Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-22


News of Nebraska.
COLUMBUS-Mrs. c. F. Elias and her
visit TO friends and relatives In Germany,
are now on the ocean on their return.
BLUE HILIl-Stockholders OF the First
National bank have elected II: Tund pres
ident; c. F. Tund, cashier; F. t. HoPka,
assistant cashier; directors, II. Tund, Chris
Fasser and F. T. Hopka.
COLUMBUS and Mrs. II. s Elliott
have received the sad news Of the death
Of their daughter. Mrs. Fred Blazer of
Omaha. Mrs. Blazer. formerly Miss Stella
Elliott, was graduate of Columbus Hlsh
school.
LINwOOD-Guy f. Mattison, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Il. b. Mattson, who died Friday,
aged 10 years, was buried Sunday from
the Congregational church, of which he was
a member. Rev. Mr.. Ruhling of David
City officiated.
WEST POINT-The adjourned october
term of the district court was closed by
Judge Guy +. Graves on Saturday and ad-
journed sine die. During the week the
number of cases on the docket was ma
CAMBRIDGE-John Adam Breaker died
at the home of his son, Alexander Breaker,
ten miles northeast of Cambridge. The
deceased was born in Partenheim, Hessc
Darmstadt, Germany in 1924. In 1881 he
came to Gosper county.
BROKEN BOw-The county commits
sioners met in special session Monday and
awarded the bridge contract for the Som-
ing year to the Standard Bridge company
of Omaha. Representatives of a number
of companies were present.
OSCEOLA-The second quarterly meeting
of the Methodist Episcopal church OF
Osceola has just been held. Presiding Elder
Rev. w. B. Alexander preached on SatuI-
day evening and on Sunday morning ad-
ministered the sacrament of the Lord
supper.
DAKOTA CITY-Claude Reeves, fire.
quent petty offender is lying in Jail serv-
ing out a $50 fine and costs imposed upon
him by County Judge J. j. Eimers having
pleaded guilty to the charge OF stealing
load of corn from John Duggan, near
Hubbard.
WEST POINT-The weather, which has
been intensely cold for the past three DAYS,
has become balmy and springlike. Ice cut
ting operations are employing all availa-
BILE labor and larger crop Is being mar
vested than ever.
BLUE HILI-Two great land deals were
made Saturday by Brown & Rose. farm
of 100 acres OF William Schuly was sold
and a farm Of G. f. Tund, 800 acres.
brought $4,000. This was sold to man
from Seward county.
TECUMSEH-The board of directors of
the johnson County. Agricultural and Me,
chanical association have decided to hold
the annual county fair this year from 90 tues e
day, August &c, to Friday, August 29. IN
elusive. This will be the week before the
state fair at Lincoln.
HUMBOLDT Grandma" Stauner,
mother of John E. Stauffer, one of the
terday afternoon at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Asst, south of the city.
She was native of Germany and was In
her seventy-ninth year.
CAMBRIDGE-The Daughters of Re
bekah. Independent Order of odd Fellows,
installed officers as follows; MISS Mabel
vice grand; G. l.. Case, secretary MIS- j.
F. Case, treasurer; Miss Polly Kline, In
side guard; Joe H. Mexican, outside guard
COLUMBUS-West Fourteenth street is
to have another fine residence: DR.. N
Matzen has bought one OF the WI a. NC
Allister lots on that street paying N,loJ
teenth and Spiece streets He VIII start
building as soon as weather conditions
permit. -'
TECUMSEH-In the estimate of expenses
for running the affairs of the county for
| 1907 the Johnson county board OF commas
! sioners has decided that the amount needed
| will be S63, 800. OF this amount 1t is pro-
posed to spend $4,000 on the roads, 81 $50
on bridges, and to pay on 5000 OF the
| court house bonds.
sIDNEY-John +. Ensign, Washington
| D. c., Inspector for the Interstate Com
| merce commission, was in town "Wednesday
| interviewing a number OF the railway EN-
| pointers from the merchants regarding the
| Union Pacific coal combine and the eX-
! orbitant prices paid by the people mere lor
| this commodity.
WEST POINT-Fred Romberg, a proml-
nent farmer living ncrth of West Point
and one Of the 5es! known GlIea a 81 be age
| of g. Mrs. Romberg died suddenly a few
weeks ago and # is believed grief has,
tened his demise. The deceased was noted
! for his advanced ideas in agricultural mat
| tiers. He leaves a family of grown chill
dren and large estate.
! ECUMSEH-Secretary ]. b. Douglas of
the Tecumseh Building and Loan associa-
! ton submitted figures at the annual meet
! ing of stockholders of the institution to
| show that during the year 1906 the earnings
| to shareholders was 1873 per cent OF the
sixty-four societies in this state tins is
fourth in rank for the best earnings IN
| the year, John R. Pierson, c. J. Canon and
l.. NJ. Davis were reelected members OF the
| board of directors.
HUMBOLDT-John H. Smith of this city
| received word last evening of the death OF
| his son-in-aw, Cyril Miller at Pawnee
| City. The young man has been SUFFERING
for sometime from an attack OF pne Hmon n,s
which recently developed into quick con-
sumption, resulting In his death as stated.
! Mr.. Miller leaves a wife and one daughter
| of three years. Mr.: Smith is serving as
| day watch at the Legislature in Lincoln
but news of the death was forwarded &c
him.
DAKOTA CITY--Logan Lambert. who al
the recent term of district court was con
victed of assault with intent to kill Rev
Father Joseph Schell and sentenced BY
Judge Guy 4. Graves to serve one year II
the penitentiary, and who later appealed
his case to the supreme court, since which
time he has been confined in the count!
| tai Yesterday was released from custody
having furnished bond of $1,000 pending
decision of his appeal to the suprem
court.
WEST POINT-Edgar Bruner, second so
of the late Hon. Uriah Bruner OF Yves
Point died at his ranch in southwest Hol
COUNTY on Friday, aged 40. The remain
were brought to this city and will be In
TERED under the auspices of the Grac
Lutheran church The deceased was
brother of Prof. Lawrence Bruner stat
entomologist at the University of Nebrasks
He was unmarried The cause of deat
was an affection of the stomach, froT
which he suffered many years
FREMONT-Mrs. Gretchen Anderson
wife of Hjalmar Anderson, died Monda
morning Of fever at the age of % year,
She was the only daughter OF Fred Ny
and possessed much OF the literary abiht
OF her father. While still a pupil in tn
grades she wrote a number of shoI
Sketches, which were published in the IL
cal press and attracted much attention
and had she lived and devoted herself [
writing would undoubtedly have attaine
a high reputation. She leaves an infar
son ~ days old.
DAKOTA CITY-Dell Morrison, who las
week was brought back from Sioux FALL
s. D.. by Sheriff Hansen, charged wit
stealing and disposing of a team OF horse
belonging TO Alec Lemere, a Winnebag
| Indian, taking them from the livery stab
at Homer, waived his preliminary examine
ton before County Judge j. ]. Eimers &c
day, and not being able to secure bond
was placed i'm Jail He states he intends
plead guilty to the charge against him d