Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10

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sTELLA-word was received here this
morning of the death Of David Thomas in
Omaha He was one or the early settlers
in this vicinity, but for the last few
months has been living with his son, Evan
Thomas, who is employed in the postofice
at Omaha. The remains will be brought
to Stella Saturday afternoon for interment
in Prairie Union cemetery.
HUMBOLDT-Mrs. r. s. Molony of this
city, who has been spending the last year
at Florence. Italy, in the Alps and at
returned to the United States and viii!
spend the winter with her son. j. r. Mo-
St Paul. Mrs. Molony had delightful
time, but was uncomfortably near Mount
vesuvius at the time of the recent, erup-
ton, the whole country being filled with
dense, sitting smoke
! BEATRICE-Coroner Reed yesterday held
an inquest at Odell for the purpose of in
vestlgating the circumstances surrounding
the death of V. ]. Shalla, who was killed
| by train Sunday morning four miles west
Of that place. After hearing the evidence
of the trainmen and three other witnesses
| the jury brought in the following verdict
| I'VE, the jury, find that v j. Shalla came
to his death by accident" Mrs. Shalla
Ewho was seriously injured at the time her
! husband was killed, was unable 10 testify.
PLATTSMOUTH-J L. Brown. residing
I west of this city, Is minus about TWO dozen
| chickens that disappeared a few nights ago.
! He has also been missing corn from his
/ crib. He borrowed a gun ana the next
/ night when he heard the bold burglars
| loading the corn into wagon he secured
! the gun and started in hot persuit, but
/ when he pulled the trigger the gun refused
| to do business. Mr.. Burk residing in this
city, reports that some unidentified person
| entered his chicken house and swiped some
hof his choicest fowls.
J YORK-Ten dollars has been paid by j.
| A. Jacobs, a farmer living one and a half
! miles west of York, and was donated to
| the York fire department and placed to the
! credit OF the benefit fund. Quite a fund
has been set aside from donations received
/ from owners OF property who have suffered
loss by IRE and who IN consideration OF
made liberal donations. The ire boys made
a run out TO Mr. Jacobs farm with hook
and ladder truck and ropes and assisted In
| saving Mr.. Jacobs barn.
| PLATTSMOUTH-The quarterly meeting
| of the WOman's auxiliary, diocese OF Ne
this city Wednesday. The minutes Of the
last meeting in Beatrice were read. followed
by a letter from the missionary. Miss
drummer; Mrs. John Williams gave a re-
port of the supply box and its needs and
Mrs. sloan on mission work in South
Omaha. The president. Mrs Homiltnn,
spoke OF the appointment plan Of raising
funds and Mrs. Wise Of Omaha read a very
interesting paper on summer mission work
for children, touching briefly on the various
ways Of assisting children 70 become good
BEATRICE-The directors OF the COM
mercial club held meeting last evening,
with large attendance. The railroad COM
mittee reported a conference with super
intendent Ware of the Union Pacific rela-
tive 10 extending the motor car service TO
towns south Of Beatrice. The committee
also stated that II had taken up with the
Rock Island people the matter OF getting
passenger service on the local freight trains
A proposition from the Intcr-Ocean Shirt
company TO establish a branch factory IN
Beatrice was submitted and referred. Tie
company proposes to establish a business
here which shall spend from $4,000 40 SIS OOO
annually. Secretary ShultZ was instructed
rte -1fa
i'm the library building, after which the
meeting adjourned.