Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-05
News of Nebraska.


News of Nebraska.
BLUE HILL-The roads in this vicinity
are so rough that 1t is hardly possible to
travel over them.
PLATTSMOUTH - John Kastle, who
jumped from a rapidly moving freight train
at Cedar Creek Tuesday afternoon, died
last night.
tween Beatrice and lincoln has been run
ming on schedule time the last few weeks
and Is giving good service.
PLATTsMouTH-Judge Archer bound 2.
/ Lawrence Stull over to the district court in
the sum of $1,000 on the charge of felon-
iously assaulting Jesse Green
| TABLE ROCK-The hardware firm of
Kovanda & Tillotson OF this place has been
dissolved, Mr. Tillotson retiring and Mr..
/ Kovanda succeeding to the business
! sCHUYLER-Rebecca Lodge No. 76 held
its first meeting in the new Odd Fellows
hall last night and installed the new Of
/ fcers, Mrs. Johnson being the installing
officer.
/ BBATRICE-Three children in the family
of Mr. and Mrs J. R. Walkner are i'll from
the smallpox Strict quarantine regula.
spread OF the disease.
BEATRICE-George Arnold, an employe
of the Beatrice Corn mills, was severely
cut and bruised about the body by being
caught in the machinery this afternoon. He
was taken to II hospital for treatment. He
is in a serious condition.
| TECUMSEH-John Walker, a colored
man, aged probably 26 years, died at the
city jail here this morning of pneumonia.
Walker had been in the northwest and was
was in Oklahoma City, Okl.
| PIAATTSMOUTH-The Plattsmouth fire
department have elected these officers for
the ensuing year: President, John G.
Claus; vice president Geo. b. Mann; sec
rotary, Gus Rhode; treasurer, M. Bajeck;
chief, Lee Cotner; assistant chief, Joe Lib
ershal
BLUE HILL-A number of citizens hGvs
been missing various articles from their
Is that Of a set of harness belonging to L.
G. Rees, which was taken from the barn
during the night. Fred Delehoy has also
lost a number OF articles.
y BEATRICE-Mrs. Sophia Miller, for the
y last ten years resident Of Beatrice, died
at her home on West Court street yester.
Germany and is survived by eight children,
seven daughters and a son. The funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon at o'clock
BEATRICE-The Union Pacific surveyors
are completing their survey of the new line
west and south Of Blue Springs. The p. o.
most Of the way between Beatrice and
Marysville, instead of east of the river as
at present II Is reported mat &c, active Work
HUMBOLDT-Th fire losses on the Carsh
stock of general merchandise was yesterday
} settled by the adjusters of the insurance
companies, the amount allowed being
$685.. 20, on a total of 5000 in policies car
J RED The entire stock was turned over to
: the salvage company of A. ID. Palmer &
, Co.. Beatrice. Ncb., who will arrange to
close the same out at once.
. BEATRICE-Queen City council No. &c,
F'raternal Aid association, Installed these
7 officers last night: ]. G. Penrod, president;
Miss E. f. Miller, vice president; j. X.
Craig secretary; 2; wit treasurer
s Der, guide; Mrs. Lottie Anderson, observer;
5 Mrs. N. Love. sentinel; ]. G.. Garnahan,
.. trustee; Drs. Brash and studley' physi-
clans.
BLUE HILL-Fred Debois, who was re-
, Gently caught in attempting to, rob w; g
Frahm's store of this city and placed In
E the county jail, was taken before Judge
2 Adams at Minden last week, pleading guilty
to the charge and was sentenced to one
: safely turned over to the warden OF that
' institution by sheriff Hedge.
. | BEATRICE-Mn and Mrs. r. H. Yale
entertained the managers Of the Dempstel
. branch houses and travelling men who ar,
g here attending the annual meeting at q
served and the evening pleasantly spent II
I a sort of experience meeting In which tales
tne Toae ane snoR Tsk es nTesenf IN
BEATRICE-The Board of Supervisor
: convened yesterday. AZ the session IN
bond of M W. Terry, the new county at
=. torney, who assumed his new duties yester
: day as successor TO S. ID. Killen, were ap
: Settlement with the county officers at thi
= meeting and will meet for reorganization
. next Tuesday. January 8.
= STELLA-Charles NJ. Ailer. who wa
!. seriously injured in the yards a
Atchison last week. has had an operation
performed. The doctors raised part of tn
:, skull and removed a part back of tine ca
n that was pressing on the brain Mr.. ALE
= was unconscious four days, but the physi
~ clan in charge says he can be removed {
ii his fathers home in Stella by next Monda
"A unless change for the worse should TAX
* BEATRICE-A report reached Beatric
n from Denver yesterday announcing "a
n death OF Miss Beulah Iroxel OF TINS cit
!. class Of o.. Her parents were called Their
~ the other day BY a. telegram stating tha
y she was seriously Ill Of blood poisoning l
'i hospital where she was fitting herse
-, for nurse, but as no word has been n
ss eeived from them, Miss Troxeis friends b
~ TBCUMSEH-News reached Tecumse
," this morning Of the death OF Rev. w. /
Smith "a ms h9 Ss IN steglns short
4, Smith had been in failing health for som
20 time, and recently suffered a stroke {
a paralysis. The widow and one daughte
L. Miss Ivy Smith, survive him. At one tim
"a Rev. Mr.. Smith was the pastor of th
te Tecumseh Baptist church and ne was
he Odd Fellows. His age was about 60 year
BEATRICE-The local aerie of Eagl,
- held a largely attended meeting last nigl
and Initiated two candidates, after whiC
these officers were installed; w A. Stol
y worthy past PRESIDENT; A d White, worth
ident; Ellis Smith, chaplain; r, f. Ca
smith, inside guard; Fritz Leiber. outsi,
guard; c. A. Osborne, Roy. Drew and Y
II. Hilbourn. trustees. a social session fc
lowed the business meeting.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. castle No. 10. Roy
Highlanders, installed the following once
last evening: II ]. Dodds. past iilustriO
protector: w. r. Mclaughlin illustrio
protector; Samuel Carnahan, chief cOu
selor; Mary r. Jackson. worthy eyang'
Emma NJ Savage. secretary; G.. H VI
Horn, treasurer; o. l. Savage, warder;
A Ac0lasson, sentry; +. n, chittende
first prudential chief; l. II. Headley, seco
prudential chief; Elizabeth Leech. guild
~ Mrs. Fred Vertress, herald; Miss Franc
y Farber, chief Of archers; Ars. George Kr