Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

they use al possible influence IN having
federal court shall be held. Il seems an
effort Is on foot 20 have North Platte
dropped from the list
OAEDAIsE.-The Ancient Order OF United
Werkmen held a public meeting and rally
Friday night The speakers from abroad
were O. J. Van Dyke. grand master work
man and 8. r Barton grand recorder
The order here Is In a prosperous condition
and the members are planning for large
class Initiation I'm March.
NORTH PLATTE-Mrs w. H Spear,
who for a number Of years has been
afflicted with consumption. died at Phoenix,
Spear In the hope that the change OF
climate would benefit her. Mr.. Spear was
formerly associated with w II. Gaunt in
the blacksmith business here.
PERFUMES Bertha Range Of Lancaster
county, formerly a student at Peru. but
who has been attending the University OF
Peru to graduate with the class Of o.. She
considered an exceptionally strong
student. both at Peru and at Lincoln. The
senior class now numbers 1856
NORTH PIAATTE-James Scilley has gone
to Lexington to wind up the business for
Snes S 1ot caro- Zee, sugar eomps pan re
| take Ia the future. He thinks the beet
growers should get ready and guarantee
hpany that will locate a factory here
n BEATRICE-At a meeting of the direc-
tors OF the Beatrice Driving association
yesterday afternoon the designations Of W.
A. Penner as president and William Hamm
as first vice president were presented and
accepted. To al the vacant Offices the
directors elected Walter W. Scott president
and W. A.NPenner first vice president.
| CLARKS-Smallpox in mild form at Sill
yer Creek. where several families are quar-
antined. Is causing apprehension here. The
disease was not recognized smallpox un-
/ til Saturday. number Of Silver Creek
! day evening and 1t is believed they may
have been exposed without knowing 1t.
/ BEATRICE-A detective giving the name
Of Pierson was in the city yesterday look
| ing for an alleged insurance swindler by
| the name OF Van Pelt, but he failed to
locate his man. 1t is said Van Pelt has
| been travelling through the country issuing
1 premiums and then departing for greener
| ields.>
twenty-seven years resident Of Gage
| county. died yesterday at the home Of her
daughter. Mrs. AL Rutter five miles south
east Of Cortland. aged IS years. She leaves
| ten children, five sons and five daughters
all grown. Funeral services were held
from the Dunlard church. northeast OF
KEARNEY-word has been received of
the death of Mrs. Nate Richards at Ogden,
Utah, on Thursday, from bronchial disease.
The funeral will take place Sunday Mr..
| and Mrs. Richards formerly lived near
Odessa, where their friends will be grieved
| to learn OF Mrs. Richards death. She is
survived by her husband and a son and
daughter.
| ODESSA-Charley Frederick while build
ing a fire in the kitchen range, had a
narrow escape from death by, the stove
exploding. One stove lid went through the
ceiling and an inch board above. Pieces
| of the range hew in all directions tearing
panels out of the doors and breaking two
lamps that were In the room. II is thought
that gas in the slack coal was the cause.
WOOD RIvER-The Union Pacific has
been having trouble with its roadbed this
week because Of the breaking OF the rails.
In one day on Mr.. Rydbergs section eigh-
teen rails broke, causing the trains to run
very slowly. The broken rails are all on
the north side, and the cause assigned Is
that a fat wheel must have done the dam
age.
WEST POINT-Mrs. Henrietta Ker-
kow, a pioneer OF Cunning county, died
at the home Of her son, August, at Ere,
from st. Johns church. With her de-
ceased husband she homesteaded east OF
matse on t nns Shdren seven
whom survive her.
NORTH PLATTE-David Day. one OF
North Plates pioneers died at the Ss home q
reached the age OF s., and his general
health was apparently good until about
high class machinist in the local shops
The funeral will be held at the EpiscoDa
church Sunday afternoon.
| NORTH PLATTE%The council has di
rected the city engineer 10 make a map Of
the city showing the location OF all business
houses and residences preliminary to mum
! requirements prescribed to secure free de
/ livery of mali The numbering of house.
has been tried two or three times before
} but without much success.
| RED CLOUD-WiIard belong, the Z
| year-old son OF Mrs. General Etherton
a aisd was w buried the same night. The Iitti,
fellow had been sick for several days with
] what was supposed to be Group but wher
had a severe attack OF diphtheria, but 4
was too late to save his life.
! FREMONT-Mary Feinagle has obtained
/ Al IgnNm al
; bitual drunkenness and consequent cruelty
The parties live at Hooper. The divorc
business IN Dodge Co, county has p fallen %, Of
; are moving to Nebraska for a divorce evi
IDENTIFY prefer to have some other judge
hear their cases than those In this district
Catholic knights of America, organize,
l by a team from Columbus 1t starts GU
' four. officers elected: ], ]. Burke presi
dent; William Dinneen, vice president; c
7 F. Buehrer. financial secretary; Mar,
. treasurer Rev. Joseph Ruesing. stat
president, and ]. II. Lndale. state secre
tary. OF West Point. assisted in the organ
3 ization.
. COLUMBUs-Frank Fleming, another o
e Platte county's veterans of the civil war
a solder OF Company I, Thirty-first wis
consin infantry. He was born in Austria
Hungary in 1880. Mr.: and Mrs Fleming
i for twelve years The body was interre,
D in the soldiers plot in Columbus GENE
terry, Rev. Mr.. Neumarxer officiating a
the funeral.
b WEST POINT-The Woman's club me
at the home of Mrs. Thompson. Rol
4 call consisted Of suggestions. "A Subsi
, tute for Meat" Soup and Fish and Thei
I Value as Food was the subject OF a pa
. per prepared by Mrs William Stuefe
Z and read by Mrs. X. L. Wells. The mex
Z number on the program was Economy Il
Buying Supplies" by Mrs. Louisa Krause
| The suggestions elected a lively dis
4 cussion. The next meeting will be at tn
4 home OF Mrs. George Korb.
Z FREMONT-'The recent decision OF tn
I | supreme court in the case OF Tyson agatns
: Washington county practically puts an en-
= ! to Representative Knowles drainage dis
4 trtct bill. which was prepared by a Ere
y mont attorney and provided for the organi
: zation OF drainage districts, giving the dis
: | trtct court authority TO decide upon IN
n necessity and desirability OF the ditch OF
\ ponents of the bill say there were othe
n | Objectionable features. People interested 1
drainage viii probably have another bf
prepared. which will be all right althouR
: the main principle OF the Knowles bill va
/, | wiped out by the Tyson case.
4 WEST PCINT-At the last meeting o
\ the Cunning County Board OF Supervisor
: | the application Of County Assessor N
= | Tyrell for seventeen deputy assessors wa
| granted. and the following named citizen
, ! were appointed: West Point, Frank Ma
!. | chow; Bancroft. Charles w Reuter-
, Cleveland, +. II. Smith; Grant Theodor
u l. n.