Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-01

stage SOx66 The dressing rooms will be
under the stage With two galleries the
the dressing rooms under the stage there
will be a swimming pool. The theater
will be equipped for gymnastic work.
BEATRICE-Charles Bland, who at
attempted to murder his wife In her apart
ments over Lang's restaurant last night
was captured at an early hour this morn
ing by Sheriff Trude i'm the north part of
the city and lodged in the county Jail. A
young man named Quackenbush, whom the
officers believe is implicated in the affair,
was also locked up Mrs Bland, who was
brutality beaten by her husband, is recover
ing from her injuries.
BEATRICE-After a trial lasting several
days in the district court the Moore estate
case came to an end, the court sustaining
the decision of the lower court In the
county court Nicholas and Buss petitioncd
to have MooRe removed as one of the
executors. and later Moore petitioned TO
have Nicholas and Buss removed The
county judge rendered decision removing
was sustained by Judge Kelligar.
LEIGH-Monday there will be three
changes in the postoffice at Leigh. II. c.
route No. / since it's establishment three
years ago, has been appointed postmaster
to succeed q. w. Keller, who has re-
win succeed Mr.. Hooker as carrier ON
route No. 1. Route No. VIII also have
new carrier in the p person S Of Edgar
STELI4A-Samuel Slocum died at the
home of his SON. George i. Slocum, at the
age of 81. Deceased was one OF the earliest
settlers Of this county His other son, J. L.
Slocum, lives in Falls City, where he is
president of a bank, and also holds
similar office in the bank here and the
Of the deceased was the first person buried
In Prairie Union cemetery, nearly forty-tve
years ago. The remains will be taken 20
Falls City for burial Sunday.
WEST POINT-Sunday morning the new
principal Of the German Lutheran parochial
schools of Vest Point, Prof. g. A. Stein
kraus of Tacoma, WASH will be installed
into Office He comes highly recommended
and It is believed that the present high
! standard of the schools will be maintained.
WEST POINT-Albert Eisler has leased
| the opera house and will take possession
on April Is. The building has been thor
| oughly cleaned, decorated and renovated.
PIERCE-There is n strong probability
| will be organized here in the near future.
The enterprise is being pushed by NUM-
/ Der of local hOrsemen. A meeting was held
at d. l.. Uptons Office this week TO talk
over the proposition and was attended by
large crowd. committee consisting
/ OF II. II. Mohr, A Cross and Woods Cones
was appointed to look into the matter and
| see what could be done. 1t is the intention
/ TO secure II possible a tract Of land Of
/ s. +. Gilman. adjoining the town on the
east, for that purpose.
PIERCE-After giving out the copy for
I the official and sample ballots for the
town election next Tuesday, Clerk Hertert
i
/ In the East ward and one of the petitions
] for councilman in the West ward were
/ improperly drawn, so that they will not
| appear on the ballot. The East ward
| nominal tons were III. G. Miller and w b
! Donaldson for councilmen and the West
ward nominations were w T.. Powers and
/ II. w. Bach. These petitions designated
! the above candidates as aldermen. The
| town board held a meeting and instructed
the clerk not 10 place the above names on
/ the ballot
! sCHUYLER-Judge Sullivan Of Columbu,
| spent several days here taking evidence
! In the Platte river bridge case. The esti
| mate ON repairing the bridge and DuttinJ
| up ice breakers was about 1890. and with
/ out ice breakers about s.. 800 Bridge build
| ers and contractors testified that the pilinl
4 was not long enough and was too ngh
| for the structure. They also testified thal
| the bridge was too low. To maintain
| bridge across the Platte at this place hai
| cost COlfaX county about $3.50 600, and tn,
| taxpayers throughout the county object {,
! having II repaired unless half OF the ex
! pense be borne by Butler county. Judgi
Sullivan will make his report to the ~
| preme court.