Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-10

city. The building and lot will cost prob
ably &c. 900. Rev. Fried. Rabe, who but re-
Gently came from Hanover, Germany, has
charge of the congregation. This makes
two German Lutheran congregations for
Bloomfield, the other being the Lutherans
OF the Missouri synod in charge of Rev
OllenDurg, and both are in a hourishing
condition.
BEATRICE-E. D. Jenerys of Rockford.
manager of the Hayes-Eames Elevator
company, was in the city yesterday and
stated that the insurance on the building
and grain destroyed by fire at that place
Monday had been adjusted, and that the
company would next week begin the cree
ton OF larger and better elevator than
the one consumed.
BEATRICE-The regular monthly meet
ing OF the Beatrice fire del .rtment was
held last evening and considerable routine
business transacted. The running team,
numbering twenty-four fremen, was Sc
lected to attend the interstate tournament
to be held at Humboldt, Neb, August 3d.
81 and september l. John Klein was
elected captain of the team.
FREMONT. Walsh tried to commit sui
eide by cutting his throat with a razor in
ms room at the New York hotel this morn
Ing and is now at the hospital in a crit
walsh came here August /, and registered
from cheyenne, Wyo He has been here
since and most of the time has been drink
ing heavily, especially the last two days.
BEATRlCE-The annual meeting of the
Christian Science church was held in this
CITY yesterday and was attended by about
~ Scientists from Nebraska, Iowa, Wyom-
ing, South Dakota, Kansas and Missouri
me afternoon session was in the nature
or testimony meeting. In the evening
Sn open meeting was held. which was adj
crossed by Rev. E. NJ. Boswell of Beat
North PLATTE-The Masonic tempIe
craft of this city has accepted the plans
for their temple building as drawn by
architect Latenser of Omaha. The build
ing Will have a frontage of lightweight
{ feet on Dewey street and have a depth of
ninety feet and have four store rooms
z2xSC feet each on the ground floor The
/ building will be thoroughly modern, and
aside from the four store rooms will be
used exclusively for lodge purposes
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Russ, a brake
man on the local freight was severely in
/ jured while switching in the yards here
yesterday. He was riding i'm the engine
! Just back OF the cab and stuck his head
/ open gate on the stock yards He was
struck. on the side OF the head, a deep
gash being cut, and he was otherwise
! bruised. he was unconscious for several
Sioux City.
! BEATRICE-Wllliam A. Wilson, charged
! with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, was paroled yesterday by Judge
lnman to August is, in order TO give him
an opportunity to make good the amounts
borrowed about town on a bogus check
He was put TO work on the new Christian
church building, and has promised the
he secured in fraudulent way, which
amounts to about SIS. Mrs. Wilson and
/ her five children. who have been living al
Auburn. will make their home in West
| NORTH PL4ATTE-Wnliam Pitt who
had preliminary hearing yesterday OF
the charge of stealing $50 gold watct
from the person OF railroad employe, was
| bound over to the district court and PLACED
under bonds Of 500, which We're given By
( him. The defendant claimed that he hac
made trade with the prosecuting witnes,
ana given TO him pin for the watch
what he said was a very valuable pin bu
] in WHTna Mo -" 10
gold" which he claims he went to Soutf
| Africa TO get The county judge thought
the defendants tale too thin and bounC
him over to the district court to avail
| jury trial for the felony.
| FREMONT-The committee appointed by
Mayor WOLF TO make arrangements for
proper celebration Of the fiftieth anniver
! sary Of the founding of the city which oc
ours Monday, September g. Labor day, me
last evening with the committee OF tn,
labor unions and plans for a joint celebra
ton were made. The principal feature vii
! be trades parade showing Fremont OF
nifty years ago and Fremont OF today Tn,
OF oxen. f. II. Barnard, who was witt
| the FIRST party which came here and who
made the survey Of the original townsite
is still living here and it Is hoped that hil
| exercises.
| ASHLAND-Three strangers drove int,
town last evening with a bay team which
they offered for sale to various parties 10
$50, Finally they made a sale OF tn,
| LNeAAAl " W llllAlll hltlSeIt VINO gave then
| nifty dollars in cash and agreed TO pa,
the balance on time. The three men thej
| engaged board at a hotel for the might
paying for supper, lodging and breakfas
In advance. During the night, however
the three men disappeared. Early thi
morning word was received that a team
had been stolen near Lincoln and a de
scripuon Of the three men was given
Search was made for them but no trac
has been found. It Is supposed that the,
left the city on freight train during la
night.
| NORTH PLATTE-Mayor McCabe AT In
city council meeting last night referre,
10 the council correspondence which h
had had with the president OF the Nortl
Platte Water Works company, whose Ola n
the city has voted bonds TO either pur
chase or build new water works system
for the city. The mayor objected TO m
appraisers agreeing to the third appraise
being a party who would agree to gi,,
the plant in this city a going value IN
/ correspondence which the mayor put OF
the records Il the council last evening con
/ tained a letter just received from MI
| Honmeister 70 the effect that the waite
| works company would agree that the thir
| appraiser should be agreed upon BY III
other two appraisers, with the understand
ing that the appraisement should be mad
without allowing a going value TO N
water works plant.