Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-08

lwAKEFIEID-H p shumwsy has dis
posed Of ms lumber business TO A J. Cole
business man in Wakefield in point q bust
ness years, having located here and en-
gagged in the lumber business IN lssz. OF
twenty-five years aEo-
MULLEN-An excellent opportunity Is
awaiting someone to start drug store IN
this city The rapid settlement q TIE ,, SUI
rounding country since the kinkaid bill be
came a law has stimulated business Won
derfully and a nice line Of drugs would
make someone some money.
sTERLING-The Masonic temple is now
free from debt. At the January COM
munication the last evidence Of indebted
ness. in the form Of a Cancelled note, was
burned In the furnace in the presence of the
brethren. The Eastern star lodge is also
in a nourishing condition and is receiving
many new members
FAIRBURY-Jeners county commits
siOners have awarded the contract Aot
building highway bridges during the en-
pany Of Omaha The prices range about =
cents per lineal foot higher than those
built in 1906, but are lower chan contract
prices in adjoining counties
ELMWOOD-Citizens Of Elmwood are
making arrangements TO hold cbautanqaa
august 10 to A5o1 eTo ,bs abe speakers
already secured are Senator J. Z. Dol1Ner'
Congressman ]. Adam Bede and Opie REED
and several strong concert compa MES
number Of noted divines will conduct Sun
day exercises.
MULLEN. E Wilson. Burlington de-
tective has been in this city the last few
DAYS looking up parties who helped them
selves to coal from passing trains during
the two weeks that dealers were entirely
out The taking Of the coal. in many cases,
was the only means Of avoiding suffering
and no trouble is being met with in col
lectinE pay for H.
BEATRicE-There is some talk Of ap-
peaiing the Sparks case to the supreme
court. Mr.. Sparks has been tried and &C
Quilted and the only advantage in taking
I an appeal would be to have the higher court
pass upon the rulings Of Judge kelligar;
II the attorneys are suffeiently interes.s .,
/ in the case TO put up the necessary ex-
pense to have hearing. the appeal viii De
taken.
| STERIING-The johnson County hide
pendent Home Telephone company has
force OF men at work preparing the poles
/ for its new line. The Smartsville company
has applied 10 the town board for fran
chise for a telephone system and II viii
/ d obably be granted at the next meeting
This viii give Sterling three telephone com
mixed.
BEATRICE-A. F. swart. formerly man
l ager Of the Randall and Markell hotels in
/ this city but who has been In Tabor, Ia,
for the last year. has leased the Markell
| hotel and viii succeed c. J. Hall Son.
/ corner Seventh and Court streets Mr.. and
Mrs w. G. Houston, who have been OPP
Grating this place for some time. viii retire
from the hotel business.
| TECUMSEH-GrOver J. Adler, son of
| Mrs d. NJ. Adler Of Tecumseh. ard Miss
Media n. CatehPole. daughter Of Mr. and
the home of the bride in Sterling the
ceremony being performed by Rev. F. III.
church Mr. and Mrs Adler will go 10
housekeeping upon one Of the Catchpole
farms near Sterling.
BEATRICE-Hose company No. met last
night and elected these officers: J. A DOH
ner. president: H H. Scott. vice president:
Albert Ziegenhain. second vice president.
Charles Bates. foreman; Fred George, first
assistant foreman: Charles Oden. second
assistant foreman; Harry Gerhardt. secre-
tary; Samuel Carnahan. treasurer At the
close OF the business meeting banquet
was held at Langs restaurant
MULLEN-A change from the bitter cold
weather Of the last six weeks came during
disappeared rapidly. A continuance Of the
heavy feeding on the ranches. made neces-
snow. will cause a great shortage of feed,
which means heavy loss Of stock before
grass comes Nothing but good weather
can prevent Il in this part Of the hills.
TECUASEH-J. NJ johnson. an expert
enced implement dealer OF Adams viii
go into business in Tecwnseh- He has
rented the old McDougal Bros. rooms, easi
of that firms present location, and has
new goods on the road to be opened there
Mr. johnson comes well recommended He
win arrange to move his family here from
Adams In the near future This makes
the third implement house for Tecumseh
MULLEN-"pad'' Mason. residing south
the first Of the week. IN all probability the
mate to the one captured by him last
to the Fraternal order of Eagles at Az
lance by the late Walter Wilde The bind
had made its home in the locality al
heavy snowfall that it got hungry enough
to notice bait placed for 1t.
| HASTINGS-Rush Schryver, a farmer
who lives two miles south Of Hastings. wa,
seriously injured yesterday afternoon while
assisting in the removal OF a neighbor's
in a wagon which contained two COWS. tn.
. wagon struck rut and tipped over. on'
top Of him and dislocated HIS shoulder. be
/ sides fracturing several bones. He will re
cover. but ne may lose his arm.
PIATTSMOUTH-Co Judge Travis
! Did a land Office business In issuing mar
; Alvin Alvin L. Jones and Miss sadie F. Rouse
sic Denes. Nehawka; Claude Ausmus o.
Bruning and Miss Dora Opp OF Nehawka
Henry Messenger and Miss Blanch Vallery
j GienwOod. Ia. and Miss Addie Burr, Platts
mouth: John Bauer and Miss Emma Weir
bein. both OF Plattsmouth.
TECUMSEH-The city council has callei
a special election for March TO vote OF
: a proposition to vote 81, 90 bonds for tn
! plant The old plant. the property Of tn
city, Is worn out and Is also inadequate
, A petition was presented TO the city coun
Gil asking for the special election. Fiv
: OF the six councilmen favored it. Tn
! sixth one. Frank Nail. was opposed 70
the reason he did not think the city ii
FREMONT-W. c. Kelley. who did up
n number Of Fremont saloon keepers 10 tn
! amount OF SO each on the preteXt that n
was a Denver saloon keeper here lookinj
after the settlement Of an estate in which
/. his wife interested. and awaiting IN
receipt OF $500 was arrested in LincOll
and viii be brought back TO Fremont 10
/ trial on the charge OF obtaining money un
der false pretenses. Kelley. the ofhcer
e say. got 50 for his weeks work I'm thi
; city and is thought 10 be wanted In Othe
: places for working the same kind Of
q scheme.
FREMONT-At a special meeting OF tn
members Of the Congress stionai church
8 / was unanimously voted 10 thoroughly re
5 pair the present building put in new pew
Z and redecorate the walls and purchase
new organ. The total cost Of the improve
? ments and repairs is estimated al 800
one-half OF which r. the cost Of the organ
y The church VIII celebrate its seTni-centeu
3 NAL on August next and it Is expecte
p the work viii be completed 50 that tn
q building can be rededicated on that &C
+ casiOn- There are only three OF four olde
churches in the state.
n PLATrSMOUTH-JOhn Hoffman stole
7 hog from l. Hatfield. who resides near Ash
j. land. Sherif c ID. Quinton arrested Hon
y man and brought him 10 this city. In Jus
j. tice Archer's court Hoffman told the couf
l he had been in bad luck. that he lost
n child while removing from Broken Bow I
= Ashland. that he has a wife and ~
o children in destitute circumstances: tina
@ he saw q sleek porker and thought IN
j owner would not miss H. 50 he took il HON
him He informed h. 10