Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-30

coming year to increase the output at least
30 per cent. Mr.. Lynn is practically added
10 the hrm. He has hitherto been a resi-
dent of Hastings.
BEATRICE--The poles for the new cleo
trio light plant at Wymore have been
Beatrice, and the work of stringing the
wires Is now in progress. The plant will
be in operation in a week or ten days, and
the current will be supplied by the Beat
rice plant.
BEATRICE-Bdw and Harry Snyder,
charged with assaulting +. L. Pothast of
Jury. were CIV n their preliminary hearing
before Judge Spafford Saturday. The de
PENDANTS were bound over to the district
court in the sum of $500 each. and in de-
fault of bail were remanded to jail
DAVID CITY-Following are the newly
elected officers of the Womans Relief corps
Gee senior vice president, Mrs Pollman:
Junior vice president. Mrs. Hastings; treas
q Taylor guard S4s Nam
Mrs Aldrich; delegate, Mrs. Clingman.
NORTH PLATTE-Miss Newton. Ian
guage teacher in the high school Of this
Omaha, has sent i'm her resignation. Miss
Newton has been rendered a $50 position,
tary Tramp, however wired her that the
board would not release her from her con
tract.
NEBRASKA CITY-Charged with forcibly
three bushels of wheat during the night of
December 10, William Coffman, lad of
Is years of age, was arrested by the sheriff
near Unadilla and brought to this city
and placed in the county jail. Coffman
is charged with stealing the grain from
the Duff Grain company.
WEST POINT-The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year by hose
company No. 2; DR.. Tornholm, president;
Tack secretary IaSN Frank ToGdqe oP Treas
urer; James Kearney, foreman; James
Frasier, assistant foreman; James Kearnoy,
delegate to firemen's annual meeting at
Grand Island next month.
BEATRICE-The Woman's Relief corps
held meeting yesterday and transacted
the national president instructed changes
in rules and regulations, inserting words
and clauses. and also In ritual and service
books The corps accepted an invitation
from the Grand Army post to Join in a
joint installation of officers on January 4.
NEBRASKA CITY-Some time early this
week horse belonging to John Willmnn
was stolen from his farm three miles south
of this city. on last Monday evening n
horse attached to, buggy and belonging
where 1t had been hitched in this city.
The horse returned home the next morn
ing and the buggy and harness found in
the field from where the Whitman horse
had been stolen.
BEATRICE-The seventh annual exhibit
ton of the Southeastern Nebraska Poultry
association closed today after a run of
three days The show was the most sue
cessful in point Of attendance and the
number of birds entered of any yet Sheld
The birds owned by G. A. Wiebe, F. Ei
Lenhart Dr.. ]. s. McCleery and d. s.
Whitcomb of Beatrice and Frank Milten-
berger and Pfeiffer & Sherman of Cortland
were given the highest scores.
WEST POINT-The following officers of
the local branch of the Catholic Knights of
America at West Point were elected for
the ensuing year at the annual meeting
just held: Spiritual director and presi-
dent, Very Rev. Joseph REFUSING; vice
AaWN IL
Stieren; recording secretary, John H. Lin
dale; financial secretary, Ferdinand Walter;
sergeant-at-arms, Theodore Gentrup; SEN
tinel, Bernard Kaup; trustee for three
years, Conrad Gerken.
AINSWORTH-This month Ainsworth has
had two golden wedding celebrations and
on the same day December 8. c. l.. Craw-
ford, an old soldier of the Fifty-siXth In
diana infantry. was born December 3, 1888,
and was married December is, 1856, and on
the 18th day Of this month Mr.. and Mrs.
Crawford celebrated their golden wedding
Yesterday MI and Mrs. A. =; Warrich
Warrich was born December 3, 1892 and
was married December Is. 1856.
GRAND ISLAND-The annual reunion of
the Harrison family during the holidays
was not held this year, owing to the seri-
Gus illness of the elder Harrison who Is
not expected to survive long. The senior
Harrison was a pioneer of the southeastern
part OF the state, where he engaged in
farming and raised large family, OF which
W n I1AillSOH anu t1dIf1SOn are
the more widely known Elliott Harrison
is editor of the Cairo Record aud Herbert
Is banker in that village. Other brothers
are in the contracting business in this city.
GRAND ISLAND-The Etting Fruit and
Candy company has Incorporated and is
about 20 begin business In the new three
$4,000 by Albert EttIng. local miller, for
the particular use OF wholesale fruit and
candy business. Associated In the business
viii be Julius Boeck, recently a travelling
salesman for the Dolan Fruit company,
and d. Redmond, also hitherto connected
with the other company, and others. Mr..
Boeck will be the president OF the com,
pany Mr.. Etting vice president and Mr..
Redmond secretary and manager. Articles
OF Incorporation have been fled
WEST POINT-The regular meeting of
the Woman,s club was. held this week at
the home OF Miss Carlotta Crawford. Quo
tatlons bearing on Yuletide were read at
roll call. Christmas in Different Counl
tries was the subject of a paper by Mrs.
William Gentrup Christmas IN Song and
at its close Mrs, Smith sang a Christmas
song. The reading of Henry Van Dykes
story The First Christmas Tree by
Mrs. j. G. Elliott was next on the pro-
gram. Miss Emma Miller then read a
paper on Christmas Legends" The pro-
gram closed with a monologue entitled THE
Christmas Guest" by Mrs. o. c. Ander-
son. The next meeting Of the club will
be held at the home Of Mrs. g. s. Krake
BEATRICE-The hearing of the applica-
ton of Miss Kate Kelly and Thomas
Lynch for the probate of the will OF
Michael Lynch deceased, was called in
county court yesterday and continued 10
January 2S The will Is attacked by
James Lynch and Mary A Byrne nephew
and niece or the deceased. Bishop Bona
cum also appears as a protester against
the probate Of the Will, alleging that the !
Will was procured by the legatees therein !
by means OF misrepresentation. and that |
he Is interested in said estate under a |
former Will made by the late Michael |
Lynch and that at a time when he was
mentally sound and free from undue in |
huence. Michael Lynch died at his farm !
southwest OF the city November n last
and his estate Is valued at $4,000
Ready for Wool Growers
ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo., Dec. 2s-(Spe-