Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-22

The deceased wasi Sc wears OF age and
leaves wife and family of four children
surviving, "N
WEST PoINT-Th,eI funeral of Adam Ref.
an aged pioneer OF Cunning county. was hello
under Catholic auspices, interment being in
St. AIcha Els cemetefx The deceased died
enty-second year. He was the brother of
Casper Rief, the largest land owner In
Cunning county, and OF Joseph Ref Of Mad
ison He came 70 Cunning county thirty
I've years ago. "
sUrEhIOl.-Quite an interest is Just at
this time being taken in the development
pany has been formed TO prospect for gas
as well, with fair prospect that. as soon
as the weather permits dirt will fly. There
is no doubt that material (virgin) can be
had with small labor here for several ma
teral products, largely depending, how
ever, on cheap fuel for reduction.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES brothers, just
south of Columbus in Polk county. are
putting In good time in getting out their
and while they have been husking the
corn the actual measurement has been
eighty to ninety bushels per acre, and
the boys have contracted the corn for 5
cents a bushel above ma rket price The
seed for the field was secured from a
local dealer and was carefully selected
along the lines that the state lecturers
gave when they visited Columbus by spe-
cial train last year.
NORTH PLATTE-Williar1 II. winget, a
l9comGtiye engineer on the Union Pacific
died shortly after 10 O'Clock Monday fore
noon. Death was due TO dropsical affection
and came suddenly. Drs. Dent and Quig-
an operation and while they were pre-
pairing for the work Mr.. Winset asked for
glass of water and as he finished drink
ing 1t he expired lie had been sick but
a few weeks. Mr., Wipget is said to have
beer one OF the largest IL not the largest
. locomotive engineer In service in this coun-
7 try, his weight exceeding 40 pounds but
pOtWithstan ding this obesity he managed to
| get around remarkably well and was con-
sidcred an. excellent engineer.
| EUSTIS-While hUskiug corn In a field
near Eustis a young man by ths name Of
/ Jack Spielmanz found what is supposed TO
he a safe crackers outfit. The outdt con.
| satchel. containing three sticks Of dyua-
mite, three drills, a hand brace, "A hump Of
putty, pint whisky flask which contained
n liquid resembling Hitroglycerln, small
| syringe and bunch OF keys. Spielnlanz
turned the grip over to city Marshal
! dynamite and nitroglyceriu, hut will keep
the other articles. Tho grip is a new one
and does not look az sif 1t had been con-
Cealed very long. In the meantime strict
watch Is kept on All Incoming trains To-
suspicious characters rho two banks nor
do not anticipate any danger, as they both
have burglar-proof safes.
| COLTMBU S--William Martin had been If
the custody OF the sheriff for four months
charged with horse stealing, but the stat,
court judge discharged him. lie pulled on
for Silver Creek, and gave II out there
that he was in the cattle business, gave
his uamC as Furgeson and stated that h'
was IN the employ OF Sheriff C. j. CarTig
and buying a bunch Of cattle gave a checl
with Carrig,s name signed 10 H.. IN
banker at Silver Creek Thought he smeileC
q mouse, and the check had been forged
50 he telephoned here 20 Carrig, who de
Ii is not likely there win be anything
done with the fellow. Platte county has
IL al OF him, and If Merrick takes N
the case. as 81 was IN that county, Platte
has no objections. for the authorities here
think that Williams Is mentally irrespon
sible.
NORTH PIATTE-E.r NJ westeryelt IN,
y. a. NJ right-of-Way agent and Mr.. Nc
Donald the Lincoln capitalist, arrived ~
town last evening. and this morning Mr.
Westervelt started out 20 see what hS
could do towards completing the purchase