Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-23
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BEEMER-Trueman & Harrison have
sold their restaurant to ]. NJ. Sullivan, who
took possession at once.
PLATTSMOUTH-Mr and Mrs Curtis
Moore celebrated their fifty-third marriage
anniversary at their home in this city
today.
PI.ATTsMoUTH-E. T. Conner Of Elm
wood received from County Clerk Rosen-
Grams the sum of SIS each for the scalps
of four wolves.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. so far have had
an exceptionally fine winter with no feed
ing to amount to anything so far. The
prospect now is there will be a great deal
of hay TO sell in the spring.
NORTH PLATTE-Ed Parks of this city,
prominent in railroad circles, will resign
his position here about March to accept
a position under W r. McKeen in the
manufacture of railway motor cars
NORTH PLATTE--A, cablegram was re-
ceived recently by p. j. Gilman, announc-
Alfred A. Gilman at Hankow, China.
where Rev. Mr.. Gilman Is engaged In mis-
sionary work.
HARVARD-At the last regular meeting
of the p. f. o. memorial services were held
for the late Mrs. Kate NJ. Barbour. a past
president of this chapter and for three
death occurred January rs.
PLATTSMOUTH-Th The records of the dis
trict court of Cass county show that there
were eighty-eight petitions for divorce fled
between March, 1900, and February, 1906
and of that number ffty-nine divorces were
granted and two cases are still pending.
events of the season was a dance at the
Auditorium last evening, held under the
auspices of the J. l. Makeeyer hook and
pany. they reaping a harvest of more than
BEATRICE-The special committee ap-
project is not idle. The committee will
proceed 10 raise funds and as soon as
$40 900 is subscribed work will begin on the
well. the ground TO be selected by those in
charge.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Lavina Shellabarger
for twenty years resident of Beatrice
died suddenly yesterday at her home or
the west side. She was native, of Penn
sylvania and was 81 years old. She is sur
vived by a family of six children. al
grown.
NORTH PIATTE-Rev. G. W. weimel
arrived from Eureka, ILL.,, the latter part
Of last week and has formally accepted III
preached his initial sermon last Sunday
and the congregation was well pleased witt
the new pastor
BEATRiCE-F. W. Mumford and Claus
| Zimmerman sold three carloads of fat cat
| tie yesterday to Alpha Graf OF Pickrell
which were shipped to Kansas city last
evening In four months feeding Mr.
Mumford stated that the cattle had gained
800 pounds each.
| Coonley, who died in Hastings Tuesday
and who formerly lived near Pickrell, was
held this afternoon from the United Breth.
rem church. The services were conducted
| by Rev. T. l. Swan and interment was in
| the Beatrice cemetery.
CHADRoN-Roy Edgar Palmer. aged !;
years, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel j
Palmer and grandson of Captain and Mrs
Henry T. Sweet, is dead. Funeral services
| were conducted by Rev. Emerson r. Hum
of the First Methodist church and buria
was at Greenwood cemetery.
| CHADRON-Agnes Mcnamara Pope, wife
OF Frederick Henry Pope and sister OF
Rev Father Mcnamara OF Omaha, is dead
| here, after years of patient suffering. try
| ing all climates and cures The body was
| taken TO Wisner for interment, accom-
| panied by a host OF relatives and friends.
| NEBRASKA CITY-A large number Of
Italians who have been employed on con
| struction work by the Missouri Pacific
| have gone on a strike in this city because
| they were not satisfied with a boss placed
| over them. They refuse TO go to worl
until new foreman is placed in charge
of the work.
| YORK-The grand jury convened Monday
| and mas been in continued session. examin
| ing a large number OF witnesses. not only
/ from York, but from other towns in thu
| county When II was announced that th'
grand Jury would meet part Of the popu