Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-31
News of Nebraska l..

AUBURN-A short term OF court was
held at the district court rooms this after
noon, several important matters coming up.
GENEVA.-The Commercial club and off,
GERS of the Farmers institute are prrang-
ing for q meeting to be held in Geneva
soon. 1t is promised to be one of unusual
interest
GENEvA.-on Thursday afternoon as
| William Fielder was driving to town his
! horse ran away. throwing him out. smash
| Ing up his buggy and inJuring the animal
| considerably.
| BEATRICE.-A reception will be rendered
Rev F. F. Dark and family at the home
/ evening. Mr.. Dark is the new minister
| OF the Baptist church.
McCooK.-The commissioners Of Red
| Willow county today appointed Charles
| Skalla of Indianola, this county, as county
! assessor to succeed Frank P. Emo, now of
Fruita, Colo, resigned.
| WEST POINT-The village of Bancroft.
has sold $4,000 worth of per cent bonds to
the Bankers Reserve Insurance comnany of
| Omaha at a premium of 500. These bonds
were voted for the purpose OF erecting a
new brick schoolhousc in BANCROFT.
BEATRICE.-The southeastern Nebraska
poultry show closed here today a: noon
! after run of a week. Adam Thompson of
Amity Mo-, who OBLIGATED as judge, finished
the work of scoring the birds yesterday
| The show was the best ever held In the city.
| BEATRICE.-Cons interest was
manifested among a number of local sports
men in the turkey shoot held at Hoag, this
county, yesterday: Joseph wills Of Hoas
defeated David Mitchell of Dewitt by
score of 81 to So
WEST POINT.-SIiss Leota johnson, the
eldest daughter of John A Johnson of
| Garfield township, died at the family home
| this week. The cause of death was appen-
dicitis in an acute form, she only being
sick one week. The deceased was IS years
| of age.
WEST POINT-News has been received
| in the city of the death of Mrs. Harry
Monday. The deceased was a daughter Of
Mrs. Caroline Zeng of this city. The re
mains were, inferred on Wednesday at
| WEST POINT-The Northwestern sre5
cial train for instruction to the farmers
on soil culture and corn raising, will arrive
in West Point at II 80 a. IN. on January =,
| and will stay thirty minutes Great interest
! Is being manifested by the farmers of this
| community in this movement
BEATRICE.-The farmers institute will
| be held at the court house here January
and 4. Miss Rosa Bouton, director of do
nestle science in the state university has
been engaged as one of the speakers. Spe-
cial prizes will be offered to those who ex-
eel in bread and buttermaking
| BEATRICE.-The annual New Years ball
of the Beatrice lodge OF Elks was held
last evening at the club rooms. About fifty
members of the order and their ladies'
were present. The hall was deliberately
decorated, and the event was one OF the
brilliant social events OF the season.
BEATRICE;-A large number of the
him a surprise at his home in West Bea-
trice Thursday night, the occasion being
given in honor OF his bbtn Dlrtnudy annlNer-
sary. Refreshments were served, and a
delightful evening was passed by those in
I attendance.
GENEVA-The women of the Equal Suf-
frage club are taking up the domestic econ
omy work for the schools. Mrs. =. Is. Bray
ton is director. Mrs. Peter Youngers treas
urer, Miss Pearl Youngers, graduate of
hat department In the university, is to be
teacher with numerous assistants, in dem
onstrating the art of cooking.
| BEATRlCE-Word was received here
Announcing the death of COSSitt
Clark until recently a resident of Beatrice
which occurred at the home Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. S. Calvin, near lndianola, Neb
Mr. Clark was a native of Pennsylvania.
and was about so years of age. he Is sur
vived by a widow and three children, all
grown.
| YORK-win Conrad, a boy living in the
/ country near here, will start in the new
year at Kearney reformatory. In November
Vandeburg. selling the same. The case,
after several combinations, was tried be-
that Conrad should be sent to the reform
school at Kearney.
BEATRICE, 4 McCune, who lives
three and half miles north of Filley, on
c. II. Calkins' farm, has. Just finished
gathering his corn. crop which amounted
to 1905 bushels. The yield was forty-four
sisted his brother in gathering the crop.
and husked on an average Of ninety bush
els per day all fall.
ARNOLD-T. 3. Hord, the big cattle
feeder of Central City. has established a
corn buying station at this point and eN-
poets to buy several thousand bushels of
corn. and now has lumber on the grounds
to build cribs for over 1000 bushels of ear
corn. The prospects OF the Union Pacific
| ing enterprises OF different kinds,
WEST POINT.-Miss Belle Janacek was
married to August Welna Yesterday after
noon by County Judge Louis Dewald The
bride is the daughter of f. ID. Janacek, a
| prominent resident of Monterey township.
and is graduate OF the Dodge High
school. The groom is a successful farmer
| living at Monterey. They will make their
home on the Welna farm. west Of the city.
| ATBURN-Cards are out announcing the
approaching marriage of Lester Armstrong
| and Miss Mable Majors, both OF this city.
The groom is son OF John w. Armstrong
for several terms member OF the legisla-
ture from this county, and the bride is n
| niece of Thomas Majors of Peru. Neb. Miss
the teachers OF the public schools The
wedding is TO take place in this city New
Years day.
on Christmas day at her home in West
Point at the age OF 50 years. She was a
native of Germany, and had been resi-
dent of West Point for the last twenty
years. She leaves four sons, three OF
whom are in Germany, ana one daughter.
mis- Michael sTs Std al s s P S eFman
Lutheran church. Rev. A r. f. Oelschas
ger officiating.
BEATRIcE-Marion Van Camp. a boy
| wanted at Wymore the charge OF at
| tempting to assault an S-year-old girl al
! that place, was located at the home of his
| uncle, Robert Austin, resident of DillcT
! by Deputy Sheriff Moore. As Moore ap-
preached the Austin home Van Camp saw
him coming and made his escape by run
| ming into the timber The officer and
small posse started in pursuit, but were
unsuccessful in overtaking the boy.
WEST POINT.-The meeting of the Wom
ans club OF West Point was held this week
| at the home of Mrs. William Gentrup. The
roll call was responded 20 by quotation,
from southern writer's. Papers We're read
upon the following subjects: "A Trip &c
| Old Mexico" by Mrs. ID. c, Ginert; "A
Trip 10 New Mexico" by Mrs T. d
Thompson; "A Trip TO New Orleans" By
| Mrs Frank DrebArt- The Closing rnnre