Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-08
News of NebrasIxa.

BEATRICE-Chicien thieves have been
plying their vocation with great success in
this locality the last week.
BEATRICE-Harry Fo. Is restaurant
near Second and Ella streets was slightly
damaged by fire yesterday morning.
BEATRICE-Five cases of diphtheria in Il
malignant form have developed in the fam
lily OF Fred Hagemeir, four miles northwest
OF Plckril
grain door into car received a very pain
q ful. though not serious wound heavy
timber falling from the roof and striking
him on the right temple.
BEATRICE--Mrs Ida Johnson, living
three miles east of Blue Springs died yes
terday.. She was 80 years Of age and was
seriously i'll but one day. She Is survived
by her husband and three children.
! Neutrality-suspicious. Frushbour. residing
NEAR Filley. died Saturday after an illness
OF eleven days as 3 result Of stroke Of
/ leaves widow and three children.
/ COOK-several cases of .carlet fever are
: reported in this vicinity, but u seems to
! are quarantined and every precaution is
being taken to avoid its spreading.
! HAsTINGs-Miss Mamie Hart and Mr..
afternoon at o'clock, Father Gllroy per-
forming the ceremony. After a visit of
two weeks in Omaha they will return to
/ Hastings.
TABLE ROCK Ethel. the 17-year-oId
daughter o. Charles Gedultig, who lives
some SIX miles southeast OF here on the
4 night and this morning the remains We're
/ ssiprod 10 the old family home at sa-
I vsnnah, Mo.
.PERU-Peru camp. Modern Woodmen of
I America, and Normal camp, Royal Neigh
burs. held a Joint jubile" installation of
officers at the lodge rooms saturday night.
: a large attendance greeted the incoming
koficers and afterwards INDUCED in an
3 impromptu oyster supper, cooked and
| served I'm the lodge rooms.
! HASTINGS Installation OF officers OF
| Silas A. Strickland Post, Grand Army Of
| the Republic, and of the Womans Relief
corps. took place Friday night r. p. Will
liams succeeds James Walling COM
/ ulandeT Of the former and Mrs. T.. c.
! Rainforth takes the place OF president
gore.
BEATRICE Beatrice District court.
| Court of Honor, met and installed these
! officers: Peter Mes, chancellor: n. Burger
vice chancellor; G. P. Marvin, recorder: F.
1 o. McGirr chaplain; w. T.. Conley, con
ductor: Lars Hansen, guard; Michael
| Kempf. sentinel; ii. Sweetser. Fred Shenk
| and w. A. Wilkinson. trustees. \ BANQUET
vas held following the business meeting
TABLE ROOKIE. d. Robinson OF Paw
nee City, in the year 1880 planted forty
acres of land some six miles southwest
! OF here to catalpa and Usage orange trees
which are now fifteen years old. He has
lengths and thinks he will have 5000
catalpa poles OF good size, which he is
poets to realize snug little sum of money
| HASTINGS-Msyor c. j. Miles declares
! that he Will issue call for a city cleo,
ton next spring regardless of objections
urged by those who contend that the
action will be illegal Il have known fol
some time that there is some doubt as e
the Legality of the procedure we have beer
following in city elections" said ne, blu
i is not my intention to take advantage o
the situation. Unless enjoined, l shall issu,
the call as usual"
| CHADRON-Another veteran of the civil
war has passed away. Henry +. Kell,
was found dead in his bed at the EKhorl
hotel. lie was aged % years and only las
week had followed his daughter to III
| Greenwood cemetery, where he now rests
lie was one OF the very early pioneers o
this county. Services were conducted b.
the Masonic fraternity and Grand Army o
the Republic at the Baptist church, o
which he was "a leading member.
BEATRICE-A meeting was held at tn
home of ID. n Grows at which an organi
ration was perfected the object OF which
: to promote higher social development an
to aid In the support OF the gospel a
Townsend, this county. The name OF tn
; new organization is to be the Townsen
Volunteers. Officers were elected as 70
lows: Mrs. II. H Wilson. president; Mis-
Susie West, vice president; Miss Emm
West, secretary; Mrs. d. y. Grows, treas
2 | urer.
PERU-Mrs. James Blankenship died a
| her home, in Peru, January 5, of pneu
! monia. Mrs. Blankenship, with her hus