Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-19

living near Beatrice are busily engaged
in improving the roads leading to this
city by means Of a drag.
BEATRICE-John B. Bixby a pioneer
resident of Diller died yesterday morning
He is survived by a widow and five chill
dren.
PAP1LLION-The district conference Of
the German Lutheran church is in session
here today. Fifty ministers of that de-
nomination are in attendance. The session
will last three days
FREMONT-The strike of the shovelers
on the Fifth street paving job is practic-
ally on The contractor has all the show
eers needed at present at IN cents per
hour Two strikers have gone back to
work and others have left town.
PAPILLION-Four hundred soldiers un-
der command Of Major Burns are camped
in town, which gives our place quite a
military appearance They are on practice
march from Fort Crook.
BEATRICE-The city council has decided
to prospect for water on the farm of
Frank Salts. about two miles northwest Of
the city, where IL is thought wells may be
dug and supplied from the river by natural
filtration.
BEATRICE-The first orchestra party
since the close of the Lenten season was
held last night in Nichols hall and was
largely attended by the young society peo-
pie OF this city Jenkins orchestra fur
nished the music
NEBRASKA CITY-The record for one
days receipts of hogs at the Union Stock
yards in this city was broken today. Fifty
two cars were received and handled. The
local packing company is purchasing and
killing all of the hogs received which,
amounts to many thousands each week.
/ ASHLAND-Six brothers named Farmer,
living near Ashland, are probably the
largest and heaviest six men of one fam
lily in the state of Nebraska. The total
weight of the six is 1,2S0 pounds, making
the average weight 2l35 pounds. The six
brothers visited Ashland this morning and
had their photograph taken.
Observation-Disclosures lodge No. 1876 and
Germanla lodge NO; 20, Ancient order or
United Workmen, held an open meeting
last night which was addressed by Grand
Master Workman Van Dyke and Deputy
Myers. After the business meeting the
the Workmen by serving a banquet.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Joseph s. Gray,
a pioneer resident of Palmyra precinct,
myra village. The deceased was native
of England and came to this country over
forty years ago; Mrs. Gray is survived by
three sons and four daughters, one OF
whom is Mrs. J. D. Sutton Of this city.
PLATTSMOUTH-Mrs George E. Dewey
and her daughters, the Misses Alice and
Catherine, have returned from Louisville,
Ky, where Miss Alice was playing the
leading character in The Land Of Nod"
She has not fully regained her health, but
by stopping in Chicago few days stood
the trip remarkably well.
PLATTSMOUTH-Rev Mary G. An
drews, president of the Omaha Woman's
club, delivered an interesting address In
the Methodist Episcopal church in this
Christian Temperance union, taking for
her subject The Responsibility of. Faith
ers." Superintendent h. l.. Rouse spoke very
entertainingly along the same lines.
BEATRICE-The funeral of DR.. Latin
was held this afternoon at l 80 from the
home of his brother, Fred Latin, in wy
more. Out of respect for the deceased bust
ness houses were closed from l to o'clock.
The pallbearers were A. d. McCandless,
Reuling, DR.. c. c. Gafford and c. F.
Beinert. The remains were inferred in
the Wymore cemetery.
NEBRASKA CITY - Mayor John w.
Stelnhart has made the following city APP
! pointments: city attorney, l.. f. Jackson;
| chief of police, Charles Downing; police
commissioner. John Walker; cemetery sex
ton, Frank Rector; Board of Health, DR..
~ the Are n o. RsIIT a ri,ter
of the fire team, w. Handey.
ASHLAND-During the Easter vacation
of the State university, which closed today
number of members of the geological
classes of that institution, under the di-
/ rection Of Prof. G. +. Condra, have been
camping out on the Platte river east of
| Ashland studying the various formations
| that outcrop along the river bank This
particular section is considered especially
/ rich in various rock formations of a ma
| ture fitted for Industrial use.
! BEATRICE-At the annual meeting of
\ Christ church parish reports were read
provement during the last year The
| vestry was instructed to draw a warrant
/ Tor S3OO IN FAVOR or Rev. w. A. Mulligan.
| These officers were elected J. E. Smith,
| senior warden; George Arkwright, junior
warden; S. G. Smith f. II. Pummer ].
| Ed G. Fisher, Charles Habig, j. l.. Ander-
/ son. A. S. Maxwell, b. II. Begole, vestry-
/ men,
ASHLAND-A party of Ashland business
/ men and farmers left this evening over the
| Burlington for the Black Hills to invcsti-
gate a mining proposition. The party Is
| taken up free of cost by the mining COM
pany. Last week representatives OF an
other mining scheme were in the city and
succeeded in selling prominent farmers sew
! eral thousand dollars worth OF stock.
I.andseekers in considerable numbers from
! this vicinity also left yesterday many of
! them going to Canada.
! BEATRICE-At a netting of a number OF
business men Of this city last evening
preliminary steps were taken for the or
i ganization of a new commercial club. O
! p. Fulton was chairman Of the meeting
/ were delivered by II. j. Dobbs, S. c.
/ believed that a live commercial club would
| be OF great benefit to Beatrice and its
! interests. After the articles and bylaws
/ were read a committee consisting OF Ed
| Miller. l.. b. Howey, +. q. Drake, II. j.
I Dobbs and s. c. Smith was chosen 10
| select officers and directors and nominate
| mem at the next meeting of the club. The
/ meeting adjourned subject to the call OF
| the president.
Mortality Statistics.
The following births and deaths have
/ been repOTted TO the BOARD Of Health d1tr-