Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-14

half reclining posture. The dog acted
ferocously and Mr.. Hodgson also desired
to call other witnesses before entering the
hut No word had up to last night been
received from the relatives Of the dead
man.
TBCUMsEH-The Friends in Council. one
of the women's club of this city, enter
tanned in royal style this evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Hassett. The
fore part of the evening was devoted to a
dinner, after which amusmements were en-
gagged in. The occasion was the annivers-
airy of the organization of the club. The
dinner was an elaborate spread. The dec
heart design. and the Hassett home was
very Hastily arranged for the occasion.
NEBRASKA CITY-John Cox of Kansas
City, engineer on Missouri Pacific freight
train No. 175, bound for Omaha fell from
his engine yesterday as the train was
leaving this city for Omaha. The accident
occurred near Nineteenth street. Cox was
standing on the running board of the en-
CINE when he slipped and was thrown
violently to the ground. He was attended
by local physician and later sent to his
home in Kansas City. He was severely
bruised. His injuries will not prove fatal.
NORFOLK-Ernest Manske, a bartender.
of forgery and was bound over to district
court He is awaiting his trial in the
county jail. Manske forged a check on
his employer for $l5, cashed IL at a store
and left town for Sioux City. Later ~,
returned, met his employer on the street.
assaulted him and was arrested for that.
tence and as soon as he was released was
old
BEATRICE-At meeting of the city
council last evening the committee APP
pointed to visit various Kansas towns to
investigate the water plants, made re-
port. The report indicated that nothing
was found offering any solution of the
water question for Beatrice. The books of
city Treasurer Jones Were checked up to
February /, 1906, and found to be correst.
The report shows that thirteen water
bonds of 81, 600 each, due March /, 1905, have
been paid and bonds and coupons can
celled
NORFOLK-Sam Coon, Norfolks only
Chinaman, has been sent to the county
jail for forty days because he threatened
to shoot his wife, who is a negress. Their
ago and has not been staying at home
since The son and mother have been
meeting at the homes OF neighbOrs. Last
night they met in the home of AL Johnson
colored, and Sam entered, wniring an
empty revolver. Later he loaded it and
threatened to shoot the wife. he ar
rested and Jailed.
BEATRICE-O. II. Meyer, charged with
stealing a horse at Marysville, Kan. last
Saturday belonging to Y. S. Keechem. was
brought here last night from Lincoln,
| where he was arrested yesterday morning
| by Sheriff Trude of this city, and lodged
| in Jail. This morning Sheriff Barrett of
| the horse, left for Marysville with the
| prisoner. Meyer passed through Beatrice
| ABOUT . % ClOck OuHudN MORNING WITH the
| horse and was followed to Lincoln by
| Sheriff Trude, who arrested him at a livery
stable where he had left the animal He
| had ridden 1t about eighty-four miles in
| less than twenty-four hours
| YORK-At the council meeting last even
| ing two vexed questions were settled to
| the satisfaction of the council. and in both
| cases the council made a good contract
| The York Water company, private com
pany, shut off the water that flushed the
| sewers of York without notice to the city
and the shutting off was a menace to the
! health of many in a part of the sewer
| district. Then the York Electric Light and
| Power company shut off nearly all the
| city lights because the council refused tc
pay the contract price owing to less power
| and poor lighting service. In the case OF
| the electric light company the council had
| an ordinance granting a franchise and
| claim that unless they got satisfactory
terms from the light and gas company
| that another plant would have been built.
| In the case of difference with the water
| company, the council contended that &C
cording to the ordinance. the city of York
should be furnished water for flushing
sewers free of charge, and brought the
water company around to the same view
and no more trouble is anticipated.