Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-29

its contents. The building was built year
ago at a cost of 81 90 and was insure,
for $50. origin Of fire unknown.
SEWARD-Having a majority of nearl.
Geo votes, the proposition TO move the sit
Of the county Jail was believed to hav
carried but II Is learned that to carry re
quired a two-thirds vote Of all the vote
cast and this defeats the proposition
BEATRICE-Queen City council No. 1S7
Independent order of odd Fellows me
last evening and elected these officers
Bert Sage, noble grand; J. l. McGirr, vic,
grand; T. T. McMahan, secretary: W. II
Robbins, treasurer; Charles Elliott, trustee
oAKLAND-Miss Clara Elfstrand, ar
elderly woman living in the north part Of
town, died early Sunday morning after q
short illness. No funeral arrangements
have been made, awaiting the arrival OF
her two brothers from North Dakota anc
Alabama.
AUBURN-A pretty home wedding was
celebrated at noon today at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs William Mayer, southwest OF
this city, the. occasion being the marriage
OF their daughter. Miss Ada to Earl Cum.
mings. son Of County Commissioner George
Cummings.
BEATRICE-Rev Mr.. Davis Of Bedford
Mo, has accepted a call from the Christian
church of Beatrice to become its pastor
He will arrive in the city in about two
weeks TO assume his new charge. lie sue.
eeeds Rev. Edgar Pierce, who recently
located in Iowa.
BEATRICE-word was received here YES.
terday that Mr. Pearl Awtry, until re.
Gently a resident of Beatrice, was married
at oxford, Neb., to Miss Alma Adams OF
Cottonburg, Mo. Mr. Awtry is employed
in a drug store there, where the young
couple will reside.
NORFOLK-Two bloodhounds that had
belonged for some years to William Slime
of Norfolk have been sold to the sheriff of
Lawrence county, South Dakota, and will
be used in the Black Hills to trail Grim
hrp -
the animals. They brought over 500.
BEATRICE-Tom Worral, who recently
wrote book exposing some of the methods
OF the Grain trust, visited Pickrell. this
county. yesterday. II Is reported that Mr.
Worral dropped into town to see what the
farmers were doing with their new elevator
at that place. He left for Lincoln on an
WEST. POINT-The funeral of Mrs. Mary
Mcdonald occurred this morning under
Roman Catholic auspices The deceased
Mcdonald and OF Mrs, Peter Stafford OF
Norfolk and died at an advanced age Of
in the Roman Catholic cemetery.
STEILA--A telegram received today
from Lewiston, Idaho, told of the acct
dental death of Mrs. Wesley Kesler at that
gasoline stove explosion. She lived six
hours after the accident. Mr.. Kesler was
section foreman of the Missouri Pacific here
till their removal 20 Idaho two years ago.
HARVARD-Yesterday a steady rain fell
during most of the day, the amount being
about 6 of an inch, making close to lao
inches during the last week Today 1t is
turning colder since morning with occa-
sionally a few snowflakes falling. Many
of the farmers are through gathering corn
but there is still considerable corn left out.
TECUMSEH-Frank Grille of Crab Or
chard, an extensive land owner. has bene-
hted by investing in western lands. Four
years ago he bought a 400-acre tract In
Harlan county. He has sold the same at
an advance of a. 900 over what he paid for
It. Mr.. Grille owns over 900 acres OF land
in this county which is worth from $50 to
SIS par acre.
WEST POINT-The death of Mrs. Mary
Mack, well known citizen of West Point,
was announced 10 this community by tele-
widow and died at Omaha, where she had
gone to take medical treatment. She was 70
years Of age and was highly respected in
this community. The remains will be
brought to this city and inferred under
Roman Catholic auspices
OAKLAND-Mrs. ole Larson, wife of ole
Larson, living six miles northeast of this
city, died about o'clock this morning.
The deceased was one of the earliest
settlers in this part of the country, and
is the mother OF county clerk elect, John
o. Larson. She leaves a family OF four
sons and four daughters, all grown. No
funeral arrangements have yet been made.
OAKLAND-Another heavy rain fell here
almost all day Monday, which, following
the rain of last week, has brought grading
on railroad work to a standstill. With
good weather the grade here would have
been completed in couple of weeks. The
bridge gang Is expected daily. Corn pick
ing is also hindered by the wet weather,
although over half the crop is already
gathered
CAMBRIDGE. c. Lawson and H. c.
McGrath of Clarks, Neb,, purchased at the
Observation-Disclosures sale In Cambridge
Bar None I'd, of the shallenberger herd.
They also purchased two Canadian heifers
recently brought here by Mr.. Andrews, and
fNWn sNf lie 49, IL.
the Shallenberger herd. All of these are
valuable additions to the already we'll
known Willow Springs herd.
NORFOLK-Tom Young, formerly a
boarding house landlord at Pierce and later
resident of Bloomfield, was convicted and
sentenced in court at Center, Neb. yester-
day by Judge Boyd TO two years In the
penitentiary, on charge growing out of
trouble with a woman. He was taken to
Lincoln this morning by Sheriff Burns,
Within the last few weeks there had been
trouble between Young and his wife over
their own children; and II was alleged that
he had taken them away from her at
Pierce.
YoRK-T w. Smith. at one time prom
inent grain dealer, came near feeling the
power of the Nebraska and Iowa Coal
Dealers association this week and does not
allow him to continue to sell coal in York.
complaint was made by some one In
York against Mr.. Smith to the coal organi-
zation, saying that he was not regular
dealer. and in response TO this complaint q
representative Of the coal combine came
here and made quiet investigation to de-
termine If they can shut off Mr.. Smiths
supply.
BEATRICE-Dr. Spaulding OF Omaha
and DR.. G. II. Brash of this city, repre-
senting the State Board of Health, met
lest evening with the city Board of Health
and Board of Education to discuss the
diphtheria situation In the city. The sub
1ect for more strict quarantine regulations
was discussed, and II was decided to en-.
force the law to the letter in the future
without fear or favor. The general opinion
effort of the authorities the disease could
be stamped out. At present twenty-siX
cases Of diphtheria exist in the city. The
disease is not in a violent form, as nc
deaths have yet occurred. One case OF
smallpox, the first in months, was reported