Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-25

SION with Judge Hollenbeck presiding. A |
number Of divorces were granted and some
other equity business transacted and the
court adjourned the term until May g. at
which time several important cases will
be tried b a., The he next E5 regular jury term
GENENA-Last night the Equal Suffrage
club gave an entertainment In the high
school auditorium, consisting Of min
strel program followed by a lsughable
farce. The room was crowded and the
show netted s1s2I5. The entertainment was
pronounced by many to be as good as any
ever given in the city. The proceeds go
into the domestic science and manual train
ing fund.
BEATRICE-John Baker was fined 800
and costs for keeping disorderly house
! in West Beatrice and lodged in Jail He
was released on a writ OF habeas corpus
and after hearing the case in the county
court this afternoon Judge Spafford took
| the matter under advisement Florence
/ Mackey and Rose Bates inmates OF the
house, were fined So and costs each. They
/ are in jail.
! FREMONT-At a special meeting of the
/ city council yesterday afternoon II was de-
cided to readvertise for bids on the Nye
avenue and Tenth street paving district
| 1t was discovered that mistake OF LOO
yards had been made In the estimate OF
yards Of curbing Bids are to be submitted
on May 6, so that the blunder will only
delay the work about two weeks.
ST. PAULA joint social meeting was
held by the Degree of Honor and Ancient
order Of United Workmen at the lodge
!
occasion being an orange festival. F. NJ
| Higley, one of the members residing in Cal
itoTnia, where he is the proprietor Of an
liberal consignment OF the frult, and the
meeting was for the purpose OF enjoying
this delicious gift, ....
| arrival from England, had the misfortune
| 10 have his left foot cut on yesterday at
noon, the. accident being due to his being
run over by freight car while attempting
J to board a train. A farmer. coming 70
| town, found him in this condition and
brought him to town, and the Pulver hos
pital being under quarantine he was taken
| to the home of DR.. Dent where he Will re-
| ceive the proper attention
| ANSLEY-At a meeting of the Ansley
| school board. Miss Della Berger was elected
principal and Miss Jennie Benson re-
elected to the second primary. Lewis
Onrey, the present principal and three
1 other teachers have Lot al piled. Lewis
Onrey will quit school teaching and go on
his farm near Orchard. Neb. This leaves
three more teachers to be selected Miss
Della Berger is now attending the Wesleyan
| university at Lincoln.
NEBRASKA CITY-Under the new ad'
ministration Of Superintendent Hill, Ne.
braska City loses one OF its most esteemed
| citizens In the person Of Thomas j. Ryan
who is the oldest in service Of any Bur
llngton conductor, he having been in charge
| OF the first train run out OF this city on the
old Midland. Previous to that time he was
line. Since 1875 Mr.. Ryan has made his
home here, but now is compelled to move
and will make his home in Lincoln.
| NORTH PLATTE.-On Saturday after
noon another old time resident Of this sec
ton OF the country departed this life. Mr
| Isaac Lamplaugh, aged y years, was taken
Suddenly very III in this city about week
ago, and from that time slowly weakened
until his death, which occurred Saturday
Mr.. Lamplaugh had been resident OF
North Platte for thirty-four years. and
leaves three children. Mrs. NJ. c. Harring-
ton OF Denver, Mrs John Herrod Of this
city and Harry Lamplaugh, who resides a
few miles north of the city on the old home
ranch. The funeral was held at St. Pat
rick's church.
GENEVA-The high school building con-
tains a thoroughly up-to-date equipped
manual training room now. Not only the
! boys, but a few OF the girls. have taken
up the study. Superintendent Taylor has
the class in charge and says he could use
as many more desks. The domestic science
kitchen Is in daily use, with six classes
under Miss Brandt, a graduate in that de-