Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-24

some years ago Tor the good OF the CITY
and nothing mas been heard Of him except
indirectly since. His parents do not live
here ana were most excellent people faul
he was Of age and kept it up as long as he
was here. He was about 30 years old.
RED CLOUD-Martin Baker. an en-
ploye on Steward & sons ranch. had a
narrow escape from death Wednesuy
while using a disc harrow. The team
hitched to the harrow made sudden
start, throwing MIR. Baker in front of the
discs He called to the team 20 stop
and they did SO, with the discs resting
on one OF Mr. Martins legs, which was Sc
verely cut.
GRAND IsLAND-At meeting OF
lodge No. 1, Ancient order United Work
men. this city, Grand Recorder :. T. Bar-
ton was enthusiastically indOrsed for re-
election by the grand lodge, which meets
In biennial session I'm May, for grand re-
corder. Mr. Barton has served two terms
and his services are such that II is pc
lieved he will have no serious opposition
for reelection.
FREMONT Richard williams died at his
home at Cedar Blufis at the age Of s.. He
was one Of the California forty-niners and
lived there until 1882 when he came to
Saunders county ana purchased large tracts
Of land. He was twice married. his sec
ono wife and thirteen children survive
him. He has forty-one living grandchildren
besides number Of greatgrandchildreh.
Funeral VIII be held Sunday.
PERU-Normal School chapel was filled
to overhOwing to witness The Growing
of the Gypsy Queen a home-talent play
managed Dy BrOt. HGWeLt, leaCneE IN
the department Of music. IL was the best
up-to-date entertainment given this year
al the Normal. The proceeds Will be used
toward paying for 500 stage curtain ,,.Ii
30 by the military boys, the proceeds going
to the same fund.
NEBRASKA CITY-while engaged in
cleaning out a well "A short distance west
OF town. Arthur Chase had a narrow es-
cape from losing his life. II was a well
that had not been used for some time, and
after cleaning out all the debris Chase was
lowered by means OF a rope, but when
some twenty-five feet from the bottom he
was overcome by foul gas and fen to the
bottom. He was in the well fully an hour
before he could be rescued.
AEBURN--Mount Calvary Cemetery rs
ISOLATION elected tho following trustees:
william Watson jri T. w. Eustice James
Dryer. The officers are: william Wat
son Jr., president; JamesG. McClay, Sec
rotary and w. F. Freeman, treasurer.
never in better condition financially, and
in every way Mount Calvary cemetery
rs one of the prettiest plots of its kind In
the state.
COLUMBUs-The twenty-third annual
encampment of the Sons of Veterans
closed its meeting yesterday evening with
state was represented but one. The fol-
lowing officers were elected and m
stalled: Bert J. Galley, commanderi II.
mander; Nelson o. Brown OF Qsceola,
junior vice commanderi James MtcBeth
GA EP GeVTSo i e,o, Sl arbS,
of the division council.
STROMSBURG-This city has always
taken an active interest in the city
was placed in the field. The saloon or
high license fellows failed to hold any
caucus, as they had decided 1t would be
temperance board. Mr.. Erland Lunner
was nominated mayor Emil Olson clerk,
Nate Wilson, treasurer, Vic Anderson coun-
Gilman second ward and Arvld 7. Carlson
In the First ward, and Judge Coleman,
police court
NEBRASKA CITY-Captain Castle of the
Thirtieth United states Infantry was here
Thursday evening and inspected Company
9. There were some thirty members Of
the company present and they were put
through the various evolutlons and did
fine. Captain Castle complimented Cap
tain Shannon on the proficiency of his
company and the fine condition in which
he found everything Company is max
ing arrangements to build an armory of its
own and expect to occupy II before cold
weather comes again.
HARTINGTON-Thore we eight contest
ants in the annual declamatory contest of
the Harrington high school held here last
night. Alice Lynde, Alton DeLong, Agnes
McGregor. Hazel Jones, s.; Stephenson,
Helen Ottenhemer, May Elliott and Fri
Elliott. The judges decided that first medal
should be awarded TO May Elliott, her sub
ject being Jack Halls Boat Race" sec
ond medal TO Hazel Jones, whose subject
was The Pudding" The winner of the
first medal Will represent the Harrington
High school In the district oratorical con-
test at Norfolk in April
WEST POINT-The Womans club met
at the home of Mrs. s. s. Krake. In an
swer to roll call members mentioned mis-
takes of earlier housekeeping. A short
parliamentary drill was conducted by the
president. An Ideal Kitchen" was the
title of paper by Mrs. NJ. Mclaughlin
The Housekeeper and Her Helper and
Labor Saving Devices" by Mrs. p M
Noodle and Mrs. Summers, were rendered
with demonstration. Mrs. II. s. Sum
mers and Mrs. II. l.. Wells were elected as
delegates to the district convention Of
| Womens clubs at Stanton in April.
NEBRASKA CITY-For the last three
or four years there has been a great deal
OF friction between stockholders and the
managers of the Faultless Caster company.
Rev ]. +. Sponseller, OF Lisbon, Ia, who
Is stakeholder, came over to make an
investigation, and the result was that the
wrangle was taken into the courts. Two
cults were started in the name of the COM
pany against b. Fl. Meeting, who owns a
majority OF the stock, for 1900 and for
S,l5c. In the county court two more suits
were filed by the Otoe county National bank
against the company for sums less than
PENDANT in each suit.
NORTH PLATTE-The first case for
the North Platte division of the federal
court was filed in Omaha Wednesday.
The case was filed there for the reason
that no deputy clerk has yet been APP
pointed for that court in this city. It.
however, Will be tried in North Platte
The case is one wherein George w. King
administrator of the estate. of John p
Kennedy, has brought suit for $4,000
damages against the Burlington & Mis-
souri, railroad for the death OF John p
Kennedy which was caused by a col
llsion on that road at SCOTS BLUM while
Kennedy was passenger.
GRAND ISLAND-The only dissatis-
faction there was with reference to Mayor
Schun for reelection was TO the effect
that he had drawn the reins too tightly
| through his orders putting the slot ma
chimes out Of business and closing the
saloons at " o'clock at night and the
strict enforcement OF these orders has
petitions of nomination is now expired
Mr.. Schuh Will not even have to make
A. W. Buchheit as councilman for the
Third ward, Hehnke councilman for the
Second and Broadwell for the Fourth are
In the same happy condition.
GRAND ISLAND-George Crawford
colored, was yesterday taken to the peni-
Tertiary to esrve a thre years term
for burglary, having robbed the trunk OF
a student in his room and taking $40 in
Fairfield. He has twice attempted TO es-
cape, the first time In conspiracy with
horsethief imprisoned here for safe
keeping on account of Deuel. county at
which time the two were laying for The
jailer but did not succeed on account
Of his watchfulness, and the second time
when he was taken TO the court room
70 plead guilty. Upon this occasion he
broke and ran, the 1ailer firing Ave shots