Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-21

/ large number of automobiles Will be sold
! purchased a REQ and Charles Van Nleet
! has purchased a Rambler.
| MCOOK-One is apt to associate high
farmer only few miles from McCook
was recently offered Sl25 per acre for
his farmland refused IT,
! GILMORE-Thomas Metcalf aged IA
years, shot himself Tuesday at the home
| of Charles Gtaes, near Gilmore The right
arm is badly shattered and will have to be
amputated above the elbow.
BLUE HILL-The Happy Howe Dutch
! club met at the home of F. Delahoyade and
gave him a surprise, being his birthday.
| The evening was spent in playing cards
and other social amusements.
! NORTH PBATTE-William r. Tillman.
IS years Of age, died suddenly yesterday
| of heart disease. He was about to sit
down when he placed his hand to his
| head, uttered groan and fell dead.
Observation-Disclosures satisfactory, ar
rangeinents could not be made relative to
opening the Court street entrance to the
! Paddock opera house 1t was closed this
evening by order of the city council.
| MCOOK-Work on McCook's new sewer
system is being actively pushed this hne
spring open winter weather. The COM
pleted system will be the most extensive
in southwestern Nebraska and will cost
$4,000
TEKAMAH-Henry McCoskey has pur-
chased an interest in the II. H. Smith
has been In the employ of Mr.. Smith for
! a number OF years. The change will be
made March 1.
COLUMBCs-The committee appointed to
circulate subscription papers for the build
ing for the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton has already received pledges of about
$50, 600 building.
NEBRASKA CITY-s. F.. shannon, cap
tain OF Company c, Nebraska National
Guard, has been appointed inspector for
all the companies south of the Platte river
by the adjutant general. He assumes his
duties at once.
| LYONS-H. e. Peterson of this place to-
day sold his stock of fine Percheron stall
lions, one large stallion. Fountain 4714,
weighing 1000 pounds, going to T. M. Sheri-
dan Of Bradish. Ne6; This horse will be
! shipped at once to Wales. Ia.
PAPILLION-H. r. Platte died Tuesday
night, aged 20. He came to Sarpy county
June Is. lS71; One son and one daughter,
several years ago. The funeral will be
conducted by the Masonic lodge
LYONS-At Robert Nelson's public auc-
ton yesterday Colonel e. p. Thompson
broke the seasons record for fast selling,
$l,10O worth of goods being sold In just
forty-seven minutes. taking in everything
from washdish to a $500 horse.
| PLATTSMOUTH-The government off,
cials have selected the site for the new
government postoffice in Plattsmouth on
streets which is entirely satisfactory to
| a large majority of the citizens.
| HASTINGS-At an oratorical contest at
e. A. bishop and, r. c. Theobald were Sc
lected to represent the local Institution in
a contest between Grand Island and Has
tings colleges in this city March H.
PLATTSMOUTH-Wil e. Stanton of
! Pueblo, Colo, and Mrs. Nettie NJ. Turner
were united in marriage at. the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs: d: W.
Foster, in Union, Wednesday. The bride
has been a teacher in this county for Il
number of years.
BEATRICE-Mrs. George Densmore, a
prominent member of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union at Wymore, died
at her home in that city. The funeral was
held yesterday from the Christian church,
Rev. Charles Cobbey Of Beatrice conduct
ing the services.
NORTH PLATTE-Miss Ora Pearl Fred
erici, a niece of Mrs. w. f. Cody, and
Ralph L. Tyler were married at the home
of the bride on Sunday afternoon in the
presence Of the immediate friends and rela-
tives of the family by Rev. Mr.. Favoright
OF the Baptist church,
NEBRASKA CITY-While driving home
Monday evening, William Hawke collided
with an iron stake which had been driven
in the pavement to sustain the guy rop'
of a derrick He was thrown out but was
not seriously injured The vehicle wa
considerably smashed up.
NORTH PLATTE-Mrs. Margaret Fay
one of North Plates early residents, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary
had been in poor health for some e. time ms.
The funeral will be held at the Catholic
church Thursday morning.
MCOOK-With seven brick buildings
aggregatng 100000, and as many OF
: more frame dwelling under way, McCool
is doing pretty good mid-winter stunt
in building. Spring will see McCook II
, the midst of perhaps the greatest build
! ing operations Of many years.
BEATRICE-The threatened outbreak o
smallpox northwest of the city has bee
we'll handled by the authorities and al
! OF the families under quarantine have beef
j released except one. At one time Their
were nearly twenty cases of the .diseas
a in Blakely and Grant townships
r NEBRASKA CITY The quarterly
4 meeting of the Women's Auxiliary %
the Nebraska Diocese of the Episcopa
church opened its first session last even
ing. Delegates from over the state ar,
In attendance and a great deal of interes
Is being taken in the addresses and topics
under consideration
!, STANTON-Judge Guy T. Graves held ,
three days term or district court here thi
! a team of horses few weeks ago an,
: was caught near Schuyler by the deput,
n Sherin of Colfax county, was sentenced
TO six years in the pentitentiary.
9 HERMAN-This town has not had a ship
. ment OF hard coal for over two weeks
tina car, and was not half enough to z,
: around. II IT should turn cold after tn
5 snow today and remain 50 for some tim
8 there would be good many people com
PEELED to burn soft coal or do without any
d BEATRICE-Judge Kelligar was unabl
e to hold court yesterday on account Of sick
e ness In his family: He sent an order ad
Journing court until Tuesday afternoon, a
. which time he will hand down his decisio
r In the Injunction suit against the Gilliga
: Bridge company and the Board OF Super
r visors, brought by s. A. Kinney OF wy
more
COLUMBUS-Fo the last week the trans
= fers of property for Platte count,
amounted to SOS, 565 There were seven n m
: mortgages filed amounting to SIS, 400: nine
teen releases TO the amount of $40 336
two city mortgages filed, to the amount o
4 SIZE; five releases, $3.50. This shows a de
creased Indebtedness for the week 8
II 1880.
: HASTINGS-Mrs. H. c. Hansen. wife n
President Hansen OF the Hastings ImnIe
ment company, died Wednesday mornin,
In jacksonville. Fla She was on a pleasur
trip with her husband and death came I'M
eXpectedly. Mrs. Hansen's former hom
was In Harlan. Ia, where her mother nov
resides
NORTH PLATTE-Charles Meeks. a fire
man of this division fell from the runninI
board OF an engine In the yards yester
cay and broke his right arm beside sus
tanning some bad bruises on the right sd
OF his face and some severe cuts The en-
CINE backed into some empty cars and IN
force OF the Impact threw Mr.. Meeks 1
the ground.
NORTH PLATTE-Thursday morning
prominent business man Of this city re
] ceiyed letter saying that II he did no
deposit 500 al certain place on Saturda,
evening that his building would be blow
up with bomb. The police were notife,
indicated. but the bomb thrower did NOT IN
IN h