Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-28

years, died last night az O'Clock. Death I
was caused fr9m a paralytic stroke, COM /
bined with old age. Deceased leaves an !
aged husband and five children. She had |
been a resident OF Nebra ska since 1885.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lodge No. 1s7. indie |
pendent order OF odd Fellows, elected these !
officers last evening N. s. Gashaw, noble |
McMahan, secretary n. V. Rhodes, treas |
urer; W. J. Pease, J. r. G. Field and A. p |
Sage, trustees.
sUTHERLAND-Farme are encounter
ing scarcity Of help to take care OF their |
harvest Of corn and beets, and good wages
fail to assemble the required amount Of
labOrers. 1t is expected that MUCH corn
will remain In the field the greater part
OF the winter as result.
KENNARD-County Surveyor Hill just
finished surveying and plating forty-fve
acres Of Dan McKillip's eighty-acre tract
of land, adjoining town on the north. into I
two and one-half-acre lots, which are now
on the market. Some of these lots have
already been contracted for.
sCHUYLER-The Schuyler public schools
Will close but for THANKSGIVING day this
year and open again Friday other years
they have closed both days, but this year
the scholars have TO make up the two
weeks which they missed while school was
closed on account Of diphtheria.
BEATRICB-Wor has been received here
from Casey, Ia, that J. +. Burns, who
formerly conducted wholesale grocery
eral store by fire. AS Mr. Burns has been
a confirmed invalid for years, 1t Is feared
he cannot Withstand the shock
FREMONT-Mrs. Wilson Reynolds died
suddenly this morning about 5 o'clock of
heart trouble. She was in her usual health
yesterday and retired feeling as we'll as
usual. She was about Ga years OF age and
lived in this city since ner marriage to
Mr.. Reynolds over twenty years ago.
I BEATR1CE-Dr. j. L. Webb a physician
Of this city who was severely injured in
a runaway accident some time ago, had
his right leg badly cut and bruised sunday
night by his COW crowding him against the
manger while he was feeding IT, He will
be confined to his home for some time on
account of the accident
| EUSTTS-'rhe Information has just been
/ given out that L. r. Ewart, cashier of the
Farmers State bank, and Miss Gertrude
SchrOeder were quietly married in Coun-
y. Mr.. Ewart gave out the Information
That he was gong to Omaha to attend the
was to visit friends In HOldrege
| WEST POINr-The funeral Of Mrs. Fred
| Romberg occurred in West Point yesterday
the body being laid to rest in Mount Hope
cemetery. The death Of Mrs. Romberg was
very sudden she having been about her
| household duties as usual up to within
few hours of her death; She was the wife
| OF Fred Romberg, well known farmer and
/ old settler, living four miles north of town.
! RlCB-Elizabeth Montague chap
! ter of the Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton was entertained yesterday afternoon
i by Mrs Joseph Tebbetts in honor of the
! eighty-eighth birthday anniversary of her
mother ra Mrs hIeS m Ss ePbP o VINO Ro
American Revolution, her father having
| taken an active part in our country's -strug
gle for independence.
! WEST POGNT-'The new mercantile build
| ing of the Stieren-J erman- Baumann COM
! pany is rapidly nearing completion. The
| fixtures are installed and stock is being
put in shape rapidly The building is by
far the finest in its size and general APP
pointments between Fremont and Norfolk.
| The inside fixtures are up-to-date and of
| the very best material, no expense having
been spared by the proprletors
EATRICE-Yesterday in the. district
! court Hazlett & Jack, attorneys for Susan
Sample Of Boston, who lost her suit last
/ week in trying to prevent her husband,
Thomas o. Sample, from securing decree
Of divorce, filed motion for new trial.
| An amended information was filed in the
district court by County Attorney Killen
against John Sparks, the BRUCE contractor,
who is charged with attempting to defraud
the county. s.'
EUsTls-Cmnord Iiitteton, a CONNER
cial salesman, representing the Omaha Rub
sick at the Hotel Garvin Sunday night
He had but recently recovered from an at
tack of Pneumonia and had contracted a
brother, II. @. Hittleton of Omaha, was
autographed for and arrived Monday morn
and will shortly return to Omaha
COLUMBUS-Andthef OF the old settlers
of this city has passed away Mrs. Augusta
!. on June s. 1871 at Bfechanicsvilie, VT, died
at Columbus November "a The funeral
of OFF her daUshter Mrs. n. a. Gleason, Rev.
@. A. Munro, the pastor Of the First Con-
gregationel church, preaching the sermon.
was laid to rest in the Columbus cemetery.
BEEMER-Mr Weiss, a missionary who
has been working in Morocco, North Africa
for the last four years, gave a lecture on
his work last Sunday night at the First
Congregational church to large-szed con-
grs cation. His lecture was well received.
Miss Barge gave a lecture at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday evening. Miss
Barge is national organizer OF the young
peoples work in. the Womans Home Mis-
sonary society and spoke on the needs of
our own land and the efforts to supply the
need.
sHELToN-The second distressing acct
dent during the past week happened this
] | afternoon when horse ran away with
, MT Nose Kithcart and threw him out and
broke one of his legs between the ankle
and knee. The other accident was that OF
Marshall George, who was just leaving his
, home to move to Hampton, Neb. When
, going down an incline near the mill race
he fell from his loaded wagon and the
3 team ran away, the wagon running over
one of his legs and badly fracturing IT
WEST POINT-Ninety per cent of the
corn crop of Cunning county is now safely
cribDed. the weather for the last month
has been highly favorable for gathering
corn and every advantage has been taken
of that fact by the farmers, every avail
9 able man, woman and child being pressed
v into service in the corn fields. Large num-
y hers of forehanded farmers are finished ant
, are helping their less fortunate netghbors
d than the average in size, quantity anC
y quality. Should the usual Thanksgiving
= snow fall it would hnd very little corn II
| the field in this county.
y GRAND ISLAND-Mrs. A. b. Smith o
e Doniphan mas received word Of the dealt
a Of her brother, Frank Taylor, formerl!
a resident of this county at his home nea
MeadoWville, Va. Mr.. Taylor had gone on
into his peanut fields, and, as usual, ha'
taken his shotgun along TO shoot black
e birds which said to be destrucuY
II and too plentiful in the region. When h
o did not come home at the accustomed tim
search was made and he was found 4
n the field, having accidentally shot himself
y He was still alive. but too weak from los
Z AZ blood 10 explain how the accident hap
70 pencd and died shortly after being re
., moved from the field
- BEATRICE-At special meeting Of
~ number of the base ball enthusiasts Q
4 Beatrice last night In the office Of e
Drake & Co., the state league project wa
. fully discussed and decision was reache
= that Beatrice should be represented in tn
y proposed league. c. S. Sherman of Lin
k Coin who has taken an active interest /
81 me formation of the State league. wa
Dresent and reported that the cities G
Is Hastings Grand Island and Keamey Ia
Id already concluded local organizations an
d named delegates TO attend the league meet
rs ing TO be held in Lincoln Wednesday ever
IS ms December 5, at the lindel hotel. Ser
viii be taken here at once to raise III
al | amount necessary to support a ball team
Ne Each city in the state taking any interes
Is In the league IS entitled to send two dele
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