Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-03
News of Nebraska.


BEATRICE-The Beatrice public schools
open Monday. September e.
BEATRICE-Ros Bros. and John
Cramer left for Lincoln today with car
load of fine hogs to be exhibited at the
state fair.
PLATTSMOUTH-Nfrs Weber, wife of
Police Judge Weber. fell down a flight OF
stairs last night. sustaining a painful frac-
ture Of the collarbone.
BEATRICE-Lovers of the national game
at this place are trying TO arrange series
Wymore and Havelock bali teams
BEATRICE-The Kings Daughters gave
carnival at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
A. s. Maxwell last evening. 1t was quite
a social event and was largely attended.
BEATRICE-At meeting Of the Fourth
ward hose company last night Charles
Ollie Bixler. who has located in Oklahoma.
LEIGH-The first day of the open season
for prairie chicken hunting brought out
many hunters yesterday. Those who were
out report the chicken crop light in this
vicinity.
WEST PoINT-work has been begun on
the actual survey of the new town Of
Uehling, on the Great Northern railway,
three miles east and a halfmile south
Of the southeast corner of Cunning county.
BEATRICE-Norcros Bros.. who recently
purchased the grain business of w. n.
Spellman at this point, are enlarging their
elevator and making other necessary i'm
provements toward undermining their prop
erty.
GENEVA-The management of the Fill
moreN county fair feel greatly encouraged
over the prospects for an unusually sue,
cessful fair September IL to l5. There will
be good races, with full entries in all
classes.
PLATTSMOUTH-The Board of Educa-
tion has appointed Miss Patty Z. Matthews
of Auburn, Neb., as teacher in the Latin
and German departments, taking the place
made vacant by the resignation of Miss
Ethel Beatie.
WEST POINT-J. C. Pinker. clerk of the
Cunning county district court, has been
notified by Judge Graves that the Septem-
December IS and that there will be no Jury
called for that date.
BEATRICE-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sonde-
at their old home in switzerfand. arrived
home today. They were accompanied by
their daughter. Miss Clara sonderegger.
BEATRICE-F. D. Kees, who has Just
sold his hardware store and building to
p. P. Pearson, late of Plattsmouth. will
facture Of screen door hinges, cornhuskers.
etc, on a much larger scale than heretofore.
BEATRICE-About forty friends OF Mrs.
Peter Watson assisted her in celebrating
her birthday anniversary last evening. Re
| freshments of ice cream and cake were
served and the hostess was the recipient
OF many nice presents as light tokens of
| esteem.
| BEATRICE-The republican primaries to
| elect delegates to the republican county
bad 70 be he a 6n he Gones 2SM @s
| the Fourth ward, where the McCallum
ticket won over the ticket headed by Saund-
ers after a lively fight.
WEST POINT-The annual county Sun
day school convention was held I'm this city
| last week. Every school In the county was
ThTs1s iHefsst Sn ana pfot Prof steidley
and Miss Haunes, state workers. were here
| and addressed the convention.
| LEIGH-Mrs. William Herbst died at the
Mercy hospital at Council Bluffs, Ia. yes
| terday morning, after an operation for ap-
pendictis. The funeral will be held from
| the Congregational church here, SUNDAY
morning. The deceased had lived on a farm
north OF town for several years
BEATRICE-Gus Alcorn and ]. c. Grimm,
0r fRs o6sed 6sse IN s %bo hee be P
robbed F. r. Kimberly of SIC in cash at
the, South Sixth street bridge Wednesday
Kimberly was unable 10 Identify the men.
KEARNEY-Phillp Manshis. a farm hand
who has been working for Henry Newman
suicide by slashing his throat and both
wrists with pocket knife In cornield
on the Newman farm yesterday afternoon.
| The wounds did not reach any arteries and
| the man will recover.
STANToN-A horse was stolen from the
barn Of August Zilmer, living two miles
/ west OF this place and one OF the old set.
| tiers OF this county. The horse is a black
| chunky animal, about years old, weighing
sheriff has offered the usual reward OF tC "a
| for the arrest and conviction OF the thief
| BEATRICE-The Beatrice delegates to
the national hremen's convention at Kan
sas City returned home last evening. ]. l.
Schiek OF this city, who Is chief OF the
Beatrice volunteer fire department, was
| reelected treasurer of the national assOcia-
/ ton and Albert White landed the once OF
vice president OF the Nebraska association
| FREMONTTFTed Grover was arrested
yesterday on the charge Of violating the
\ city ordinance by leaving his team un.
hitched There were a number OF hogs
1 In his wagon and some sacks with wire
over their mouths. Grover was unable 4
| give a satisfactory explanation as to how
| he came by the hogs and fatty told tn,
| oficers u was none OF their business
| He was put IN Jail and will be held unit
| tho case can be investigated. II is though
they may have been stolen from q farme