Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-16
News Of Nebraska.

PLATTSMOUTH-Abou six inches of
snow fell in this vicinity last night.
BLUE HILLS-R A. Simpson and wife
have left for New Orleans for the winter.
BLUE HILL-D J. Boomer left Monday
for Lawrence, where he will embark in
the hardware business
BLUE HILI-Members of the Lutheran
Trinity church held a business meeting
Monday. Officers were elected.
BEATRlCE-William Steinmeyer of .Cla-
tonia yesterday purchased the Winters
property In Clatonia township for 81, 400.
DAVID CITY-Ice men are busy these
days putting up ice. The Ice is in good
condition and will be sold at IS cents per
100 pounds.
TECUMSEH-The johnson County Medi-
cal society is holding It's annual meeting.
A banquet was given at the Arcade hotel
Tuesday evening.
STEl-LA-F. l.. Brown has sold his res
taurant to Mr.. Wittright of Summerfield,
Kan. Mr.. Brown will go to the Black
Hills for his health.
DAVID CITY-Teachers of the South and
North wards and the grade teachers of the
high school were given Monday as visiting
day and all went TO Lincoln.
BLUE HILL-Ed Hilton. with the firm
of r. A Hilton, real estate dealer, accom-
panied twelve land seekers to Oklahoma
and Indian Territory Tuesday.
HASTINGS-Henry Kennedy, aged IS. of
Claremont county and Mrs Kennedy of
Kenesaw, who were divorced in a local
court five years ago, have been licensed to
remarry.
SIELLA-ABent vance OF the missouri
Pacific is taking an extended vacation in
Texas where he has considerable land in
terests. /. G. Lamb of New Castle, Ind,
takes his place here.
SCHUYLER-The funeral of the late
James Krotochvil, who died Friday at his
home in this city, was held this afternoon.
He was one of Colfax countys oldest set
tiers. His age was 81 years.
NELSON-A successful revival recently
closed at the Christian church, which re-
suited in a half hundred conversions. This
pyaa Il hnF
series of meetings at the Methodist church
BBATRICE-A laborer named William
Cronin was lodged In the city jail last
evening by oficer SPAIN after he had at
tempted to assault the officer. A charge
of resisting an officer will be filed against
him.
sTELLA-H. C. shrader, who died Sun
day at the home of, his daughter, near
Humboldt, was probably one of the oldest
Masons in this part of the state as he has
been member of the order for fifty-four
years.
HASTINGS-A mass meeting will be held
Wednesday night to consider the conflict
of dates Of the ehautauqua and the July
race meeting. The officials of both asso-
Citations are anxious to devise some way
out of the difficulty. ;
PIATTSMOUTH-Wh filling a lamp
with gasoline in the German Turner hall,
John Sattler spilled some of the fluid on his
sleeves. which ignited and spread to the
were dreadfully burned.
! BIGATRlCE-Word was received here yes
| terday from Spokane, Wash, announcing
the death of Mrs. l.. c. Pittinger, a former
resident of Beatrice. Deceased left Beat
rice about three years ago, and is survived
| by FIVE children, all grown.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Metzger, who has
been employed with the Great Western
| Manufacturing company at Leavenworth,
Kan, for the last few months. has resigned
| his position and again entered the employ
of the Dempster company at this point.
osCEoLA-The firm Of Bell & McCune,
Nunf nh IN an tor at Chtnre hae
closed its elevator there, thinking four too
many. They have opened an elevator at
the new town of Durand on the extension
City. W O'''~O ~ ''' a.
DAVID CITY-The Central Nebraska Ma.
tional bank elected the following officers
| for the ensuing year: l. Il. Doty, presi
dent p. N. Meysenburg, vice president; r.
J. Dwovak, cashier; Eldon Gong, assistant
| cashier; w. II, Bushell, G.. w. Gates, M. J
Bouse and w. F. Downing directors.
TECUMSEH-It Is expected that the
| corn exhibit Will be feature OF the John.
son County Farmers institute, which will
| be held In this city January 80 and 81 and
| February l and 2. The committee having
the corn show in charge promises good
premiums and expects good showing.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Dwight
State bank elected John w. Burge presi.
dent, Mike Slosar vice president, F. j
Matousek cashier and Frank J. Maixner
! A X. Smith. George Dobson, John w
Burge and Mike Slosar directors. 1t was
voted TO increase the surplus fund to s., 500
PAPILLION-J. M. Whitfield, an old set
! tier, fell on the icy walks yesterday and
seriously hurt his hip and shoulder Mr.
Whitted Is past 70 years Of age and has
and is an old soldier, having served al
| sergeant In the Second Nebraska cavalry
| Company ID.
BEATRICE-The armature at the power
house OF the Wabaska Electric company
was burned out at Wymore and as a result
the towns OF Blue Springs and Wymore are
in darkness. The armature has been sent
to Omaha for repairs and II will be several
days before the plant can resume opera
tions.
! BEATRlCE-Judge Kelligar convened
Culber, charged with fraud; the Snyder
brothers. charged with assault with intent Il
do great bodily injury, and ]. II. Sparks
the bridge contractor, charged with ISSUING
spurious claims with intent to defraud the
county, were set for trial. A special jury