Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-22

country. Many farmers have commenced |
spring work.
news of Nebraska.
SEWARD-The German Lutheran con-
gregaton is figuring ON the erection Of a
$500 church.
COLUMBUs-The Sons Of Veterans are
holding their state CnCampment here. Bert
Galley is the presiding officer.
SI-THERI4AND-AlouzO Cady OF Green
River, Wyo and Miss Pearl Eye OF this
place were married here last evening.
SEWARD. NJ Carlisle Of David city
has purchased the stock Of goods Of the
Seward Dry Goods and Millinery company.
BEATRICE-Much interest is mani
tested In the debate to be held here Fri
day night between Auburn and Beatrice.
STERLING-Charle z. Trip. who was
stricken with paralysis Wednesday, died
Saturday. The funeral took place Tuesday
and was largely attended.
/ STERLINGA-Mapy horses and mules are
] being shipped from this section 10 the
Kansas City market, horses selling for $3.50
and mules from $50 To 500.
! SEWARD-Owen Payne, "A pioneer set
/ tier, died after a couple OF days illness
4 The deceased was "a years OF age. Flu
neral will be held Saturday.
! SEWARD-The local declamatory con-
/ test will be held In the High school Mon
| day afternoon. The contestants are Rich
ard Norval Mabel Green and IONA Cum
minis.
| BLUE HILI-Fan wheat has wintered
/ exceptionally well. The fields are now
| taking on a green hue. The ground is in
! tiptop condition both for wheat and spring
work.
FAIRBURY-The whitney grading out
fit of twenty teams has gone to Scandiu.
Kan, whore they have a large contract
widening the grade of the road for double
traCkage.
BATTLE CREEK-John Lucht. one of
the original settlers of Madison county,
/ died Tuesday and was buried from the
German Lutheran church. lie was a
! years old.
! MISUNDERSTANDING morning at
| 1880 o'clock, Judge Walker officiating,
/ occurred the marriage Of Alva Nance,
son Of Mr.. ana Mrs. Reuben Nance, and
Miss Lena Wittulski.
OAKLAND-The Burlington railroad
uuloaded gang of forty Italians here
yesterday and they will work here for
some time raising the track and surfaCing
the roadbed in this vicinity.
! SUTHERLAND-The work of erecting
poles and strnging electric wires prelimi-
nary to the installation of the electric
vicinity has been completed.
SUTHERLAND-Sprin work Is opening
up and as result or the large number
of settlers locating in this vicinity the
largest acreage of crops planted here in
years will be farmed this year.
SEWARD-The Seward County Agricul-
tural society has arranged for boys live
stock judging contest at the fair next fall.
This depaI tment will be under the super
vision of DR.. H. b. Cummins
ST PAUL Four hundred persons at
tended the reception and supper which
followed the wedding OF Henry Petersen
and Miss Eva Jacobsen, children of promi-
nent Danish folk on the north side.
| BEATRICE-Yesterd occurred the
marriage of Henry Bartlett and Miss
Cora Nickeson. The ceremony was per
formed at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Nickeson, at Ellis.
SUTHERLAND-The work of construct
ing the new Grace Lutheran church is now
in progress and it will be pushed rapidly
to completion. The local Lutheran church
has been organized only little over a
year.
COLUMBUS-The store of F. L. Asche
has been closed by bankruptcy proceedings
Mr.. AsChe had been doing a good business
t but Illness and other troubles In the fam
I lily made his business lag and 1t " nj
under.
BEATRICE-word was received here
[ yesterday announcing the marriage IF
2 Charles Segelke of this city and Miss
, Martha A. Semtner, which occurred at the
brides home in st. Joseph. Mo, tuesday
evenings
sTERLING-Mrs. Fisher, deputy grand
I matron of the Order Of the Eastern Star
visited Sterling chapter No. l2S Wednesday
evening and inspected the work. After
o initiating several new members luncheon
n was served
CAMBRIDGE - Union revival meetings
conducted by Rev. George H. Williams OF
= Wheaton, ILL.,, are receiving large attend
. ances and accomplishing more than al
p churches of the town have done in a pc
, riod Of years.
i BEATRICE-Twenty-t persons yes
4 way mail service at the government
building yesterday. The applicants re
= Platte country.
: NEBRASKA CITY-The county com
2 missioners some time ago advertised &c
y refund $4,000 Otoe county pen cent
bonds at * per cent. They did not
70 float the bonds at that rate, but did sell
y them to the state at 70-10O per cent.
v OAKLAND-Emil r. Nelson, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Nelson, and Miss Eller
: Prick were married Wednesday, evening
I at o'clock at the home six miles north
$ east Of here Rev L. Arlander of the
: | Baptist church performing the ceremony
FAIRBURY-A Telegram from Mont
L rose, Colo, says that George Cross, form Il
Il owner of the FaiTbury Gazette, is sert
4 ously i'll. Major Cross has been in Colo
: ? raGo this winter on account of poor health
1t anticipated being able to return hon"
- april l.
TABLE ROCK-Mrs Ada Martin, who
| lived here for many years, recently dieC
t long and serious illness. She was the wifi
> ! Of Joseph T. Martin, who was postmaster
here in the early sos and later deputy post
. master at WymOre.
l. SUTHERLAND-As result of the infu2
t of new people and the demand for resi-
& denCe property and small tracts for trucl
: gardening and poultry farms thus occa
n stoned it is confidently expected that Suth
- erand will be at least one-fourth greater
= in population ere the close of the current
:, year
Il NEBRASKA CITY-Miss Amands
n Thompson, who was for some time Q
s teacher in the public schools of this city
. and who grew to womanhOod here, wa
married at the home Of he her cousin IN, a
: will make their future home at Salt Lake
2 City.
a sUTHERLAND-w. A. Paxton of Omaha
u whose spring range north Of the Norti
e Platte river was destroyed by a prari,
n fire few days ago, has found 1t necessar!
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