Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-15

Memo Terry Of Pickrell as editor and Ed
F. Roberts Of Omaha as manager. .sus-
pended publication today Lack Of patron
age is given the cause.
GERING-The territory covered by the
Nne-mie irrigation canal is to be organ
lied into an irrigation district. an electionI
having just been called by the county board
for July L.. The territory lies in ScottsI
Bluff and Cheyenne counties.
BEATRICE-M b. Davis, chairman of
the republican central committee has Is
sued call for meeting Of the committee
the republican county convention will in
all probability be fixed at the meeting.
BEATRICE-The funeral of L. W
ia this city Tuesday morning, was held
this afternoon. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev; w. H. Kearns and inter
BROKEN BOW-As THERE are now no
cases OF spinal meningitis at all In the
county, It is safe betting that the disease
Is thing Of the past There MEYER ,his oi has
and all reports to the contrary are purely
malicious.
GERING-w w. White. an attorney of
week for Pennington, N. M. to locate. His
wife is the retiring president OF the
Woman's club of this place and recep-
ton was given in her honor at the Wool
fenden home.
GERING-some damage was done to
young sugar beets in this section by a
need replanting. The area of beets this
season is at least double what 1t was last
year and that of potatoes not much more
than last year.
GRAND ISLAND-The Board of Educa-
ton is having several meetings with the
architect relative to the plans for the new
school building. The game Will practically
be three stories in height and 1i0x& feet
in dimensions. 1t will occupy All entire
block of ground.
NORTH PLATTE-Mrs. Mary Jane
vvifa I. Crafty. dicd
her homo in this city last Saturday at
the age of about 30 years. The funeral
was held from the Episcopal church Mon
day, The deceased was daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Wilkinson.
TEKAMAH-Chris Jeep, the clothler,
purchased the building and lot adjoining
his place of business on Main street from
M r. Hopewel yesterday. 1t Is the in
tention of Mr., Jeep to erect a two-story
| brick on the two lots now owned by him
some time in the near future
| BEATRICE-Gage lodge No. 16l. Fra
ternal Union of America, held a largely
attended meeting last evening AZ AT w Iorai
| lodge dues were raised from 10 TO 20 cents,
| and following a musical and literary pro-
| gram refreshments were served
| GRAND ISLAND-Postmaster Staley of
| the office at the Soldiers home hitherto
| denominated as "Home,t Nebraska, re-
eeiyed his c0p RIaft ss the or name Of
! the office having been changed in honor
| Of the Junior senator Of the state.
HUMBOLDT-Miss Tina l.. Oberly and
| Mr.. William Porr were united in marriage
| at o'clock this evening at the home OF
/ the brides parents, John Oberly ana We
four, miles southwest Of the CITY Ecfor Eeyi
| church was the officiating clergyman.
| NEBRASKA CITY-The Mates Brewing
| company began brewing this morning Tor
the first time since the fire. The damage
! from the fire has been repaired and the
! brewery remodeled. The capacity or the
brewery remains the same but the stor-
age capacity has been greatly enlarged.
! TEKAMAH-A petition is being circu-
| lated among the citizens and business men
| for the purpose of raising $500 TO have a
Fourth OF July celebration. In case the
$500 is not raised Tekamah will not cele-
| brate, as that is the least possible amount
| that a good celebration can be gotten up
| BEATRICE-George c. Day. who has
been serving on the battieship Texas along
during the past winter, arrived in the city
KS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Day
He will report for duty in July at Nor
| folk, Va.
WEST PoINT-Mrs Mary Ernest, tbs
wife of well known farmer OF Alloys. died
yesterday at the family home west OF tbs
city. The deceased had been a bride Just
| one year at the time of her death. The
remains will be inferred under Catholic
auspices in the st. Charles cemetery on
| Saturday.
PLATTsMouTH = sheriff 9uinton I,
| worked on the farm for August Schulke
| near Greenwood. who is supposed to hay,
taken a horse belonging TO his employer
! Roth hired man and the horse disappeared
very suddenly and have not since peer
| heard from.
-sTELLA-The Farmers Mutual Telephone
/ company has perfected an organization
with w. ]. McCray as president, III, w
| Lowe as secretary and Morris Norris al
treasurer The organization VIII be Purei,!
| connect with the Bell company for Ions
distance service.
BEATRICE-The Beatrice fire depart
I ment held its regular monthly meeting las
| night and besides allowing bills, set July
4 at $3.50 o'clock as the date for holdmt
the annual inspection. The matter OF par
fora purse OF SIS was referred TO the ex
ecutive committee.
PERU-The second number of the sum
mer lecture course at the state normal wa
given last night in the chapel by the Stecls
elberg Concert company from the Stat
University School OF Music. A large audi
ence greeted the musicians and Throughout
the centre programme gave them very
hearty reception.
HUMBOLDT-At 1880 O'Clock this after
noon two well known young people. Mis-
Anna Mae Gravatt and Mr. Ray Ear
Miller were united I'm marriage at tn,
home Of the BRIDES parents. Mr.. and Mrs
mony was performed by Rev l.. r. Smtl
Of the Presbyterian church.
HUMBOLDT-The fire company wa
called out twice yesterday, the last tint
blaze which started at a barn near th'
school house and threatened that structure
In both instances the fire was QuencheS
without extensive damage. 1t Is supposed
to have been of incendiary origin.
| FALLS CITY-The case of Eli Plante o
Rulo against the Chicago, Burlington 4
Quincy railroad was tried here yesterds!
IN the district court. Mr.. Plante claimed
that the railroad built it's rOadbed in Sucl
manner that his farm land was over
flowed and his crops lost. The jury brough
In a verdict1n favor OF the railroad.
GERING-The country under the gov
eminent and farmers canals is filling "a
50 rapidly that al this meeting OF IN
county commissioners there are already
two petitions for new precincts to b.
formed. The probability Is that the petit
tions filed will be laid over and at Al
early meeting several new precincts vii
be established.
NORTH PLATTE-The Union Pacih
railroads new steel bridge over the Nort
Platte river just east OF this city has bee
completed and gang OF about seventy
fve men are now az work laying the tie
and rails on the newly graded approaches