Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14

were broken into last night About $40 was
taken from the two offices. Bloodhounds
have been sent for.
PLATTSMOUTH-Rev A, F. Ploetz and
Miss Anna Gorder are to be married at
the home of the brides parents in this
city on october %.
NORFOLK-The Norfolk National bank
was today made a United States depository.
1t is the only one in Nebraska outside of
Omaha and Lincoln.
BEATRICE-Aaron Palmer yesterday
purchased the restaurant at the corner of
Seventh and Court streets, operated for
the last few months by Charley Maxwell.
BEATRICE-The A. ID, Spencer Grain
and Elevator company of Barneston yester-
day sold its elevator to the Lincoln Eleva-
tor company, the consideration being s., 900
DAVID CITY-The Ancient Order of
United Workmen are preparing to hold a
banquet on Tuesday, October 80, in the
Independent order of Odd Fellows temple
YORK-Insurance on York's opera
house has not been adjusted yet, and
Yorks play and amusement-g going people
will be without playhouse this win
OSCEOLA-It is thought the $1,000 bond
issue for the proposed electric road between
this county at the special election next
week
ARBORVILLE-A w. shaffer this week
marketed some seven months-old shoa is,
weighing 200 pounds each. Mr.. Shaffer Is
one of the champion hog raisers Of York
county.
| ldnQ OWnSTS anu
| farmers bought today six automobile tour
| ing cars York county farmers are SO
prosperous they can afford to invest in
automobiles.
| OSCEOLA-Andrew j. Anderson, SO years
| of age committed suicide by hanging He
| il supposed to have been mentally de-
| ranged. His home was short distance
| west OF here.
! BEATRICE-Farmers in this locality are
! advertising for cornhuskers. and from now
4, on until after Thanksgiving men out OF
| employment should, have no trouble in
finding plenty of work.
PLATTSMOUTH-Judg A. l. Sprague.
| brother-in-law OF Colonel n. Z. Nc
Maken of this city and who built the first
home in Buffalo Gap, s. ID.
YORK-The delinquent tax. list for
York county, instead of occupying several
| most properties described are outlying
lots and small tracts of land.
| CoLUMBUS-Mrs. ]. c. Post. whose
for several weeks visiting her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. C. A. Spiece and friends She
left here for Kingfsher on Wednesday
CoLUMBUs-Ed Edward Fitzpatrick has
| been here visiting his relatives and friends
| for the past six weeks. He Is the postmas-
| ter at Empire. in the Panama zone. He
| started for his faraway home yesterday.
| NORTH PLATTE-About $4,000 will be
distributed among the beet growers of the
county October Is for beets shipped in Sep
| TENDER, and next month the checks for the
October shipments will probably reach
| 5000.
PLATTSMOUTH-A large barn on the
| farm of Mrs. NJ Kennedy. southwest OF
| Portsmouth, was destroyed by fire, the
origin of which is a mystery. but II is
supposed to have been the work of an in
| cendiary,
BEATRICE-At a special meeting Of the
Board of Supervisor Saturday an agreement
was entered into with John Gilligan or
| Falls City to furnish lumber and repair
! the bridges in Gage county for $40 per
1000 feet
| BRADSHAW. p Scammerhorn, living
north of here, threshed twenty acres OF
wheat that yielded ffty-six bushels to the
| acre OF the very best quality OF winter
! wheat. At the present price each acre re-
turned sSs.
! BEATRICE-The American Construction
company, which has the contract Tor IN
stalling the Eaton gas plant, announces
that the work of laying the mains and the
excavation for the new building viii begin
next week.
BEATRICE-The Crabtree Forensic club
met last night and Installed the newly
elected officers, Impromptu addresses were
made by members of the club and Prots'
Bednar and Temple were elected TO honor-
airy membership
BEATRICE-The city council held a spe-
cial meeting last evening and awarded the
contract for constructing sewers In sewer
districts Nos. Z, 8. and 10 to the Racklln-
lGibson Construction company OF ST. Jo-
seph for about $4,000.
BEATRICE-Philip Mcintyre. the convict
who is to make his own plea before the
supreme court in Lincoln next Tuesday
visited Beatrice several years ago and Sc
cured the signature OF General l.. W. Colby
on bogus check for $4I.
| COI.UMBUS-Columbus has the assur
ance from Vice President Mohler OF th'
Union Pacific that the new freight depo
will be under cover and ready for business
before snow fies-that is, II the snow don
fly before the 18th of December. 1906,
BELLEVUE-FTiday night the Ladies
Aid society Of ths Presbyterian church