Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-03

denounced the game as at present played.
| and partly also on account of the unfavor-
able foot ball weather of the season.
GENEVA-A class organized to study
parliamentary law meets with Mrs. Bray
son, its chairman alternate Saturday after
| moons.
PAPILLION-Fully an inch and a half
| of snow fell here Friday night which is
| not welcome to the farmers who have not
| yet got their corn all husked and cribbed.
| GENENA-Train Dispatcher Percy DoniS-
| thorpe of Norfolk, and family, are spend
| ing a short vacation with his parents, Mr..
| and Mrs. Sid Donisthorpe. Mrs. II. Nc
Clean, mother of the latter, is also visit
| ing here.
PAPILLIoN-w. II. schested and family
| have moved out from Omaha and are
| occupying the old Graback property which
was recently purchased by Mr.. Schested.
| They were formerly residents of Papillion.
| Mr.. Schested Is a contractor and builder.
| looked forward TO in York Is the annual
| dinner given by the Avon club, which
event took place last evening at the resi-
| dence of Mrs. w. D. Mead, jr. For the last
| year the club has been studying Holland,
| and the decorations, costumes and dinner
wassquite Dutch affair. 1t was one of
| season given by the women of the Avon
| club.
BEATRICE-M A. Shedd yesterday re-
| ceived a telegram from Oneida, ILL.,, an
\ nouncing the death of his brother, l.. b.
| Shedd, which occurred there Thursday night
| Of pneumonia. Mr.. Shedd was quite we'll
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| visited here often. He was 40 years old
| and is survived by widow and two chill
| dren. NJ. A. Shedd and family left today
| to attend the funeral.
| BEATRICE-The marriage of Mr.. Ira NJ
| Hadley and Miss Florence NJ. Pethoud was
| solemnized at the home of the brides
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Pethoud seven
| miles north of Beatrice, Thursday after
| noon, in the presence Of a few friends
Rev. J.. A Lowe of this city ofticiated. a
| ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley will make
| their home in this city.
WEST PoINT-Leno A. Rosenfield, son
| Of j. f. Rosenfield of West Point, who has
been studying violin music under the tuition
OF the noted Austrian violinist Franz
Wilczek, for some years past has made
! arrangements for "A grand concert, to be
given In West POint by himself and Prof
Wilczek on December Is. MIR. kosenneld
has developed great musical talent under
| the direction OF the eminent Virtuoso Prof.
| Wilczek.
| YORK-The new gas company which is
installing a $4,000 plant Is experiencing all
| kinds of accidents and delay. A force of
| workmen is busy repairing the damage by
the gas explosion which threatened 10. blow
up and demolish the main plant and build
ings The explosion was caused by air
getting in when they were testing the
reservoir with hydrogen gas. There was a
loud report and the large reservoir was
! badly broken.
FREMONT-sherif HOLSTER of Merrick
county passed through Saturday morning
with the five men who were arrested at
Lincoln for completely in the Chapman
bank robbery. one Of the bunch, John
Burk, was recognized as a man who has
been in this city off and on for some time
and who last year served a thirty-day
term in the county Jail as vagrant and
suspicious character. At the time of his
arrest here he was suspected of completely
in bank robbery.
| YORK-At a meeting of the Knights OF
Pythias, held in Fraternal hall the fol
lowing officers were elected: w. A Miller
chancellor commander; A. G. Wray, vice
chancellor; c. Z. Sandal, prelate; j: n
Kildow, master OF finance G; a. Rolling
master of the eXchequeT; f. r. Mcfarland
master of the work; Charles Linstrom
master at arms; w. G. Boyer, inside guard
II. F. Requartte, outside guard; J, f
Smith, trustee for three years; J. A. Parks
| trustee for two years.
GRAND IsLAND-The> ST. Joseph &
Grand Island railroad paid Its taxes in full
| has been made by the Union Pacific, bu
| has not been accepted. The Wyoming Cen
trail (the Burlington out Of Grand IslanC
West) and the Omaha & Republican Valley
| Ohe Burlington into Grand Island from th'
easO have made tenders of part payment
| and the tender has not been accepted. NJ
tender has been made of the taxes for tn,
Ord branch of the Union Pacific. An item
of personal taxes In the shops has beer
paid by tho Union Pacific in full.
GENEVA-Invitations were issued durinl
the week 10 members and officers of tn
Equal Suffrage club, members of the schoo
board and teachers to meet at the hom
of Mr.. and Mrs. 4. b. Brayson, wher
Superintendent Gregory of Crete Woul
talk on Manual Training and Domesti
Economy in public schools Quite a mum
Der listened to Mr.. Gregory and also 4
, Mrs. Brayton who told of her experience
in helping start domestic science in III
schools Of Syracuse, n. Y. After refresh
ments, served by the host, a vote was take
! by Superintendent Taylor to endeavor I
incorporate II in the Geneva schools.
FREMONT-The county board spent som
time yesterday discussing the premiums q
: the bonds Of the different county officer
which are paid by the county. All IN
. bond companies having agencies in IN
: city were represented. ana as a result niue
lower rates were obtained than before. Tn
! board allowed a big batch Of bills an
! as usual had the ditch question up. II
d rumored that Supervisor Munday will re
sign in January TO accept the position o
2 deputy county treasurer. The contest be
I tween Main, republican, and Refs, demo
/ | Crat, has not come up yet, and II decide
S in favor of the democrat will change IN
& ! complexion Of the board.
. Plat VIII Not Resign.
= WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-Senator Plat
: New York, upon being asked today con
b corning the report that he intended 10 re