Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-14

the wife of DR.. B. M Vastine, pioneer
physician of this section of the country,
who died about nine years ago. she leaves
an only son, Bruce Vastine, who resides
here.
BEATRICE-The funeral services for the
late Herman Epp, who died at Martinsylile,
afternoon from the Mennonite church.. In
terment was in the Mennonite cemetery.
Mr.. Epp was the son of Mr.. and MIS-
Abraham Epp, old residents of this county.
ARLINGTON-The farmers institute
opened with small attendance. Bad roads
and farm sales help to reduce the at
COIN is among the speakers A corn show
will be held in connection. Prizes Will be
offered for the first and second grades of
1 corn.
TEKAMAH-At an adjourned meeting of
the city council held last night City At
torney Singhaus was instructed to draft
an ordinance cancelling the electric light
contract of j. Glasson, also ordering the
marshal to sc that the electric light poles
and wires were removed from the streets
and alleys.
! sEWARD-A pleasant party, which was
strictly a neighborhood affair, was given
! in honor of Mrs. Dr. Woodward, who will
! leave soon for near Boston, where she will
! live with her daughter, Mrs. Bragg, who
resides on a farm between New York City
| and Boston.
RED CLOUD-Sunday evening at st. Jo-
seph occurred the death of Miss ollie Nor
| row. former teacher in the public schools
here, as a result of an operation for APP
pendicitis. She was a daughter of N. R.
| Morrow, cashier of the Riverton State
bank. and the body was taken to Riverton
| for interment.
BEATRICE-The degree team of WASH
ington camp No. s, Woodmen OF the World.
which was recently selected as the Of
fetal team to exemplify the work at the
district convention to be held at Leaven-
members and Is making great preparations
for the meeting
LYoNS-Work has commenced on the
new school building and fifteen carloads
of brick have been unloaded and are now
ready for the brtcklayers. w. q. Merten
the contractor, was down from Emerson to-
everything In shape for the masons and
bricklayers whenever they commence their
spring work.
CHAPPELI-The business men of Chap
pell have just organized building and
loan association which bids fair to make
quite a stir In building this spring.
dwellings and business houses put up, be-
sides cement sidewalks and other improve
ments. The association starts out with
over $4,000 stock subscribed.
OXFORD-The German Lutherans are
congratulating themselves upon the compile
ton at a cost Of s4iOOo OF one Of the neates'
The building will be formally dedicated on
February "a. the nonarrival OF the pews
being responsible for an unexpected delay
in this event. Rev. l.. A. Grotheer is thu
popular pastor OF the local society
! NORTH PLATTE-C. p. Ross was in
I Town yesterday IN company Win an en-
gineer from Chemist Harriman's once a,
Omaha. who took back with him samples
OF the water from the wells here. The
water at this point is very hard on hues
and boilers of engines. Water which has
been tested from very deep wells has beer
found free from the alkRh which has this
bad effect on the boilers, and II is thought
advisable by the company to sink new
wells at this place TO depth Of about 90
] feet or over.
RED CLOUD-One OF the best lectures o.
the kind that Red Cloud people have evel
had the pleasure to listen to was given by
, DIR. Boyajian of Armenia at the Methods
! ( Episcopal church Sunday evening. He Il
! | a graduate of Yale college and last Jun'
finished a medical course in the Ann Arbo
| (Mich.) Medical school. He will return 4
his own country as missionary in the fall
RED CLOUD-A 15-year-old youth by thu
name of Hancock shot himself In tn
shoulder Sunday afternoon by the acct
dental discharge OF his gun, with which h
was working. A medical consultation wa
, held and Il was decided to amputate hi
. arm to save his life Weakened by tn