Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-09
News of ska.

, news OF Nebraska.
AUBURN-Miss Anna Hopkins OF this
place died at the home of her uncle, G. a.
Hopkins, last evening at o'clock.
WOOD RIVER-The village board has is
sued notice to the BARRIERS that no work
must be done In their shops on Sunday.
WOOD RIVER-P F. SPELLS, who has
been running q cafe here for several
months. closed down his business yesterday
and left for the east
WOOD RIVER-The ice harvest has conn
menced and large number OF men are
engaged In putting 1t up. The quality
this year Is much better than the average.
WEST POINT-while skating the other
day on Thiempkes' lake, Miss Minnie Hugo
fell and broke her leg between the knee
be expected.
WooD. RIVER-Peter Holling, a rich
farmer living south of town. has pur-
chased lntS the residence property, of. o. w.
In the spring.
WEST POINT-The local price for cream
has been advanced in this place by the
Harding Creamery company to rs cents.
This price will govern for the first half OF
the month of January.
WEST POINT-R. L. Clark. late manager
of the local plant of the West Point Mill
ing company, has severed his connection
with that company and has gone to Bill
lings, Mont, to accept a similar position.
WEST PoINT.Howard High. u we'll
known citizen of West Point has accepted
the position of manager OF the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing association at Grand Island
position
WEST PoINT-otto and Frank Rubin
have purchased eighty acres OF the Vanden-
berger farm, about four miles east OF
$50 per acre, scoring another advance in
the price of Cunning county land.
WOOD RIVER-Raymond B. Dubbs and
Miss Donnie Burbank, both well known
young people of Jackson township, were
united in marriage Wednesday at the
home of the brides mother. Mrs. A. e.
watson. Ninety nj
the ceremony.
WOOD RIvER-w. T. SPELLS Of this
place and w. l.. Green of Fremont have
made arrangements to establish a nursery
here In the spring and have commenced
work on the same. II is the intention to
make this one of the largest in the state
ana keep several men the road the
year around.
+ LINWOOD-The crop and soil special ar
rived here about thirty minutes later than
its scheduled time and was greeted by
about sixty farmers and business men, who
listened to lecture on selecting seed corn
by one of the representatives Of the Ne
braska experiment station. They all agreed
II was very Instructive.
NORFOLK-The little son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hoerger near Baker, Neb,
walked into an air hole on the Keya Paha
river in Boyd county and was drowned
His mother was visiting sister at Baker
when the child, playing out doors, disap-
hours. 1t being under the ice
TECUMSEH-,Mr James Ward Of Nor
ton, Kan. and Miss Name Morrissey.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Norris
sey of Tecumseh, were married at st.
Andrews Catholic church at 3 o'clock this
T BY t Win re to wbe
place the groom owns farm.
OAKd4AND-The Oakland public schools
opened this morning after a two weeks
cipal, made vacant by the resignation OF
Miss Ada c. Nelson, to take up her duties
as county superintendent will be filled by
h q
c. Nelson has been advanced to the gram
mar department and her place in the
second intermediate will be filled by Mrs.
Ida Swanson until a teacher can be Sc
cured.
HUMBOLDT-A special meeting OF the
city council was called Saturday evening
to consider the matter of allowing the con-
tractors to change patterns in the ceiling
for the new city hall and so spirited was
the controversy that the city fathers were
compelled to leave the matter to a board OF
arbitrators. consisting of C. NJ Linn, H A.
Mann and w. Shalak, which committee de-
tractor to pay the slight difference in cost
Of the two patterns.
FALLS CITY-The, district court ses-
devoted almost exclusively to the
trying Of the suits that came from
the attempted organization of a drainage
about twenty-five cases in which the peo-
pie objected to having their land included
were defeated and the land included in the
district This places the formation OF the
district on basis where they can start
to work and reclaim the bottom land that
is almost useless now from overflow.
HUMBOLDT-Word was received this
morning Of the death Of Mrs. Christ
Schwan, who has for nearly half century
been a resident of southeastern Nebraska
but who has been in failing health for
three months. The deceased was in her
eightieth year and her death was due prin-
cipally to old age, She was a native of
Germany from which land she came with
her husband who survives her. to this coun-
try in 1856. settling in Nebraska n year
later, in the summer of 1851, living ever
since upon the old homestead between here
line.
WOOD RIVER-The Modern woodmen of
America and the Royal Neghbors held
joint installation last evening and over 100
members and visitors were present The
installation work was done by State Deputy
Burgess of Blue Hill and State Deputy
a fine supper was enjoyed. Mr.. Burgess
spoke on the benefits of the order during
the evening. An effort is being made by
the Wood River camp OF Woodmen to land
the prize offered by Head Counsel Talbot
for the largest class OF candidates brought
TO a class installation to be held at Grand
Island on January IL.
FREMoNT-A new altar and babtismal
font the gift of Rev II. T. Moore, a
former rector to St. James Episcopal
church. were dedicated yesterday. Bishop
COadjutor A. l. Williams OF Omaha con-
present present and assisted. Rev. A. W. Bell. the
present rector, who is recovering from a
severe attack of fever was unable to be
present. The altar is OF oak, beautifully
scenes. The walls of the church have
also been redecorated and the whole in
terror renovated. During the illness OF the
rector Mr.. William Reynard the chorister,
has been conducting the services.