Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-07

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having several Of the offices and corridor
painted and decorated. This is something
that has been needed for several years.
BEATRICE-The farmers living In the
vicinity of Hoag have decided to organize
an elevator company and have started
paper to secure funds for the oIid ~ OF
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Emily Ray
mann. aged Y years. died last night of
rheumatism. She has resided in this city
since the fall Of 1855: She is survived by
city.
ALBION-For three consecutive nights
and icemen are hopeful that they yet may
secure at least a partial crop. II is re-
ported that the ice is now about six inches
PLATTSMOUTH-Sev men from
the local Burlington car shops have been
sent to Sheridan, Wyo., to repair some
sending the cars here and then returning
! them.
NEBRASKA CITY-George Trullnger
and Miss Rose Ausick, prominent young
people of this city, were united in mar
riage Saturday afternoon at st. Mary
Catholic parsonage. Rev. j. I. Roche
officiated.
| BEATRICE-Raymond Hill, resident of
! this city, departed last evening for the
! City of Mexico, where he has secured a
| position with surveying corps In the
| employ of the Mexico Light and Power
| company.
BEATRICE-Mrs. William waxham was
called to Ottawa, III, yesterday by
! telegram announcing the sudden death of
her father, Benjamin Martin, an old resi-
dent of that section of the state. He was
| Il years of age.
stroyed the residence of Frank Wolfe in
| Glenover. suburb of Beatrice, with all
its contents. Loss N.Ve, partly covered by
| insurance. defective f1ue is supposed
to have caused the fire.
| GENEVA-The women of the Equal Suf-
| frage club give a burlesque, Tine Milk
maids Convention" next Friday evening in
| the assembly room of the new school build
| ing, the proceeds to go toward furnishing
| the domestic science room in the high
! school
| TABLE ROCK-People are much pleased
| over the prospects OF new train from
both the east and the north in the morning
| as under the old arrangement morning
papers did not arrive until about 2:3O p. m.
1t will also be a great improvement in the
| passenger service.
| TABLE ROCK-The cold weather of the
last two or three days has caused the
ice men of this locality to be a little more
hopeful. Ordinarily considerable ice Is put
| here. The ice on the Nemaha Is about
| six inches thick. and on the lakes couple
or three inches thicker.
CULBERTSON-The farmers institute,
held here yesterday, was. we'll attended
and much interest manifested by all
present. The principal speakers were i.
q. Ferguson OF Beaver Crossing and N.
Il. Leonard of Pawnee City. The next
meeting viii be held February "a
| PLATTSMOUTH - In county court
Charles s. johnson, the local Burlington
yardmaster. was gwen judgment against
the Bankers Union of the World insurance
company for $50 on policy issued TO his
! deceased wife. 1t Is understood that the
case will be taken to higher court.
| LYONS-At meeting in the opera house
of the business men OF Lyons, committees
! we're appointed for the purpose of
organizing a commercial club and the main
object of the meeting was assured. that
of organizing a stock company for the
purpose of building new $4,000 hotel.
FREMONT-At the regular meeting of
the city school board last evening Prot w.
H. Gardner was reelected superintendent
for next year and his salary fixed at 81, 500.
His management of the schools has been
very satisfactory to the board and there
were no others mentioned for the position.
NEBRASKA CITY-The annual fair
given by the women of st. Marys Catholic
church opened this evening in the parlors
of the Grand Pacific hotel and will con-
tinue throughout the week. The rooms
have been hastily decorated and the ladies'
are arranging to entertain many people
each evening.
| PLATTSMOUTH-Whi E. NJ. Toogood
was engaged in choppng down tree In
the timber three miles southwest of
Plattsmouth with another man, the tree
fell and one of the limbs struck him on
the head. rendering his unconscious. Too
good was removed to his home east Of the
Missouri river rs
EXETER-The balmy spring weather
took sudden change for the worse Satur-
day night and after cold. blustery sun
grees below zero Monday morning and
above this morning. Prospects now are
that it is going to get warmer again;
south wind and clear sky.
| FREMONT-Milo Draemel of this city is
a member of the first class at the naval
school at Annapolis which graduates next
plete course at that institution. He has
never been in any way implicated with any
| the records of so many of his classmates
and has maintained a high rank.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Elizabeth Beck. wife
of Rev. Il. Beck Of the German Methodist
church Of this city. died Sunday after g
born in AItensteig Germany. January 2s
city but a short time. She is survived by
, her husband and three sons. The remain:
will be inferred at Eustis, Neb.
OSCEOLA-During the last few days
there has been great sale of residences
here. Hon. Keene Ludden sold his to Mr.
The DID old EEes has s9S to
has been bought by Mrs. c. M. Pulver
Judge Saunders has sold one of his resi-
other one to Mrs. Hattie c. Monson.
BEATRICE-At a meeting OF the Boart
Of Education last night Superintendent
showing TGu the total enroIment of scholar.
to be 1880. or this number SO2 are boyi
and LOIS girls. Tho superintendent wal
meeting of superintendent and principals
; to be held at Louisville. KY, February 2
and March i.
PLATTSMOUTH-John Arm attempted I,
: clean out a fiue by putting a quantity o.
powder in the stove. The explosion cam,
with much more force than anticipated
blowing open the stove door and the blaz
went up the sleeves of his coat instea,
of up the nue. His right arm was severed,
burned and later blood poison followet
and for several days his condition wa
considered serious.
PLATTSArOUTH-H. +. Swaback O
A Greenwood was in this city today. H
is the constable in Salt Creek precinc
and has the honor OF being the oldes
! person holding that office in this stats
E being 81 years of age and is as spry a
many at 81. He served in two wars II
. Germany and in the civil since com
= ing to this country. He reads a news
n paper readily without glasses.
. BEATRICE-W NJ. Summers, an oil
> resident of Beatrice, died at his home I
| this city Sunday afternoon, aged "a year:
D Mr.. Summers born in Sussex, Ems
. family in 1875 where he spent the re
mainder of his life. He is survived by
: family of seven children, Mrs. Summer
| having died about year ago. Funers
services will be held Wednesday afternoo
r from the Christian church at o'clock.
A GENEVA-Last night a meeting of tn
| citizens of the town was held in the court
= room in regard to entertaining the teacher
e who would attend the junior normal II Il
= Gated here this coming summer The men
bers of the Equal Suffrage club had met o
o Saturday afternoon and planned a canvas
= OF the city for this purpose. and this wa
reported TO the chairman OF the Commerce.
= club e Sandrock that there yvera nlace