Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-09

and the mother never recovered from the
shock and had been in hospitals In differ
ent parts of Iowa and this state ever
since.
HUMBoLDT-The drainage board met at
Salem and listened for a day to complaints
with regard to the course of the proposed
ditch for STRENGTHENING the Nemaha's chan
mel and filed claims for damage on the
part of farmers adjacent thereto. All these
things will be considered, but there seems
little likelihood of changes from the orig
inal survey, which was made at great ex-
pense and with considerable care.
HUMBOLDT-Miss Mae Philpot was mar
ried at the country home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Philpot to Frank F.
Fergus young farmer, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. L, Richmond
Smith of the Presbyterian church. About
thirty relatives were present. The
couple will go to housekeeping at once on
the groom's farm northeast of the city.
Both are members of pioneer families.
BEATRICE-At 1880 o'clock Thursday
evening at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 7. Sears, who reside near
Ellis occurred the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Miss Nellie Sears to Mr.. Earl Keller
of Davenport, Neb., Rev. G. G. Morrison
officiating. large number of guests wit
messed the ceremony, after which we'd
ding luncheon was served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Keller will. make their home in Beatrice.
PLATTSMOUTH-John Buckner, farmer
residing near Nehawka in this county: took
load of stock to South Omaha and sold
1t for $780, Then he formed the acquaint-
ance of two strangers, who visited the sa-
looms with him and showed him real
good time. When Buckner was found by
the police he was just recovering from an
advanced state of intoXication and in
formed the officers that he had been re-
lieved of $500
COLUMBUS-John Koziel was brought
before the commissioners of insanity under
the dipsomaniac law on the complaint of
his wife. 1t was shown that an eighty
acre farm and much of his personal prop
erty had been sacrificed to his appetite for
drink, and that the family left in
agreement among the members OF the
commission and the probability Is the dis
trict court will have to take hand In the
case
SUTHERLAND-A 2O-month-old daughter
| of l.. c. Apologize was drowned at about
4 O'Clock Wednesday. The child had toddled
from the house and had been gone only g
few minutes when its absence was noted
and a search instituted Near the house
was a small hole in which there was some
water and here the little one was found,
/ having fallen in She had been in the
water only short time for life was not
extinct All possible efforts were made to
resuscitate the child, but without avail.
Neutrality-suspicious. Bowen, for the last
! eighteen years a resident OF Gage county
died last night at the home of his daugh'
ter, Mrs. c. l.. Kelly, at Nebraska City
Srday for gsii stones. T Bowen aSS Was
] years of age, and was born at Mastet
! South Wales. He owned considerable lane
OF his time at Finley since coming here
He Is survived by eight children, all o.
whom are residents Of Gage county excep
| two. Mrs. Bowen died thirteen years ago
The body will be brought here Saturday To-
| burial.
| GRAND ISIAND-The novelty Of a run
| away along hippodrome lines was seen oil
the streets here yesterday. team attached
| to a sleigh had been hitehed on side
street. IL became frightened and pulle'
| away. 1t had not more than fairly startet
when II ran into another team hitched L
a buggy. The harness of the runaway team
and buggy about on the icy street withou
upsetting either vehicle, and, four abreast
with the sleigh and the other with tn
buggy. The driver in the latter manages
later, however, TO give his team a quicl
turn TO the side and the other ran on, bot
being eventually stoppeo without damage.