Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-12


groes refused to enter a plea Of either
$50 for each man.
sIDNEY-A half section OF land was sold
today FIVE miles north Of Sidney at $ per
acre, cash. The same land sold for $50
an acre one year ago.
sIDNEY-A North Divide family brought
IN thirty wild geese today and readily sold
them for 20 cents each. They said they
were killed in less than an hour
ALTOONA. Dussell & Son were yester-
day awarded the contract for putting in a
new heating plant in the old school build
ing. The contract price is Sass
IDNEY-Carpenters and stone masons
are ,.0 IN big demand again. There win be
necessary workmen can be obtained.
BEATRICE-F. NJ Emerson died yes
terday morning at his home at Diller Of
heart trouble. he was a pioneer resident
Of that place and the father Of Mrs. Clyde
Wright OF this city.
SIDNEY-R. s. Oberfelder will sow a ton
Of timothy seed on his meadows this spring
This is no longer an experiment with our
ranchmen but an unqualified success and
improves both the quality and yield of hay
PLATTsMOUTH-At the regular meet
ing OF the city council the resignation of
l. 6. Larson as councilman from the
Third ward was read and accepted, and
John Bajeck was appointed to fiji the va
cancy.
BEATRICE-Mrs. John wsrdlaw. who
suffered stroke Of paralysis at Pickrell.
was taken TO Omaha yesterday to receive
treatment IN nOSpllAi. AS she is nearly
20 years Of age little hopes for her re-
covery are entertained.
NEBRASKA CITY-The home OF Frank
Iingle I'm Greggsport was destroyed by FIRE
late this afternoon. The building was out
side the fire limits and nothing could be
done to save it. The loss will amount to
1900, with no insurance. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
BEATRICE-The assault case of Mrs
Thomas Bulls against Mrs. Mary Hager-
mar, man ana her ls,year-old son, Ben, was
Hagerman was released but her son was
fined s. and costs. The case will be APP
pealed to the district court.
FREMONT-The city council met and or
gained last evening by electing John II.
Knowles president and John Lind purchas-
ing agent. The usual list of committees
was appointed every member getting a
Craftsmanship. The council is composed of
six republicans and two democrats, the
same as last year.
NEBRASKA CTTY-At the last CITY cleo
ton F. l.. Koeppel and John Steinhart, sr.,
candidates for councilmen from the Third
ward, each received 40 votes At last
nights meeting of the city council the tie
was decided by the tossing of dollar
! f. L. Koeppel, the republican candidate,
| was successful and he was given the GER
! tihcate of election.
! BEATRICE-Arrang have been
! nearly completed for the University Cadet
encampment which will in all probability
| be held here the latter part Of May. II
is now planned to have union observance
| of Memorial day by the Grand Army of
the Republic and the cadet battalion. Gov
ernor Mickey will be asked to participate
IN the exercises on that day.
! SIDNEY-Night Hostler C. W. Boone of
the Union Pacific roundhouse force here is
| gone. Miss Ottoman, a young woman at
the Union Pacific hotel. mourns the loss
! OF $3.50 of her good, hard earned money.
/ Boone was her promised best fellow, but
when he got her gold he shook the sand
OF Sidney from his feet and has gone to
North Platte.
.ALBIoN-slnce the municipal election
saloon men from all over the state have
! visited Albion. Not less than twenty were
| here one day. Considerable difficulty is
| being experienced by those who wish to
| enpa 90 IN Tho saioon husinass boro e., ~ y
| reason that the city has ordinance pro-
! hibiting opening of a saloon within fifty
may object to the saloon So TAR no loca-
! ton has been found by any of the pros
| pective saloon keepers.
EASTINGS-The Hastings Independent
! Telephone company has shown a remark
able growth the last three months. Its
| new directory, which has just been issued,
ments have been installed and free COM
munication with outside towns has been
extended until now there is free service
| with Kenesaw Roseland, Holstein, Juni-
| alta, Ayr, Chenille, Bladen, Blue Hill, In
land, Cowles, Mount Glare, Rosemont,
| Guide Rock and Reeves. Their service is
very popular throughout this county.
| RICE-Representatives from the
towns in League No. 3 of the Nebraska In
| terscholastic Athletic association have
elected the following officers; II. M. GAR
| ret, Beatrice, president; Mr.. Duval, Fair
| bury, vice president; c. E Teach, Fairbury,
secretary-treasurer. This league is COM
| prised of five towns-Hebron, Nelson, Fair
| bury, Crete and BeatriCe--and will hold
| its meet here next month. The only change
| in the regulations is the elimination of the
| hammer throw on account Of the dangers
| to be encountered and the substitution of
the discus throw in its place
| FREMONT-John Nau, wealthy
| Saunders county farmer, who has been a
| party to a good deal of litigation in Dodge
| and Saunders counties lately, had a VIC
| ious street fight with Frank Schemmerhorn
! yesterday. Schemmerhorn claimed that Nau
owed him 81. 70 for wages, which ne refused
| to pay. Both parties were arrested, each
on complaint of the other. Schemmerhorn
| paid 81 and costs, but Nau took a con-
! tinuance and will fight the case. Nau's
| wife got a divorce and $4,000 alimony re-
| Gently and Mollie Hoffman an orphan
whom he took from the St. James orphan
| age at Benson, recovered a judgment by
default against him for the same amount
| last month,