Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28

sugar Offt anlCltOfs MI HUI gave werner
a reward OF s. for the trouble and his
BEATRICE-The Farmers Elevator com
pany recently organized at Diller, will soon
commence the erection OF an elevator at
that place. Nearly S,oo0 Of the $4,000
authorized capital stock has already been
WEST POINT-Narriage licenses have
been issued by County Judge Dcwald to
John Ortmeier and Miss Mary Meier and to
Bernard Walters and Miss Sophie Heimann.
The parties are all well known residents OF
West Point.
WEST PoINT-Miss Minnie Blumer and
Christoffer &. Hanrahan were united In
marriage by County Judge Lewis Dewald
on Wednesday afternoon. The parties are
we'll known residents Of Beemer, where the
groom II In business
WEST PoINT-Lillie the Youngest daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Clausen died at
the family home and was buried in the
at st. Pauls German Lutheran church, Rev.
A. r. e Oelschlaeger officiating.
NoRFoLK-Within the last three months
fully one-half of the hogs in the country
to the north. the east and the west os
Norfolk have died from hog plague. This
disease is sort Of contagious pneumonia.
The area covered by the disease extends for
ten miles out.
BEATRICE-Y Yesterday thirty wagon
loads of corn were lined UP waiting to get
on the scales at Pickrell. The farmers
elevator has made that town q great grain
center and more grain is being hauled
there at present than can be shipped out
Observation-Disclosures from this city
failed to locate the robbers who entered
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dawson at
Wymore Thursday. night. The dogs fol-
lowed the trail OF the thieves from the
Dawson home to the Burlington depot
where IT was learned they boarded an east
bound train.
FREMONT-The funeral of Mrs J. J.
Guyon was held from the Christian church
Saturday afternoon, having been postponed
on account of the absence of relatives from
a distance. She was one of the most active
members of the Christian church and her
funeral was largely attended. She was 90
WEST PoINT-News has been received in
this city OF the recent marriage of Orville
l. Miller and Miss b Georgia S De h as az tae
OF Dr. and Mrs. DeBell and is well known in
West Point The groom IL In the govern
ment service
BEATRICE-Four men giving their
names as Harry Thompson, James Nc
| Carly. G. W. Hall and John Roe, believed
| Saturday by Marshal Acton OF Wymore
| and lodged in the county jail. They were
sent up for sixty days each on the charge
| KEARNEY-The insanity commission on
| Saturday found Mrs. LISA NJ. Tucker a
| fit subject for treatment at the hospital
| for the insane and she was ordered COM
mitted to that institution. Mrs. Tucker Is
| resident of Eustis. Frontier county, and
was visiting relatives at Elm Creek when
she became demented.
VERDON-Mrs Margaret Evans, one OF
the oldest pioneers OF Richardson county,
died at her home near Verdon Saturday
\ North Wales and was So years old. She
leaves five children. her. husband having
shipped to Milwaukee for interment.
| VERDON-State superintendent ], l.. Nc
| Brien will address the people Of this city
| next Thursday on the consolidation of four
| of the local school districts. This matter
has become an important issue In this sec
ton and promises to develop large amount
Of he will "a watched
| by the whole of southeastern Nebraska.
WEST POINT-Frederick Plattenburg. a
| well known farmer and keeper of the gen
| eral store and postoffice at Alloys, In this
| county was adiudged insane by the com
mossioners: He was taken to Norfolk by
Sheriff Malchow on Saturday. His malady
takes the form of fear OF impending finan-
| cial disaster. which is entirely imaginary,
| he being well-to-do.
WOOD RIvER-The home OF C. l.
| Hauke. a well-to-do farmer living north
| west Of Wood River, narrowly escaped
being destroyed by fire yesterday: The fire
| placed too near the stove pipe on the
second floor The fire was put out by TIE ne
was covered by insurance.
| WEST POINT-The meeting of the Won.
an'c club was held this week at the home OF
Mrs. T; d. Thompson. Roll call was re-
crat of the Breakfast Table" After par
liamentary drill the following papers were
be- MRS Ry Ts
Coffee" by Mrs. II. L. Wells.
NORFOLK-It was. announced here by
l General Superintendent c. c.. Hughes OF
the Northwestern railroad that that road
will put on a number of extra trains
when the Shoshone reservation Is opened
up. The number OF trains will depend or
the demands of the rush to the reserve
1t is not known whether these trains will
be continued after the rush or not.
| PLATTSMOUTH-An interesting program
has been prepared for the Cass County
Teachers association to be held in the
new high school building in Louisville
Saturday, February 10. This will be the
first meeting of the county teachers since
the new law went into effect and 1t /:
thought that when once fairly started
of the work will be eliminated.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the local under
takers go to show that the open winter;
than cold winters. During the last tire,
msnths the death rate has fallen OFF q
per cent here. from the rate last year
Local undertakers ascribe the cause e
the fact that in cold weather the poor live
in close. lily ventilated houses, lose theft
vitality and are easy prey to draughts.
| LONG PINE-Hon. Luke NJ. Bates, whit
has been selected by Senators Burkett anC
Willard for the appointment to the register
Brown county one term in the capacity o
county attorney. Last fall he declined thu
Office of county Judge and is at present ont
always been identified with every move
ment looking toward the betterment OF al
!, | conditions
PLATTSMOUTH-R d. A. Youtzy ha
returned from Arnold, Neb.. where h
conducted the funeral services over tn
remains of Rev. L. ]. Correll. aged s
years. The deceased was a descendant o
the French Huguenots on his fathers sid
and of General Lands on his mothers an,
was a graduate of the Bethany college, il
Virginia. He preached the gospel 70
sixty years and was credited with tn
conversion of $3.50 souls.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ryan died at hi
home Friday night at the age of So years
He was an early settler of the county, liv
ing on a farm In the central part of tn
county. For many years he had been a SUI
; ferer from rheuma tism, but though ben
over almost double from the disease wa
downtown nearly every day until this week
He leaves a widow, four sons and tw
daughters. He was a member of the Ma
sonic order, which will have charge of hi
l funeral.
PLATTSMOUTH-Axel Carlson was ope
rating a Jack lift in lifting heavy steel I
the Burlington Platte river bridge when 1
I some unaccountable manner IL slipped an
: Carlson fell backwards to the ice below
, a distance of about twenty feet. In a
unconscious condition the young man wa
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