Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-16

the means of better advertising York prod
ucts, and thereby increasing the home de-
mand.
CAMBRIDGE-A meeting of citizens will
be held in the opera house this evening to
organize a local building and loan associa-
ton, 500 shares of stock having already
been subscribed.
NEBRASKA C1TY-Chief or Police
Joseph Bridges has filed a suit in the dis
trict court asking for divorce from his
wife. Mary f. Bridges. He alleges cruelty
as his cause for action.
BEATRICE William Ehman. for thirty
five years a resident of Gage county, died
OF pneumonia, aged 50 years. A widow and
five children survive him.
BEATRICE-Three carloads Of animals
and circus equipment purchased Of NJ. w
Hail. n Snowman who resides in Missouri
by Campbell Bros. of Fairbury, passed
through the city en- route to Fairbury yes
terday.
BEATRICE-Yesterday afternoon, the
marriage of Mr.. James McMurphy and MISS
Anna Hatersohl was solemnized at the
brides home in this city. Rev. J. a. Love
officiating. The young couple Will make
their home on a farm near Pickrell
FULLERTON-At recent congrega.
tional meeting of the Presbyterian church
Mr. Cooper OF wapello. Ia. a call to be-
come pastor of the church here. On Mon
day the reverend gentleman wired his &C
ceptance.
SHELDON-The educational train wa.
not scheduled to stop at this place Tor
lecture and as consequence a large mum
Der of farmers and citizens, also schoiar,
from the high school, went TO Gibbon ant
heard the talks in the opera house OF tha
town, returning on the special train.
FAIRBURY-The first ice packing Of the
season commenced yesterday. with Ice only
seven inches thick. The St. Joseph e. Grand
Island railway is shipping ice from Crane
turns colder than at present there Will b'
hardly enough ice form to supply the loca
demand
pEArpIcru, A ohooL ,or % oso 20 xybicI
had been lost by Henry Fishback th'
poultry dealer, was found yesterday by
Lester Lewis, driver OF the Adams Express
companys wagon, who promptly turned !
over to Mr.. Fishback. The check was ne
gotiable, having been endorsed by Mr.. Fish
back.
inquest yesterday afternoon on the body o.
p. w. Blankenburg, who was killed by {
derrick tipping over on the Great Northern
bridge across the Platte. No new fact
were developed and the jury brought in
verdict of death by accident. His remaln
were sent this afternoon TO Superior. Wis.
for burial.
SEWARD-Adolph, the 5-year-old son o
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Koch, living near Sew
ard. was fatally kicked by a mule jus
rolling on the ground and the boy picked
up puppy which he threw on IL, when tn,
mule Jumped up and nd deiyered the Xix
but the child died yesterday.
SHELDON-The women of the Twentieth
Century club OF Sheldon gave a pieasan
reception to the Century clubs OF Woo,
! River and Gibbon this afternoon at tn
home OF Mrs. George Meisner. A larg
number of women from the three town
| were present and the afternoon was mos
' pleasantly spent In social way, inter
| spersed with music and luncheon.
BEATRICE-Deputy Labor Commissions
Bert Bush, in company with several mem
| bers of the Board OF Education, inspecte
| the Central school building in accordanc
| with the state law requiring all three-stor
| buildings to be equipped with fire escapes
After examining the building Mr.. Bush con
cluded that the present number of exits wa
sufficient and that fire escapes were reall
unnecessary.
! BEATRICE-At the regular month";
meeting of the Beatrice volunteer fire de
partment last night the state conventio
! made a report follows: Total amour
OF money received. sl.902.S2: amount pal
| out, 81 ,905S2: balance on hand, 50; outstand
! ing indebtedness, 1914. February q wa
the date fixed for holding the exemptio
exercises 1t was reported that the city wa
receiving from $50 to 500 more per yea