Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-29

RFATRICE-The new bank building at
Ellis is enclosed and will be ready for oc-
cupany In a few weeks
ORCHARD-A light frost occurred Tues
day night, but did no damage TO foliage
which had started to bud.
PLATTSMOUTH-Righ Rev. A. L. Will
liams Of Omaha confirmed a class Of eleven
persons in st. Luke's Episcopal church.
PLATTSMOUTH Simon Hansen, a
the heads OF ITO matches. He is in a crit
ical condition.
STERLING-A number of hunters who
have been cunning on the Platte returned
geese and a number Of ducks.
BLUE HILLS-A special election is called
for April 80 when a proposition viii be sub
mitted to vote $4,000 bonds for the erection
of a new Webster county court house.
BEATRICE-The Beatrice Lawn Tennis
club has been reorganized for the year by
and V. r. Johnson secretary and treas
urer.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Mary Stroud.
who has been a resident of this city for
aged ~ years She leaves two sons, Oliver
and william.
BEATRICE-The funeral of Mrs. NJ. A.
Steele was held today at 1890 o'clock from
the home of her son, w. S. Bourne, and
was largely attended. Interment was In
Evergreen Home cemetery.
NORTH PLATTE-The contractors who
have in charge the erection of the Masonic
temple and the Odd Fellows building are
in town, and arrangements have now all
been completed for the work to begin.
NEBRASKA CITY-In district court Mrs
Flamme was granted a divorce from Will
| liam Flamme on several charges Mr.
Flamme lived in Berlin and several years
ago represented Otoe county In the legis-
| lature,
| ORCHARD-This week brings to a close
| the public sale season in this vicinity.
| While 1t has been a season of unusual
activity in that line, there have been com
paratively few of our farmers leaving this
| section.
NEBRASKA CITY-Tne Missouri river
| is continuing to cut the banks above and
below the city and unless It soon stops
| Several good farms have already been
| swallowed this spring.
STERLING-The funeral Of L. Il Legget,
whose death occurred at Lincoln, where
he had gone for tr9atment, was held at
| the Methodist church Tuesday and was
| in charge of the Modern Woodmen OF
America, of which order he had long been
! PLATTSMOUTH-An Bane, a prom
inent farmer residing east OF Plattsmouth,
who, while engaged with asrforce of men
chopplng trees about three weeks ago, was
struck on the head by a limb and rendered
unconscious, has passed away. A wife and
| six children survive him.
| PLATTSMOUTH-A party of box car
tourists boarded a northbound Missouri
| Pacific freight train to visit Omaha. The
train crew being unable to persuade them
to leave the car closed the door and locked
It and took the men to South OMAHA and
turned them over to the police.
PLATTSMOUTH-An ordinance prohibit
ing minors from loafing in, drinking in
toxicating liquors or playing cards in the
saloons in this city, was introduced and
recommended for passage at the last reg
ular meeting Of the city council The meas
ure was drafted by City Attorney H. d
Travis
BEATRICE-The big concrete reservoir
at the new plant Of the Beatrice Gas
and Power company, which was filled with
10000 gallons OF water, burst and let the
pair the break and 1t may be found neces-
sary to hoop It with heavy iron to serve
the purpose for which It was built.
NORTH PLATTE-A further examination
is being made at this time Of the Unior
Mr.. Wheatley, assistant superintendent Of
motive power; Mr.. Hartman, chemist anC
engineer of tests, and c. p. Ross engineer
arrived In town from Omaha last night
II is probable that the supply viii b.
taken from the White Horse creek.
NORTH PLATTE-Sunday evening Prof
Carson OF the North Platte Business col
lege delivered one Of the best temperate,
addresses ever had in North Platte. Al
most all the churches united in unioI
meeting and the opera house was crowded
, Mr.. Carson did not mnce matters an
and North Platte people woke up to tn
Iact that. some things in North Platt
could be made better than they are.
OAKLAND-G. c. Rodman, who has beer
} Tor some time manager of the Rodman
looschen Land company, which has ofice
at Orchard, Hooper and Sidney, this weel
purchased the Orchard branch of tn,
business and will continue II under tn,
name OF the Rodman Land company. w s
Rodman, who has been In charge Of tn
pany at Sidney. viii move his FANNY I,
that place the last OF this week
: STBRLING-The hot weather of the las
week mas caused the grass and wheat 4