Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-01

ready have finished their corn huskIng, but
there is yet considerable corn in many
been exceptionally fine for this work The
yield has been large and the good prices
realized make the crop an exceedingly
profitable one.
GENEVA-Jesse Dayis, who died wednes.
day morning from brain trouble. was buried
today at 1880, the odd Fellows taking
charge of the services Mr.. Davis was
about 45 years old. and had been very sick
for about two weeks. He leaves a wife and
three children grown. Their home is six
miles west Of Geneva
COLCMBUS-Eigh men from Stroms-
burg, John Ostberg. August Carlson, oscar
carlson, Nils Nilsson, Adolf F. Rodine.
johnson were on their way TO the old home
iand In Sweden and will spend the winter
IN ana around the home OF their childhood
and return IN the spring.
OSCEOLA-One of the prettiest weddings
that has occurred near Osceola for a long
time was the marriage of Miss Phoebe l..
johnson, to Axel L. johnson, the ceremony
taking place at the home of the brides
parents. Rev. o, A. johnson, the pastor OF
the Lutheran church officiating
TABLE ROCK-Phoenix encampment No
5l, Independent Order of Odd Fellows held
4 Its semi-annual election Wednesday even
the ensuing year: A. M Fuller, chief pa
tr1arch; A. r. Lamar, senior warden: c O
Plummer, high priest; NJ. II. Marble
! Hare, junior warden.
HERMANN. J. Rutledge and a narty
4 OF ten or mteen men arrived this week
from Canada. Mr.. RutledRe had the con-
| tract for constructing forty-fve miles OF
| railroad In Canada and North Dakota He
| completed this work for the Great North
ern and then shipped mis- six cars of grad
| Ing OUTFIT TO Oakland, Neb over the Bur
/ ington and drove from there to Herman
he expects to winter here and commence
construction work again early in the spring
I IN the meantime he will do some grading
/ work for the county.
FREMONT-Carl Francie pleaded guilty
IN justice court this afternoon to the Of
tense OF petty larceny on the charge OF
entering the school house in district 49 at
| Cehllng and stealing some laprobes horse
smaller articles. The offense charged was
/ burglary, but there being some doubt about
petty larceny was consented to by the
3 county attorney and Francie was givC1 a
/ three counts Of the complaint.
| HORk-At the session Of the Woodman
| camp, held at Fraternal hall, members were
surprised at a loud alarm at the door and
] before they could realize the cause they
were surprised TO see the guards overcome
and about thirty of the Royal Neighbor
women walked into the room. An adjourn
ment was taken and the women agreed
] that II the men would start the range and
warm up the banquet hall they would serve
. REFRESHMENTS. The afair was complete
, and most agreeable surprise TO the Wood
men
TABLE rookie. S. Wood received a
/ b
! which had been about ten days reaching
! here from Dillon Mont. Rates had been
| furnished him by the agent Of the Oregon
Short Line but, when they reached Grand
Island the Burlington refused TO receive
them on the contract until a further
amount was deposited which was done
3 tunder protest., and suit will likely be
brought against the railroad company with
. which the contract was made, for dam
, ages caused by the detention, as well as
the extra amount which had TO be paid.
FREAIONT-George Hill. an employe of
! the Standard Beet Sugar company at
I Leavitt, was arrested this morning on the
charge OF assault upon John s. FlatcT who
/ runs the boarding house at that place.
Hill celebrated Thanksgiving by accumu-
hunt another boarding place for himself
; and wife started 10 clean out the house,
beginning with the kitchen. Flater finally
! succeeded in getting him down. Hill agreed
to be good" but went to his room, got
| a gun and drove Flater out Of the house
] He pleaded not guilty and his trial was set
for this afternoon.