Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-01

at the Hotel Vendome and has been in an
unconscious and critical condition all day
at hospital.
News of Nebraska.
sEWARD-H Weller. a merchant at
in his store last night and sustained in
juries.
BEATRICE Yesterday Peter Cramer
sold his grocery store and meat market in
West Beatrice to ID. r. Smith q Sons OF
this city.
PLATTSMoUTH-Ma Propst aged
about 20 years died in his home six miles
west of Plattsmouth today. His wife died
last week.
BEATRICE-walter Pilkey Of this city
and Harry Stout of De Witt yesterday ar
be given here soon.
BEATRICE-The real estate transfers
filed yesterday in the register Of deeds Of
fee amounted to over $4,000. The trans
fers were mostly farm property.
NEBRASKA CITY, F. Wheeler OF
Murray and Miss Mary Ost of Union were
united in marriage this afternoon by Judge
Wilson in the county court room.
PLATTSMOUTH-Th city council last
evening passed ordinance notifying the
Plattsmouth Water company that its con-
tract for supplying water to the city would
expire in April.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Faultless Caster
company OF this city has received hand
some gold medal as the highest award OF
the St. Louis Louisiana Purchase expo
sition for the best caster made in the
world.
PLATTSMOUTH-Mr John j. Swoboda
aged 81 years, died in the Emmanuel hos
pital last night, where she recently under
went surgical operation. A husband and
| six grown children survive her. The body
was brought to her home in this city today.
| BEATRICE-While working in the chem
| istry laboratory yesterday afternoon Miss
school, was severely burned on the hand.
| The intense pain caused her TO faint, but
she was soon revived and conveyed to her
home.
| AUBURN-The district court convened
Monday with Judge kelligar presiding. The
| case against George Waugh, charged with
assault on Nina holloy, has been on trial
three days. Cal Taylor will be put on trial
as an accessory before the fact for the
| same crime.
| MADISON The general merchandise
| stock of o. II. Gillespie is being invoiced
| this week and will be taken over by the
Madison Mercantile company stock com
| Gillespie will remain with the new concern
| as manager.
sEwARD-The directors of the Seward
County Agricultural society met and de-
cided TO hold farmers institute each day
of the fair; 1t was also decided to sppro-
partments were elected.
| BEATRICE The Fulton bloodhounds
were taken to Irving, Kan, this morning
| to be used in running down the person
who murdered a man named Tennesion,
| living near that place. The murderer fired
a shot through the window at Tennesion' a
| home, killing him Instantly.
| MADISON-O. Il. Gillespie a general
| merchant OF this place, received a tele-
gram sunday noon ANNOUNCING the death
had occurred at Grinnell. Ia. early in the
| day. She was 81 years old. Mr.. Gillespie
started at once to attend the funeral
BEATRICE-Third City lodge, Degree of
! Hopor, held largely attended meeting
last night. at which there six Candi-
dates initiated. Mary =. Latty of Lincoln,
grand chief OF honor, was present and de-
| livered an interesting address on fraternal
| insurance, following which banquet was
held.
TABLE ROCK-An important business
change takes place here this week. DIR. W.
II. Wilson, who has been in the drug bust
ness here for many years; has sold his
STOCK Of drugs TO o. a. A ana ana, =: r; S9tton
Drug company. Possession Will be given
| March /.
BEATRICE-George shaul, prominent
business man OF Seneca, Kan, was in the
city yesterday. He stated that theirs is
strong talk of piping the natural gas from
/ the fields of Kansas to Seneca and other
towns along the line. He was of the
opinion that the line would be extended
10 Beatrice.
/ SEWARD-The city council has taken I'D
the question of sewerage in the city and
is having the city engineer make a plat OF
the sewerage district The question OF
increasing the capacity of the light plant
is also under consideration. The business
has grown to such an extent that il will
soon be necessary TO greatly increase the
for light service.
SEWARD-A petition has been circulated
and signed by the requisite number OF
voters making it Incumbent upon the city
clerk to submit the initiative and referen-
dun law 70 the voters for approval or rejec-
ton at the next election. This law was
passed by the state legislature of 1897. but
is not now operative in Seward for the
reason that it has not been approved as
required by the voters.
AUBURN-The funeral of Bertha Evalyn
Mayer took place today from ST Paul 5
ating. lnterment was in the Sheridan ceme-
terry. Mrs. Mayer was Is years old and
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
near here. Deceased was married about a
year ago and the day after her wedding
took down with tnhammatory rheuma tism,
from which she suffered to the day of her
death.
NORFoLK-County Commissioner L. f.
the district court from the decision of the
county board in regard to claim hled
Cronin for docket fees and cases Of sale
on tax sales The case raises a new point
OF law in Nebraska and arises out OF the
scavenger act. Treasurer CrOnins bill Is
for az and the claim has been allowed
by the board but no warrant has been
drawn yet. Mr.. Skidmore thinks the law
does not provide for the claim and a test
case will be made in court
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. entered the saloon
OF John Brothers some time last night
pried open the money drawer, but found
II empty, as Brothers had taken all the
cash home with him. The only things miss
ing two gallons Of whisky and some
cigars. The robbers are supposed TO be the
same parties who also entered the general
merchandise store of Frank Hecht As Mr.
Hecht also had taken all the cash home
they helped themselves 70 dress goods,
groceries and a Few bushels OF potatoes.
Local parties are suspected This makes
the sixth burglary in 20 than two weeks.
BEATRICE-At a meeting OF the city
council last evening the improvement COM
mittee reported favorably upon the pur-
chase Of block ~ Tor a city park. II Is
more than likely the city viii buy the
property for that purpose. A warrant for
5000 drawn In favor OF City Treas
urer Jones To be applied upon the North
western Mutual judgment The ordinances
permitting guarantee companies 10 become
sureties upon liquor license bonds was