Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-01

the silver anniversary OF their marriage IN
the presence of a large number Of their
friends and relatives who gathered to do
them honor.
CHADRoN-Mr. Herbert Broadhurst and
Miss Edna Hovett were married at the
residence Of the brides parents Only the
immediate relatives and friends were in
attendance. The couple Will reside IN
Dawes county. r.
BBATRICE-Iady ST. Patrick, owned by
W. A. Lloyd Of Lincoln, and Lulu Grafton
the property of j. W. Dewald Of Lincoln,
Two promising S-year-old harness h09Tses,
were brought here yesterday and Will be
handled the coming season by Fred Robare.
WEST. PoINT-Mrs. F. w. Leavitt is
dead at her home in Geneva. The deceased
was the wife OF a former pastor Of the
Congregational church of West Point and
was well known here. She was 80 years
Of age and leaves husband and small
daughter.
ORCHARD Two business changes oc-
CURED In Orchard on Thursday. p. 7.
Stevens OF Page traded his farm near
Middle Branch to p. Eyer for the latters
John Hayne p purchSsed the pool sd hall S Of W
K. Brooks.
TABLE ROCR-Friday night Rev. Or.
Sheperd OF Pawnee city spoke at the opera
house on the subject Of temperance and
the duties Ct citizens at the municipal cleo
ton on Tuesday next He is billed for
ssInother lecture at the opera house on
Neutrality-suspicious. 100 Knights Templar
from Wymoro, Dtller, Reynolds and Su-
perior attended Easter services at Centen-
airy Methodist Episcopal church yesterday,
arriving here on special train ever the
burlington. The sermon was preached by
Rev. G. G. Brown.
WEST PoINT-County Judge Dewald has
Issued marriage licenses to William Bau-'
inert and Miss Elizabeth Strattman OF
Monterey precinct and to Joseph konowsky
and Miss Anna Stems of Snyder. The latter
couple were united in marriage by the
judge on Wednesday.
WEST POINT-Horse thieves made an
attempt to steal the team and carriage Of
Charles Graft a farmer living in eastern
Cunning county, a few nights ago, but the
noise made awakened the family. Several
shots were fired at the marauders, but
they escaped in the darkness.
NEBRASKA CITY-Through the efforts
OF the local business men an excursion was
run from Peru to this city Saturday so as
TO do their shopping one hundred and
eleven took advantage Of the cheap rates
The merchants paid one-half Of their fare.
WEST POINT-George p Hoy, a we'll
known young farmer living east OF West
Point, was the victim of a serious accident
by which he may lose his life The team he
was driving attached to a disc harrow ran
away causing him to fall beneath the har-
row where his body was badly mangled
Hopes are entertained Of his recovery, al
though he will be badly crippled.
,ORCHARD-The board Of trustees for
board of supervisors, had two meetings
| last week. The first meeting was taken
! up In erecting an organization and framing
ordinances which were then read for the
drst time. At the second meeting the or
FINANCES acted on previously were given
second reading and some new ones intro
NEBRASKA CITY-The Jury in the dis
trict court in the case Of the Citizens Ma
{sonal bank Of Des Moines, Ia, against j.
the defendant This Is the case where the
defendant gave a note for $50 for a wear 9
premium on life insurance policy, but the
/ ln1 I..W
returned. 1t was sold to the bank and
| pealed.
NEBRASKA CITY-A few DAYS ago the
| western Gas and Investment company Sc
! cured judgment against the Citizens Gas
company and assigned the judgment to one
Michael Feehan, who has gone into district
court and asked that a receiver be ap-
| pointed for the gay Company b.. Two oorii-
panies have been owning the plant and they
| have been quarreiinSJ and the reoeivership
Is the result II. G. Leigh who has been
manager for the last two years. will be
named as the receiver.
CoLUMBUS-Miss Ella Mark, state com
manoer OF the Ladies Of the Maccabees
was here Friday evening and Installed the
new of1cers Of the Columbus Ladies' of the
Ma9Gcaoees The new~ roster follows: Mrs.
/ William Hagel past commander; Mrs w.
n. slater commander; Mrs. F. A. Scho-
4 neld, lieutenant commander; Mrs Chris
| FTohm. chaplain; Mrs. T. c. Boyd recorder;
MISS Maud Woolsey, sergeant; Mrs. George
Winslow, mistress alarms; Mrs w. H
randall, sentinel; Mrs. Dennis Sullivan,
/ picket; Mrs Anna WEIGH, organist
! FRBMONT-In police court yesterday
! afternoon Prof. Griffith, travelling hyp-
| notist, was found guilty OF assault and bat
terry on Ed Kuehl, clerk at the Emo hotel
and sentenced to ninety days in the county
JAIL He gave bonds and appealed to the
district court. Griffith admitted that he had
struck huehl over the head with his cane.
but claimed that the clerk was drunk and
. had insulted him. He also admitted that
! he had drank his usual amount a good
! sized whisky and two glasses of butter
| milk, Immediately before coming into the
hotel Office,
NEBRASKA CITY-Some time since
/ County Treasurer Cook levied upon a re-
7 frigerator car owned by the Nelson Morris
/ company for taxes long since due. When
the distllery was running at this place
/ Morris fed some cattle, and they were as
| Sessed here, but IL has developed that the
I cattle were assessed in the northwestern
and the dispute had been settled by the
state auditor, but no record had ever been
| kept of the proceedings and the authorities
| here knew nothing OF II. The tax win now
be stricken from the books.
| TABLE ROCK-A matrons oratorical
contest was held Saturday night at the
opera house, under the auspices OF the
there being seven participants as follows
Mesdames Mamie Wood, Alice n Wood
! r, ]. Hinzda, May Bedea, l. r. Andrews
! ], Settles and w. II. Simons. The judges
were o. d. Howe OF Table Rock. Mrs 81
K. Daley OF University Place and Mrs
awarded TO Mrs. Simons. Misses Laura
Holmes and Halle Bicknell sang solos and
in addition, there was music by the male
quartet and the female quartet.