Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-09

cent blizzard, have been found a half mile
from the Metz ranch. The children became
lost on the way home from school and the
mother was lost while searching for them
News of Nebraska.
MINDEN-District Judge Adams is hold
ing court in Franklin county this week.
MINDEN - Myrtle Larsen, aged s,
daughter Of Thus Larsen, died Of scarlet
fever
YORK-At Henry Jacobs Duroc-Jersey
hog sale one sow, for which Jacobs short
time ago paid $500, was sold, with her five
pigs, for 1891.
Masonic. T. Newshbaum lost his
building, fixtures and stock of farm imple-
ments by fire early Wednesday morning,
valued at 5000. Insurance, 400.
FAIRFIELD-Miss Bertha Jacobs and
Edger Nevins were united in marriage
yesterday evening at the home OF the
brides parents few miles east of town.
BEATRICE-Yesterda morning Mr.. Ar
thur Means of Lanham and Miss Madge
Cole OF Odell were united in marriage In
the county court, Judge Spafford officiating.
MINDEN-B. T. johnson, a wholesale
fruit dealer, is going to build = large
TO handle his business which has grown
large.
FAIRFIELD-At the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs j. II. Brodrick yes
terday evening occurred the marriage of
their daughter Francis, TO Mr. Raymond
Briggs
age, died suddenly at his home southwest
of Plattsmouth He was well and favor
ably known, having resided in Cass county
Tor thirty-fve years.
OAKLAND Miss Josephine Lindman,
daughter of Mrs. Nellie Lindman of this
city, was married to Harry Eby of Craig,
to this city the same evening.
BEATRICE The Beatrice Womsn's
Christian Temperance union held a largely
attended meeting yesterday afternoon, the
subject discussed being equal suffrage.
Mrs S. p. Lester had charge of the pro-
gram.
PLATSMOUTH-Miss Lillis drummer of
Omaha, who has been IN Shanghai, China,
for twelve years in charge of the training
school for women in st. Johns college, adj
dressed the Plattsmouth women in St.
Lukes Episcopal church.
FAIRFIELD-At o'clock this morning
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Palmer.
parents of the bride, Miss LOrena Palmer
was married to Albert Kyne. Many guests
from other cities, including Omaha Lincoln
and Hastings, were present.
BASSETT-A wolf hunt has been organ
lied for tomorrow, to cover a scope of
country seven by ten mrfes southwest of
Bassett. The indications are that a large
number Of people from this town and Long
Pine will attend, and big time is antici-
pated
YORK-A mass meeting has been called
of the prohibitlonists of York and vicinity
and for all those who favor law enforce
ment by good men to meet in the city hall
at York on March 10 at S;l5 p M. for the
councilmen, one from each ward, and two
public school directors.
FREMONT-MTs. Julia Burns OF this
city, a pioneer nurse, who has been en-
ployed in that capacity I'm this city for
thirty years, is sick at the Fremont hos
pital with paralysis, and her recovery is
doubtful. She is over 20 years old, and had
been constantly employed as a nurse up
to the time of her illness.
| BEATRICE. - Howard Richardson.
| brakeman on the Union Pacific road. with
Il a q Ilan fTtT nd NaI laNH nj
| whose home Is in this city, had his right
arm broken in two places and his hand
badly mangled at Lincoln while coupling
| cars. He was taken to Omaha to be placed
| in hospital for treatment.
| FAIRFIELD-Philip Thurtle aged c. died
at his home I'm this city this morning The
| deceased came to this county from New
! York twenty-three years ago and was one
| or the most progressive and prosperous
farmers farmers until about three years ago his
health commenced to fail and he quit
/ farming and came to town to live
| AINSWORTH.-Mrs Elizabeth Kendall,
| aged 80 years, died yesterday of old age
| at the residence Of her daughter, Mrs
! Frank Sellers of Ainsworth. She was
born In England, and the remains will be
sem sent tSSm4rEow to Wyalusing, Wis, and
! who passed away several years ago.
| BEATRICE The Cortland Independent
Telephone company, representing 200 tele-
Nebraska Telephone company to connect
! It's local system with the long distance toll
lines Of the latter company, which will put
It's subscribers in communication with the
outside world and greatly improve the tele-
| phone service at Cortland.
NORFOLK-A half thousand teachers
| from northern Nebraska are expected here
April T. . and to attend the North Ne
braska Teachers association. The de-
elamstory contest. to be participated in
by the representatives. of schools from
northern Nebraska, will take place
| Wednesday night April 4. A number OF
| prominent speakers will attend.
n ri,
now laid between this city and Lyons
where the machine is now at work reach.
Ing there Wednesday morning. The board
ing cars have been moved to Lyons, but
this city will be the base of supplies The
| surface gang is here with several carloads
Of gravel ray, , and will ballast the yards, SC
NORFOLK-Dr. Chetek, who has beer
conducting a drug store at Verdigre for
some years, was arrested yesterday on a
charge OF conducting drug store without
a registered pharmacist I'm the store He
pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined
$50 and costs. II is said that he is plan
ming to leave Nerdgre. The complaint
was issued by Secretary Harper Of the
state board of pharmacy. who came froir
Beatrice to file the charge.
| FREMONT-N. F. Stafford, alias J. j
Lynch. who has been confined in tine
county jail awaiting trial on the charge
Of obtaining money by false pretenses from
Mrs. Wilhelmina Schenfeldt OF Scribner
will have to go to Kansas to answer a
charge OF grand larceny, The complaining
witness In the case here refused to testify
= against him, and Lynch thought he was
soing to be released. The Ogden Utah
officers also wanted him on a similar
charge, but the Kansas sheriff got hi,
requsition first, and Stafford will have tC
go there.
FREMONT. n. Dickerson. former
emplOye OF Frankman & Morris, bridge
contractors on the Great Northern Sc
cured 500 on a forged check at the Bruins
wick restaurant yesterday and skipped
out. Henry FIankman OF that flrm CAV,
him so check in settlement OF his wages
and when he tore IL out of the book acct
dentaly tore out another with IT, Dick
erson got the genuine check cashed and
then, it is supposed, had the forged check
which he probably traced from the good
one, cashed
BEATRICE.-Yesterd the faculty of tht
Beatrice High school selected the fOllowinl
debaters from the CTabtree Forensic clut
for the Crete debate: James Lawrence
William Atwater and Wilmer Johnson
The team for the Humboldt debate Wal
also chosen and resulted in the selection
OF James Lawrence, Clifford Phillips and
Charles StoI. The contests will be helc
in April, and the question 10 be discussed
is Resolved, That American municipali
ties should own and control their street
railway systems"
BEATRICE. - The republican centra
committee held a meeting and set IN,