Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-31

and elected officers. The report makes
fiattering showing and. demonstrates the
value OF the organization to the farmers.
BEATRICE-The marriage OF Mr. Arthur
Bates and Miss Bertha NJ. South was
solemnized last evening at the Baptist
! parsonage, Rev. +. r. Dark officiating.
The young couple will make stheir home in
Beatrice n
PERU-The preliminary debates will take
place Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday Of next week There are thirty
three contestants for places on the debat-
ing squads against Missouri, Kansas and
other schools.
BEATRICE-word was received here an
nouncing the death Of Mrs. l.. A. Barn
field, a former residence OF Beatrice, which
occurred at her home at Neodesha, Kan, OF
| tuberculosis. She was y years of age and
Is survived by husband and three chill
| dren.
FREMONT-Miss Jane Marshall. a sister
| of heart failure at the age of II. For
good many years she had lived here with
| her sister, her brother George and Judge
Marshall all of them unmarried. The sur
viving sister and brother are I'm poor health.
PERU-President Crabtree and Profs.
! Hart and Searson will attend the meeting
Of the Nebraska schooimasters' CLUB al
Lincoln Friday evening. Chancellor An
drews of the state university will discuss
/ The Simpler Spelling" after the dinner.
Governor Sheldon is Invited the guest
of honor.
| CoLUMBUs-The different fire companies
have all elected officers, and the fire de-
] paTtment has held its annual meeting elect
| ing: Rev. l.. r. DeWolf president; Daniel
Echols, vice president Mark Mcmahon.
secretary; Gilbert Mohlman, treasurer;
Bert J. Galley. chief; Emil Kumph, assist
ant chief
| HARTINGTON-The three large ele-
vators here are nearly fun of grain with
| no immediate prospect of being able to
/ get cars to ship 1t out. A large part OF last
seasons crops is still on the farms, and
unless the car shortage is over soon the
local buyers Will have 10 refuse to buy
| more grain.
! HARVARD - At Stokes opera house
about 100 invited guests were entertained by
Charles Perry and Mr.. and Mrs Fred
hueneth Delicious refreshments were
served and the evening spent in dancing
and cards, music being furnished by the
/ York orchestra.
! ASIILAND--An overcoat and a suit of
| clothes which were recently found near the
/ Platte river north of Ashland gave rise to
/ the surmise that someone had committed
/ suicide by jumping into the river. search
mas been made for the owner, and also for
| the body of the supposed suicide, but no
| clue has been found
ASHLAND-The Ashland Business Mems
association is negotiating with an eastern
The only difficulty now is over the certainty
! Of securing adequate labor The associa-
ton is advertising for girls to work in the
| factory, and II a sufficient number are Sc
/ cured the plant will be established.
DAVID CITY-Marriage licenses were is
sued this week by Judge Roper to the fol-
lOhlHbs aHlOn fthdTeh ana cecilia Davis,
William Bertunek and Mollie Styskal,
| Royal F. Judevine and Mabel Carpenter
Henry J. Meysenburg and Amalia Knones
Berger, George Mashek and Mary Vayra
Frank Boran and Berbara Anderly
FREMONT-The city council had a warm
session over the fact that Superintendent
Mathews had raised the salaries of two
or the employees of the light plant S. per
month each. The action of the superin-
tendent was finally approved and the salary
of the engineer fixed at Se5 and the as
S1Stant SUPERINTENDENT 10
SCHUYLER-The farm house of Mrs.
Shater, three miles southwest, was totally
destroyed by tire. The fire started in tho
upper story and had gained big Roadway
| before any of the inmates of the house
discovered it, Most of the furniture of the
lower story was saved. Mrs. Shafer, who
was sick in the house, was taken to a
neighbours.
SILVER CREEK-Mildred, the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. F. Davis was
Mr.. Herbert j. Brian OF Columbus, Neb
Mr.. Brian is prosperous Platte county
farmer. They left after the ceremony for
Omaha, where they will spend their honey
moon, and will be at home at Columbus
after February 10.
SUPBRIOR-When Burlington e. Mis-
souri, train No. l6 reached the depot II was
discovered that the front end of the dining
car was on fire. The train was then run
onto the siding near the stock yards where
a hose was attached to the hydrant and
the fire was soon under control The floor
in the car was badly burned and consider
STELLA-B. W. Vance has just returned
from three weeks visit in northern
Texas. While there he bought a third sec
ton of land near Where he already owned
two sections OF raw land. Mr.. Vance has
resigned as Missouri Pacific agent at this
point and will soon move with his family
to his new location. He has been agent
here for three years.
PLATTSMOUTH-Mrs Louise Cooper of
this city has received from her son, who Is
employed on the United States battleship
Glacier, beautiful finished gavel of four
kinds of wood and has a Masonic emblem
a beautiful souvenir album, containing
photographs Of the buildings, people and
waterways of the Holy Land. Lem has
been transferred to Cuba.
BEATRICE-Miss Enma Kuehl daugh-
ter OF Prof. kuehl of this city a teacher
employed in the Jobman district east of
Beatrice, fell in a faint yesterday while
engaged in hearing her classes and was I'M
conscious for three hours. She was brought
to her home in this city and the attending
physician is of the opinion that she will
recover in a few days.
PLATTSMOUTH-The Cass County Medi-
cal society met in Louisville and elected
these officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, DR.. ]. Il. Hungate; vice president
Dr. T. p. Livingston; secretary and treas
urer, DIR. j. +. Workman; delegate TO meet
ing of state society, DR.. j. b. Hungate
Drs. Poynter and Orr of the Nebraska
State Medical society were present and read
interesting papers The next meeting of
the society will be held in Weeping Water
in April.
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