Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-22


beginning July 2.
BBATRICE-The drill team Of washing
ton camp No. 3, Woodmen OF the World,
Is making plans to attend the annual meet
ing OF the Wood,nen to be held at Ne
braska City July 3 and ..
WYMORE-A scenic artist from New
h no Is here WORKING i0 on on MS contact
house. The building will be furnished with
opera chairs of the latest pattern.
WYMORE-C. A. Roth. chief storekeeper
OF the wymore division of the Burlington,
has been transferred to the Alliance divi-
sion. He and his wife will leave for that
place tomorrow. E. c. Hill succeeds HIM
here.
wYMoRE-About fifteen Of the business
men are taking another trade extension
trip today This IL their fourth trip this
spring They drive out through the coun-
try visiting their customers and meeting
new ones.
FAIRBURY-At a meeting of the city
council last evening Mayor Uhley ap-
pointed members Of the city library
board, for the term Of three years, Mrs. c.
f. Steele, Mrs. b. W. McLucas and Prof.
sEwARD-The German Lutheran cor
gregation will hold an open air mission
service Sunday in the Mirgin's grove, south
| Of Seward. Rev. Becker, the resident
pastor, will be assisted by two ministers OF
the county churches.
PAPILLION-Marshal Lakewood arrested
boy l6 years old last evening for stealing
a horse from a grading camp near Omaha.
The boy sold the horse here for SIS, which
McEvory took him to the Omaha jail.
WYMORE-work was commenced yester-
day tearing down the frame buildings on
erected eTe sf BY o Mr. II. a Greenwood When
the block is finished II will be occupied by
Jesse Newton with stock OF mems fur
nishings.
/ SEWARD-The house occupied by Henry
Rolfmeir on his farm in ]. precinct, was
| destroyed by fre Saturday. Mrs. Rolfmeir
| was canning cherries just outside the door
/ ana not of the house being
FIRE until the whole interior was fairly
| consumed.
BEATRIC E-Homer Armstrong. the
1 youth who was lodged in Jail here Tues
/ day evening on the charge Of stealing a
horse from Alexander Armstrong, a farmer
/ living near Oden was given hearing be-
/ fore Judge Spafford today as an incorrgible
and ordered sent to the reform school.
! BEATRICE-The sOth birthday anniver-
! sary Of John c. Howe was appropriately
celebrated last night at the home Of his
! niece. Mrs. Joseph Mccain. Mr.. Howe
was made the recipient OF several tokens
! OF remembrance as we'll as conRratula lions
Of having reached such an anniversary.
! FAIRBURY-District court is in ses-
sion, Judge Raper presiding. This morn
ing the court sustained the city council
in their action in granting liquor license
to r. r. Borland. The case was appealed
by the attorney for. the remonstrstors,
from the decision of the council a few
days ago.
NORTH PLATTE--A good rain fell here
| last night, amounting to about one-half
advantage to the growing crops. The early
part OF the storm was accompanied by a
! severe windstorm, and telephone connec-
tions were destroyed with some of the out
| side towns.
wYMORE-semmer Miller was bound
| over to the district court here this morn
ing on a charge Of grand larceny from the
person. Last week he had stolen a gold
Match and chain r IRON ON man asleep 81 IN
He came here from Denver and said his
home was in Iowa.
NORTH PSATTE-A call has bean is.
sued for a meeting OF the Republican
County Central committee to meet in the
office of Walter v. Hoagland of this city
on June 30, 1905, at p. M. The purpose
of the meeting is to FIX date for the re-
publican county convention and for other
incidental business.
WOOD RIvER-Mr. ]. o. Mead, one nj
the early settlers in Hall county, died Al
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sher
Tracy, last night at the age of 80 years
The funeral took place at the home this
afternoon, Rev. A e. Bashford conducting
the services. The remains were laid to
> rest in the Wood River cemetery.
BEATRICE-Carpenter and Helvey, tive
of the six prisoners who were put to WORK
on the streets Tuesday, escaped yesterday
afternoon from onlcer Land and left fol
parts unknown. Clarence Cave of this
city and young man named Wilson from
Wymore, who were working out fines or
yesterday, paid out and were discharged.
NORTH PLATTE - County Assessor
Robbins today turned over his assessment
schedule to the board OF equalization. Tho
I,hedule shows gain in the valuation q
property in Lincoln county of 100000
The Improvement on town lots show
gain of S62,62b, and on other lands, S13,
1870. There will be slight Increase in tn
valuation of the Union Pacific property IL
this county.
NORTH PI.ATTE-one hundred and fft,
Italians, who had been employed OH con
struction work on the North river brancl
Of the Union Paci tf,c. rsilrosd at sl,75 pc
ers and their belongings were brought L
: this city in the afternoon in the outfit car
= rival in the west end Of the city wer
elected from the cars.
, BEATRICE-Wiliam s. Fulton. a Beat
, rice boy and at present a member OF Full
ton Bros. Stock company, now playing
: summers engagement at the Oliver theate
! at Lincoln, has been granted patent o
an auto-skate, a substitute for bicycle
Each skate has two small bail-bearini
wheels with pneumatic tires and is so ar
$ ranged that IT can be fastened to the foo
4 the same as an ordinary skate.
TEKAMAH-At a regular meeting o
. Tekamah lodge No. 81. Ancient Free an
Accepted Masons, held last night the fol
Grand Master Hopewell: Frank E. Ward
W. M; H. X Clark, g.. W; Walter NJ
9 S. D.; F. P. Smith. J. D.; F. n. Moore
house, s; s.; NJ L. Gilkerson. J. s.; H
4 NJ. Morehouse, tyler.
NORTH PLATTE-The work of tn
4 steam pile drivers on the North Plat
E river bridge on the new road of the Unto
Pacific up the North Platte valley wa
completed last week, and the bridge Is no
! | ready for the laying OF the steel A gan
OF section house carpenters arrived tn
hrst of the week and will begin at once L
erect section houses along the line of III
4 new road The fencing OF the right-oi
way will also soon begin.
NORTH PLATTE-City Engineer Pa
4 | Meyers sent in his resignation to II
| city council last night, and they prompt
y | accepted it, There had been considerab
: friction between the city engineer and tn
, council over the location of the permanen
a | sidewalks being laid in the city. The SUI
n | veyor having laid out his stakes for walk
J, | and the council directing the walks to b
= ! laid otherwise that the walks woUl
: ! be on the level with, and in line wit
a the other permanent walks.
NORTH PLATTE-North Platte W!
= | not have a Fourth OF July celebration tn
! | year. But Sutherland, to the west, ha
i. | made great arrangements and Attorney
u Muldoon OF this city will be the principe
speaker of the day. At Ogallala, fifty-on
o miles west, there will be a celebration
7 | magnitude and Attorney ]. @. Beeler wi
K give the grafton. At Maxwell, fourtee
| miles east of this city. there Will also b
J. I a celebration, so that though the citizen
e of the city of North Platte have carntvs
e on tap on the holiday. they Will not
| prohibited from enjoying some Of
= fruits of a genuine Fourth Of July in I'll
9 neighboring villages.
o STEI.I.A-The merchants OF Stella held
| mass meeting and decided TO have a eel
e bration here on the Fourth of July. Amp