Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-26
News of Nebraska.

HUMBOLDT-Otto Stuthelt and Miss
Emma volker were united in marriage by
church, northwest of the city.
YORK-The r. j. Kelly Grain company,
a board Of trade concern, quit business
man & CO. closed their office and now
York has no broker of any description
BEATRICE-Mrs. Fred Mitlowsld died
after an illness OF three weeks of typhoid
pneumonia, aged IS years. She is survived
by, her husband and a daughter months
BEATRICE-Paul Lynde, for some time
past stenographer in the uptown office OF
the Rock Island here, has been promoted
to the Office of Superintendent Wilson of
Fairbury. He is succeeded by Herbert
Conlee
BEATRICE-w. F. Ashford, who is en-
ployed upon the new Rock Island bridge
! here, was quite badly hurt yesterday by
being struck on the head by an iron block,
which fell from the structure above where
| he was at work.
| BEATRICE-John Ham, while engaged
| in shingling the African Methodist Epis-
roof yesterday a distance of fifteen feet.
| He sustained a severe injury TO his spine
| and painful bruises about the body.
! HJTMBOLDT-The Methodist ministers of
| this section have recently made an agree
| ment to assist each other in conducting
revival work during the coming winter in
| preference to the old custom Of importing
| professional evangelists from other points.
| ASHLAND-News of the death of Ellis c.
| Dean oldest son OF Dennis Dean OF this
been been received here. Mr.. Dean was aged 81
| years and excepting a few years spent in
Missouri and Oklahoma had resided here
| since 1864.
sUTTON-The Sutton post of the Grand
Army of the Republic, assisted by the
Woman's Relief eGrps rendered "a ComTa yi
| ception in the Grand Army hall on the eve
of their departure for their new home on
| the Pacific coast.
| HITMBOLDT-A quiet wedding took place
| at Ii O'Clock this afternoon at the home
| of Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Minis, in the east
Miss Anna, was united in marriage to
| James Holman, son of John Holman and
! wife, also of this city.
| FREMONT-The Standard Bridge COM
| pany today began putting in two 1O0-foOt
| steel spans the wagon bridge across
| the Platte river south of this city to re-
| the high water of last spring. All perma-
nent repairs on the bridge hereafter will be
of steel.
| GRAND ISLAND-Cortes B. Handy, an
old resident of Nebraska. died at Hood
| River, Ore, October a, where he had gone
in the hope Of benehting his health. which
Mr.. Handy located In Grand Island in 1875
| and has been a continuous resident of the
| state since that time.
FREMONT-Rev. John Doane of this
city has received call to the pastorate
OF the First Congregational church OF
! Greeley Colo, and will probably accept
pastor of the Congregational church OF
this city, which was accepted. He has
| been prominent in his denomination In
this state for the past fifteen years.
! HUMBOLDT-Acetylen gas Is used in
lighting the large store of Joseph Zulek
who went into a rear room carrying a
lighted kerosene lamp, when he noticed
| a loosened lid the top of a can used
for storing carbide. from which the gas
is made. He lifted the lid and went 70
look into the can when the gas exploded
and Zulek received severe burns about the
face and hands
] FREMONT-What bid fair to be a rather
complicated state of affairs in regard to the
candidates for register of deeds and su.
perVisors has been settled TO the satisfac.
ton Of all concerned by the county clerk
though no official announcement of 1t has
been made. All the candidates for the
above offices are to appear on the ticket
under their party designations as though
| nominated at conventions
| ASHLAND-The Great Northern's bridge
| over Salt creek, near Ashland was com.
pleted this week. but the work OF layins
tracks from the south end Of the Sioux CitJ