Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-11


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News of Nebraska.
PIATTsMOUTH-L Ray wledeman and
Miss Emma Marvin were united In mar
rage last evening.
COLUMBUS-The board of supervisors
reorRanized at its last meeting and elected
Hon. Mahlon C1other chairman.
EUSTIS-The school board on account of
the crowded condition OF the schools has
decided TO rent another building.
BLUE HILL-A. M Potts and r. II.
Merritt OF this city took In the shoot at
Geneva wednesday and will also take part.
Observation-Disclosures person "Bwiped"
pair of high-topped shoes from from the
court house belonging to Frank svoboda,
the Janitor.
GRAND ISI1AND-The newly elected
county board has organized by the re-
election of J. Z. Moncrief of this city as
chairman.
EUSTIS-Frank Majewsh and Lena
Buehl were married today by Rev. Hinder
man, pastor of the South church, fifteen
miles south OF Eustis.
.BEATR1CEm,,Mrs. r. Walker, whose three
children are III from the smallpox at their
home northwest of the city, was taken
down with the disease yesterday.
BEATRICE-Hose company No. held a
meeting and decided not to send a delegate
to the State Firemen's convention to be
held at Grand Island next week.
YORK-Samuel Il. Cain, former council
man of the city-of York and q business man
who has taken great interest in the city
Of York, was married to Miss Daisy WEIGH
of Waco.
dist Episcopal church served dinner and
supper at the church for the benefit of
| those who attended the Farmers institute
"Wednesday and Thursday.
DAVID CITYs-The new Board of Super-
visors met Tuesday, after little scrap,
electing W. Runyon OF Rising City
| chairman. after which he appointed COM
| mittees for the ensuing year.
I BEATRICE-At the session of the county
board of supervisors yesterday DIR. c. s.
Curry was unanimously elected county
| physician The committees are engaged in
| checking up the various county offices.
| BEATRICE-The annual debate between
the Beatrice and Lincoln High schools will
| be held in this city next Friday evening.
| Beatrice will be represented by Earnest
Hahne, clifford Phillips and Henry Brandt.
| HASTINGS-A huge meteor was wit
day night. 1t cast a strong light over
| the town and exploded with a loud report
when seemingly only short distance
| away.
EUSTIS-The recent sleet storm did lit
| tie or no damage except to soften the
roads, which are In bad shape. Not much
expected as soon ss the roads get in shape
for travel.
| BEATRICE-Cards are out announcing
| the approaching marriage of Miss Blanche
Freldsam to Mr.. Edmund Kalmon Of Al
bany, Ca, which is TO occur at the home
of the brides parents in this city at high
|
| HASTINGS-In a shooting tournament
Tuesday afternoon C. c. Holzworth of
Juniata won the county championship with
a score OF forty-eight blue rocks out of
a possible fifty Another county shoot
| will be held February 2.
| BEATRICE-Owen Rickett died yesterday
aged Il years He leaves widow and three
| children two sons and daughter. The
funeral was held today and interment was
in Evergreen Home cemetery.
| HAGTINGS-Tha flnarai (1aOrRe
| Mizen, ST., of Juniata was conducted from
| the family home in Juniata yesterday after
settlers in Adams county. He was the
father Of County Clerk George e. Mizen.
| BEATRICE-Word was received here
death of Mrs. Chris scharton, a former
| resident Of this city. The cause Of death
was consumption. Deceased was 80 years
| of age and leaves a husband and ten chill
dren.
PLATTSMOUTH-wi A. Ingalls, of
| Shelby, Neb.. and Miss Irene Leesley were
united in marriage at the home Of the bride s
parents. Mr.. and Mrs, John L. Lesley, in
| this city yesterday, Rev j. K. Houlgate,
pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal church,
| ASHLAND-Three unsuccessful attempts
have been made by incendiaries to burn
| the home of Otto Anderson, prominent
| farmer in Saunders county. AT the last
attempt bloodhounds from Beatrice were
put on the trail Of the firebugs, but were
| unable to track them.
| AOftlANO-DuIlnB INC last year new
cement walks to the amount of IS, 1855 feet,
| costing $1,529, were built by citizens Of
Ashland. There were 264S feet of cross
The crossings put in for the city in the
year 1906 were S,l12 feet, amounting to
BEATRICE-Mrs. H. j. Meints died yes
| terday morning at her home In Logan
| township northeast Of Beatrice from pneu-
monia. Mrs. Meints was born in the
Province of Hanover, Germany, and To-
Gated in Gage county ten years ago. She
was IS years of age and Is survived by a
family Of two daughters and Ave sons, all
| grown
TECUMSEH-The annual meeting OF the
Johnson County Medical association VIII
be held at the Commercial TaeTa@ club E0oW ms
afternoon a business session will BE- held
at which time the officers for the coming
given at the Arcade hotel in the evening.
DR.. M. Stewart Of Tecumseh Will be the
POSTMASTER
elected at the regular meeting OF the Blue
| Hill Volunteer Fire department on Wednes-
day evening; Joe Chapman. chief Georse
Charles Armstrong, foreman of hose cart
No. 2; w. Klett, formean of hook and lad
Sew MEMBER %eT.
added.
AsHLAND-The Missouri Pacific railway
has a large number Of men at work at
river and rip-rapping the north bank OF
the river at a point below its bridge. A
huge blanket is being woven of willows, on
which immense quantities OF rock will be
dumped, with the hope of preventing the
inroads OF the river on the railroads road
bed next spring.
| ASHLAND-The local managers OF the
ice houses of Swift and Company and
Armour & Co. now express the belief
that owing to the continued mild winter
weather they will be unable TO I'LL their
ice houses at this point. The houses of
both plants are now entirely empty. Last
year little ice was harvested, but both
companies had supplies sufficient not only
TO meet their needs, but to supply local
dealers.
! GENEVA-Last night the Modern Wood
| men OF America gave their annual enter
tainment consisting OF a program OF music
| and speaking and an oyster supper 70 their
wives and families. Retiring Chief Consul
John Waring was chairman. County At
! torney A. ID. Curtiss, J. ]. Burke, Charles
II Sloan and Mr.. Warning were the speak
ers. The lodge team gave a drill under
Captain T. Sheldon. The evening was en-
Joyed by all present.
! NORFOIAK-Dora Teel, girl from
TekamRh preferred a hayward life to re-
turning home with her mother. The
mother arrived here from TekamAh and at
tempted 70 induce the girl to go back
home. and the girl promised, In fact she
went to hotel with her mothsr and then,