Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

Vator. took possession Friday and is doing
a big business in the grain line.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Harriet Tosteyin OF
Council Bluffs Ia, died suddenly OF apop-
iexy at the home of her daughter, Mrs. w.
H. Wakefield. The remains Will be taken
to Council BLUFFS on Sunday Tor lnterment
SEWARD-The firm of McMaster & Nc
Cam has made an assignment and the
stock Is in the hands of the sheriff. CLAIMS
amounting 10 $1,000 are against tne n ili.
Fierce competition is largely responsible
for this failure
PAPII.LION-Mrs Hamilton or Rich
field, wife OF Albert Hamilton, dropped
dead while preparing the noon meal She
leaves a husband and three children. nc
oldest son is a midshiDman in the navy
now in Chinese waters.
FALLS CITY-The city council met FRI
day night and granted saloon licenses to
Martin Ceiling and man named Pey:
They also accepted the resignation Of
Councilman Burrts and elected lrVe Maust
TO fill the vacancy.
sEWARD-The IS months old son of Mr..
and Mrs George Laher Of Utica died from
sene out Of a can week ago The child
was thrown into commissions and became
paralyzed in both lower limbs.
BEATRICE-County Treasurer Wright
is preparing to pay on $4,000 on the
court house bonds at once, and with
one mill levy, under the present valuation,
the county will be able to pay $4,000
year upon this debt. The bonds amount
to 100000.
YoRK-At the meeting of the city council
the following were selected members Of the
York library board: Flora 8. McCloud 70
A. Gilbert, Jesse r. Myers and George NJ.
Spurlock. Mr.. Spurlock was appointed to
MI the vacancy caused by the death OF Dr.
ID. f. Sedgewick.
BEATRICE-Lee Carpenter, O. s. Helvey
| and G. r. Love, three local characters, were
! fined SO and costs for brutally assaulting
| a man named Cue. William Corey, charged
with abusing his family, was given similar
dose. The defendants will work their fines
/ out on the streets.
! BEATRICE - General Superintendent
Park OF the Union Pacific, in company
| with number of other officials, was in
! the city yesterday afternoon for short
| time, arriving here from the south in Mr..
| Parks private car. The party left last
evening for Omaha
! AUBURN-John w. Roscow died at his
home yesterday Mr.. Roscow had been i'll
/ for several months with a heart trouble.
] He was a prominent business man for
when his health forced him to retire. He
| was about IS years of age.
| BEATRICE-P. b. Miller has taken the
! contract 10 build twelve road drags which
the Diller Good Roads league is having
| constructed. The business men OF DilleT
have raised the necessary funds for this
! purpose TO the end that the roads entering
! that place will be greatly improved.
BEATRICE-The Gage County Teach
ers' institute. which has been in session
I addresses by Miss Adelaide Holton OF
| Minneapolis and Superintendent FulnEeF of
Beatrice. IL was one or the most SUE cess
full meetings Of the kind ever held in The
| city.
BEATRICE-Leroy Mccullough, who
| recently went to work in the offices al
| Fremont for the Northwestern road, has
| resigned as first Lieutenant of Company 4
of this city. Mr.. Mccullough has been A
1 member OF the company for four years
| and his successor will be elected before
| the annual encampment at Fort Riley.
| WEST POINT-The assessment OF the
real and personal property of Cunning
| county is now complete The figures on
| personal property in ten townships of tn,
county are 322, iel greater than the equal
ICED figures OF last year. Judging frou
the assessment for personal taxes. taxes
win be about per cent higher this yea.
than in 1905.
BEATRICE - Many complaints have
been made to the Board Of Supervisors
relative to the unjust assessment of the
farm property in Filley township. and al
a meeting Of the board Friday an order
was issued 20 the deputy assessor OF Fill
ley township asking him to appear before
the board on June 2B. at which time al
complaints will be heard.
| AADISON-Carl Seely, one Of the vet.
eran editors and country newspaper me
OF Nebraska who for many years was IN,