Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03

charged with shooting Captain, Mackln AT /
BEATRIcE-word was received here yes (
terday announcing the death OF William |
Croker. a brother-in-law OF w: w. Morse |
In Bellvile, Wis. Mr. Croker was seventy |
i've years of age. He was we'll known In /
Beatrice.
NELsoN-D. L. Moore who sold out the |
Columbia hotel a few months ago has |
also sold the Arlington hotel, Of which he |
xasor also Me62e b 70 Not vet dedded
what he will do but he intends to remain |
In Nelson.
ALLIANCE-After several days maneuv-
ering the insurance adjusters and the mem |
bers of the firm Of b. F. Lockwood q Co, |
whose furniture house was recently dam /
aged by FIRE. got together today and de,
keep the damaged stock.
BEATRICE-Judge Kelligar held court 1
divorces. one was to Leila G. Freeman
from James II. Freeman and the other to
Bertha Smith from Ellis Smith The parties
live In Beatrice. Court adjourned to the
latter part of next week.
WEST POINT-Following Is the record
OF the mortgage Indebtedness Of Cunning
filed. s547,9T7; town and city filed, $3.50;
chattel filed, 112S15; farm mortgages sat
isfed; syol,lll town and city satisfied
WEST POINT-Gottlieb Mack father Of
William Mack of this city. August of
Bancroft and Charles Of Plainview, died
vanced age of 81 years. Mr.. Mack was
a pioneer settler of West Point and one
of the best known men of Cunning county.
WEST POINT-At St Mary's church in
West Point Rev. f. A. Klemmonz united
in marriage Frank Kafka, eldest son Of
Joseph Kafka, and Miss Mary Racine.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Racine,
of Logan township. The couple will re-
side on the fine farm Of the bridegroom
north of town. ..p
BEATRICE-Louls Stems, living eleven
miles northeast of Beatrice, died yesterday
morning after a weeks Illness of pneu-
monia. He was 80 years of age and leaves
a widow and five children. The funeral was
held Saturday at IL o'clock from the family
home, and interment was In Evergreen
Home cemetery.
WEST PoINT-word has been received
Of the death of Frank Verbrick at the
family home in Appleton. Wis. He was
and pioneer of Cunning county. Born in
Belgium in 1925 he settled in Cunning
county I'm 1865. He is survived by wife
BROKEN BOW-Joseph Hubbard, a well
known citizen of the town. died suddenly
OF heart failure last night at the home of
his son-in-law, George Willing. Mr.. Hud-
dard had only come in from some outdoor
exercise and was brushing his clothes when
he dropped to the floor and expired with
out uttering a word.
! COLUMBUS-The silver anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Raney has Just been
celebrated here There were more than
sixty guests present Mrs. Raney was con-
| fined to her bed with illness and the guests
were received by Mr.. Raney, their daugh-
ter Miss Ethel and son Louis and Mrs.
| O'Mahoney of Lincoln.
| NORTH PLATTE-Mrs. Peter Peterson,
] who lives about seventeen miles north OF
| this city, met, with quite serious accident.
She was boiling some water in a small
pail, and when she lifted the lid, the steam
| and water gushed forth into her face, Sc
| that her eyesight would be injured, but they
are not injured as badly as was first ex-
pected
NORTH PLATTE-Quite large tract Of
land along the North Platte river, in the
| western part of Lincoln and in Keith,
| Deuel. and Cheyenne counties, which had
| formerly been withdrawn from homestead
entry, was recently restored to entry and
can be entered by settlers on and after
May LIST, next. This tract comprises about
only for grazing purposes.
BEATRICE-The Crabtree Forensic club
held a meeting last evening and debated the
question to be argued with the Humboldt
team at Humboldt February 10, which Is:
| Resolved, That Cuba Should Remain Per-
of the United States" The affirmative was
upheld by Carl L. Fisher and James e.
Lawrence and the negative by Walter L.
| Vasey and Donald w. Folsom.
NORTH PLATTE-The Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers Is beginning to make
preparations for its annual May party to
be held on May list. This being the Twenty
fifth anniversary. preparations are being
made for most elaborate AFFAIR, and this
popular society function viii probably
appointed chairman of the committee on ar
rangements, and with him at the head there
Is no doubt but what it will prove splen-
did success.
HARRIsoN-The formal test of Har-
rison's new water system has been made
cepted by theauthorities. A hose com
pany has also been organized, with the
following officers: President George l.
secretary we Pontus treasurer "
II. Davis; chief. r, L. white; foreman
Floyd jones' assistant foreman, ]. H
Wiihermsdorfer. A hose cart and hose
have been ordered.
/ RED CLOUD-An entertainment was
given by Faith Rebeksh lodge No. Is, IN
ing at Masonic hall. The occasion was a
public installation of officers. The large
hall was well filled with the Odd Fellows
their wives and friends. Following the in
stallation a short musical program was
rendered, and then, by special request, the
Rebekah degree team gave an eXemplitica-
ton of the work of initiating a candidate
, and banquet was served.
> BEATRICE-At a meeting of the board
OF supervisors Friday resolution was
| passed instructing Supervisor Werner and
Surveyor Pethoud to inspect the bridges
! settlement was made with ]. H. Sparks
the bridge contractor. The county attorney
was instructed to hle suit against ex
J County Treasurer Wright for any amount
{ he finds due the county. The jury list fol
J the coming year, which includes about
$50 names was adopted The estimate IN 9SS OF
WOOD RIEER-The main diversion alonl
= the line Of the Great Overland route II
e waiting for trains. and there Is not Away
g a reward at the end, for sometimes the!
come and sometimes they annulled
! Eastbound trains have been on the bum
for months. The only up~to-the-minut'
train is the local" which Is not depend
4 ent on anything west of North Platte, anS
: II is a pleasure to a reporter to see II roll
, ing in on time nearly every morning West
r bound trains are not so badly upset, bu
! they are bad enough No II, the main pas
/ senger and mail train, manages to drop be
Z hind schedule thirty minutes to three hour
I and is on time possibly one day In ten.
3 BROKEN BOW-At a meeting Of tn
g Broken Bow Improvement club Friday nigh
II at the courthouse. unusually interesting
program was submitted. s. j. Lornegal
. took up the subject of a city sewerage. !
: paper relating to the generating OF cleo
! tricity by dams on the Loup river wa
. read by Lee Pickett Of the telephone com
: pany. A. J. Van Antwerp introduced pa
per on the construction OF an electrical
; railroad from Sargent, through Broken Boy
TO Galloway and Arnold. The subject o
denatured alcohol was then handled b.
| Judge n mnhrRV A UYaCtiCa1 pan aY