Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-24

Ashburn Of Glbbon. Neb.. and Mrs. G., n.
welton Of Fairbury. Neb. The Burt county
boys corn contest and girls bread baking
contest will be held at the same places
February g. ...-..
sCHUYLER-In making an abstract
today f. w. Shonka discovered that An
case in the eouny court ae %ss ons ~
the plaintiffs In case started some twenty
years ago.
HUMBoLDT-owing 20 the threatened
caving in Of the furnace at the Coopsr q
Linn establishment both the mill and the
s light plants were closed down sun
gay and Monday to enable the workmen to
make needed repairs.
! WOOD RIvER-J. II. Dietendefer OF this
place Is putting In large stock OF NOR
son county. The store will be in charge OF
Fred Diefendefer and Orr Marshall, two
young men OF this place.
WOOD RIVER-Farmers arc complain
ing on account OF the very rough roads,
II being impossible for them to reach town
with load. Last week It was not an
uncommon sight to see two teams hltched
to the wagons of grain.
BEATRICE-The ladies OF the Episcopal
church are preparing a home talent min
strel show, to be given at the Paddock
opera house next Tuesday. January 50
Between thirty-fye and forty young women
Will appear in the cast t|
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in this city have
been advised OF the marriage q few DAYS
Sl9Ee R 3t MISS Emma ~, Boeek daughter q
dents of this place, the ceremony occurring
i at the home OF the groom, Richard Almond,
at Hurley, S. ID. ... ...
| WOOD RlVER-Cards are out announcing
the double wedding of Guy Ward Fairbanks
TO Miss Bessie Pratt and Henry Frank
lowell 10 Miss Laura e Fairbanks, sister
OF the other groom. These young people are
| prominent In society and the wedding will
be an elegant one
! PAPILLION-A man about 45 years OF
age was found dead in the road yesterday
about two miles north OF Springfield. Sarpy
county and Coroner Armstrong was called
and brought the body TO Papillion and an
inquest was held today. 1t was decided he
died from exposure. He had no family.
| PLATTSMOUTH-Mr Charles Abbotts
' l1-months-old son. living west of Platts-
mouth. in some mysterious manner had his
clothes catch fire and before the mother
could get downstairs to the child its right
hand, arm, chest and face were so badly
ings.
YORK-The report Of the York Building
and Loan association made at it's annual
meeting this week is most 1attering. The
dent; George r. Reed secretary: George W.
Post, treasurer Messrs. N. A. Dean and
Alfred b. Christian were reelected d.
rectors.
J WOOD RIVER-The s. A. Foster Lumber
company or this place, who operated a
cement stone making machine last season
planning on installing a machine for the
making of cement brick. The latter 1t is
said. are much better than the clay brick
and just as cheap.
BEATRICE-Word was received here
yesterday morning by Mrs. II. L. Harper
announcing the sudden death of her father.
Captain W. H. Harbinson, which occurred
at his home at Clayton. Ill, aged rs years.
stten snu ,b r s,ne 1aper Iel5 TOT ciayton to
ceiving the sad news.
! MISUNDERSTANDING ]. Ed c. Fisher
purchased the residence property of DR..
in the city. Mr.. Rodgers has had charge
OF the Scully interests at this point for
many years, but will leave soon for illinois,
where he will take charge OF the home
Office of the Scully business.
WOOD RIvBR-Since the rumors have
extend it's Prosser branch northwest the
newspapers of both Wood River and Shell
ton have been agitating the people to
make an effort to land the road I'm each OF
the towns. mass meeting was called
at shelton and delegation sent to confer
with the officers of the railway company.
WOOD RIvER-The winter weather does
not seem to put stop to the land seekers,
who are. coming into this section OF the
values are raising, but there are a number
OF good farms on the; market very reason
acre, but II was we'll improved This same
| $50 per acre.
YORK-At recent meeting of the al
rectors of the State bank of Bradshaw its
officers were reelected and n dividend of
earnings of 1905 of l2o per. cent declared.
which was ordered to be paid to the stock
holders Bradshaw situated in the west
half Of York county, in the richest agri
hest business towns in the state. and It's
banking facilities are satisfactorily cared
| for by the bank of Bradshaw. .,
YORK-For the past six years carpenters
| and house builders have been unable to
| finish buildings and improvements each
year In York, and the year 1906 promises
more building than in any year previous,
| yet each year has seemed to be a record
| breaker Among the residences that win
cost from $1,000 and upwards is the resi-
dence of DIR. Eckees, a stone residence .on
| the corner of Seventh and Iowa avenue;
s s6T1es Of sxfS East 9gd at the
he will build a fine home. A. G Snyder
will build beautiful home on the corner
OF Sixth and Iowa avenue.
YORK-The Commercial club of York
through The Bee. wishes to announce that
1 here at York, horse-p for manufac-
| ing establishments, can be furnished at
| less cost than in some of the eastern
CITIES They desire ire. to secure sc planning
! has started and II more capital was In
vested, no better money making oppor-
| tunity presents itself than right here at
| York. A. B. Christian, secretary of the
Commercial committee VIII be pleased TO
wtn panpe one mill re ar s tS
mandatory. t'' 20
YORK-York county is becoming noted
for It's fine bred cattle and hogs and the
| templating organizing into county orga-
niZation for the purpose of advertising and
! promoting the sale of the best breeds. OF
| blooded stock. imported and bred in York
county. Among the breeders agitating a
county organization is Ed Hays OF Brad
| shaw, breeder of shorthorn cattle; Alfred
| b. Christian of the firm of Christian &
! Lang, importers and breeders OF Aberdeen
Red Polls; John il. G. Bremerc, breeder Of
! Polled Durhams and Abe Nichols. the
| Duroc Jersey hog man. '.r
| PLATTSMOUTH-It was generally be-
! lieved that the otter was one of the wild
animals that had long since disappeared
| from this part of tho state. but this does
! q
| Lewis and Charles Young while out hunting
| in the bottoms four or five miles south OF
Plattsmouth discovered an otter swimming
! I'm a creek. The moment II was seen II dis
appeared beneath the water but the young
men concealed themselves and waited
shot after the animal had climbed out of
| the water on a log. II a large. hne
| specimen Its fur is very valuable and will
| sell for something like $50. One of these
young men killed otter near the same
place five years ago.