Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04
Neu. Of NehrnsI.n.

PLATTSMOUTH-A carload of chickens
was bought and shipped from Plattsmouth
Tuesday.
PLATTSMOUTH-Judg Travis united in.
marriage Albert f. Dill of South Bend and
Miss Fannie E. Connolly OF Weeping Water.
BEATRICE-The annual report VI County
Judge Spafford shows that during the year
1906 he issued 213 marriage licenses The
number issued in 1906 was 26O
BLooMFIELD-E. II. Mason, for the
last sixteen years cashier of the Farmers
and Merchants State bank of this city,
retired from that institution today.
PLATTSMOUTH-The Presbyterian Wo-
mems Missionary society held its annual
missionary tea in the home Of Rev; and
Mrs. J. H. salbury, which was largely at
tended.
BEATRICE-At a meeting last evening of
hose company No. / John Luberger was
elected delegate to the Nebraska state
Volunteer Firemen's convention to be held
in Grand Island this month.
BEATRICE-Mr. Samuel l.. Scoville and
Miss May M. Carton, both of Hebron, Neb.,
were married last evening. Rev. J. r. Davis
oftciattng. The young couple Will make
their home on a farm near Hebron.
SCHUYLER-Married, at the home of the
brides parents, Mrs and Mr. Carl Witten-
berg, their daughter, Miss Reka, to Mr..
Albert Heine of Hooper, Neb. Rev. Sweene
of the Presbyterian church ,officiated.
TEKAMAH-At a meeting of the Teka-
nah Fire association held last night the
following officers were elected: Chief
Charles Eckley; assistant chief. Frank LII
lie; secretary and treasurer, Charles Nes-
| YORK-In the death Of Mrs William H.
Cakes York county loses one OF Its early
pioneer citizens. The deceased was born
and raised in Ireland and located In York
county in an early day. She leaves hus-
| band and five children.
! ARI.INGTON-The Arlington Telephone
company has raised their rates to N.3
| for residence phones, which has raised a
storm of protest by the patrons. Some
| will discontinue the phone, while others
will use the Hooper lines.
| TBCUMSEH-Prof II. T. Sutton, who IL
at the head Of the school of eloquence Of
| Gotner university. Bethany. will speak in
| Tecumseh Sunday, January 6, on THE
! Slavery of the Liquor Traffic., at the
! Christian church at p. m.
/ BEATRICE-Two cases of smallpox were
reported yesterday from Blakely township
northwest of the city. The county board
! of health Will order quarantine at once.
The persons AFFLICTED with the disease are
Carl LEM and Henry Dixon.
TABLE ROCK-M. H. Marble. secretary
of the school board. has just received Of
ficial notification from Hon. T, M. Hodg-
man OF Lincoln. high school Inspector. that
| the Table Rock High school Is again placed
on the list OF accredited schools.
! ARLINGTON The recent rains and
SHOWS have put the roads In very bad
shape and farmers have stopped Smelling
| and delivering corn. II is hoped that this
will In a measure relieve the congestion
which has existed for some time
| BEATRICE-The marriage of Mr. Christ
Nielsen and Miss Libble Ridgley was sol
emnized yesterday at the home of the
Ridgley, fourteen miles northeast OF Beat
4 rice In Hanover township, Judge Watges
! officiating.
/ NEBRASKA CITY-Rev. b. o. Chandler.
rector at st. Mary's Episcopal church, has
rendered his resignation to take effect the
last Sunday OF this month; Rev Chandler
| a call from St. Johns Episcopal church
In Omaha.
| COLUMBUS-For the closing week OF
1896 the real estate transfers as recorded
for Platte county amounted to the sum OF
$40, .05, and the increased Indebtedness by
mortgages filed and released shows that
the total increased Indebtedness amounted
to 81. S34.
CAMBRIDGE-The annual banquet OF the
Ladies' Twentieth Century club Of Cam
bridge was given Tuesday evening at the
residence of Hon. Z. b. Perry. This social
event was something out of the ordinary
and was the NTH occurrence of the kind
since the organization of this club
TEKAMAH-Rev. /. c. Jones, an old res.
ident OF this county, died at his home
about six miles northwest of this place. yes
terday Deceased was born at Exeter, Pa
January H. 1927. and came to this county n
1867. In the civil war he served as a pri
vate in the Fifteenth Illinois infantry.
BEATRICE-Hose company No. elected
these officers last evening; Ira Lock, pres.
tdent; Charles Alvey, vice president G. d
Jacob Ling. foreman; Charles schenk, frs
assistant foreman; Charles Dukes, seconC
assistant foreman; J. @, Smith. steward.
TABLE ROCK Roc pretty wedding oe
home OF Mrs. ]; T. Layman. The groom
was Mr.. John Brittenham and the bird,
Miss Vesta Pearl Freeman. both of whom
| reside In Lincoln. The officiating Clergy
man was Rev. c. NJ. Shepherd of Pawne.
City.
GRAND ISLAND-At the home OF u
Morgan. father OF the groom, In this city
, Miss Margaret Wilkinson OF Pine Bluffs
, Neb., was united in marriage to Mr. FIRE.
| X. Morgan. After a trip to the east Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan will make their home a
himball, Neb, where the groom has a druI
business e. t9
BEATRICE-About twenty-five represen
I tatives OF the Dempster company, includin
the managers OF the branch houses a
, Kansas City. Sioux Falls. Omaha. Memphis
Tenn. and Wichita. Kan. arrived in tn
? city yesterday 10 attend the annual meet
ing OF the company ana plan for next sea
D sons work.
J | GRAND ISIAND-Woodward Dring VIII
has, made, his home near Wood River, thi
county. for over year, has been take
into custody at the Instance Of a fedora
/, officer who Is expected to arrive In tn
, city tomorrow 10 take charge OF the pris
oner. IL Is stated that Drfng immigrate
lfrom England. and was insane at the tims