Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-15

ating of the market. The sheep are all
in good shape. as the winter previous TO
the recent cold spell has been ideal for
feeding.
BEATRICE-The board of supervisors
today held ex-County Treasurer w. w.
Wright for 1928 for clerk hire and in
structed the county attorney to take steps
to collect same.
NEBRASKA CITY-H. H. Hanks has
been elected cashier of the Farmers bank
of this city, to succeed M. f. Catron, who
has resigned. Mr.. Catron's resignation will
take effect June l.
OXFORD-Manny Christ has been APP
pointed mail weigher on trains - and IL
to succeed the late George II. Sherwood.
whose life was ended in the recent wreck
near Akron, Colo.
BEATRICE-Mr. James C. Perkey and
Miss Louise Burbank, both of the Filley
neighborhood, were united in marriage
yesterday afternoon in the county court,
Judge Spafford officiating.
YORK-The Western Union Telegraph
Commercial club, has established a down
town office, which Is of great convenience
TO the business men of York.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Alice Scott, wife of ].
Court street. after long illness. She was
40 years of age and is survived by her
husband and five children, one son and four
daughters
YORK-York is making a healthy growth
and more houses have been built this win
ter than in many winters past. The
WedIneI
plasterers have been able to work at their
| trades all winter.
| YORK-John Doran of Bradshaw, j.. e.
Hart of Gresham and William Taylor of
| West Blue are candidates who have asked
| for republican nominations for the legisla-
| ture. Mr.. G. K. Sandal has announced his
candidacy for county attorney
| GENEVA-Last night the fourth OF the
/ high school lecture course was given by
| Rev. Wickersham: subject, Day Dreams
The house was crowded and all were de-
| lighted. A month. from last night Father
| Vaughn gives the last lecture.
| BEATRICE-The high school students
| were addressed yesterday morning by Rev.
Jones of the La Selle street Methodist
church, who spoke entertainingly of the
! coal mines of the east. He described in
I detail the various processes in coal mining
! WOOD RIVER-Thomas McEvoy. an
| employe in a saloon here, died yesterday
| as the result of breaking his leg Saturday
| night and an attack of pneumonia He
| was an unmarried man about 40 years of
! age and made his home with his brother
at this place.
! WOOD RIVER-At the meeting Of the
| law and order party OF the village last
. night James T. Breet, John r; Jewett and
| John Mullin were nominated as candi-
| dates for the village board. The cand
! dates are pledged to strictly enforce all
! laws OF the village.
| HARTINGTON-There has been consid-
| cradle activity in Cedar county real estate
deals this spring some large tracts of
land changing hands. As an index of
| aggregate of the real estate transfers
amounted to A0l, 6Q0.35.
PENDER-Jack Lewis and John Short
| appeared before Judge Downs today to
answer a charge lodged against them
| Their place was raided few nights ago
aided by an out of town detective who
| was employed by a few citizens OF this
| place The case has been continued.
WOOD RIVER-The funeral Of Il. ]
| Henderson was held yesterday and the
remains were laid TO rest in the Wood
l u r
of the pioneer settlers OF this community
He was Il years of age at the time Of
his death. He has nine children living.
WOOD RIVER-The ground is covered
with from two to six inches of snow, and
although the roads are almost impassa
BILE. yet the farmers arc glad to see IT,
for Ii Is very beneficial to the fall and
winter wheat and will put the ground II
excellent condition for spring blowing.
NEBRASKA CITY-James T, shewell, as
sistant cashier Of the Merchants Nationa
bank, and Miss Elizabeth MacCuaig wer'
united in marriage yesterday at the hom'
Of the brides mother, Rev l. e. Legget
oficiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Shewell left for
honeymoon trip TO New Orleans and Cuba
! NORFOLK-Burglars entered the hard
ware store Of S. w. Lightner at Lynch
Neb.. and stole revolvers. razors and cheaI
knives TO the amount OF about $50. Late
three young men were arrested charged
with the crime. They gave the names o.
Walter johnson, William Taylor and GleI
Pinkerman. They are in jail and will
come up for hearing next Friday morning
| FREMONT-The Young Mems Christian
association building committee is meet
ing with good success in its canvass. A
s O'Clock this afternoon the amour
had reached the $4,000 mark and was still
! coming up A number Of the largest pros
pective subscribers have not yet been seer
and the committee feel confident OF III
ability to reach the $4,000 limit by Marcel
81.
HARTINGTON-The annual meeting o
the Harrington Commercial club was hel,
this week and new officers elected as FOL
lows: G. II. Soaring, president; w S
| Weston vice president; +. NJ. Golden
secretary; John Schwabland. b. Ready
w. S. Weston. II. ]. Oswald, z. b. Hirsch
man, II. X Smith. executive committee
The board Of directors are G. H. Soaring