Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-05

COLUMBUS--There is still some doubt
as to the location of the new federal build
ing.
MEADOW GRovE-A light snow fell
Monday night which melted rapidly on
Tuesday.
COLUMBUs-The Methodist Episcopal
church will spend $500 I'm refitting and im>
proving the building.
BLUE HILI.-orin Tabor of Red Cloud
will open a restaurant here. He has bought
the residence of w. s. Ashby.
osCE e Ia Pol, county will receive
souri, and Union Pacific railroads in back
taxes.
BLUE HILL-A Waterman has sold his
farm of 200 acres for $1,000. being SIS an
acre. This is the best price paid for
farm in Webster county.
COLUMBUSa-In a match game of bowling
between a team of Columbus young men
and team of farmer boys, the farmer boys
won by score of 1881 to 2316.
COLUMBUS-The German National bank,
over which Mayor Walter Phillips pre-
sides, has been in operation for six months
and the deposits amount 10 over 100000
OsCEOLA-Rev. Paul Hallln of Omaha
has been engaged In evangelistic services
and the series of meetings has been very
successful.
MEADOW GROVE-weygint & Son of
Clearwater have bought the harness shop
of d e Cottrell and will continue the
business. Mr.. Cottrell will move on
farm near town.
OSCEOLA-Big sales of thoroughbred
hogs have been held at and near Osceola.
There we're thirty-three purchasers of
swine who live in and about Osceola and
they paid from s57 to $S15 head.
COLUMBUS-Thoroug hogs are at
a premium among Platte county farmers
Two sales have just been held OF Poland
Chinas and Duroc-Jerseys and most of them
were but pigs, but they sold at an average
of $3.50.
CoLUMBUs-several of the great trap
shooters of the country took part in a
them were: George Maxwell, the one
armed shooter of Hastings; c. d. Under
man OF Lincoln and Captain Hardy.
HUMBOLDT-Funeral services were held
Sunday over the remains of Mrs. ALI Page,
one of the pioneer women of the county,
who died at her home, several miles south
/ east, after a lingering Illness, She leaves a
husband and several grown children.
BLADEN-J. Waufle. an old resident.
died at his home in Bladen of kidney
trouble at the age OF q; he Leaves VIE
| ices were held Monday morning at Grand
Army of the Republic hall, conducted by
| Rev. Mr.. Hummel.
| BLOOMFIELD-J. ]. McCourt, until re-
| Gently connected with the uehlng Hard
ware company, has been offered the posi-
| ton of chief of police to succeed #. N.
| Coryell, who expects to remove to Mon
| tana. II is understood that Mr.. McCourt
win accept the position.
| ALLIANCE-Fire which originated in the
explosion of gasoline lighting plant, de-
noon. The loss was covered by insurance
and the pFoprietors, Watkins g. Baysee,
| Will open In new and more commodlous
quarters within a few days.
BLOOMFIELD-The pupils OF the public
| schools of this city will hold an art ex-
hibition in the hall OF the school house
on Thursday and Friday of next week.
| The proceeds of the exhibition and enter
| tainment following the same will be used
to purchase pictures and paintings for the
various school rooms.
| HUMBOLDT-Miss Nellie Candy who
teaches In a school In the Cottage district
east of town, has been advised of the seri-
Gus illness of her mother Mrs. Warren o.
Candy. at Peacock, Sask, Canada, and left
at once for that place. The family moved
from here two years ago. Mrs. Candy
has been in poor health since she went
| north
before his honor Judge Campbell charged
with selling liquor without license Chris
denied having done anything like that. The
court had evidence enough before him tc
convince that Chris had, and so bound
him over to the district court that meets
in April, and Chris had to give a bono
for his appearance of 500.
HUMBOLDT-Mrs. Eva Harding died a
her home after an illness extending ovel
six or eight months. The cause was tuber
culosis, from which she had been lying a
the point of death for several weeks De
ceased was the wife of Ernest NJ. Hard
ing, carpenter and contractor. She spen
part of tho winter in California, but coult
obtain no relief. Deceased was a native o
this county and was Al years of age. Tn
funeral services will be held Tuesday a
the Christian church, conducted by Rev
Bert Wilson.