Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-01

| AaAltI 0A MIS- NaINln L. heTi ana MIS-.
William II. Spillner of this place which
occurred on Tuesday last at jefferson City,
Mo. The deceased was over 20 years Of
| last. He was the father OF fifteen children,
| nine Of whom survive him.
MCooK-McCook's public schools closed
the second week OF the fall term today with
an enrolment Of sos pupils, an enrolment
perhaps not excelled by any city Of its
by any. According to the late school
census McCook's population exceeded 1000
and using the usual ratio, this would give
McCook population Of 5000
| BLOOMINGTON - The committee in
charge of the program for the two days
picnic by the odd Fellows, to be held
| In this city on October 3 and 4, have secured
| A c. Shallenberger of Alma and r. d.
| Sutherland of Nelson as speakers. The
west, will furnish music one day and the
Franklin band will be on hand the other
FREMoNT-The prohibitionists held their
county convention with ]. w. Stevenson of
| North Bend chairman and Mrs. Frances
i Bey,erldge OF Fremont secretary. the fol-
Simpson Swihart, Fremont; treasurer John
Morrison OF swsburg; sheriff. Frank wal
Bend: superintendent David Brown, Of
Hooper; surveyor, A. f. Helt, Fremont.
ST. EDWARD-The Board of Education
has awarded the contract for an addition
to the school building to Julius Jensen OF
this place on his proposal Of S,SI9, and
the heating plant on their proposal of 81 oS5
The Lincoln Safe Deposit and Trust com
pany Of Lincoln is the purchaser of the
of 1926 and accrued Interest.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Ora Townsley
attempted to commit suicide last night by
is hack driver and during the evening he
met his wife on the street and took her
home in his hack and 1t was while on her
way home that she took the poison. She
was unconscious when the hack reached
her home. Doctors were called and applied
the usual remedies. She will recover.
BEATRICE-It is reported here from a
pretty reliable source that the Union Pa
ethc company will soon put motor car No
Lincoln. 1t is said that the officials of
the company believe that the car can
af MAKE tns TRIP Petwe en- LIN Lincoln and Be
hour. Such a service, II is thought, would
pay and thus develop business In this
NEBRASKA CITY-Yesterday afternoon
the S-yesr-old daughter OF DR.. and Mrs.
j. b. Ballard was seriously burned by her
clothes catching on hre from burning grass.
Her screams attracted her mother. who
was near, and she tore of the child's
seriously burned about the hips and lower
limbs. The burns are OF serious nature
but there is little danger that they will
KEARNEY-Rev. c. A. Mastin has ar
ranged to remove to Nebraska City where
he will resume the pastorate OF the Metho-
braska City next week, but will probably
return and preach his farewell sermon to
his old congregation next Sunday Mr..
Mastln asked to be transferred to Nebraska
City on account of failing health resulting
from injuries received In a runaway acct
dent In this city last spring.
BEATRICE-Lve council, No. 1859,
Knights and Ladies of Security, met last
night and installed these officers: 8. s.
president; Otto Folden. second vice presi-
dent b. +. Norcross, prelate; Miss Anna
Yockel, corresponding secretary; P. A.
Kahnan. financial qaCratarVs Kate Kahnan
conductor; John Kahnen, inside guard;
Thomas Mulcahy, sentinel; William Hahn
O'Donnell, Samuel Clemmons, trustees. Fol-
lowing the business meeting banquet
was held.
BELLEvUE-Tne people OF Bellevue were
given a treat last evening in the way of
lecture by Mrs. w. E. Carr of Danville,
the SOUTH In the address Mrs cam dHe II
upon. the condition OF the negro at the
close Of the rebellion, his ideas OF liberty,
and needs The lecture was very instruc-
tive and gave quite clearly the condition
Of the s negro and what What Is being done for
not be judged too harshly and insisted
that he was honest and capable of becom-
ing a good Christian and citizen.
OSCEOLA-The Woodmen of the World
lodge here is making great preparations
for the unwilling of the monuments lately
Rufus Elmer Albert C. Newcomb and Dud-
ley Stone. The services will be held Sum
day sf ter October s. The music will
secured to deliver the eulogy. 1t is ex-
Woodmen present from different parts Of
the state, besides friends of the order, to
listen to the beautiful rttualistic services
OF the order for the services will be public
WAYNE-The Rebekah lodges of the
twentieth district held their annual meet
ing hsFs towns
public installation of officers was held at
night, after which a splendid program was
following officers were elected: President
Mrs. +. Debow, Coleridge; vice president
Mrs. Whitney, Harrington; treasurer, Mrs
Whipperman. Wakeheldi secretary, Mrs
AeTs Wassded Chaplain MT ESt TSgs
The next annual meeting will be held at
Wakefield.
GoRDoN-Farmers are beginning to har-
vest their crop of spuds. There will be
shipped from Gordon at least 300 car loads
The quality is good and Sheridan county
will keep up the reputation she has won OF
being the banner potato county OF the
state. A few cars are being shipped, but
farmers as rule win hold for higher prices.
The price being paid now is 25c per bushel.
Sheridan county also has an enormous crop
of small grain and corn is the best for many
considerable land is changing hands at
from so to SIS per acre. In hundreds of
cases the crops this year will more than pay
for the land.
BEATRICE-The annual reception to the
newly elected teachers OF the Beatrice
schools was held last evening at the beau
tiful home of Mrs. Z. @. Drake, president
of the Board of Education. A delightful
evening was passed in amusements of va
rious kinds. interpreted with vocal and
instrumental selections by Misses Myrtle
Beck. Blanche Calvin and Jessie Troxel
After a delicious three-course luncheon was
served the following toasts were responded
to with Prof. w. L. Hall as POSTMASTER:
"Equinoctials." Miss Anna Day; IF You
were l." Miss Minnie Davis; THE New
Teachers Mr.. George A. Lee; 1T Don't
Know" Miss Josephine Reynolds: Roll
the Clouds Away" Mr.. b. II. Begole; THE
Missing Link" Superintendent G. A. Fol
mer. The affair was one of the most pleas
ant social events of the season.
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