Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-04

been placed upon the accredited list.
twelye-year course has been carried for
some time past, and with increased tacill-
ties and a strengthened FACULTY Is eM,
pected that our educational system will
be excelled by no other school in south
central Nebraska.
GRAND ISLAND-Mrs. August Bau-
mann, wife of the head olerk az the post
office, passed away last night after
long and severe illness, attended by a most
severe operation for cancer cancer she Leaves
to mourn her loss, besides her husband.
OxFORD-William T. Pettygrove of the
hardware firm of Pettygrove & Son OF this
city is a happy Benedict, having been
welded to Miss Bertha Inglesbee at Onaga;
Kan. The groom has recently built and
furnished a coy home, and with his bride
will be at home TO their friends after
May /.
NEBRASKA CITY-The mortgage in,
debtedness Of otoe county was increased
last month by A6,679Ol The figures were
as follows: Farm mortgages filed, sixty
amounting to s1s1, 10; released, fifty-hve,
amounting to S123 $40 IS; increase, S47 80.
ON CITY and town property the mortgage
indebtedness was decreased $7s9.29.
HUMBOLDT-Prof Osher Schlaifer. prin
cipal OF the city schools, last evening en-
tertained the teachers and Mrs. Hoff, wife
of the superintendent, at the home of Mrs
]. C. Segrist, the event being primarily n
honor OF Miss Eva Cooper of the high
school corps, who leaves next week for the
Philippines, where she will take up the edu-
cational work under direction Of the gov
HUMBOLDT-A travelling doctor who
was engaged Saturday afternoon In dis
posing of his wares and telling OF his won
derfuf healing power from the street corner,
was arrested upon complaint OF one OF the
local physicians, and brought into the court
OF the state laws regarding the practice of
medicine. The proceedings were quashed
in the justice court and the comolainants
/ are now seeking the aid of the county
authorities in prosecuting the stranger.
WEST POINT-Friz Foellmer one OF the
best known and oldest citizens of Cunning
e court on " charge Of knowingly disposing
of fifteen head of diseased swine to a hog
feeder in West Point, A large number OF
interest was manifested. The evidence de-
vloped the fact that nearly all the hogs
came into the possession of the COM
plainant, but failed to show any guilty
knowledge on the part of the accused.
The defendant was discharged.
TECUMSEH-At a meeting of the Tecum-
sch Board of Education last evening the
following teachers were elected for the city
superintendent; Miss Bertha Mccall, prin-
cipal Miss Helen Wright, principal gram
mar school; Miss Mamie Wilkinson, Miss
Sarah Bowen, Miss Letta Hodges, Miss
Jennie stanton. Miss Mary Clark, Miss
Edith Crisenberry, Miss Gertrude Easton,
Miss Margaret Wilson. Miss Zuella Trester
Miss Idemna Swan and Miss Clara Zuta-
vern at present of the teaching force. were
not applicants. George Pinnell was retained
as janitor.
WOOD RIvER-B. ]. Guinan. a farmer
residing six miles northwest of Wood
River suffered a heavy loss by fire last
evening. which DESTROYED his barn granssr-
six head of horses 400 bushels of oats
and corn, one stack of hay, harness and
buggy The fire started this morning at
? O'clock from unknown origin and by the
line the family reached the barn II was in
.iames and they. were unable to save the
Guinan recently purchased for $3.50 was
burned. The total loss will be over $1,000
with no insurance.
night the Board of Education received three
bids on the recently registered $60000 "a
per cent high school bond issue and &c
firm, for 1914 premium upon condition
which It is believed will be met by wire
today. The first advertisement for the
sale of the bonds, all 10 be delivered at one
bid bid Of N. w, Harris & Co was at that
however, refused to approve the issue on
account of alleged Irregularities In the
election. The irregularities referred 10
state, who in turn referred them to At
torney General Brown The latter found
the objections made invalid and the aud
itor has since registered the bonds. The
board then proceeded to advertise for the
second time. Upon, the theory that such
vertisement was for bonds in installments
of $4,000 at stated periods OF about three
months each, the last falling due in Sep
three bids were received last night, II
being apparent from these and from the
communications OF several other bidders
that the installment plan was not very
favorably received by the bond companies.
! The Ohio firm bid upon the bonds, de-
! livery being specified at the stated periods
| ''or earlier at our (the bidders) option. -
| This offer was accepted as most nearly
| complying with the, proposal upon condi-
| tion that the firm would make the clause
| read to the effect that the option to de-
/ liver earlier would be In the school district
of Grand Island. Adjournment was made
| at the call Of the chair and a wire response
| is expected today some time. II is believed
| that the Arm will consent to the change
| in the wording of the bid and that such
| wording was a clerical error.