Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-14
News Of Nebraska.

townships have been requested TO each
vote $4,000 in bonds a bonus,
News of Nebraska.
PLATTSMOUTH-Snow has been falling
in this vicinity nearly all day.
PLATTSMOUTH-Judge Paul Jessen ar
rived from Nebraska City and called the
docket for the February term of the dis
trict court.
BEATRICE-Dr. Strong of Barneston.
who was appointed Union Pacific surgeon
some time ago. has had his territory eX-
tended from Beatrice to Marysville, Kan.
PLATTSMOUTH-Sup E. L.
Rouse and the teachers in the Plattsmouth
schools celebrated Lincolns birthday ami
versary Monday by attending the schools
In Omaha.
NEBRASKA CITY-The annual fair, held
church, closed Saturday night. The fair
was success, the receipts amounting to
nearly $1,000.
NEBRASKA CITY-Marriage licenses
were issued this afternoon to Earnest
Sharp and Miss Emma Wirth of Dunbar.
and John II. Miller and Miss Emma Mel
ander of Usage precinct
| AUBURN-District court convened this
morning to try the case OF the State Of Ne
braska against DR.. Candy of Humboldt,
charged with attempting to manufacture
testimony in pending case
| NORFOLK-Fay Nightingale, aged 16. is
carrying bullet wound in his wrist as the
| result of the accidental discharge OF "a
22-calibre rife in the hands of a companion
| named Smiley. The wound is not serious.
| PLATTSMOUTH-Th funeral services of
| Levi c. Pollard, who died in his home IN
| afternoon. They expect son from Mexico
and Congressman Pollard from Washing
| ton, d. c.
| NEBRASKA CITY-Alex Hoffman died
last night at his home on South Eighteenth
street. Death was due to pneumonia. The
deceased has resided in this city for more
| than thirty years. He leaves a widow and
| several children.
| BEATRICE-John Moore. a student at
| the Northwestern Business college here.
! died Sunday morning after a brief illness
| of pneumonia. He was IL years of age.
! The remains were taken to Harbine yester-
day afternoon for interment.
! GRAND ISLAND-The funeral of Henry
| Stinnfig took place this afternoon from the
| family residence. Death resulted from ap-
pendicitis. He leaves wife and two sons.
Soehne and Ancient Order of United Work
men.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Myrtle Heckathorne
| beating Robert Rcken. a 3-yearold child
| whom she took to adopt. She was unable
but her case will be taken up as soon as
she RECEIVERS.
BEATRICE-Mrs. C. d. Moody received
a telegram yesterday announcing that her
| father, Joseph S. Moody, old resident
of st. Joe, had dropped dead. He was 50
years old. Mr.. and Mrs. Moody left for
st. Joe to attend the funeral upon receipt
| of the telegram.
BEATRICE-Fred Mcbride, the type
writer repairer who was brought here from
Iowa few days ago and lodged in Jail
| on the charge of larceny as bailee, was
released today by the court on his personal
recognzance until his case is called in the
| district court, March 10.
| EDGAR-Arthur A. Ericsson, "a years of
age, died at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. Ericsson, residing near Edgar,
Saturday afternoon, after a sickness ex;
was held from the Lutheran church in
this city, yesterday afternoon.
york;. B. Dagget. contractor of this
city. has been awarded the contract for
building the county court house of Hayes
county, at Hayes Center. Mr. Daggett will
haul all the material from Palisade over
land, distance of twelve miles, as there
is no railroad at Hayes Center.
| NEBRASKA CITY-It has been an
nounced that arrangements are being made
by the St. Marys Catholic church to open
a parochial school in this city The new
school probably will occupy the building
now used as rectory The details of the
project will be announced later.
NORTHUMBERLAND Mankey, the man
who walked into the office of County At
torney Koenigstein last week and declared
that he was insane. has suicidal tendency
and has tried several times of late to take
his own life. Mankey has been a resident
of Omaha for the past ten years.
| GRAND ISLAND-H. H. Wray, a we'll
known resident of Aida precinct died yes
| terday morning after an illness of only a
week and serious illness of only a few
days lie was a member of the Methodist
church and of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen. He leaves a wife and one son
to mourn his loss.
TABLE ROCK-A contract was drawn up
and signed here yesterday between W. G.
Crater of Alexandria, Neb., and Nemechek
Bros. of Table Rock wherein the latter
agree to sell to the former their stock OF
merchandise in Table Rock, taking in ex-
change 240 acres of land in Thayer county
Nebraska, and town property in Alexandria,
Neb.
NORFOLK-RuraI mail carriers all over
Nebraska and South Dakota have received
mail order house: Last year each carrier
received a small outfit consisting of a
pen, pencil and notebook. The country
> merchants in several towns have taker
steps to Guido the Chicago house in this
form of advertising.
, EDGAR-The Edgar churches have al
united in a great union revival effort The
: meetings are being conducted by Evangelist
5 Lincoln Mcconnell of Atlanta, Ga. The
: meetings are creating wide spread interest
The opera house, where the meetings are
held, Is filled to oyertiowing each nigh
2 and large number have expressed de
| sire TO become Christians.
A TABLE ROCK-The remains of William
Fellers, who died at his home in Lincoln a
2:l0 yesterday morning, We're brought u
" Table Rock, where he lived for many years
, Lincoln preached the funeral sermon. Mr.
Fellers came to Pawnee county and settlec
n near Table Rock in 1856, and lived in th
, vicinity almost half century.
GRAND ISLAND-The last rites over tn,
remains of Miss Marie Bunk We're hell
dN lnt EnsllSH Lutheran church, at WHICH
she had been confirmed two years ago an,
In the Sunday school of which she was
= teacher, Sunday afternoon, Rev. w I
| Kahse, the pastor conducting the services
: The church auditorium and balcony wer
n filled to overfowing and several hundre'
d people could not gain admission.
4 PLATTSMOUTH-Mrs Beulah Elsol
Wolf has filed in the district court a pc
: tition asking for a Judgment against he
y father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs Benja
!, | min Elson, in the sum of 81 200 whic
: amount she claims was loaned to then
: In 1902, and asks the court to give her
;. lien against all of their property and wha
: her mother may receive from the estate o
. Abraham Wolf of New York. from WHOM
C she received 5000 as her first portion.
< GRAND ISLAND-The jury investigator
d into the matter of the death of the hermit
n ! William Hoycard, returned verdict tina
death had been caused by exposure an
lack OF proper nourishment. II was state
TO the jury that Mr.. HodgsOn. Will
out hunting rabbits Sunday morning wa
: the first 10 discover the dead man. bein
attracted 90 the hut by the whining of IN
= dog Upon looking through the windo,
% he saw the recluse dead in a half sittin