Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

~ ~ y = kOOu crown was present Bat
teries: Osceols. Cole. Wendland and De
land Shelby. McBeth and McBeth.
HARTINGTON-Gradu exercises ~
Harrington High school will be held Juno
l. Graduates are: Ray Higgins. Mar
garet Lemon. Elsie Shafeuberg Faye Hir-
gins. Jennie Fimpe. Susie Ely and Nellie
Casey.
WEST POINT-The local volunteer Are
department has elected the following Of
hcers FOR the ensuing year. Fire chief
Leonard Malchow: secretary. Joseph Hasc.
treasurer g. L. Neiburg, ianitor, Charles
Malchow.
OAKLAND T. Seymour sold his cigar
factory this. week to b. W. ana H. II
KELLOGG OF Fremont, who will take posses
son next week. b. W. Kellogg will move TO
this city in the near future to manage the
business.
PLATTsMOUTH-In district court in the
case Of the State against the Missouri Pa
cihc Railway company the objections to
the jurisdictions Of the court were SUE
tanned on the ground Of defect In the form
of the summons.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have been very
busy during the last few days planting
week delayed them considerably in the
work. Most of the crop will be in the
ground this week.
BEATRICE-The river, which has been
about four feet higher than normal al
this point. is slowly assuming its natural
stage. The Holmesvllle milk which was
closed down because of the high water
has resumed opera tons.
HARTINGTON-At public meeting held
FRIDAY night II was decided lDAl the Nlll-
zens would arrange and carry out an
elaborate Memorial day exercise. Com
mittees were appointed and the best speak
ers possible will be obtained
PI.ATTSMOUTH-A the regular meet
ing of the Christian Eudeayorers OF the
Presbyterian church with Mr.. ana MRS.
Wash Smith It was decided to invite the
Christian Endeayor convention to meet IN
this city about the last of July.
HARVARD-On Sunday Mrs. William
Gallentine passed away after several years
Of oh g1p Hrae ont n hpsn
of the time to her bed from "A compliCa-
ton OF causes. aged close to 50 years, ana
was buried in Harvard cemetery on Iuts-
day.
BEATRICE-Rev. II f. Huntington has
resigned his pastorate OF the Methodlst
Episcopal church at Diller to take effect
for Sioux City, Ia, where they VIII en-
gage in Young Mems Christian association
work.
WEST PoINT-George Efline, a prosper
Gus farmer Of Cleveland township, has lust
marketed nineteen head of hogs, which
were only 1 year old. the average weight
of which was 326 pounds. He received $3.50
per 100 pounds, being the highest price pald
that day.
COLUMBUs-Thirteen deaths and thir--
teen births is the record for the month or
April for Columbus and vicinity, as re-
ported to the State Board of Health by
Register John Schneider. the superstitious
are saying the report is unlucky whenever
way it is looked at.
ARLINGTON Ancient Free and Ac-
cepted Mason lodge of this city has elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
j. c. Chapman worshipful master; a. B.
Newkirk. senior warden; j, h. Dorhecher.
junior warden: l.. {. Weber, treasurer ).
&. Blackburn, secretary.
OAKLAND-work on the Great North
ern depot a this point progresses slowly,
as the material is not on the ground yet.
Several carloads of fencing material have
arrived and await the fencing gang The
surfacing gang is at work near Uehling
and will reach here soon.
COLUMBUS-Grace NJ Vinquist has
brought suit for divorce from Emil f. Vim
I Quist, alleging nOnsuppOrt. They were mar
ried in 1901, and the plaintiff alleges in her
petition that although her husband draws
a salary of $l25 month, he contributes
nothing to her maintenance.
BEATRICE-As the farmers have been
grain has been marketed at this point;
Corn has been selling at from So to IS
cents, but yesterday Cummings & Laugh;
| lin, a local grain firm of this city, raised
the price to 40 cents per bushel.
BEEMER-E. II. Loney and Omer Baker
have consolidated their interests in the
chased the fixtures and apparatus of Mr..
Bakers shop. Henceforth there will be
but one barber shop in Beemer. Mr.. Baker
will be employed IN the Loney shop on
salary.
BEATRICE-R A. Sharp, who has been
cashier at the Burlington station here for
/ and yesterday left for Billings Mont,
where he will go to work for the Reynolds
Contracting company. II. l.. Harpster OF
Falls City has been appointed Mr.. sharp
successor.
WEST POINT-The following parties took
out citizenship papers DURING this term OF
cob Daupin, John G. Damn, Joseph Mlesen,
Rev. Otto Won Gemmingen, Frederick
Steenken, Joseph Newcomer, Herman
Andre, Conrad kaup, Carl Lorenzen and
John Kiessling.
GENEVA-A large tabernacle is being
erected south of the park which Will ac-
used for union revival meetings and for
the numbers of the lecture course during
the union normal as no building in the
| city is large enough to accommodate the
! visitors and the citizens also.
WEST POINT-Hans Nindel we'll
| known business man of West Point, was
! united ian marriage at Omaha this week to
| Miss Pauline Eletri. the ceremony was
| performed by Rev. c. W. Savidge of the
| Peoples church. The newly married pair
! will go 10 housekeeping in the Gus DrahOs
| house on North Lincoln street.
| DAKOTA CITY-The following teachers
! have been hired for the coming school
! year by the Board Of Education Of this
assistant principal, w. l.. Best, Peru; sec
ond primary Miss Blanche Hamilton; first
| primary, Miss Pearl Boldly. The grammar
! teacher has not yet been secured
! DAKOTA CITE-Chester sheppard one
! of the victims of the earthquake horror
at santa Rosa Cal was the SOM son OF MT
! dents of this county, and nephew Of
| Elmer II. Smith, a former sheriff. The
| deceased was employed in printing ONCE
! at Santa Rosa when he met his death
| COLUMBITS-At the annual meeting of
! the Board of Education Henry Lubker was
/ elected president ". A. MCAllister vice
| president, NJ Brugger secretary and Gus
! b. SpicCe treasurer, The report OF the
! treasurer showed a good balance on hand,
! The election OF teachers was postponed
| until after the commencement exercises.
! PAPILLION-The county commissioners
/ at their session this week contracted with
| the Eureka Riprap company TO riprap
| Papnlion creek above the bridge. I he creek
/ is about to wash out the end of the bridge.
| Mr. A. Frickic, owner OF the Touring mill,
I has contracted with the same company TO
/ do considerable ripraping above and below
! the mill.
TENAMAII-On the plea of guilty of as
! sault and battery upon Kenneth Thomp-
| son of 81 tir, F.. a. Gregoire of Craig was
| fined SIS and costs by Judge Basler yes
terday. While in Craig a few weeks ago
young Thompson called ON the daughter
| of Nh. Gregoire, and the irate father, al
| though Co years old, bounced on him and
| gave him terrible beating
/ AURORA-The Nineteenth Century club
. closed its year work yesterday with "A
+ social time at the nome of Mrs. ]. \. Jones
; A dinner was served AT o ClOck. The
I newly elected officers are: President, Mrs.
! w l. Farley; vice president, Mrs. H. y,
{ Bell; secretary Mrs. Franklin; treasurer,
Mrs h. r. Bradford. The CLUB will con
tinue The Bay View study course next year,
WEST POINT-Wtlam f. jarrett. a