Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-20

boy escaped with only few bruises. he
having evidently struck on his side and
the water broke the force of the fall.
OSCEOLA-Friends and neignbors of Mrs.
AIDA WEIGH planned surprise on her the
other evening; it was the gcod lady's nine
tieth birthday, and almost that number OF
friends gathered at the home OF Colonel
event. The good old lady is very active for
one so old and bids fair to go over the
century mark. She is the mother of Elk
State Representative William Welch of Os-
ceoIa adm Ross WEIGH of Columbus.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Krutz, an old
resident of this place died at the home of
his son, Henry one mile east of this place.
Saturday morning of old age, being 81 years
old. The remains We're laid at rest today
in the Culbertson> cemetery. Mr.. krutz,
who was a native of Russia, came to this
locality almost thirty years ago ana was
very prosperous farmer. He leaves a
wife and five children, three sons who live
here, a married daughter In Oklahoma, and
one in Washington.
NEBRASKA CITY-Dietrich SCHNEIDER
has long held the position Of justice of the
peace of Otoe precinct and for years has
boasted that he never tried a law suit nor
married couple. But his record is now
broken. Sunday at high noon Cyrus C..
Vaughan and Miss Alice MolliniauX drove
up in their buggy and informed the bashful
The Judge complied, and in the presence
OF a few friends the young couple were
united. The young folks are wealthy and
well known IN the southern part OF the
BEATRICE-The Beatrice Military band
has been awarded the contract for furnish
ing the music for the coming chautauqua
assembly here. AT a meeting Of the band
last night IL was voted TO give the two
last nights OF the assembly TO the Queen
City band under the direction of Prof.
Watt. Walter Baumgardner was elected
secretary to succeed Samuel Berry, re-
] signed, and Miss Matte Mcclellan, Miss
| terially assisted the band during the recent
musical festival. were elected as honorary
members.
| PLATTsMoUTH - Hugh Murphy OF
/ Omaha, who will open up the big Stout
/ stone quarry near Louisville early this
i spring, says that he has ordered three large
/ shovel. County Surveyor Hilton of this
/ city has finished the survey of the land
J Parmele. Mr. Murphy has had the ma
! chinery shipped from the quarry on the
north side of the river 10 Cedar creek,
where he will open another quarry and EN-
ploy a large number Of men during the
| summer.
BEATRICE-A meeting of the bushes.
men and farmers at Ellis yesterday resulted
In the organization of banking institution
I 10 be known as the Ellis State bank. The
| bank will be capitalized for IS 00O, and the
corporation has within its premiership somt
| of the most substantial farmers of the com
munity The officers elected are: r. j
Zimmerman, president; ]. II. Penner. vice
president; c. II. Mayborn. cashier In ad
dition TO the officers Temple Pierce ant
w. ii. Miller were elected directors. A new
bank will be ready for business May /.
NEBRASKA CITY-Ex-Sheriff John NJ
| whitman several weeks ago had valuable
horse stolen from him by a man who was
formerly in his employ. Cards were sen
out giving a description of the man and
animal, but. strange 70 say nothing wa
reported OF them 20 the officers. Satur
day IL was learned that the horse had beer
sold to farmer living near Auburn and
an investigation proved that the hors'
was the one that mad been stolen. 1t wal
| also learned that the supposed thief haf
been loafing around Auburn and had beer
"a constant visitor at one of the saloons
He has since disappeared
! TABLE ROCK-The Pawnee County Sun
I day School association held district con
vention at the Methodist Episcopal church
here on Sunday, WHICH was one OF a seriel
! OF meetings held In the county. NJ. A Bui
of Violet county Sunday school superin
tendent. presided over the deliberations o.
the convention County School Superintend
ent +. NJ. Avery OF Pawnee City conducted
a question drawer Miss Mamie Haines
Sunday School association, gave a ven
interesting and instructive address, which
was greatly appreciated by the convention
There was a large attendance.
! STROMSBURG-At a meeting OF tn,
Commercial club in this city last night Ira
I Banta was eleated president; " +. Wilson
vice president; A. b. Hedbloom, secretary
G. II. Presson, treasurer The club alsS
selected representatives to the state meet
ing at Lincoln this week. An outline Of thu
work to be done for this city for the com
ing year was generally discussed IL Il
generally conceded that when the Stroms
burg Lincoln line OF the Union Pacific 4
built that the division will be here, anC
the road has given out that il win assis
towns in the state. The road has ordered
steel stored here for the building OF thu
new road.
DIAMoNDs-Frenzer. 18Th and Dodge