Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-08

OF here at the residence OF the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. McCrillis last evening,
Miss Essie McCrillis to MIR. Lewis q.
Cowles OF Fairfax, 8. D., Rev. MT johnson
officiating.
REPUBLICAN CITY-s. o. Baker Of this
city has been pt Jspecting for coal one and
owned by willism McClelland. He struck
two foot vein and the quality Is said
| to be good
WEST POINT-While Smelling corn at
William Lorenzen's place in Logan town
ship Fred Miller, a neighbor, had his right
| hand caught in the shelter and the first
three fingers SO badly mutilated as to re-
quire amputation.
COLUMBUs-This city has a building and
| loan association, called the Equitable
Building and Loan association. They could
not do all the business on the capital they
/ had $4,000 and so they have doubled the
capital 30 as to make IL 10000.
BLUE HILLr-Mrs. Howe. who resided
nine miles south OF this city died Saturday
morning after many years of suffering.
Funeral services were held at the home
Monday at o'clock and the burial took
place on her farm. She was 81 years old.
| WEST POINT-After a few days OF
| blustery winds and slight snowfall the
| weather Is once again balmy and spring
| like. The weather Is so mild that outdoor
occupations are being pursued by mechan-
/ les and laborers without the slightest dis
comfort.
! OXFORD-Frank Hun a former resident
of this city who was killed while perform
/ ing the duties of hostler for the Burlington
railroad at Edgemont S. D, was buried
/ at this place yesterday afternoon under
! the auspices of the local lodge of Odd
Fellows. He leaves a wife and several
children.
over the late Samuel NJ. Chapman were held
! in the First Presbyterian church in this
/ city this afternoon and were conducted by
Rev. J. III. Salisbury, the pastor, and were
! largely attended. The body was laid to
| rest in Oak Hill cemetery by the Masons,
who conducted the service at the grave.
! FREMONT-At a special meeting of the
school board the resignation of Prof. Hol-
! lingsworth principal of the high school
was accepted, to take effect at once. He
! leaves to accept a position IN Cornell uni
versity at Ithaca. His predecessor Prof.
| Jones, left last fall to take a position at
Yale Miss Anna Fast resigned as teacher
| in the West Side school and will attend
the university.
CoLUMBUs-All roads will lead to
Platte county this week and to Columbus
in particular, for great farmers insti-
tute is to be held here tomorrow and next
day, and then at Humphrey on Wednesday
and Thursday. Large premiums are OF
fered at each of these places for the best
half dozen ears of corn exhibited, and there
are a lot of things that ought TO attract
every live farmer in this and adjoining
counties.
OXFORD-E. A Paine, ex-county com.
missioner and a pioneer of Furnas county
: died suddenly Of heart failure at his home
, in this city yesterday evening. The de-
ceased took up a homestead in New Era
precinct in 1873, removing to town severa
years ago to engage in the real estate bus
mess, but retired from active life few
months ago. The funeral will probably b'
held Wednesday from the Presbyterian
church, of which he was an official mem
/, Der. He is survived by a wife
, FREMONT--In the county court today
. Judge Stinson appointed Herman Bush oil
Scribner guardian of the estate of Mrs
= Emily Greenlcif, the woman who disap
, | peared here on November H. The statute
contains no provisions for appointments o.
this nature, but the court held that II haC
the power to make the appointment &C
cording to the common law The evidencC
showed that the woman had been despon
! dent for some time and had for years
showed symptoms of partial arrangement.
PIATTSMOUTH-A few weeks ago II
, r. Thompson married widow with severa
small children, who were residing cas-
l of Plattsmouth. Soon after the family af
fairs did not run smoothly and one day
Thompson locked the door of the house
against his wife and her children. com
promise was finally agreed to whereby the
, wife paid to Thompson the sum of $50 anC
) he signed an agreement to give full and
unmolested possession of the home and IL
the future to remain away from the prem
Uses.
WEST POINT-The year 1906 has beer
memorable in West Point and the sur
= rounding country for the large number o
, costly dwellings erected in both town ant
: county. A number of fine residences hav
ern and costing from 5000 to $1,000 each
' In the country many modern farm nome
have been erected and numbers or larg
e barns. The business portion OF the city ma
, been improved to the extent OF $3O,OO an
4 all classes of mechanics and laborers hav
of the same conditions prevailing in tn
4 year 1907