Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-16

panel has been drawn to try the Sparks
BEATRICE-John Luberger of hose COM
pany No. /, Charles Nudge of hose com
pany No, 6 and z A. Gamble of the hook
and ladder company left today for Grand
Island, as delegates to the. Nebraska State
Firemens convention. A number of fire.
men who were not delegates Joined the
party.
PI4ATTSMOUTH-The Grand Army of the
Republic post has installed the following
officers: Commander, William Barnhart;
senior vice commander, Samuel Parker;
adjutant, T. w. Glenn; quartermaster. H
j. Streight; sergeant T. Fry; chaplain, t.
M Carter; officer of the day, James Hick-
| son; outer guard, John Renner.
TECUMSEH-Mrs Spradley, wife of
Joshua Spradley, died at the family home
in this city at an early hour Monday morn
ing. She had been In failing health for
last Saturday. Her age was about 60 years.
Besides husband, she leaves two sons.
| The funeral will be held Wednesday.
BLUE HILL-Tax Agent Pollard of the
Burlington sent draft TO County Treas
urer Frahn this week for A0,64O,4O to be
balance OF $s.OS62S unpaid for last year. In
| the neighborhood of $4,000 is now due Web
ster county from the railway company for
balances unsettled during the last three
years.
DAVID CITY-A l.. Hughes, installing
officer for the Tribe of Ben-Hur, installed
the following Officers Monday ys evening M
| Alonzo Taylor; scribe. ]. Ira Duncan;
| teacher, Mrs. f. w. Gillheim; captain,
bert Bahr; Ben-Hur. John Eberly; Mother
| Hur, Mrs. A. ]. Stafford; her daughter
Miss Myrtle Fleming.
| TECUMSEH-The Burlington auditor is
here checking w. II. Book out agent
at this point and checking r. G. Drysdale
! of Dewitt in as the new agent. Mr.. Book
goes to Auburn 20 accept the agency there
| to I'LL the position made vacant by the
| resignation of G. ". Thomas, who went
into the printing business. During the time
| Mr.. Book has been agent here he has made
many friends who regret to have him
leave the city.
NELSON-District court convened here
Monday. The afternoon was taken up in
preliminary matters and adjusting some
| equity cases. Several criminal cases are
on the docket, including the case against
| DR.. w. A. Cate for assault with intent "a
| kill Lee Grass, a farmer living northwest
OF here. Much difficulty is being expert
enced in securing a jury for this case. as 4
has been generally. discussed by almost
everyone In this locality
/ PLATTSMOUTH-An Omaha paper re-
ported Sunday that George Odecker, a man
Portsmouth in company with James Jones
was murdered and the body was lying In
an undertaker's establishment here. In
| Vestigation proved that the report waG
false. Odecker was In this city Saturday
and purchased three mules for Mr.. Miller
in South Omaha and started to deliver the
animals. but could not cross the Platte
| river. Sunday he succeeded In crossing the
river and that was the last heard from him
| here.
TBCUMsEH-Dr. p. c. johnson. pa
| triOtic instructor of the Grand Army of
the Republic In Johnson county. is en-
deavoring to ascertain to just what eX-
| tent national days are observed by the
schools In the county. He thinks the i'm
pOrtance of creating and confirming a feel
ing OF patriotism in the hearts of the
children cannot be too strongly empha-
, sized. DIR. Johnson has addressed the
Z school officers and teachers of the county
] asking them II they observe the following
! national days: Mckinley day, January %
Lincoln's birthday, February 12 Washing
| tOnS birthday, February p; Memorial day
| May 80; Flag day, June a. Independence
day, July 4.