Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-11
News of Nebraska.

BEATRICE-Rev. ]. f. Young and a
party OF ten land seekers went to Medi-
cine Hat, Canada.
BEATRICE. p. Turner Of Dubois, Neb.,
was here today looking for his wife, who
disappeared from home several days ago.
BEATRICE-Dr. Browder, who suffered
stroke of paralysis recently and who II
was thought could not recover Is improv-
ing.
BEATRICE-The Church of God people
have purchased the Second Presbyterian
hold services in the building just as soon
as it can be put in proper shape.
BEATRICE-The Central Labor union
held largely attended meeting last even
unions OF Lincoln to participate in the
Labor day exercises at that place.
BEATRICE-Robert Jones and Gus Mar
quardt have rented the Fenton block at
Wymore and will soon open up a new
furniture store at that place. They went
to Omaha yesterday to purchase their
HowELLS-Anton w. Slndelar of
Howells and Miss Anna Fiala of Schuy-
Ter. were married at the home OF the
afternoon, Rev, Father Mccarthy Off
ciating.
BEATRICE-The funeral services over
the remains of Horace Scudder, who died
in Denver Tuesday morning, were held
here this afternoon at o'clock from the
home Of his mother' Or; Julia Starr under
ST. PAUL-The dwelling house Of Mr.
Lewis Plumb, about four miles east Of
here, with all its contents was consumed
by fire yesterday noon. Loss about 81 900
with s4OO insurance. A defective fiue
is claimed to have caused the fire.
COLUMBUS-Miss Maggie Ryan, the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ J.
Ryan, and Will Shark were Joined in holy
bonds of matrimony on Wednesday even
ing, Rev. L. N Grigsby, pastor of the
Elrst Methodist church of osceola, per-
formed the ceremony.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Augusta Engler of st.
Louis died last evening at the home of
her granddaughter, Mrs: c. S. Brommer,
she has been visiting for the last five
months, aged SO years Heart disease was
the cause Of her death.
BEATRICE - The Board OF Supervisors
was in session yesterday for snort time
and listened to addresses by Attorneys
Bib and Dobbs relative to reducing the
day afternoon, when 1t will make the
annual levy for the county.
COLUMBCS-Mrs H. j. Hudson, widow
of the late Judge Hudson, who was so
is very i'll at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. c. Z. Pollock on West Fourteenth
street She is nearly so years old and
was among the first settlers OF Columbus
and Platte county.
PLATTsMoUTH-Prof E. L. Rouse,
superintendent of the Plattsmouth
the office of state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction before the state demo-
cratic convention in Lincoln next week.
Cass county now has two candidates for
nomination to fill state offices.
PLATTSMOUTH-The probabilities now
are that the foot and wagon bridge which
will not be repaired soon, as the county
commissioners refused to accept either of
the bids. That of Shelley * Co. was
Sl4,OO about twice the amount that the
board expected that il would be-
RULO-The l2-year-old daughter o.
John S. Wilson, who lives about six miles
in a runaway this morning. Her condi-
ton is very serious and her recovery is
doubtful Mr. Wilson lives on the w. A.
Margrave ranch, the owner of which was
killed from the effects of a runaway
August 1,
FREMoNT-w. J. Yost. who has for
the last fifteen years been suffering from
iocomotor ataxia and for three years per
fectly helpless. died here yesterday at the
age of 49, Before he was taken sick he
was very P5ominend1, , IN a number nd OF fra
Singer Sewing Machine company. He is
survived by widow.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. chapter was added
in the Terry-Johnson case today, when
Seth Terry was appointed guardian of Efie
Johnson, the little daughter of j. Alfred
Johnson OF Yillisca. Ia, whom the Terry's
by habeas corpus proceedings. The con
tempt cases and the action taken today will
come before Judge Kelligar ip district court
next Monday.
IBEATRICE-secretar shultz Of the Be
atrice Commercial club has received
letter from Mr.. insolvency of Kansas
city stating that he would be here In a
few days to figure on selecting a site for
the proposed new packing plant and issue
residents. It is thought the plant will be
located along the Blue river about two
miles southeast OF the city, in the vicinity
OF the old paper mill plant
FALLS CITY-Yesterday morning the
case Of Joe Burns, who was arrested sew
eral weeks ago, charged with trapping
fish in the Nemaha river was tried before
hearing of the case in the county court
the jury being unable to agree at the
first trial. Yesterday afternoon the. Jury
brought in a verdict OF guilty and the
Judge fined Burns so. which was the
smallest amount possible. The case will
be taken TO the district court.