Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-07
News of Nebraska.


| BEATRICE-A new bank will be opened
| soon at Odell by Wymore parties
| BEATRICE - The Beatrice Commercial
club yin hold its annual banquet on jan
| YORK-Rny Devor has purchased a feed
store and is located in the Kunts block OF
this city.
BEATRICE-The Beatrice public schools
open Monday after the holiday vacation of
two weeks
BEATRIcE-,The McGee property, one Of
Maschel. retired farmer.
CoLUMBus-Mrs Joseph Mahaffy died
Saturday afternoon, aged a years. Her
death was due to consumption.
! YORK-Diphtheria, typhoid, fever and
also scarlet fever are reported in the
county and few cases are In York.
BBATRICIc--A number OF coyotes have
been seen near Barneston and farmers In
that locality are making plans for big
| circle hunt.
CHADRoN--MarlIed, by Rev. j. Rock
wood Jenkins, at the Grace church rectory,
! William Percival of Crawford to Bertha
! May Russell
| BEATRICE-The discovery of a twenty
! inch vein OF coal on the farm of DIR. Candy
! near Wymore has caused some excitement
among the residents OF that locality.
COLUMBUs-Cards have been received
K4oPf 81 nS to M george dares
| of Garrison at the brides home In Schuy-
Ter January 10.
sCHUYBER-There is much talk OF hav-
meeting will be held in the council room
Saturday afternoon and a large crowd Is
expected to be out.
! YORK-The funeral services of h. N
Evans OF North York occurred Saturday
| Mr.. Evans was one of the early settlers
| highly respected by all.
| WEST POINT-Mrs. gifIert, the widow
| of the late Hon. ID. c. Giffert will return
home to West Point at the end of jan
uary. She has not yet decided where she
| will make her future home.
SCHUYLER-Henry Binder, the new Col
fax county commissioner, took his seat
old-timer. He takes the place Of John
Smith, whose term has expired.
! BBATRICE-E. s. CARRIER of Guide Rock,
a son of the late Ex-Governor CARRIER. has
purchased the interest of c. l.. Reed in the
Blue Valley Fruit and Grocery company
and has removed his family to Beatrice.
! sCHUYLER-The Knights of Pythias are
planning a large banquet at their installa-
ton OF officers, which will take place in
the near future. State officers and visitors
are expected to be here from surrounding
towns.
cHADRoN--Married,- by Rev. Samuel A.
Chappell OF the First Methodist Episcopal
church at the residence OF the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pilster, Metcalf
Robinson of Red Lodge, Mont, to Edith
Pilster
WEST PoINT-otto Matthieson. the
eldest son of William Matthleson, a for
mer agricultural implement dealer of West
Point, has enlisted In the United States
navy and left for Richmond, Va, to join
his ship
WEST PoINT-o. c: Bone travelling aud
way company for the Nebraska & Wyoming
division, has located with his family In
West Point, where they will make their
future home.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are out announ-
cling the wedding of Miss Clara Kropp Of
this city to Mt, George kores OF GARRISON
at the home OF the brides parents, Mr.. and
. Mrs. Fred Kropp.
BEATRICE-ll Stout, for six years an
employe OF II. l.. Harper, druggist OF this
city, has. secured a position with the drug
firm of Paxton Rockefeller at Suite
Mont, and will leave in few days to as
BEATRICE-Miss Agnes Kennedy drove
into an unprotected gas ditch Saturday
| night; The vehicle was badly smashed and
the body. The accident was caused by the
} new company not providing warning lights.
, YoRK-For. the first time since the or.
, ganization OF York county the office Of
county treasurer has not cost York county
l cent. County Treasurer Copsey has made
, made the best record of any county treas
urer ever elected.
BEATRICE-Mr. and Mrs. @. B. Demp-
ster, assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
> Dempster, gave smoker to the travelling
, representatives and managers of the branch
houses of the Dempster company who are
/ about forty guests present.
, COLUMBUS-John j. Harden came here
, from Michigan and captured one of Platte
. countys fairest daughters, Miss Frances
Hale, a sister of Mrs. p. F. McKillip. They
were married at the homo of Mr.. and Mrs.
} Mckiliip Of Humphrey and have gone to
WEST POINT-A double wedding was cell
, ebrated BY County Judge Dewaid in his
office at the court house on "Wednesday,
the contracting parties being Paul Ka-
witter and MISS Gusta Gesch and Hans N.
Peterson TO Miss olga Kind all the par
ties being residents of Wisner.
| he atA In he
, Platte County Telephone company at their
annual meeting elected the following Of
Ulcers C. J. 9sTiST. president; sc g. = ca %
vice president; A. Anderson, treasurer I.
, ]. Cottingham, secretary and manager.
CHADRoN-Rev Father Barry OF St.
r night TO take charge of st. Patrick s
a church OF Hollendale, Wis, greatly to the
the members OF his own parish. Rev.
= Father Dolan of Omaha Is expected here
Q YoRK-County Judge AZ B. Taylor pro-
, poses to enforce the inheritance tax law
= In York county There seems to have been
e some contention as TO whether or not the
d tax law was constitutional, but the recent
, road funds win be benefited by several
u hundred dollars.
: coHUMBUs-Mr Roy Pierce Of Omaha
|, bus were married at the home OF the brides
J. mont, Norfolk, Sioux city and Wahoo. MT
/, Thirty-ifth street Omaha, when they re.
turn from their wedding tour January 10.
9 BEATRICE-United Brotherhood Of Car
I penters and Joners, local union No 30
met and installed these ofhcers: Henry
Steller, president; Warren La Selle, vice
president: r. +. Quincy, recording secre,
Jury; ]. q. Overman. financial secretary
oliver Sample. treasurer; Herman Hate
sohl, conductor; Thomas Hill, warden, and
George Barber, trustee.
WEST. POINT-AIrs. Conrad Schneider OF
Snyder, one OF the best known pioneer
women of this section of the stale died
; at her home and was inferred under the
auspices OF the German Lutheran church
The deceased was the sister OF Mich
Mack, a well known resident of Cumins
county, and leaves an aged husband ant
three sons and two daughters.
F WEST POlNT-Judge Guy T. Graves OF
the Eighth judicial district has set ths
terms OF court for Cunning county for thS
year 1876 for April ~ and September 8
The nrst day OF each term Is designated
as the time for hearing applications foI
citizenship. This Is In conformity with thC
federal law, giving the government officlal.
an opportunity 70 be present II necessary
YORK-Among the many church orEani
cations OF this city none have a NOR,
active organization than the Methods
church Ihis next week the commits,
expects TO have an invoice at the Methods
church. where program will be prepares
In which fifteen members will discuss III,
diderent phases of religious activity an,