Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-10


have been awarded the contract by the
Union Pacific OF double tracking fifty miles
Of line in Utah and Wyoming.
AUBURN-John McGechie, age "a, and
Miss Nora NJ. Rirodan, age q. both of this
place. were united in marriage at the
Catholic church this morning.
YORk-While saving wood on his farm
east of York, Hon. James Tucker, eX-
representative, lost two fingers from COM
ing in contact with circular saw.
NORTH PLATTE-Ths morning at s.
Pattick's church, occurred the marriage
of Miss Mayne Cronin of this city to MIR.
Michael e. Mullen OF Wheatland, wyo.
Rev. Father Delboe ofiiciated.
HUMBOLDT-Funerals services were held
yestei day over the remains of Mrs. Anna
Kathryn, wife of Louis Enge, who died
at her home several miles east OF the city
| as the result Of an attack Of pneumonia
! CLAY CENTER-The new county board
organized today with the election OF Bert
Lewis OF Fareld as S chairman m The are
ward Courier. All the old employees were
| retained
| BEATRICE. ID. Hamilton. chef at the
| Paddock hotel was arrested yesterday for
assaulting Bud Herman, a boy employed as
a waiter in the dining room. The case
IS set for hearing in county court Satur-
| day morning.
PLATTsMoUTH-F NJ. Lobdell has re-
signed his position of chief clerk IN the
has gone to Milwaukee. wis, to accept a
similar one for the Bucyrus company. p.
c. Hansen succeeds his here.
NOhFOlsN-JOnn ldkeys hktu TO- WIN
lives with his parents here has been ar
rested by Chief of Police Han on charge
Of burglary preferred by Kansas sheriff.
The Kansas officer will arrive tomorrow
and take young Lakey back for trial.
SCHUYLER-The Colfax County Medical
association meeting was held here today,
and elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: DR.. Alger of Leigh, presi-
dent; Dir. Eby of Leigh, vice president;
DR.. Corbin of Schuyler, secretary and
treasurer.
AUBURN-Mrs. Eliza Rose Of this place
died here yesterday She is the widow OF
among the earliest settlers and We're promi-
nent citizens Mrs. Rose was about q
years of age and leaves large family or
grown up children.
BEATRICE-D. d. Dunn and Arthur
Brown who left in a covered wagon the
other day for Oklahoma, returned home
Yesterday. They claim they were held up
by two men in the vicinity of Marysville
Kan, who relieved them of $50, every
cent they possessed.
| HUMBOLDT-O. w. Davis, formerly
successful newspaper man of Salem, a
small town in this county, but who left
several years ago, has just established a
| endeavoring to harmonize the warning fac
lions of Dowies former city.
BEATRICE-The case of the state against
| Levi Force, charged with assaulting Al
Wardlaw of Des Mones with a revolver
with intent to kill, was called yesterday
in the county court and continued to jan
! uary q for the reason that Wardlaw was
unable to give security for costs.
PLATTSMOUTH-Pe thieving has been
reported as having occurred in the court
sons who had no right there have secured
| entrance during the night. In the future
the sheriff will bunk in his office on the
third floor and the janitor in the basement
| BEATRICE-The Southeastern Poultry
association met last night and elected these
officers for the coming year: S. A. Seymour,
5. McCleery, treasurer; d. 8. whitcomb.
secretary. The reports of the officers
showed the affairs of the association to be
in excellent shape.
| HUMBOLDT-Cards have been received
announcing the marriage at Riverside, Cal,
on the first day of the year of DR.. George
The groom is well known here, but is now
a practicing physician of Riverside, where
the couple will be at home to their friends
a the first of the. month.
BEATRICE - Manettia circle, Royal
| Neighbors Of America, was entertained yes
terday by Mrs Nora Arnold and Mrs
Lizzie Green. At the business meeting Of
hcers were elected as follows: Mrs. Nora
Arnold, president; Mrs. Lizzie Green, vice
president; Mrs. Dora Phillips, secretary
Mrs. Nellie Conn, treasurer.
NORTH PLATTE-Conductor Phil Drake
was thrown from the top of a car at Jules
burg Sunday morning and received severe
of his hips was quite badly injured which
will take some time to cure. Inc accident
was due to the train breaking in two the
sudden stop throwing him of his feet.
SEWARD-The annual meeting of the
Seward Equitable Building and Loan as
sociation was held at the court house on
Monday night John Zimmerer was elected
president; II A. Graft, secretary, and w.
E. Langworthy, treasurer. In the three
years of the existence of the association
never has a mortgage been foreclosed or a
man sued.
CLAY CENTER-Miss Jessie B. MELON
aid age 10, was buried today from the
Christian church. Her death occurred
Sunday after an illness of one week from
pneumonia. The public schools were closed
ffaVF In In
She is the second in the family to die in
the last two months brother dying
from the same disease.
BLUE HILL-At a meeting of the Odd
Fellows at their hall Monday evening, De-
cember Z, a vote was taken TO decide on
building a new hall for lodge and other
majority They will build about an 5000
or $4,000 hall The odd Fellows of this
city have a big lodge and great interest is
taken in building a new hall.
HUMBOLDT-Mrs Lucy Boss wife of
F. F. Boss, farmer living near this city,
forehead yesterday by the explosion of a
J pail of boiling water upon which the cover
had been pressed down too tightly, con
filming the steam. Fortunately, her eyes
| seem to be unin1ured and 1t is not thought
the burns will cause her serious incon-
venience.
= COLUMBUS-The death of Mrs. w. S.
l Evans occurred this morning at st. Marys
: hospital here. She had been ii! COR about
two months and was taken to the Clark
that was thought to be very successful
She was very anxious to get home, and
her husband, DR.. w. s. Evans, brought
her home so that he could give her mis-
whole attention.
HUMBOLDT-The 'ocll lodg', Ancient Or
der of United Workmen, az their rec ulal
y meeting, initiated twenty-five candidates "a
a result of their thirty-day campaign fol
I members, and company No. l. led by o. l.
q Bantz, having handed in the most of tht
| Names will feast on an oyster supper, t
be furnished by company No. 2 led By
= | II. Z. Boyd, which succeeded in securing
70 one less application than the first com
; pany.
BENEDICT-The farmers have abou
completed their lumber organization her,
and the money is nearly all subscribed
The committee is now looking for grounds
| In all there are about $50 farmers and bust
ness men of Benedict who are in the com
pany. For some time the lumber Interest,"
Z Of York have been controlled by one larg'
| company whose main yard is at York ant
3 which has yards in each one of the lttl
d towns outside Of York.
+ NORTH Plateau aerie of Fraterna
Order of Eagles was instituted by Pas
Grand Worthy President A. j. Lepinsky o
| Hastings, and the Initiation was conducted
IS by a team of sixteen members from tn
lodge of Kearney. The institution of thi
lodge occurred at the knights Of Pythla
n hall and the number who became mem