Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-18
News of Nebraska /.

WEEPING WATER-Thc Cass county
poultry show will be held here December
q, go and %.
BEATRICE-Fred Boesiger, president of
the Cortland bank, has bought the Cramer
farm near Cortland, for which he paid sl2,-
600.
BEATRICE-F A. Wilson a farmer liv-
ing west of town, killed a hog yesterday
that had three well developed toes on one
foot.
BEATRICE-The Dempster factory closed
| Saturday evening until January to give
the company an opportunity to make an
invoice of the entire plant.
PLATTSMoUTH-Judge Travis gave lit
tie Hattie Sitzman to the Nebraska Chill.
adopted the child, died sometime since.
BEATRICEI,;A coon Weighing thirty
pounds vas killed by p nm, N Burroughs and
| number of their friends at a coon supper
Saturday night.
TABLE ROCK-The Table Rock High
Pawnee City team. The score was 81 to 10
| in favor of Table Rock.
PLATTsMOUTHz.Th Plattsmouth Law
and Order league has caused the arrest
| of Ed Egenberger, who is charged with
having violated the provisions of the
and doors of his saloon.
PLATTSMOUTH--Mr Alice s. Willard
of Lincoln spoke in the Christian church
tns Sy be sp nondone IN Por poh Reo
Porto Rican girl sang in the English
! and her native tongue
| BEATRICE The John Wheeler farm,
southwest of town, was sold to George
! Cooper of Omaha for s75 per acre, or sl2,0 COO
| for the quarter section. This is one of the
big deals of the year and shows conclu-
| sively that Gage county farms are in de-
| mand.
! TECUMSEH-The Burlngtons seed corn
| special will be greeted by large crowds OF
! farmers at its stops in Johnson county to-
| morrow. The weather is fine and as the
farmers have about all completed their
| work there is nothing to prevent their
being on hand.
TECUMsEH-Georse Miner, the young
son of Sheriff elect II. L. Miner and wife
was handling 22-calibre rife when the
weapon was accidentally discharged and
the ball entered the 1eshy part of the boys
foot. A surgeon removed the lead and the
lad is but little worse off for the expert
ence.
| TECUMSEH-William Carr & Sons OF
Tecumseh have just finished big job OF
grading on the new Union Pacific line neal
equipment and men to South Omaha. They
have secured a good lot OF work on tn.
! Union Pacific cutoff out of Omaha and will
go to work as soon as the weather will per
init.
TABLE ROCK-The Table Rock lodge o
the Degree OF Honor at its meeting elected
Glenn; p. c. of H., Mrs, Matilda Grifting
i. OF H., Mrs. Susie Voellers c. OF c., Mrs
Mary Layman; r. p l. Mrs Mrs; Grace Eel Eel
Anna b. Feliers; T., Miss Alma Benning
ton; |. w, Mrs. A. J. BARRETT o. W., Mrs
A NJ. Woods; NJ. D., Drs. 70. l.. McCre'
and w. II. Wilson,
| PLATTSMOUTH-The Capen home. nea
Maynard was the scene of very en-
joyahle event, being the celebration OF tn
18th birthday anniversary OF Mrs. Mari
, | Capen, well known and highly esteeme
Cass county pioneer Guests were presen
from a number of towns In this county
also from Colorado Iowa and Michigan
, The happy occasion was one thai Grandm
Capen will remember as one OF the brigh
days of her long and useful life
FREMONT-The jury in the case u
Mary Russell against the estate OF Jon
, | Close which occupied the time of IN
district court for three days this weeE
l brought in a verdict for the plsintin 70
l the full amount of her claim, 81 500, ate
I being out only a short time The actlo
, was brought 10 recover for money loane
and services rendered the deceased In hi
! lifetime and there were lot OF WI
= nesses on both sides. 1t Is likely TO b
, appealed to the supreme court
BBATk iCE-David Lituejohn, a farmt
e living northeast of the city rushed int
e | police headquarters Saturday afternoon an
: informed Chief Bruke that he had passed
| man on the street, accompanied by
: woman who was wanted in Kansas on Il
! charge OF wife desertion and who hs
| eloped with his wife sister. The officer
, | headed hy Littlejohn, were soon in pursu
of the couple and after overtaklng the
| were greatly surprised to learn that the
= were residents Of South Beatrice. Ha
Iittlejohn been on the citys payroll as
detective he would have certainly lost h
job then and there.