Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-20

Kearney Is holding a school OF instruction
In the Masonic lodge here
sIDNEY-Rev ]. s. Learner will leave
here shortly for Clinton. Ia. where he has
a call to the passionate OF one OF the largest
Lutheran churches Of that city.
BEATRICE-work was started yesterday
school at this place. The building Is to be
0xet feet, three stories high, and will cost
NEBRASKA CITY-Eaward II. Ranau
and Miss Martha l.. Butt were married this
evening at the home OF the brides parents
near Dunbar. Both are well known in that
SIDNEY-County commissioners are in
session this week and are busy selecting
the jury for the March term Of district
court and cleaning W. a number Of road
petitions.
BEATRICE Calvin Case left yesterday
for Hoxie. Kan, with a pair Of the Fulton
oloodhounds- The call was an urgent one
and II is supposed IL Is a case OF murder
OF a big robbery.
BLUE HILL-william Kruger, Louie
Kruger and Ed Hilton have gone to Garden
City. Kan, to look at the country, with the
purpose Of purchasing land. Many here
have the land fever.
BEATRICE-The funeral services for the
late John Hager were held Sunday after
noon from the Methodist church at Blue
Springs. and were largely attended. In
ferment was in Blue Springs cemetery.
SIDNEY Thirty thousand puunos of
cream or butter fat was shipped from this
point last year, and ii is confidently
pounds this year. Most of the cows are
principally fed on the wild upland grasses
OF western Nebraska.
BEATRICE-According to orders received
mere by Adjutant General Culver, company
viii be inspected Monday, February 70,
and battery A at Wymore Tuesday, Feb
ruaTy %. Captain G. E. FTasier OF the Fiji st
infantry and Captain S. +. Shannon OF the
Second infantry have been selected to make
the inspection.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. George L. Bone,
VINO came to this city with her husband
many years ago, died Monday morning at
her home on North Tenth street she had
been an invalid for years, suffering from
rheumatism and from that disease six years
ago lost her sight completely She leaves
eight grown children and a husband
PLATTSMOUTH - Mrs. William Sage
aged 50 years, passed away at her home in
TINS city Sunday. Rev. J. r. Houlgate,
pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal churcn,
conducted the funeral services this after
noon and the body was inferred in Oak
Hill eemetery. A husband and rive child
ren aged from to to IA years, survive her.
CULBERTSON-Mrs Margaret Wacker,
wife Of George Wacker, died at her home
in Culbertson Saturday, February Is, aged
% years The deceased was born in Russia
and has been a resident of this country for
twenty-eiRht years. She leaves to mourn
her loss a husband and six children, who
are all prominent business men and farmers
of this locality.
NEBRASKA CITY-The woman's Auxili-
airy of the Episcopal church will begin its
quarterly meeting this evening at st.
Marys church in this city. The missionary
address will be delivered by Rev Mr. Bean
of Falls City this evening. Tomorrow
there will be a strong program. large
attendance from the eastern part OF the
state is expected.
EUsTIs-The 2-year-old son OF Mr. and
Mrs r. Il. Nichols drank IA half teaspoonfui
of carbolic acid, given him by his mother
in mistake for a dose of medicine. Mrs.
Nichols promptly telephoned for DR.. Weld
eranders, who arrived in a few moments,
and by quick work the chids life was
saved; MRS. Nichols is Frustrated the
child is now out of danger.
HARVARD - The body of Blanchard
Stone was brought to Harvard and buried
in the Harvard cemetery. He came to
harvard close to thirty years ago. After
several years of sickness he dieds Saturday
morning at his home in Inland, aged Is.
He leaves an aged widow and nine chill
death and funeral except one daughter, VINO
i lives in Kansas.
ATRICE-Company c held a meeting
last night and elected Sanford Carey hrsI
lieutenant to succeed Walter ShIndCll, le-
signed, and Private Sturman, sergelnt-at-
arms. Orders were read from AdJutant
| General Culver authorizing the company to
inci ease the number of privates to forty.
The company now numbers thirty-hve
After the meeting a banquet was held at
the Eagle restaurant
LYONS-N. p. Sorensen arrived Tuesday
from Mexico, where he mas been for four
months assisting w. H. Lyon of this place,
who is interested with other Lyons parties
in erecting "a large saYmill. they intend
to cut and saw into lumber the forests
WHICH dEt On lnciE diBt TduNutS MS
lumber they will ship TO the United States
over their railroad which they themselves
completed about two years ago.
| OSCEOLA-There is a case on the fed
erai court docket entitled The United States
against James Clifton. Mr.. Chiffon lives in
/ Platte precinct in Polk county and 1t is
| the mail that had words written onto 1T
| that were contrary to law. Witnesses were
examined as to Clifton's character, and it
was shown good that IL is thought Uncle
/ Sam can be knocked out easily
| CULBERTSON-Tne Culbertson Farmers
institute was held today in the shumaker
opera nouse with a good attendance. Prof.
/ h. w. Hunt OF Syracuse, Neb., was the
principal speaker IN attendance. Mr.. o..
1 Hull Of Alma, who was to speak on Eco
nOmlc Pork Production ana Alfalfa Gu ow-
/ ing, did not make an appearance to the
great disappointment of the farmers.
! NEBRASKA CIrY-Myron Il. Evans, who
was killed in the electric car wreck in
| New York City, was born IN this city
and lived here until some fifteen years
/ uated with the high school class in 1883.
| when but l6 years old; worked under City
Engineer Minis, graduated as civil engi-
| neer In New York He was 81 years of age
and leaves a widow and two children.
! SlDNEN-Regular summer weather pre-
vailed here this week, while that of last
! week was almost too warm to work out
! doors. the thermometer registering IS de-
| grees in the sun. number of farmers are
will be nearly double the amount OF plow-
| ing done over previous seasons. The
country is undergoing vast change.
| PLATTSMOUTH-Judg Paul lessen ar
! rived from Nebraska City and convened
| the February term of district court Mon
| day. The greater part of the afternoon
was occupied in calling the docket. argu-
ing OF motions and assigning cases. The
jury will not be called until next Monday.
Il The first case called today was Cochran
against Green, I'm which the plaintin seeks
to recover on an account.
\ COLUMBUS-'rhe large bridge between
here and Polk county mas not gone out,
out one span OF 1t, on this end. turned al
most square around Sunday afternoon, and
people who had come over here To church
! in the morning had hard time to get
back. Trains are running on schedule
time, and that is generally any old time.
Mails have come in so heavy that the
clerks at The pOstoflce have had TO work
night, day and Sunday.
| NEBRASKA CITY-A 4-year-old son OF
Fred Weber. who lives three miles south
east Of town, had a most miraculous es-
D., cape from death Sunday afternoon. The
little tot was playing about cistern and
in some manner tripped and fell in. The
cistern Is twenty feet deep and contained
about a foot of water. The little fellow
was seen to fall and his father ran and
got a ladder. and when he had II lowered
the boy was standing up, his cap undeI
his arm, and greeted his father with
Father, l want you TO get me out" The