Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-28

is the new agent at Millerton.
NEBRASKA CITY-Henry, son of Philip
Hoffman,, one Of the wealthy farmers liv-
ing twelve miles southwest. died Of pneu-
monia. He was a prosperous young farmer
and had a large circle Of friends
BEATRICE--The republican city commit
tee has fixed March u as the date for
the primaries for the coming municipal
election. The same rules as adopted two
years ago will govern the primaries.
HASTINGS-The funeral of Mrs. II. G.
Hansen was conducted at St Marks church
after a short service at the family home.
Several relatives of Mrs. Hansen came
from Harlan. Ia, to attend the funeral.
PAPILLION-Mrs. Dorah Copenhaver il
dead, aged n years. She leaves one son
several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Copen-
haver were among the first settlers In
Nebraska.
MCOOK-Messrs. Bush Heaton have
applied to the city council for a franchise
/ to permit them to construct gas plant
for lighting, heating and cooking purposes.
| The franchise ordinance has passed It's
/ first reading.
NEBRASKA CITY Ernest Cope aged Is
years, died at his home, He had been sick
! ten weeks with typhoid fever and pneu-
monia- He was an employe of the packing
house. a member of the Eagles and Wood
men OF the World.
! MCOOK-The McCook Pressed Brick
company has organized. elected officers, Sc
! cured site for plant, ordered machin-
! cry, etc, and expects to be ready for busi-
ness within sixty days. The company is
/ capitalized for $4,000.
| BEATRICE-The funeral of Isaac Small.
City, Mo-, was held Tuesday from his
home at Wymore. Mr.; Small was formerly
He is survived by a widow.
! PLATTSMOUTH-In district court the
jury found G. Lawrence Stull guilty OF as
injury upon Jesse Green. as charged in the
| Indictment. Judge Paul Jessen will not
pass sentence for several days
| BEATRICE-Dr. c. A. McKim, state
| veterinarian has been in this vicinity in-
| vestigating a few cases of the blackleg
reported among cattle. He went from here
| Of the disease are said to exist.
NORFOLK-Lawyer here are searching
for a daughter of the late Nell Bailey, VINO
died as a result OF paralysis induced by the
death of her husband in duel The
daughter of this ill-famed woman is
minister's wife in Pennsylvania.
MCOOK-Red Willow county will profit
in the sum of $40, % by the recent action
of the United States supreme court In de-
! Gliding for the state of Nebraska in its case
| against the Union Pacific and Burlington
Railroad companies in the matter or taxes.
| NORFOLK Major B. II. Tracy, for
| twenty years in business here and major
in the second Nebraska during the Span
ish war, goes to Kansas city to become
farm loan Inspector for the Prudential i-lfe
| Insurance company In missouri Iowa. Ne
braska and Kansas
SEwARD-A petition has been filed with
the clerk of the district court. signed by
thirty-two residents of the vicinity Of Ia
mora, asking Judge Evans to give young
ClOsson jail sentence instead of sending l
6 st TO tne ssaF clover seed
NEBRASKA CITY-Ed Con, who is
charged with robbing Missouri Pacific cars
two years ago and who has Just been re
liminary examination Tuesday and was
bound over to the district court in the sum
OF 500 He failed to furnish bond.
VALENTINE-The 5-year-old daughter OF
George Camm burned to death in barn.
Her little brother set the fire with matches
He ran out of the barn, but the girl, fright
ened, hid IN the hay and was cremated:
Her body, burned to a crisp was FOUND
later.
FREMONT-The Board of Supervisors
met in regular session Tuesday and have
put in most of the time so far hearing
road petitions A number OF section Ine
have never been opened up and owners OF
lands along them are fighting their being
laid out for public use.
NEBRASKA CITN-Sometime ago Mrs
Sue Cowles served notice on the SALOON
, keepers not to sell her brother, A. =
Wyatt, any intoxicating liquors, but some
violated the order. Information has beer
filed against Schnitzer Bros. charging them
with selling him whisky The county at
! FREMONT-Word has been received Of
the death at Llannelly, Wales OF Mrs. d
EDWARDS formerly OF shs city yed a. b tn,
when they returned 10 their former HON,
in Wales disposing of all their property
in Nebraska and this country.
: SCHUYLER-Stoc shipments out Of
! Schuyler for the week are as follows: Cat
joe Lope c sheepmFive cars by A. Dew
orak, two cars by T. w. Donavan. Hogs
Two cars by l. E. wellmanl, one car b;
g All were shipped to South Omaha.
t NORTH PLATTE-Friday evening thu
9 boys and girls basket ball teams of th'
a State Normal played two interesting
4 games. The girls team of the Nortl
a Platte High school won by a score of g
TO and the boys team Of the kearne!
Normal won by a score of 80 to ls.
RULO-The 4OO-foot landslide that ha
: covered the track connecting Rulo ant
Atchison about six miles southeast OF Rulo
q is now removed so that trains are run
q ming again after ten days hindrance. Thes
4 mammoth blufs slide badly during we
= weather and as trains hug the blum closet!
trouble of this sort is not uncommon.
! HERMAN-One of Charles Rutledge'
: ! cows began acting strangely Monday morn
$ ing and i'm an hour of so was fairly crazy
BY night her hind quarters had becom
. paralyzed Everyone seems puzzled to know
: mad dog was killed in town. and 1t is be
lieved the COW may have been bitten.
!. MEADOW GROVE-Rev Mr.. White o
Battle Creek assisted by evangelists iron
Dayton, o., is conducting evangelistic serv
ices az the opera house In the interest o
n the United Brethren church. Cottage meet
a ings held by the Methodists in the Pleasan
8 Hin neighborhood, north of town, have re
suited in several accessions to the church.
a HEhMAN-mlSS ana MIC
d IItel boarded the southbound train thi
u morning bright and early with the inten
: tion of getting married soon as the
could find some one in Omaha that woul
d tie the knot for them. Mr.. Litel is manage
II of the Tekamah Implement company a
< this place and will be at home again afte
L tomorrow.
NORTH PLATTE-The south side ditto
e was sold Saturday under foreclosure pro
d ceedings on a mortgage OF something owe
e $1,000 held by the Mcdonald State banl
n The purchasers were c. +. Iddings, job
Keith of Sutherland and Bernard Beer o
n Denver. 1t is reported a new Compan
.s will be organized and the ditch put 4
v excellent shape for use.
n LYONS-At the ]. H. Tryon e. Son
Duroc-Jersey SOW sale nifty sows were sol
r at an average of Sill. The highest price
n SOW. Manley's Profit was sold 20 the Rot
. bins Brothers of Lyons for SSl5. The sal
"a was conducted by ]. ]. Luther, who wi
~ have charge of the Stone, Larue and Peter
sons sales, which follow in the orde
% named. on Thursday, Friday and Saturda!
~ EUSTIS-A new concern, to be known a
- the German Northwest Telephone company
- has been organized and will Incorporate
The officers are: Henry Roether, presiden
"a George Wagner, secretary; Chris Gable
% treasurer; G. II. SeybOld, Carl Koch an
81 William Hueftle, directors. Building operS
n tons will begin at once. The line will I
about fifteen miles long and will conne'
u with Eustis
Ot NORTH PLATTE-At Charleston, III
70 I'd nf North m