Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17
News of Nebraska.

and the work Of finishing the track to
Lewellen will soon he completed.
News of Nebraska.
COLUMBUs-The Presbyterian church
is holding a series Of evangelistic meet
ings
PLAT"rsMoUTH-Can H.. b. Burgess
has united i'm wedlock Arthur Troop and
Miss Nellie Sherwood.
sproui Of this city was married at osceola,
Ia, to a young woman Of that place.
PLATTSMOUTH-Th Plattsmouth city
council has unanimously endorsed senate
file 126. introduced by Senator Jesse L.
Root.
swndling Q farmer named Dolan, was de-
clared not guilty by jury In the district
court.
BLUE HILI-The new boiler for the Blue
Hill mills has arrived. The mill has been
shut down for three weeks on account of
these repairs
millinery store and goods to Mrs Van
hoosens of Gordon, Mob. who will take Inn
mediate charge.
BEATRICE-The debate to have been
held between the Beatrice and Humboldt
schools at Humboldt on February 1 has
been postponed to February Is.
BEATRICE-Three children in the family
of Fred Ortman, living northwest of the
| city, are recovering from the smallpox.
About a dozen cases exist in that locality.
| TABLE ROCKETS news of the decisive
| for United States senator was received
here with the utmost satisfaction by the
! republicans.
| TEKAMAH-Earn Henry sold his farm
adjoining town to Riley M Talbot for
| S155 per acre. Mr. Talbot recently sold
| his farm about five miles south of this
place for $50 per acre.
| NORTH PLATTB-Platte Valley Lodge
| of Masons held an all day session Tuesday,
giving the work in three degrees to about
| twelve candidates. number of out-Of-
| town Masons attended.
BEATRICE-Judge spafford officiated at
the marriage of Henry August Walteyne
and Miss Carrie Grace Phillips, both Of
] Creighton, Neb The young couple later
left for that place, where they will reside.
AUBURN-Judge Raper convened court
here Tuesday morning. This is a special
term called to argue motions In the Ne
| maha Valley Drainage case. No other
cases of Importance will be brought up for
hearing.
| CHADRON-Julia A. Burns wife of
Robert Burns, is dead here, aged 80 years
She leaves two small childre1 husband
and parents all living in Chadron. The
funeral took place from the First Methodist
Episcopal church.
BLUE HILL-The Farmers Elevator
company elected the following officers:
Tetary; b McBride. treasurer R. Arm;
strong and +. w. Kort were reelected
directors for two years.
| Administrations of the Valley
State bank reelected e. J. Rogers, A. II:
! Norton +. G. Kennedy, Mons johnson and
Frank Whitmore directors. The directors
reelected c. l. Rogers, president; A. H.
Norton. vice president, and f. c. Kennedy
| cashier.
BEEMER-Great quantities of corn which
was piled on the ground during husking
| season in this vicinity is now being shelled
and hauled to market in spite OF the IN
| clemency of the weather and poor condi-
ton of the roads. Both elevators are
| crowded with work.
! NORTH PIATTE-The Greek laborer
| who threatened to shoot the daughter of
Joisn N. Baker one day last week was
| tried in the county court and assessed
! fine of $40 and costs. amounting to about
$19. He did not have the money to meet
this fine and was lodged in jail.
NORTH PLATTE-Cards are out an
Mabel Davis and Frank III. Hatch will be
married at the Episcopal church. The
Mrs. Thomas Simants, when their daughter
| Nettie May, Will be married to Timothy
| E. Lake.
BEATRICE-Harry and Edwin Snyder,
rest on charge of assaulting Banker
F. L. Pothast OF Pickrell with intent to
| do great bodily injury. pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault and were sentenced to
thirty days in the county jail by Judge
| Kelligar.
COLUMBUS-Great preparations are be.
| ing made for the entertainment of the
| Young Mems Christian association of the
state, which is to be held here, beginning
| the first Thursday in February and con-
| tinuing over the following Sunday. There
will be about 800 delegates who will be
| entertained free !
FREMONT-Charles Jones has begun suit
In district court against Kavich & Berek
| to recover $4,000 for the loss of an eye.
| The plaintiff alleges he was employed in
| defendants' Junk yard breaking uphold iron
and that owing to his being provided with
a defective chisel piece OF iron or steel
flew off and hit him In the eye.
'CHAPPEII-Charley O'Dell, a young
] man of Oshkosh, Neb., who is charged
with stealing horse from James Duffin
who lives in that vicinity, has been caught
at Grand Island Sheriff McEdowney has
gone after him. He had disposed of the
horse horse to ,9, man in Custer county and Mr.,
| NORTH PLATTE-W. p Snyder. super
| intendent of the experimental sub-station,
has received word he has been appointed
| by Governor Sheldon as one of the dele
| gates to the dry farming convention, to
be held in Denver. Mr.. Snyder can speak
| from experience, as he has had great
deal of experience in dry farming during
the last two years.
BEATRICE-The question of selecting
candidate for mayor at the spring election
Is much discussed at present by many
citizens. Among those mentioned as
worthy of consideration are c. @. Baker,
4 H RGaRsE f. M bnndan 3 FFa afEon
]. Il. Smith, NJ. L. Schultz, c. ]. McColl
]. 4. Klein, G. II. Johnson and M. b.
COLUMBUS-The fremen of Columbus
had friendly hot time on Monday even
ing The election of officers resulted as
follows: OF engine company No. Ed
Brannigan is president; Emil Schwarz,
vice president: Dan Echols, secretary; Wal
ter Boettcher, treasurer. Hose company
No. lotto Schneider. foreman; William
Kaufman, assistant foreman Hose com
pany No. 2-Tony Rothleitner, foreman; G
w. Pittman, assistant foreman.
| MCOOK-The union eyangelistic meet
ings have become the chief topic of in
terest. Immense audiences throng the big
opera house at each service. At the first
invitation on Sunday afternoon more than
thirty professed conversion; Rev; M. II
Lyon of Chicago, who conducts the cam
paign, is well-known in the state, this be-
Ing the thirteenth series he has held in
Nebraska in the past two years. His as
sistant. ]. d. Stentz is singer of great
power.
TEKAMAH-A petition was presented 10
the city council asking that an election be
called for the purpose of voting bonds for
$4,000 10 put in electric light plant I'm
connection with the water works system.
The city attorney was instructed to draft
an ordinance in accordance with the patti
ton and present it at the next regular
meeting. Tekamah has been without lights
for the past three weeks owing to the
foreclosing of a mortgage on the plant
owned by j. Glasson.
YORK-Jason A. Bellows. an employee OF
, the post ONCE, was found dead near his
| barn Tuesday evening. For some time Mr.