Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-16


WEST PoINT--A severe storm is now
raging throughout this section. Snow is
west wind. blowing the snow into high
drifts The cold is not remarkable. but the
motion difficult and country travel almost
impossible. This weather Is especially hard
on stock of all kinds. Railroad trains are
delayed from four to six hours.
HUMBOLDT-Chaneellor E Benjamin
Andrews OF the State university gave his
lecture. Problems OF Greater America,
the lecture course, and the patrons OF the
number were free in their praise of the
speaker. who advanced many new thoughts
responsibilities which have confronted our
country within the past few years.
NoRFoLK-George Valentine well
Brown and Rock counties, Nebraska. as
well as in Gregory county, South Dakota
has been Sc, sent to the Peni,sntiary for three
prisoner will meet his brother. Fred Valen-
tine, who is now serving six years for the
murder OF Frank Willows of Dorsey in 1885.
George was recently caught at Ainswofth.
AUBURN-Anna 8. Demaree wife Of
John M. Demaree OF this place, died at her
home home IN TINS city son on SATURDAY night OF
Der OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
union and the local Aid society. The
dist church Wednesday at 10 O'Clock a m
and interment will be at Mount Vernon
ceznetery, Peru.
PLATTSMOUTH-Mrs Ed Mann died in
hospital in Omaha Sunday morning,
where she went the Thursday previous and
underwent surgical operation. The body,
Wilson OF Lincoln, was brought TO this city
this afternoon. Mrs. Mann was the young
est child OF Captain and Mrs. l. D. BEN
nett and was born and spent her life In
this city and was about Is years OF age.
The funeral services and interment will
be Tuesday.
DAKOTA CTTy- Th. hoa,- -, A.. ,-ai,,o
House will arrive in this place from Spen-
Ger, Neb.. on Tuesday morning for inter-
ment at hi. place, services being held in
ceased was the oldest daughter Of ex-Sher-
in n. r. Brassfleld and wife. former resi-
and lived here until about two years ago.
graduating from the higlI scnool with the
class OF 1909, afterwards removing to Spen-
| Der Is, 1903.
DAKOTA CITY-Rev. William sham
baugh, former Methodist Episcopal pas
| City. conducted funeral services this morn
| ing at Grace Methodist Episcopal church
over the body of Mrs. Martha A Hunt, a
pioneer lady Of this county, whose death
occurred at the Samaritan hospital. Sioux
CITY, saturday from paralysis. from which
she had suffered for number OF years.
| Mrs. Hunt carried Insurance of 1900 in
the Modern brotherhood OF America lodge
of this place.
ALBIoN-The Salvation Army finished it's
| labors here last evening and goes to st.
Edward today. The army has been engaged
| In revival services here the last five weeks,
| at the various churches and always to
crowded houses. Three recruits, Edwin
Killer and wife and Miss Cone have
been adopted to the army, besides the
membership of the churches connected with
| the movement has been materially in
creased. The army has made many friends
here and leaves Albion with the best wishes
| of everyone.
FREMoNT--James J. Lynch was ar
| raigned in police court this morning on the
| charge of obtaining 500 from Mrs Wilhel-
nina Schenfeldt of Scribner in November
| last. He pleaded not guilty and after
| preliminary examination was bound over to
| the district court. Lynch made love to
| Mrs. Schenfeldt's daughter and succeeded
| in getting 800 of her hard-earned money,
rested at Trenton. Mo, and was anxious to
/ fix things up with the widow and marry
! the daughter, but both declined to listen TO
| such proposition.
| city physician. has reported that forty-f1ve
deaths occurred in this city during the year
surgeon general at Washington. Comput-
ing in connection with estimated popu-
| lation of e.765. the last city directory fig
| ures. Nebraska City has a death rate of
| As to the thousand. There were two cases
| of scarlet fever during the year. while diph-
iberia and smallpox were entirely absent.
| Infectious and contagious diseases were
| responsible for the following fatalities:
| tuberculosis. 9: typhoid fever. 2: measles.
| /; whooping cough, /.
| HUMBOLDT - Jessie, the l5-year-old
| daughter of John Carpenter and wife, liv-
| ing several miles southwest Of the city.
| shot herself through the foot yesterday
| afternoon while handling a thirty-two-cal-
| iber rife with which she and a number of
| companions had been shooting at a mark.
| HUMBOLDT-A six-inch fall of heavy,
wet snow visited this section Monday morn
| ing and makes sleighing possible. although
| the thermometer is not low enough yet
| to give very good surface for this pas
| time. Farmers welcome IL as protection
| to the wheat, but ii Is at the same time
| very hard on stock, which has become ac-
| customed to the mild weather of the past
| few months.
| WOOD RIVER-The Independent Order
| of Odd Fellows lodge OF this place par
| ticlpated In one continual round Of pleasure
| during the last week. Monday night the
| district installing off1cers-George w. Mil
Ter. district grand master; ]. NJ. Weldon.
| grand marshal; Charles Warren. grand
| warden: G. G. Johns, grand secretary, all
| of this place-installed the officers of the
Grand Island lodge and participated in a
| big supper Wednesday night the officers
| of Wood River lodge were installed at a
| public installation and Thursday night the
| Installing officers went to Carlo. where the
installation took place at the opera house.
| and afterward an elaborate supper was
served in the lodge room.
| soldiers Body Sent Home.