Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-28

Holy Trinity church In his new field a
church will be built His family remain
Mills. leaves a large circle Of friends and
will be missed by his congregation.
WEST POINT-H. L. Keefe, an attorney
Of West Point. will shortly commence the
erection Of brick store building and a
residence at Walthill, the new town in
Thurston county. on the Great Northern
extension. Mr.. keCfe expresses his belief
that this new town will eventually become
the seat Of government Of ThurstOn county.
BEATRICE-Fifty Russians from North
Dakota passed through the city yester,
day for Greenfield, Kan, where they will
locate n they can find employment. A
party OF about forty laborers arrived
I'm the city last evening from Kansas and
left this morning to go to work on the
main line Of the Union Pacific between
Omaha and Grand Island
FREMONT-A local branch Of the Hu-
name union was organized here last even
ing with the following officers; President,
-. V. stephens; vice presidents, DR.. Nellie
Fowler; secretary, Burnell Colsoni treas
urer. Mrs. A. X. Welghtman. Plans OF
work were discussed and the organization
hopes to accomplish much good.
WEST POINT-Very heavy rains have
occurred throughout this section Of the
state for the past three days, accompanied
with thunder and lightning. Frost is very
nearly all out of the ground and the farm
ers and travellers are racing a siege of deep
mud which has rendered the roads almost
impossible. The ground is so thoroughly
soaked with moisture that to all appear
ances it will not hold another drop
GRAND ISLAND-Mrs. Jameson, who
traded hotel property here valued at
$4,000 to $4,000 for Red Fern mining
stock, has begun suit against Mr.. Crofts
the present owner of the property, with
whom the trade was made, for the recovery
of the property, alleging that the stock
was misre presented. Mr.. CroftS denies the
assertions in the petitions in toto and 1t is
expected that the suit will be fought
bitterly.
YoRK-one of the important moves made
by the republican county central committee
at its meeting was to vote to hold pri-
maries. Townships in this county are in
terested i'm primaries and one township
sent i'm a petition of seventy names asking
for primaries. 1t is believed that when
primaries are held at a time that farmers
can attend they will be more popular and
satisfactory than the old way of holding
cauCuses
FREMONT-O. c. Steele. the local agent
for the Great Northern, arrived here today
to look after the company's business. While
freight and passengers are carried on worn
trains the office will not be formally OPP
ened for business until April 10 at which
time 1t is expected time card will be made
| from Crete, Neb. Plans for the company,s
passenger depot have been approved and II
will soon be built.
| BEATRICE-Word was received here
yesterday by Superintendent Fulmer from
| State Inspector of Schools Hodgmon that
and Secondary Schools at its meeting
| Just closed in Chicago had admitted tht
Beatrice High school to membership. This
| recognition is highly complimentary to the
| Beatrice High school and gives to the
| graduates the privilege of entering all i'm
! portant American colleges and universities
without any preparatory examinations
whatever.