Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-14

News of Nebraska.
WAHOo-A heavy snow began falling
Tuesday morning.
WAHOO-The West Ward school has been
closed for a week. II is to be fumigated.
WAHOO-Work is progressing rapidly on
the sewer laterals in the business portion
Of the city.
Denmark Monday to spend the winter with
his parents.
EUsTIs-.It is estimated that over
$50. 900 is being spent i'm Improvements
in and around EustiS,
EUsTIS-Constructio work on the new
Odd Fellows hall is under way. Ground
was broken last Saturday.
KENNARD-A number Of schools have
been closed I'm the adjoining country dis
tricts on account OF scarlet fever.
LYONS-The Lyons Woman's club will
entertain the Fender Womans club this
week at the home Il Mrs. Olive Lyon OF tlis
city.
TECUMSEH-walter Thompson, the
young man who was injured by an unruly
horse on Thursday Of last week. died TO-
day.
BEATRICE-The teachers from wymore
visited the Beatrice schools today. They
were chaperoned by Superintendent Ora
ham.
BUsTIs-An EFFORT is being made by
some of the progressive business men
of this place 20 organize commercial
club.
sEwARD-The contract for the new
building, to cost 5000, for the Lutheran
seminary has been let and the work is
commenced
EUSTIS-The village board has decreed
that Eustis should have a curfew bell
and has instructed the marshal to get
busy ana put one up.
PAPILLION-Judge Redick came here
yesterday morning and held court, Judge
Day being unable to attend on account OF
the death Of his mother.
EUSTIS-M. O. JOder, who has been a
conductor on the Highline for several
years, has been promoted 20 tratnmaster
! with headquarters at Sterling, Colo.
WAHOO-The 7-year-old daughter OF
Trenmore Cone died Monday morning and
was buried In the afternoon. She died Of
dlphtheTia and had been sick but two days.
BEATRICE-Frank Engle had his hand
nedTiy taken on yesterday at the Dempster
mill. He sustained an ugly cash in the
wrist and the member was terribly lace
rated.
Z SBWARD--John Silvers, a well known
I farmer living between Tamora and Staple
hurst, was caught In a threshing machine
and had one arm broken In two places and
dislocated.
SEWARD-Mrs o. ID. Thygeson, wife Of
a merchant of Utica, died at her home
very suddenly Sunday afternoon. Funeral
services were held from the Presbyterian
church today.
! BBATRICE-Frank Davis. Jesse johnson
| and Robert Austin returned home from a
coons, two possums and a Considerable
amount of other game.
WAHOO-Sherih Daily lost one OF his
/ horses Monday. The horse was hitched to
/ a baggage wagon and began rartng up
/ until he fell back upon his head, which
/ caused his death Immediately
! KENNARD-The vote on township or
ganzation was twenty-eight against the
/ present system. That means that Wash
/ ington county will be governed next year
! by three commissioners instead Of seven
/ EUSTIS-Mrs. Fred Smalley endeavored
! to start a FIRE with kerosene. Mrs.
Smalley is undeD the doctors care and
/ little hopes are entertained for her re-
J covery She was badly burned about the
/ face and shoulders.
! COMMUNICATING stole a gold watch
! from Mrs. Gertrude Waters. She reported
eve of the chief rests upon several per-
sons who were near and about the place
where Mrs, Waters stays.
| BEATRTCE-C. b. Rodgers, superintend-
I eut of the southern division OF the Bur
/ lington, in company with several other
! oficisls of the road, visited Beatrice yester-
/ day on an inspection trip. The party trav-
/ eied in Mr.. Rodgers special car.
| BEATRICE-Frank Kelley, who stole a
| hat and pair OF trousers Saturday night
while under the influence OF liquor, was
( fined SO and costs yesterday on inc charge
! OF being drunk and disorderly. He VIII
work his fine out on the streets.
/ COLJrMBUS-Orient chapter Royal Arch
MasOns, has just held its annual meeting
I and elected the following Ofticers: Henry
Ragatz, .sr., high priest; G, D. stires king
! urer; James R Meagher secretary.
LYONS-The Logan hotel at this place
will probably be closed some time TINS
month and Lyons will again be without a
hotel during the winter, as The present pro,
prietor. r.. j.. Wilson, has taken charge OF
the Clifton house at Blair.
| KENNARD-The Kennard High schoo
has arranged TO give a very nne series oil
entertainments this winter: The following
four lecturers and entertainers have beer
! secured: DR.. Culp, Chicago ladies' Trio
Or. Clark and the dramatic reader Denton
G. Crowl.
BEATRICE-Vern Thornburg. who ha,
been ticket agent at the Rock Island station
! here for many years, has resigned his pO
I sition and will leave In few days fol
/ Lincoln, where he has accepted a position
in the once OF the Beatrice Creamery
I company.
COLUMBUs-GebaI council, Royal anC
Select Masters No. r. have elected thes,
officers: JaHes =. North, thrice illustrlOui
master: J. p stiTes. deputy illustri9ul
OF the work; A Anderson, treasurer; James
X. Meagher. secretary.
SEWARD-Mrs Harget, an aged woman
while going 10 her home Friday nigh
crossing steep railroad crossing, fallinl
heavily and breaking her hip and arm n
two places. She was taken on a stretche1
to DR.. MOTIONS hospital Owing to he
extreme age the injury Is a serious one.
COLUMBUS - The Nebraska Telephone
company has a force Of twenty-five 4
thirty men at work Old wires are 20 b,
taken down ana cables strung, under tn
THE Company Is to have headquarters Il
the new German National bank building
apd the Improvements vii clost over $50
CoLUMBUs-Platte county farmers al
very busy these days during the I'm
weather Ia getting out their corn. The
are getting as much as seYenty-nve bushel
% the acre and only occasionally nell