Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
News of Nebraska.

tNAShf-lne residence or Albert
Wisely was slightly damaged by the ex-
ing.
BEATRICE-Last evening occurred the
Mary Hoagland, both of this city, Judge
w. II. Walker officiating.
:, ALLIANCE-Durins the week the AL
lance Racing association will meet to ar
range for big meet in September. 1t is
intended TO hang up good purses.
,,OSCEOLA-Grampian Castle Of the Royal
installing officers and holding a grand BAN
quet at the new Auditorium building.
ATRICE-Yesterday was the hottest
day of the season, the Thermometer regis
tering &c in the shade Farmers say it is
the kind of weather needed for the corn.
HUMBOLDT-Mr. and Mrs. H. p. Marble
returned yesterday from their three weeks
visit to the Portland exposition and the
national suffrage convention, which met in
that city.
.ALLIANCD-Half of the Alliance Junior
record we'll up to former years and a
promise of even better during the remain
ing five weeks of the term
ALLIANCE-At a public meeting held
last night at the city hall it was decided
to petition the city council to employ a
competent engineer to make a survey and
plat for sewerage system and give an
estimate as to it's cost.
PLATTsMOUTH-E NJ. Pollard, repub-
ing acquaintances In this city Saturday
Every indication points to a large ma
Jorlty for the republican candidate in his
home county next Tuesday.
BEATRICE-The hearing of W. H. Pat
more, district manager of the Nebraska
Telephone company who is charged with
the malicious destruction of property, was
called again yesterday In Sudge Inman's
court and continued until July %.
FREMONT-A steel span is TO replace
that part Of the Platte river bridge carried
out by the floods this spring. The contract
for the construction of the same has been
let and 1t will be put up in few weeks
The river is higher than usual for this time
of the year.
WEST .POINT-Harry Junken and Miss
Laura Kiyett were united in marriage this
week by County Judge Dewald. The par
ties are well-known citizens of Bancroft
precinct, where the groom is in business
ana where the young couple will make
HARVARD-Robert Hockett of Iatch-
field who is visiting his brother here, met
with painful accident by the running Of
pony he was riding against wire
and rider were thrown and Hackett's left
shoulder was dislocated.
BEATRICE-Robert Stratford, a native
of Ireland, and a resident OF Beatrice since
1888, died yesterday morning at Hopper
lens hospital, following the amputation of
one of his legs several days ago. He is
survived by a widow and three children,
one daughter and two sons.
BEATRICE-Barton williams, who has
ton here for the last two years, has re-
signed his position to take a similar one
at Omaha with the Union Pacific company.
He Will assume his new duties after
trip of a few weeks in Colorado.
HUMBOLDT-Walter INLAND and Will
Gutzmer, two OF the young farmers OF this
TO Canada about three months since, ar
rived home yesterday and expect to remain,
firm in the belief that Nebraska is the
tpeer OF any section Of the continent.
WEST POINT-In the semi-annual set
Element of the county officers with the
county board, the receipts Of the different
oftices for the last six months are shown
to be as follows County clerk, S966.6O
county judge, $6SS co; county sheriff. $625.3 !;
clerk district court, 1896 Is; superintendent
LIANCE-Preparation are under way
for the Organization OF a court of the
Daughters OF Isabella among the Roman
fOstered by the Knights OF Columbus. The
Knights OF Columbus have begun the or
ganization of another class to be initiated
in September.
'BEATRICE-J. c. Penrod, for many
years connected with Wolbach's clothing
| store. has resigned his position and opened
a grocery store at Ninth and Court streets
Mr.. Penrod was member OF the Fighting
First Nebraska during the spanish merl-
Pany G. SeS &stona sgard OF
EXETER-J. s. Provencher, one OF the
| PIONEER settlers Of northeast Fillmore
county, died at his home, a half mile east
OF town yesterday after ar. illness extend
ing over a year or more. He has been a
member Of lodge No. IL. Ancient Order Of
OnlleQ WoIhLnen TOT a BOO0 many years,
and this order will have charge Of his
funeral He leaves wife and son.
GRAND ISLAND-MayOr Schuh, CITY
! Attorney Prince and Members Buchheit
! bearing, Clifford, Sterne and Lesser of the
council visited Hastings this week for the
/ purpose OF ascertaining the merits OF Hast
! lngs municipal lighting plant and came
| back decidedly more enthused than before
with the proposition now before the people
/ Of this city TO establish an electric light
| plant.
BEATRICE-A dwelling occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. William Harden and owned by
| Mrs. Clara Mooney, was destroyed by fire
/ at Wymore at an early hour yesterday
morning. The occupants escaped from the
I burning structure In their night clothes.
| The loss will aggregate $1,000. The build
/ ing was insured for $500, and there was a
| small amount OF insurance on the fur
! niture.
| sCHUYLER-The funeral Of the late
| Frank Cuba was held at the Episcopal
| were Inferred in the Schuyler Cemetery.
/ The business houses were closed from 2
/ till $3.50 during the funeral The church
I was not large enough TO accommodate
| the people who attended. Mr.. Cuba was
/ member OF hve lodges and carried in
surance 20 the amount OF $ 500 in them.
| PLATTSMOUTH-Ha Schwartz. a for
mer resident OF this county for whom
| relatives IN Ohio have been searching has
/ been located in Oklahoma. Mr. Schwartz
/ Is heir 10 an estate, valued at $1,000, which
/ was left by his father. The relatives al
| first believed that when the young man
| wards died among strangers. The publicity