Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13

recovering from the first before he was
again hurt 1t will be some time before
he will be able to report for duty,
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Katherine Berg
died today at her home in this city, aged
80 years She was one OF the pioneers of
this city, coming here from Germany when
Magdalena Lemke of this city, and John
Berg, forman of the congressional record
at Washington, d. c.
HARVARD-Willam II. Swartz for sew
eral years engaged in the Union State bank
at Harvard, but more recently a stock
holder and active manager in the Harvard
Phelps county, Nebraska to become cashier
in a bank started by Titus g. Co. of the
Holdrege First Nationals
NEBRASKA CITY-The county commits
sioners last evening completed the work of
retunding $4,000 of per cent bonds by
issuing one $4,000 bond in favor OF the
state at lower rate Of interest. 1t is pay
able In twenty years. This is the largest
bond ever issued by this county and prob
ably the largest owned by the state.
NEBRASKA CITY-S, ]. Thomas three
weeks ago was taken to the hospital and
operated on for gall stones, and yesterday
Il was necessary to perform another opera
ton for kidney trouble. He is reported as
being very Ill with faint hopes Of recovery.
He is one of the best known men in the
west especially among the travelling men.
ALLLANCE-The shower of rain last
night came as a delight to the well wishers
of this section, for the long siege of dry
weather had commenced to leave an i'm
preston of the fearful dry years Of long
ago but now that the spell is broken al
look confidently ahead to the best year in
had.
TEKAMAH - The funeral of Erastus
Shafer father Of p. w. Shafer of this place
was held here this morning. Mr.. Shafer
was an old resident of this place. but for
the last ten years has lived at Fairfield,
La, The deceased was loading his house
hold goods, preparing to move to this
place on the day he dropped dead in the
street.
NEBRASKA CITY-There was anotbar
turn in the difficulty with the gas works
today Hon. Russell b. Harrison went be-
Tore the district court and had the judg-
ment secured by Michael j. Teehan Of
Chicago set aside, and also the appointing
OF n. u, Leigh as receiver, and the whole
matter will come up for hearing in the
federal court.
spring sowing are making fairly good
CROWN out the continued cold weather il
causing trees to be slow in fully leafng out
ana trult will be helped by the delay. Last
night water froze from quarter TO half
an men, so II would seem that fruit must
have suffered considerably from the freeze
where sufficiently advanced.
EMER-Thursday afternoon the Frank
Heller house, about two miles west OF town
near the Elkhorn river, was broken into
and ransacked and some articles OF more or
less value taken. Some of these articles
some wire puzzles, led to the arrest of
nye young fellows working on the section
l..
Ihese young men are all residents of this
tatiOns. FS
FREMONT-The city council held a sno-
cial meeting last evening to consider he
paving question. The Board of Public
Works reported that the tests made at
Anes, Ia, Of the brick Contractor Turner
OF Cedar Rapids proposed to use for having
were not satisfactory. 1t was finally de-
clded to award the contract to Turner, but
10 require a brick which would stand ths
test. The bids Of the contractors proposine
70 use brick made by the Barber Asphait
company were 10 cents under those of other
TECUMSEH-At the monthly meeting Of
the Tecumseh Are department held last
evening. Officers for the coming year were
assistant chief. Frank Nail; trustee 10
serve three years, w. NJ, Sherman; fore
man hook and ladder company, DeMott
tin Martin; foreman hose company No. p.
=. A Young secretary, +. /. BrundaRe
treasurer +. A. Brundage. The company
Is contemplating the purchase OF an auto
matte alarm, which by turning a knob al
the telephone central station will set the
bell to changing.
a years, who lives with his father IN
wyoming precinct, six miles north OF this
Seniy, had a narrow escape from being
two young horses to a newly sharpened
stalk cutter, and when at work the team
started 70 run away. Banning caught the
team and attempted 10 hold It, but was
thrown under the cutter and cut in a fright
ful manner. His left leg was broken at
the ankle MS clothes We're torn from him
and he was cut I'm several places on tbs
body; He held on to the lines and thus
saved himself from being run over by The
cutter. -
TABLE ROCK-F. NJ. Linn OF this Mace
! w, h. Andrew of Hennesey Okl., Mr. Levy
| OF Lincoln ana a gentleman from the west
ern part OF the state arrived here Thurs
day morning from a ten days' trim to
Texas. Each Of the parties bought a half
section OF land near Hebronsville some
| Table Rock people invested. The real es-
tate men got busy yesterday and Sherih
q. II. Martin OF Pawnee City traded his
brick block In town here for two sections
! Of land in that vicinity, and the old w q
| Feller's store was traded by Mr.. White OF
| Lincoln for a section OF land and Dan
Andrew bought enough 70 make the total
/ three sections now owned by Table Rock
people IN that vicinity.