroft, where the
daughter of George Gregory. old-time
merchant of West Point, and was born and
brought up in this community.
| CHADRON-By the falling of an elevator
in the building of Rossiter & Mann VIII
Brooks an employe, lost his left hand. He
was nanaging the elevator, unloading
CRASHED tn; lines The hand was com
! pletely severed. Brooks is a youth OF Is,
working during his school vacation.
| NORFOIK-A number of local lovers of
the little paper clad cigarette that has Just
been been ruled out of their mouths by the
| have devised a means already whereby they
will be able to yet satisfy their appeutes
to send to Bonesteel, S. D., just across the
state line, and buy their cigarette papers
! there.
WEST POINT-While attempting to
board a freight train at 2 O'Clock this
morning in the railroad yards In this city
Anton Neidermeier, farmer living near
right hand cut off, besides sustaining seri-
| Gus internal injuries. He was removed to
the Green Tree hotel and placed under medi'
cal care. Hopes are entertained for his
recovery.
OsCEOLA-The Polk County Telephone
| company, formerly the Golden Rod, has
| lust held annual meeting of the stock
| holders and admitted a new stockholder
NJ f. Smith, by selling him a one-fftt
Se tn tfS a. T. %ckey
NuqulSt, II. d. Skelton,. e. Z. Stanton
and NJ, F. Smith, three from stromsbure
and two from Osceola.
! WOOD RIVER-John Harmon. a promi
nent farmer and stockman residing ir
Jackson, township, is suffering from q
Harmon was driving home with hay rake
attached behind the wagon. The rake rar
off a culvert and In lifting 1t up again tht
rake fell on his foot, breaking the leg COM
pletely off at the ankle.
AUBURN-Auburn has made arrange
ments to celebrate the Fourth of July IL
atrice will be the orator of the day ant
the list of speakers. over $1,000 has beer
raised TO defray the expense of the cele
bration. Among the attractions is bas'
bail game trotting race, a free-for-al
pace and a running race.
BEATRICE-The remains of George Dun
gan, who was killed in an automobile acci
| dent near Barneston yesterday afternoon
by being crushed TO death underneath the
machine after it had jumped from a bridge
bura He e resded at a sqee
his parents He was q years of age anC
| unmarried. The machine was damaged
| but little In the accident.
| FREMONT-Wiliam Brown a base bal
| player of Schuyler, who has been playinl
at Grand Island. is in the county Jail OF
| the charge of being the father of an illegitl
mate child OF one Mary Kraus. In addition
TO running the girl, who is a house servant
1t is claimed that Brown persuaded her tC
| turn over to him $125, which she had earned
| doing housework, on the plea that he woulC
| marry her, but instead of doing so he tool
| the money and left.
| WEST POINT-John Jahnke, one of tn,
oldest pioneer homesteaders of Cumne
| county, died at the farm home north OF
| the city and was inferred in the German
| Lutheran cemetery yesterday, Rev. William
| Harms, pastor, officiating Mr. Jahnke was
66 years old and has resided on his home
| stead for forty years. He leaves a large
family of grown sons and daughters II,
| was man of sterling qualities and hi!
| demise is regretted by the community.
BEATRICE-W. T. Warner, who is soor
| to leave the city to make his home a
| Corpus Christi, Tex, was presented with
/ a handsome rocking chair yesterday after
| room at the Dempster factory by the of
| hcers and co-workers in the mill as
| slight token of esteem. Mr.. Warner wen
| to work for the Dempster company twenty
years ago and only recently resigned hi
| position an office man to engage in tn,
pump and mill business at Corpus Christi
BEATRICE-Judge Kelligar YESTERDAY
| handed down his decision in the salooI
remonstrance cases OF Emanuel Schembecl
and John KopeCky. In the Schembeck cas-,
he sustained the decision OF the city council
in granting Mr.. schembeck license. HI