Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-27

1t is expected will be finished in a couple
of weeks. The water tank and power
house have been completed and also the
signal 1ewef and rss work Of putting In
BATTLE CREE<-Battle Creek business
is taking on quite a change. The +. j..
Hale grocery store has been sold to Charles
Martin of Battle Creek. A. j. Gardel sold
his harness shop to A. p. Brubaker Of
Bellwood, Neb, and Dan g. Duffy of
and pump business of Fred Scheerger.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the different
insurance companies are here today at
work asceTtaining the losses resulting from
the recent south side fire. The Columbia
Fire of Omaha has adjusted and paid the
800 loss on the building owned by J. S.
Snethen. while the entire policy of $3.50
on the Campbell grocery stock will likely
be paid as the loss sustained was far be-
yond that amount.
MADISON-The Madison County Farm
ers institute convened here yesterday and
today. The attendance was large on both
| days all parts of the county being repre-
scented. The discourses on farm topics were
interpersed with literary and musical Sc
| lections by local talent. Many of the farm
| families brought baskets of eatables and
| enjoyed picnic dinner in the opera house
| where the sessions were held.
| BEATRICE-Rev. w. H. Moor, general
| missionary. was guest at the rectory
Of Christ CHURCH yesterday. He was &C:
Omaha, president Of the diocesan woman s
| auxiliary. who. Is visiting the branch
|
at the rectory where Mrs. Hamilton gave
| a report OF her work. Mr. Moor and Mrs
Hamilton left for Fairbury yesterday after
noon.
commissioners have refused to make any
appropriation for holding a county agricul-
| tural fair. York county has fine fair
ground adjacent to the city of York, and
| the business men OF York organized a
fair association and each year have held
a successful speed meeting. This year the
county commissioners have decided to APP
propriate $500 towards holding a fair In
| connection with the speed meeting.
HUMBoLDT-The rural line being put in
toward the southwest by the City Mutual
| Telephone company was checked yesterda Y
| afternoon when II came to crossing the
Bnrlingtons risht-of,way west of the city.
| to the length of the poles used by the
| telephone company. After a short parley
the poles were ordered taken down and the
company expects TO use a conduit and
carry the wires underneath the grade.
| FREMoNT-Thad Browning. who was
supposed to have been murdered in
Saunders county, arrived here yesterday
and is very much alive, His resemblance
| to the man found dead there a month age
! in weight and about the same height
! form and complexion the dead man
| Previous TO his coming here there were 9
| few people who were still of the opinion
killed.
HUMBOLDT-Th Alpha club. loca
| literary oTkanlLdtlOn among the women
gave an Informal reception at their clul
rooms last evening TO their husbands anC
| friends. The principal feature OF the even
| Ing was the address of Principal Oshe
| Schlaifer Of the city schools, who spok'
| on his native land of Russia, the condi
tons existing there and the effect upon IL
future by the recent war with Japan. Mr.
| Schlaifer has been in this country a com
! paratively short time and spoke from hi
| own observations. the talk being most in
| structive and interesting TO his hearers.
MADISoN-M. L. Piper was today boun,
over to the district court for larceny. Hi
bond was fixed at $500. which lie was no
able to give. Tom Bodicher was givel
sixty days in Jail for being an accessoT,
to the crime. Piper is farm hand an
Philip Knapp. Yesterday he was sent I
town with a load OF hogs, which he sol
and collected for, and with the proceed
attempted to get away. Bodicher accom-
They were caught at Norfolk and all bu
few dollars of the money recovered
Piper Is a married man. Bodicher belong
TO family not overly gifted with sense.
HARVARD-Mrs Kate Mckenzie Bar
bour, wife OF Attorney T. A; Barbour. die
morning after three months of great sui
fering from a complication OF diseases,
the hftieth year OF her age. She Is SUI
vived by her husband and mother. Mr.
brothers. She was for years prominent
musical and society circles in this city an
was leading spirit In the p. Il. o. sister
hood, being past president OF the locs
chapter, a past vice president OF the N,
braska grand chapter and served two term
as state organiser for the grand ohapte
She was a delegate from the grand char
ter 10 the supreme grand chapter, held
Thornton. Ind. last September.
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