Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

Mr.. Nichols; fifth and sixth grades, Miss
Vanderberg; fourth and fifth grades, Miss
Weber; second and third grades, Miss
Bennett; first grade, Miss Harmon.
BEEMER-The Elkhorn river is high and
doing a great zeal of damage to real es-
tate mile west of Beemer. The main
current now runs through the farms of
FehHman. A great deal of the land on
each farm is constantly being washed away.
The buildings of Oliver Fehliman are en-
tiFely surrounded by the river and the only
way Mr.. Fehlilnan can get out is by the
Use Of a boat.
TECUMsEH-The chaplain of the Ne
braska state penitentiary, Rev. +. &. john
son of TeCumseh, is this week in attend
ance at the annual convention of the Ma
tional Society OF Corrections and Charities
i'm Philadelphia. lie was one of the hNe
delegates appointed from this state to at
tend the meeting. The National Society Of
Charities and Corrections accomplished a
wonderful amount of good in its prison and
HARVARD-On Monday Philip schere
who was past 20 years of age, after less
than two weeks sickness, passed away
and was buried Wednesday. NJ. Schere
only survived the death OF his wife some
nine months and was the father Of Mrs
WyCkoff and the Misses Lizzie and Lottie
Schere of Omaha, and, as in the case Of
their mother, his six sons were present
and tenderly laid their father away in his
final resting place.
DAKOTA CITY-Annual commencement
exercises Of Dakota city High school Will
a.
May %. The graduates are Georgia Z.
Niebuhr, Mildred ). Spencer, Archie Z.
Easton and John W. Stinson; \ program
consisting of orations by the graduates
and both vocal and instrumental music
will be given The class sermon VAL %, DC
delivered by Rev. w. 5. Oberholtzer sun
WEST POINT-The board OF the West
Point Independent school district was Or
ganized at the last meeting. T. NJ Moodle
was elected president, NJ. +. Kerr wee
president and j. II. Thompson secretary.
The standing committees OF the board were
announced at this meeting. The board VIII
take immediate action TO grade the hlBh
school grounds, which VIII De eNlen9eu
considerably so as to include a street Whlch
was vacated by the city for that purpose.
BEATRICE-A Berry, county attorney
Of Marshal county, kan, ana r., IS Ear
rett, sheriff, were IN the city FriGuy LOOKING
up evidence in the case OF QUO meyer, VINO
Is charged with the theft of a morse at
Marysvine last winter and VINO was ar
rested at Lincoln by Sheriff Trude OF TINS
city Sheriff Trude, J. -. Reed, Isaac
Brubaker and Harry Tripett residents of
/ this city have been summoned 20 appear
| as Witnesses in the case, when Is set TOT
'HARVARD-Our community was greatly
shocked yesterday to learn Of the sudden
death Of Louis Aker, at his iarm nome
three and half miles west OF ms cllS'
al an early hour this morning from what
was supposed to be heart failure. About
> o'clock in the morning ms Wie loqnd
/ MIN seemingly In much pain and Mr.. Aker
had passed away before the return OF his
/ son, who only gone a lew moments
I His family consists of his wife and i've
I children Burial services will be held From
. the Methodist church, Of which he was d
member, next sunday.
PLATTSMOUTH Judge Paul Jessei
/ heard the testimony in the case of tho
] City of Plattsmouth against the 'Ncbraska
I CBelD Telephone company IN Whlch the
/ blainti1 seeks to compel the defendant
/ company TO remove its poles and wire
/ from Main street, as instructed py IN,
| city council The city also claimed thai
/ the telephone company had never obtalnee
a legal franchise to use the streets. II. '
/ Lane general manager OF the Bell COM
| Iany was a witness The court TOOK lht
! case under advisement, and Will return I,
/ this city next Wednesday.
! WEST POINT-Henry Heine, Nesl
| Point boy. who Is now I'm the United states
| navy returned on leave of absence TINS
/ week He was employed on the battleshlI
/ Pensacola when the earthquake occurred
| al San Francisco. The warsmp was lylns
/ several miles from the city when the ear IN
/ quake shock occurred. The conclusion
/ threw the sailors from the hammOcks ana
I they afterwards heard the windows break
ing and the crash of falling buildings oil
/ the doomed city He and other sailors
were Immediately called upon FOR assist
ance and dynamited the buildings TO stoE
| the rush OF fire,
BEATRICE-The city council held a
| special meeting last evening and passed an
| ordinance governing the building Of terrace
| walls and steps. Under the ordinance a
/ person wishing TO build such wall shall
! fTst file petition with the city clerk ob-
] tanning a permit therefore ana It's conslruc-
/ ton shall be under the supervision OF the
I street commissioner. Persons violating TINS
| ordinance are subject 10 a me or not less
/ than SIS nor more than 800. Another or
! dinance creating the Office OF sidewalk In
| spector was passed. A salary Of SO per
| month is provided for such once. A drug
gists permit was granted 70 I. f. shauef'
When you have anything 70 trade ad,
| vertise IL in the For Exchange" column