Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-09

It's size in the state and will be ready
for use In September.
PLATTSMOUTH-A crew OF Burlington
line from this city to the new stone quarry
on the bank Of the Missouri river south of
this city and the big Burlington bridge,
which spans the Missouri river A track
probably will be laid soon and then the
stone will begin TO fly.
COLUMBUS-There were eighteen trans
fers of real estate in Platte county In the
past week, amounting to $30,5S1. Mortgage
record for the week. Five farm mortgages
filed amounting to 81, S5S; four farm mort
cages released amounting to $500; seven
city mortgages filed, amounting to $3.50;
six city mortgages released. amounting to
S6,525.
OsCEOLA-Richard Peterson with a lot
Of fellows went out the other might. with
I marriage. The boys took everything along
that would make a noise. Peterson's gun
cidentaliy, he getting the charge in the
/ right side of the backbone, making an ugly
wound. The boy Is doing well.
| NORTH PLATTE-The extension of the
/ Union Pacific tracks into the western por-
/ ton OF this city requires the moving of
the North Platte roller mills belonging to
| G. r. Addings. The agreement made by the
| Union Pacific Railroad company was that
| they would. move the same for Mr.. Iddings
soon to lots purchased for that purpose
located near Mr.. Iddings' lumber yard.
AINSWORTH-This morning Ainsworth
! "a
]. d. Birdsan as its proprietor, who paid
5000 for the privilege OF selling intoXi-
eating liquors, and the town is still on
the boom. The last change Is that Of Bur-
well g. Beatty OF Long Pine, who last week
bought out the Atkinson hardware store
and the furniture and undertaking business
OF +, w, Sisson, and have taken possession.
OSCEOLA-The new village Of Polk, has
a postmaster. 1t has pOstoftce too, but
gets mail from Stromsburg on the east
and Central City on the west. by rural
free delivery routes, and so the people are
not happy. The train goes through there
every day. but leaves no mail. and. they
want the POstOhlce department at Wash
ington to change the system and have
petitoned accordingly.
NORTH PLATTE-The Lincoln County
Journal. which has been for sometime
past the only democratic, pOpulist or in
dependent paper IN this county. has been
turned over to The Telegraph Of this city,
weekly newspaper, which, beginning
next week will be semi-Weekly paper.
This leaves but two papers published In
this city, The Tribune and The Telegraph,
both republican papers.
NORTH PLATTE-The Board OF Educa-
| ton held a meeting last night and the new
board was organised, F a BuLard being
or reelected: Emma smith. Maude Mel
I lyneauK. Grace Duncan, Anna Lesky,
sylvia Ericksons Thea Hansen, Laura
/ Kate Gilman Florence Antonides. Ella
/ Blake and Mabel Donaheur The women
] AcaLhcAa 0A the hAbn EAuout were elected
/ at a meeting some time ago. The principal
OF the high school win be elected at some
future time.
! FREMONT-The city council at its last
/ meeting had another warm session and
| voted down, Z 70 /, the proposed ordinance
| closing Platte avenue between Ninth and
Tenth for the benefit q the Fremont Nor
| provided for a fouTteen-foOt curyiag drive
| way across the, block did not meet with
favor. Hugh Murphy OF Omaha got %