Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-06

Nancy Brown OF Weliheet. Neb.. charging
her with selling Intoxicating liquor without
a license Mrs Brown has been conducting
a hotel at wellheet for several years
GRAND ISLAND-Mrs. Ida Blair has re-
turned from Aurora after q fruitlees search
for her two children, abducted from her
home by their father while the mother was
absent. II IL believed he has taken the
children out OF the state, out Of the juris-
diction Of the courts.
TECUMsEH-Mrs Josie Smith has Sc
cured a divorce from Silas Smith in the
Johnson county district court and decree
has been given Frank Blakeley from Mrs.
Emma Blakeley in the same court. Both
complainants charge desertion, and both
families formerly lived in the Sterling
neighborhood
NORTH PLArTE-Prot. J. f. Dalzell,
who has been in charge OF the Junior Nor
nal here during the past nine weeks, has
gone to ogallala to take charge Of the
this week. The last week of the Junior
Normal will be In charge OF County Super
intendent TrUtter
GRAND ISLAND-The jury investigating
the death OF e. A. Truesdale, at a late
hour Saturday evening brought In a verdict
that death was caused by freight train,
with contributory negligence on the part
OF the members Of the crew, the testimony
tending to show that the rule of whistling
for crossings and ringing the bell had not
been compiled with, and that the speed
limit in the city had been exceeded.
NORTH PLATTE-Leo Tobin, who has
been appointed administrator Of the estate
-
Union Pacific railway few days ago, has
received letter from q purported uncle
OF the deceased in which he states he is
the nearest living relative. II was first
thought that there were no relatives at all.
but II begins to look now as though they
would not be lacking. The estate is worth
BEATRICE-E. A. Trusdale the young
man who was killed at Grand Island by
being struck BY a train, was employed as a
| lineman for the Home Telephone company
at this point for about a wear before locat-
ing at Grand Island.
BEATRICE The eighteenth annual meet
ing Of the Dempster Mil Assurance com
pany was held at the factory and these
officers were elected: Frank Clippenger,
| president; E. +. wit, secretary; William
Eliot, treasurer; L. H. Millen, Conrad
Strah, John Scharton, F. z. Lenhart, James
Smethers, relief committee. The company
| was organized eighteen years ago to provide
from work by accident. During the year
| just closed the receipts have amounted
70 a,7S and the disbursements for benefits
| have been 81 1888 There are at present 500
In the treasury OF the company
| .BEATRICE-The Pickrell and Marysville
Kan, teams nave arranged TO play here
! next Tuesday evening
! BEATRlCE-The democrats held their
| caucuses here Saturday evening and Sc
lected delegates to attend the county con-
Ventton to be held Tuesday, August 7.
| FREMONT-The remains OF Edward A
| Truesdale the telephone lineman who was
| killed IN crossing accident at Grand Is
land Friday evening were brought here fol
| burial Sunday afternoon. The deceased was
son Of Arthur Truesdale OF this city and
| had spent most Of his life here. The fune-
raj will be held from his fathers residence
| tomorrow afternoon and will be strictly
| private.
HUMBOLDT-The coming flremens tour
nament promises to be the greatest drawing
| card in Humboldt for years and the com
mittee on arrangements is receiving sssur
ances daily from surrounding cities of thu
attendance of participating teams and many
n nVu n d.
difficulty may be experienced in taking
care of the crowd by ordinary means, and
the committee. is preparing suitable camp
and accommodations will be provided To-
the visitors In various parts OF the city II
private homes.
NORTH PLATTE-The stock men OF thi
county feel that they have q serious griev
ance against the State Board of Equaliza
ton because they raised the assessed valu
OF cattle and horses in Lincoln county
at an actual value of $l4 per head. Witt
the Increase given by the state board tn
say there is not bunch OF cattle in tn
whole couIAy with an average Of all age
of stock which can be sold for SIS per head
PLATTSMOUTH-S william Denni
arrived in this city last night from Seneca
his name as Joseph King back home witt
a team. harness and buggy were take
from the premises OF Thomas Donahue on
week ago, last Saturday night The tear
will be returned to the owner Much credi
is due J. w. Sage and the officers her
for arresting the young man and learntn
was stolen.
COLUMBUs-There IL q man down in tn
calaboose who went by the name OF Pro-
. William Martin. He came to town FEY
days ago and said he was a cowboy froT
near Sidney, Wyo, and that he was goin
to ship lot OF bronchos and wild steer
here and would give an exhibition on one {
nFtn
each day he would give away broneh
free. He got out a lot OF flaming poster
and handbills here and then hired teal
! to go into the country to distribute then
He tried to trade the team at number {
, places, but could not make go OF IT. h
was bound over to the district court.
NORTH PLATTE-Mr Valentine Scha,
man went to Omaha Monday to receiN
! medical treatment for the purpose or r,
gaining his power of speech, Mr.. scha
man is Waterman at the railroad crossin
8 on Locust street of this city and had bee
q sitting in the lookout house and for sever
hours on last. Friday h9d had no oeca aisle
from the lookout house and attempted
l. speak he found that his voice had desertt
him and up TO the time Oh ms o td pea
e a word. He had had no Illness and al
parently no cause for the loss OF the VI
Il OF his vocal organs.
4 was an Oregon pioneer, has been In tow
J. for about a week trying to interest the pc
| pie TO erect a monument TO cOnfneuloTa
a the oregon trail. MIR. Meeker's OK tea
n arrived last night and he is establishir
& a camp on a vacant lot opposite the pos
I office In this city. local committee hi
8 been interested. in his project and SUI
scriptions will be taken for such an amoul
= as can be secured and the proceeds will
j. used TO erect a monument at this plal
n In commemoration of the oregon trail.
n Meeker was a pioneer who went TO OregC
In 1854 with a yoke OF oxen and he Is MAJ
= ing the return In the same way that
il made the original trip years ago, and aloI
e his entire route he is attempting to 4
}. terest the citizens to construct monumen
on the Oregon trail