Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-18
News of Nebraska.

WEEPING wATER-After a short ILL
ness Willis Ladd young man operating
a dray at this place. died Wednesday.
GENEvA-Mrs. Anna McDeyitt died at
her home Monday and was buried from the
First Baptist church this afternoon at
o'clock.
GENEvA-Firmore county will have an
other paper, edited by Mr.. Davis, who
comes from Iowa. 1t is to be a straight
republican weekly.
BBATRICE-The Gage county teachers
institute will be held in this city next week.
Owing to the extreme heat all sessions
may be held in the forenoon.
BEATRICE-Company c returned home
tbs F RsRf fP0 81 ali
report having had a good time,
BEATRICE-Miss Tony Lang departed
today for Lanlskron, Austria, her old home,
where she will visit for about year. She
will stop at Chicago en- route.
WYMORE-The St Agnes guild of the
Episcopal church gave an ice cream social
on the church lawn last evening, which
was very successful. They took in about
COZAD Willard Powell. prominent
young business man here, and Miss Grace
Hamilton. miliner. were married here to-
night at the home of the brides aunt,
Mrs. Atkins.
| ley Rogers were married yesterday morn
| ing at 10 at the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore. in the north
part of the city.
GENEVA-Farmers have been able to
| thresh again for the last week, and
! though the grain is in rather bad shape, II
| is once more being marketed at the price
| of IS cents per bushel.
! BLAIR-The funeral services OF Mrs. j
| M. Smith, aged % years, were held yester-
! day afternoon from the Baptist church
! was in the Blair cemetery.
WEEPING WATER-Eagle and Weeping
! Water played ball here Wednesday. The
score: Weeping Water, Z; Eagle, s, The
home team, since II organized for the
season, has won every game.
TEKAAIAH-John Shortel, aged IS. died
! this place, this afternoon, of heart failure
! MIR Shortel was one of the oldest Burt
! county settlers coming here in 1857.
! BEATRICE-EaTl NJ. Marvin left yester.
! day for New York City. where he goes as
| a delegate from the Nebraska chapter tc
! thS national convention OF the Delta Tar
Delta fraternity, which convenes there mex
week
| wYMORE-The Catholics gave a picnic
| on the church grounds yesterday after
noon. They served dinner at noon anC
! amusements were provided TO make the
| afternoon one OF enjoyment,
LEXINGTON-The second day of tbs
! Dawson county chautauqua closed with
| carnival of entertainments tonight, which
bespeak a grand success. The receipts 81
far are five times what they we're last yea
| at this stage of the season
AUBURN-Verno Wright son of Count!
! Clerk j. NJ. Wright, was struck by a bal
bat yesterday at ball game and an ugh
I cash about TWO inches long was cut abov,
| his eye, Physicians sewed up the wOunt
| and the boy Is getting along nicely
! BEATRICE-Tuesday night at the hom
/ OF James WaXham occurred the maTriag
| Of Mr.. Frank Blanchard and Miss Laur'
| Capron, Rev. Edwin Booth OF this cit!
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard lef
for Lincoln yesterday where they will re
/ side.
| BEATRICE-A coloTed woman, a strange
in the city, was caught shOplifting in tn
/ Omaha dry goods store yesterday. n
/ complaint was Med against her, as tn
| amount taken was very small. She wa
ordered to leave the city at once by Chic
| Burke.
WYMORE-A natural spring in Arbo
| State park has been blasted out. enlaTget
and walled up and supplies enough waite
for all the crowds that can come Tn
water is excellent The spring is onl
about 100 feet from the grandstand on TN
l race track.
| BEATRICE-A trunk belonging 70 tn
Lone Star Carnival company which ha
| been stolen from a Burlington car wa
found in the weeds near the old brick var
last night. II was placed in the baggag
room by an ofticer and turned over 10 IN
carnival company today.
WEST POINT-Mrs Theresa SpenneI
the wife of one OF the best known farmer
OF 81. Charles township, died last evening
at the family home, west OF the river, o
lGonsuHaAtion. al the age Of = Funera