Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-12
News of Nebraska.

sided in Hastings for many years, died
| here this afternoon.
| SEWARD-The Goehner Elevator COM
| pany held its annual meeting Tuesday and
| reelected the old officers.
! COLUMBUS-A superheated stove in the
| room OF A. F. Mills called out the fire
department. Little damage was done
| CHADRON-The city marshal has served
notice on all the saloons that hereafter the
Slocumb law will be enforced strictly to the
| SEWARD-The Seward Lumber and Fuel
| company, a corporation of home men, held
its regular annual election of officers on
| Thursday.
| SEwARD-The Ancient Order of United
| Workmen and Degree of Honor lodges held
installation of officers last night, followed
| by a spread.
PLATTSMOUTH-Can II. 3. Burgess
united in marriage Horace o. Beardsley
and Miss Luella e. Stennett, both from
| Red Oak, Ia.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. afternoon j. r.
| Atherton and Mrs. Bertha Schlapper, both
OF Beatrice, were united in marriage, Judge
| 1nman officiating.
| SEWARD-Henry Cake Of near Beaver
Crossing has sold his eighty-acre farm for
yllO per acre. This is the top-notch price
| for Seward county land
SEWARD-The Seward and Staplehurst
hockey teams played ten games on the
| ice at Bignelrs pond a rev days ago, the
Seward team being victorious.
| CoLUMBUs-This week four of the
| churches of Columbus have been uniting
In week of prayer-the Episcopal, Bap-
fist, Methodist and Presbyterian
COLUMBUS-A Columbus plumber was
arrested and fined at Madison for doing
work without complying with the ordi-
! nances. The case will be appealed
UTICA-Harold Carpenter while watch
ing his mother turn wringer, fell and his
| left arm was caught in the cog wheels Of
the wringer, making a severe wound.
BLUE HILI-Louis Mass of Rosemont
returned Monday from Chicago with a
| bride-quite surprise to his relatives and
IT1enQS. Mr.. Mass Is a DrOSDeTOnS farmer
and well known.
SEWARD-County Treasurer Newton has
bonds making ota on on hs SSp t5at
now been paid He has also sold $1,000
bonds TO the state.
PLATTSMOUTH-F. s. White celebrated
| his So birthday anniversary Thursday. He
has resided here for fifty years and has
taken an active part in the upbuilding of
this city and county.
SEWARD-The following officers for the
Volunteer Firemen's association were
elected for the ensuing year: l.. II. Davis
chief; Jake Goehring, assistant chief; II. A
GraH, secretary-treasurer
CHADRON-Mrs. Minnie e. Kelly, aged
q years, wife of James e. Kelly and
dsughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Alva b. White
daughter is left motherless.
SEWARD-The death of Miss E. s. May
land occurred at noon today. Deceased
had long been engaged in the millinery
business in this place. She was i'll from
pneumonia, but about ten days.
COLUMBUS-John w. Witchie, one of
the Oldest settlers of Platte county, died
| 1858. His age was ,7S. He leaves six chill
dren, all grown and all married.
SEWARD-The land which the late Servis
| Moffitt and wife contributed to Seward
county toward building the court house
| will be sold at public sale on Saturday,
January rs. There are S55 acres of land.
sEWARD-Mrs. sousla NJ, wellman died
at her home south of Utica Wednesday
night at the age of SO years. She had lived
| many years In that community The
1 funeral was, held from the Lutheran church.
HUMROLDT-Frank V. Hnizda, son of
| Mr.. and Mr.. +. j. Hnizda of this city, was
united In marriage to Miss Mary Kotapis
Of Irving, Kan, near which place, the
| years.
BEATRICE-In case the new line of the
| Union Pacific should run west of Barnes
| of farmers of southern Gage county arc
talking of establishing town south OF
| Wymore.,
| BEATRICE-Frank A. lenders Of the
| St. Joseph Gazette has arrived In Wymore
! to assume the management of the Wymor-
| can for ]. M. Durham, the editor who is
| working for the Combe Printing company
at St. Joseph.
HAsTINGs-A large delegation of teach
ers from the public schools of Edgar Wis
schools OF the city They were escorted
through the various buildings by Superin-
tendent French.
SEW AhD-JOnn r. BnllllpS, MEMBER oil
the Soldiers home at Milford, died at Can
Won City, Tex, last Thursday, where he
had gone on a visit. He belonged to the
Second United States engineer corps, hav-
ing served one enlistment.
| SEWARD-Rev. George Williams, pastor
| of the Presbyterian church, was 70 years
old Tuesday and was invited out for dinner.
In his absence his congregation took posses
! sion of the manse and gave him surprise
party. presenting him with $40.
BEEMER-The officers elected bv the
~. AF,NI. aAr 10 he
are: President, Mrs. Harriet Goodell; first
vice president, Mrs. Nellie Williams; second
vice president. Mrs. Hannah Crosby; secre-
tary and treasurer, Mrs. Jane Norris.
! BEATRICE-William r. Ritterbush died
yesterday morning at the home Of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ritterbush,
after lingering illness Of consumption.
| Deceased was 80 years old and unmarried.
He had resided In Gage county for the last
| fifteen years.
installed its officers and large number
of members with visiting members and
their wives were present Grand Recorder
assist in the installation. Refreshments
were served.
CoLUMBUs-Judge and Mrs. Hensley
have been enjoying reunion of their
numerous family of children under the
parental roof here and besides the other
children they had with them their son,
Lieutenant Hensley, whose regiment is at
Fort Sill. Okl.
sEWARD-samueI Unzicker OF Milford
appeared before Judge Good in the district
| court and gave bonds in the sum of 5000
for his appearance at the next term of court
! TO answer to the charge of unlawfully sell
ing liquor. An indictment was returned
against him by the grand jury.
COLUMBUS-News has been received by
w. A. McWilliams from Preside, San
| Francisco, that his son, Ellsworth McWil-
liams, who belonged to the regular army,
had been killed by the accidental discharge
| of his gun. He will be buried In the Ma
| tional cemetery at San Francisco.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES filed and released
are: Filed, farm. 1856, valued at 1852, 593. 70
town 1O5, valued at SIS SO; chattel. 1856
valued at $153, As; total valuation, $685.
447Z Released, farm, 22, valued at $751;
675.6S; town, l29. valued at S70,49S4S; chattel
277 valued at S113 1901; total valution, $780,
9O4.63.
| AUBURN-Thomas s. Horn, one OF the
| oldest residents of this county, died at his
home in this city this morning of blood
poison. Mr.. Horn was a well known citi-
| zen, having been In business here for
many years He was sick but few weeks
and was about 6S years of age at the time
OF his death
| COLUMBUS-Terms OF court for this
district are set as follows: ColfaX county
February Is, May 20, November IL; Dodge
county February 4, April %, November 81
Merrick county, February Is, May -, No
| vember IL; Nance county, March II, June 3
December 8; Platte county, February 4
| April 90 November %.
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