Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28

BURWELL, Feb. 27.-The Home Enter.
ta1nment club rendered two pIays at the
| opera house Saturday night.
MADISON, Feb Z.-N1ayor Clint Smith
OF this city yesterday lost a valuable thor
oughbred colt from lockjaw. caused by a
GENEVA, Feb. 27.-By a unanimous vote
of the Fillmore County Teachers associa-
tion resolution was adopted indorsing IL
on public schools
HUMBOLDT, Feb 27.-The Burlington of.
fonala heiaIs have promoted 8, b, Rice, section
headquarters at Tecumseh, and he win as
sumo his duties this week.
BLUE SPRINGS, Feb. 27.-The engine
as II was going over the switch here and
blocked the track. The train is still here
put railroad men are busy trying to repair
the damage.
WEST POINT. Feb. 2L-News has ar
rived in the city of the marriage at Howell
OF Miss Mary Novak, late of this city. and
mony was performed by Rev. c. L. zak
pastor of ST, Johns Catholic church.
TABLE ROCK, Feb 27.-The infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Herrick, residing
some six miles north of here, was severely
scalded yesterday by falliag over back
wards into a dishpan Of scalding hot wa
body
SEWARD, Feb 27.-No word has been
received by relatives of Elias knight the
young farmer who so mysteriously disap-
peared ten days ago. His wife is making
preparations to move to near Kearney
piece of land and had made one pay
ment thereon
HEBRON, Feb. 2..--For the past five days
the knights of Pythias have been holding
bazaar. trying to pay for their hall
which is by far the finest in the city. The
bazar opened with the knights of Pythias
minstrels at the opera house and closed
last night with a grand banquet and dance
Total receipts, $500.
HUMBOLDT, Feb. 27.-Chester Power
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Power of this
city, who has for the past few years been
employed as bookkeeper at bank i'm South
to Miss Frances Williams, the ceremony
taking place at the home of the bride
mother in Wathena, Kan.
BURWELL, Feb. IA number of bust
ness changes take place this week. E. NJ
Tunncin has sold his interest in the gen
eral merchandise business of Johns & Tun-
nicliff to r. ]. Mitchell. Mike Saba has
purchased the store at Kent and will run
a branch store. Ed Kipling has rented the
Bell barn and Harry Rowse has purchased
the ID, J. Miller barn and will take pos
session March l.
NEBRASKA CITY, Feb. 27.-Walter VIII
son of this city was taken TO Marysville
burglary has been preferred against him
| Wilson was arrested yesterday by the
local police on informa tion from the sheriff
at Marysville that he was wanted in that
county for robbing the Burlington depot
at Clearmont Wilson agreed to go to Mis-
sour! without requistion papers
TABLE ROCK, Feb. H.-The Table Rock
Woman's Suffrage association gave an en-
| tertainment on Friday. night at the as
sembly room OF the high school building
in honor Of the eighty-ffth birthday OF
Miss Susan b. Anthony The large assem-
bly, room was literally packed Large por-
traits of Miss Anthony and Miss Stanton
were presented to the school by the society
in a speech by Mrs Amanda j. Marble,
vice president OF the state organization.
FREMONT Feb. 2I.--The case of O'Con-
nor against the Aetna Life Insurance COM
pany, which has been pending in some form
or another in the district and supreme
courts of the state for the last ten years,
is on trial for a second time in the district
court. Mathew O'Gonnor procured n loan
from the company for the purpose of TAX
ing up another mortgage in 1891. but the
first mortgage was never released and the
suit on the theory that the agent who made
the loan agreed to see that the first mort
gage was discharged and that the COM
pany was bound by his agreement.
WEST POINT, Feb. 27.-Considerable
building will be commenced in West Point
as soon as spring opens, not In the nature
OF boom, but simply the natural develop
ment of the city. The West Point Lieder-
kranz contemplates the erection of n fine
auditorium on it's lots on Main street. pur-
chased last year. The old National hotel
property, a landmark of old West Point,
will be removed TO make room for hand
some brick stores The Crawford estate
intends TO improve the property on the
corner of Grove street. most probably
erecting an opera house thereon A large
number OF fine modern residences will also
be built by the citizens. The prospect rs
very bright for a good business here in all
lines for the community.