Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
News of Nebra slSa /.

sCHUYLER-Mrs Geo. Spence died here
this afternoon of heart disease. Her death
was very sudden, as she died before help
could be summoned.
BEATRTCE-Diphtheria yesterday caused
the death Of the year0id daughter of
afflicted with the disease.
BEATRICE-Last evening at o'clock
at the home. of the brides mother, Mrs,
V. r. Rossell six miles east of the city,
was solemnized the marriage of j.. c.
Essam and Miss Nina Rossell, Rev. j. f.
Davis officiating.
Pine Journal has sold the paper and press
and has rendered his resignation as Brown
MondSv to taxing his posi-
ton in the land office at Valentine, Neb.
OAKLAND-AleX Pearson and Miss May
swanson daughter OF M an Ie mrs POM a.
at the Congrega tional parsonage last Sat
urday. They will leave in a few days
for I.itchtield, Neb where they VIII make
their home.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT changes will be
made this coming month and over $4,000
will be put in new buildings this season.
II. S Jarvis closed a deal with L. d. Laws,
by which Laws will become owner of the
Jarvis grocery store and took possession
this morning.
OAKLAND-Hans Hanson, for seventeen
years water commissioner of this city has
resigned, to take effect March /, and the
position will be filled by Nels Anderson
Oscar w. Nelson, city marshal, has also
resigned and Frank w. LunGgren has been
appointed in his place.
STROMSBURG.-The contractor for the
Union Pacific extension has been here this
week looking over the survey, and Will be-
gin work as soon az he can get the stun
in here. which will probably be In ten
days. The frost is all out of the ground
and everything, is in readiness.
OAKLAND-Hon. Frank Nelson of Linds-
Kansas delivered his lecture, The Dignity
of Life" in the Lutheran church here
to Sere Large ms.
and he never fails to draw full house.
STROMSBURG.-The Modern Woodmen
held their annual banquet Tuesday night,
when, at the same time. they administered
two degrees to twenty-five new members,
and will have eight more for the next meet
ing. They had a banquet IN the opera
house. where a spread was laid for over
400 people.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is the mortgage
record for Gage county for the month of
filed. 40; amount, sl2s,7Ss; number of farm
mortgages released, 40; amount, $l,5Oo;
number of city mortgages filed, "a; amount
rs; amount, si9SsO.
NORFOL.K.-The largest series of re-
vival meetings ever held in Northern Ne
braska is about to begin in Norfolk. The
Methodist and Congregational churches
the two largest in the city, will begin Sun
day night and continue for four weeks
EVangelists who recently converted 300 at
Randolph will be here.
NswoRTH-Ainsworth and Brown
county is on the move preparing for spring
SOW small grain. One Peterson reports
of having put in over 100 acres OF small
Example, All Join in the prediction that
there will be a greater crop than usual
put in this season.
TABLE ROCK-Last night was a red
independent Order of odd Fellows
lodge. Grand Patriarch w, D;
Crawford of Lincoln and Grand Marshal
]. F. Carson, also OF the capital city. were
present Six members We're added and
the exercises were prolonged till after mid
night. Oysters were served at the Jennings
cafe. The encampment is in a fiourishing
condition.
NORFOLK.-The citizens of Neigh have
the FISH hatchery for which a bill intro
duced into the senate by Senator Burkett
provides $4,000. Messrs. Jackson, Gilman
and jenkins of the Antelope county seat
have been named as a committee TO fur
nish the Washington people with facts
that are wanted concerning the Elkhorn
river at that place.
OAKLAND-At the annual meeting of
the Oakland Commercial club Tuesday
evening the following officers Were elected
Baugh vice president, c. A. Lund; sec
rotary. w. S. Swanson; treasurer A. L.
Newman; directors, DR.. F. Simon, A. o.
small number present no further business
of importance was transacted.
A BC hN.-Ihe case or the state OF
Nebraska VS.. George Waugh, charged with
assault on Nina Holloy, which has been
on trial in the district court. here for the
last three days, came 20 a close last night,
and the jury was out but two hours, when
II brought in a verdict Of guilty as charged.
The case of Cal Taylor as an accessory be-
fore the fact for the same crime was put
on trial, and promises to be long case.
NORTH PLATTE--The county commits
sioners of Lincoln county are now occupied
In appraising the school lands OF the
They gOmnlgtPd
half OF the work. The table land values
have been left In most instances at the
values which they held before. but the