Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-31
News of Nebraska.


BEATRICE-Farmers from all parts Of
the county say that the fall wheat is look
ing we'll
HASTINGS - Tho United Evangelical
church at Shiloh ten miles west of here.
was dedicated Sunday by Bishop He'll OF
Chicago.
seen flying these days, but they do not seem
to give the local nimrods a chance to get a
shot at them.
YoRK-At the horse sale OF Pendell &
Brown, held here. no horse was sold for
less than S100 and most of them brought
over $50, few bringing over 500.
BEATRICE-Charged with cutting down
trees within the corporate limits of the
city, DR.. l.. w. Studley of this city was
fined $50 and costs in police court today.
YORK-County Assessor A. ]. Martin has
made his appointments of assessors of the
different townships, and this year appointed
one assessor each for each ward in the city
OF York.
BEATRICE-Theodore Thomas, for the
past six years travelling freight and pas
senger agent of the Burlington, with head
quarters at Beatrice, has been promoted,
with headquarters at Denver.
WOOD RIVER-Charles Baugh. an old
settler here, has just returned from a visit
of several months in Ireland and Germany.
reporting pleasant time and confident that
he will return next year for long visit.
HASTINGS-The funeral of Lloyd Kill
gore. who died in an Omaha hospital last
week. was conducted at the family home
by the Masonic order Sunday. Mr.. Kilgore
was conductor on the Burlington railroad.
PLATTSMOUIH-Har w. MOrrOw or
Omaha, a special examiner for the bureau
of pensions, was in this city today. An ef-
fort is being made to have DR.. E. d. Cum
Minis removed from the Board of Examiners
for Pensions.
BEARICE-The funeral OF the late
Thomas Crosby was held yesterday after
A. II. ROLAND. The services were very
largely attended. 1nterment was in Ever
green Home cemetery.
YoRK-In reports Of collections and dis
hurSemeQtS of the various county Officers
for the year 1905 the register of deeds col
lected a;slS.2o; county Judge. 81 1871 30; clerk
county clerk, s2,Sss15.
BEATRICE-The farmers of Hanover and
Logan township pulled of wolf drive yes
terday, but because of the fact that one
line was not represented all of the wolves,
FIVE In number. escaped Many rabbits
were slaughtered in the roundup.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Lydia c. Butter
baugh, wife of ]. J. Butterbaugn, died yes
terday Of stomach trouble at the family
home. zoos Sixth corso. She has resided ip1
| this city for many years, The deceased
| leaves husband and six children
| FREMONT-Antoine Firmin proprietor
Of hotel at Dodge. was brought down
| his family. alleging that he was fit sub
ject for confinement in the asylum for the
! insane as a dipsomaniac. His is the second
| case brought in this county under that law
WOOD RIVER-Justice Brittin held juve-
nile court yesterday and had before him
| four boys, ranging from to 10 years OF
| age, on charge of catching a playmate the
| Saturday night previous, tying mis- hands
and otherwise giving him a good scare The
justice gave the boys a good lecture and
| turned them loose.
ALBIoN-Reports have been received by
the sheriff for several days that an insane
man. apparently stranger in this county,
| has been wandering around in the southern
part OF the county. Sherif Evans made a
| search for him Sunday. but failed to find
| him. He is reported this morning about
| i've miles west OF here and the sheriff. ac-
companied by several men, has again gone
| HASTINGS-County Attorney Olmstead
| has recommended TO the Adams County
| Board of Supervisors that hereafter all
| publication Of delinquent tax lists be paid
| for at the statutory rate. IL has been the
| practice in the past TO assess the full
| amount allowed by law for advertising and
TO allow the publisher from one-half TO
j two-thrds. The board has taken the mat
| ter under Amusement
! FREMONT-Clark Robinson OF Scribner
has brought suit in the district court
\ against his partner. Charles Booth, for a
dissolution OF their mercantile business and
began business June l, 1896. with a capital
| Of 1890 and now has stock of $500. with
S. 40 Indebtedness: that Booth has drawn
out more than his share, and that the firm
books are not in proper shape. He wants a
receiver appointed.
/ PLATTSMOUTH-Th women OF the
Methodist Episcopal church have organized
a women's Foreign Missionary society In
this city, with the following officers: Presi-
dent Mrs. c. S. Polk: second vice president
Mrs. j. F., Houlgate; corresponding score
tary, Miss Margaret Mapes: recording secre-
tary, Miss Margaret Rennie; mite box
MTs. j. B. 8eB Fs Ao'' 'ss''' treasurer
GORDON-Pni! III. Lambert. an old time
cowboy, who dates his advent into thi;
country at least a decade before the late
Sioux uprising and who even then was not
counted an ordinary unhedged game cock
erel. perpetrated a surprise on his many Ole
time friends last week by hieing himself
away TO Brown county, without word OF
warning, and returning a few days later
bedecked with connueial smiles and accom-
whom he has since been Introducing 10 hii