Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-23

In Peru for some time, proved tatal yes
terday in the death Of little 5-year-old
Helen Richardson, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. f. Richardson.
PERU-Prof. II. b.. Duncanson has re-
eeiyed notice that he has been appointed
TO the advisory board of the National
Health league, by the American associa-
ton for the advancement Of sciences.
WEST POINT-An adjourned term of the
district court for Cunning county will opep
on Monday, November @. with Judge Guy
! T. Graves of Pender on the bench. Only
equity matters will be considered at this
term.
WEST PoINT-The citizens of Bancroft.
a neighboTing village. are taking active
steps to secure for themselves a village
lighting plant. Bonds to carry out the
enterprise are proposed and doubtless will
be voted by the citizens.
TECUMSEH-word reaches Elk Creek,
this county, that Prof. r. e. Hyatt. super
intendent of schools there last year, died
at the home of his father in Auburn. N.
young man had many friends In Elk Creek.
PERU-The large dredger which was
used I'm the construction OF the large drain
age cAnal north of Peru, has been sold to
a New York firm and is now being taken
to pieces to be shipped by that company
to some point where it will be used by
them.
FREMONT-The grounds OF the Fremont
Country club have been put in shape and
not much remains to be done except build
Ing the club house. A strip of land has
DteH TblltO 10 secure n uTlNtWdN W TIC
grounds and a house and lot leased for the
use of the custodian of the grounds.
MCoOK-The Cambridge High school
foot ball team went down in defeat before
the McCook High school aggregation here
yesterday afternoon in a score, of 10 to 4.
A McCook team will play Arapahoe on
Thanksgiving day. and the shop team will
play a Beaver City combination on the
same day.
ST. PAUL-Christian Dixon. one Of the
early settlers of Saunders county, died at
his home in this city Thursday evening
He leaves a widow and several grown chill
dren, The family left here this morning
Inferred in the family buriaI ground.
PERU-Frank Dixon. second number of
the lecture course. lectured in Peru this
evening. Many additional season tickets
were sold before the lecture, adding greatly
to the already large number of holders OF
these tickets. The remaining numbers Of
the lecture course will be as follows: Alma
Smith. DIR. E. A. Steiner, Adrian NJ.
Newens ana Martin q. Brumbaugh.
WEST POINT-Fred Singpiel, an old set
tier and a we'll known citizen, lies at the
point of death at the home of his son-in-
law, Colonel Milton Knight, at West Point.
Mr.. SingpIel is of advanced age and is
suffering from cancer Of the throat, which
precludes his swallowing any nourishment,
causing his death from consequent eXhaus-
ton. .
FREMONT-Nine hundred and sixty acres
of Standard Cattle company land at Ames
were sold last week. leaving about 1900
acres. including that on which the village,
barns, etc, are located. The prices OBJ
tained were much below what land of like
quality is held at. The breaking up of the
ranch into smaller farms will be a help to
that part of the country. There are a few
families living at Ames yet.
PAWNEE CITY-T. ]. Hawkint. one Of
tie leading merchants of Du Bots, this
county. died at his home yesterday after
noon, after a long illness. Mr.. Hawkins
ls an old resident Of Pawnee county. having
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was held Sunday. Mr.. Hawkins left sur
vlving hin three daughters. Mrs. ]. A.
Bently Of Deadwood, Mrs. Frank $. Colwell
Of this city and Mrs. L. G. Whitford OF
Falls City.
WEST PoINT-The date of the forth
coming corn show has been definitely fixed
as November 80 The show will be held
in the city hall. Prof. Ray Moore of I'm
coin, who has been selected as one of the
judges OF corn at the National Corn ex-
position at Omaha. will be present and will
pass upon the relative merits of the corn
shown by the farmers of Cunning county
Mr.. Moore will deliver a lecture on corn
growing at the afternoon session.
PERU-L. r. Dillon. who has been run.
ming the Delmonico hotel since last March,
has sold the furniture and fixtures ia
George Underwood. The latter gets Inn
mediate possession and will move in al
once. Mr.. Dillon has rented the link prop
erty and is moving In today. Mr. Under
wood came here from Kansas last fall and
has been running a boarding house in
East Peru. He is a man of experience In
the hotel business and will conduct a first
class house.
|, PERU-The Normal Young Women'l
Christian association will give a yestry ser
vice ON Thanksgiving day. Heretofore the
midsemester vacation has been held a
: Thanksgiving time. allowing the students
! to go to their homes to eat ThRnksgivinl
dinner. This year the midsemster vaca
ton was held during the State Teacher
: association meeting to accommodate tn,
{ many students and members of the faculty
who wanted to attend. And there will b.
, no vacation at Thanksgiving this year an,
: the students will remain In Peru. but theS
j may eat their Christmast dinners at home
= PAWNEE CITY-Mrs. Sarah l.. Hoi,
: died at her home, four and a half mile
north of this city. November Is, of a lonl
illness, from which she had been for som
time practically helpless. Her body wa
Inferred In the cemetery here yesterday
} Mrs. Hoig was an old resident OF Pawne
: in the Ninety-third Illinois volunteer resi
= ment during the civil war. Mrs. Hog leave
three sons. Alimer of Montana and Emmet
Mrs. Kate Lamar of Table Rock and Mrs
May Hicks, who resides on the home farm
PAwNEE CITY-Two Pawnee count
e judges at the National Corn SHOW to 3
% F. w. Chase and Arnold Martin. Thes
IRE capable men and will no doubt perforT
: the duties OF Judge in a manner acceptable
to exhibitors. Mr.. Chase win not make a
erown in Nebraska. uN Willis Mr.. ' Msrtlp cor SI
|, fimself make an exhibit and be barred froI
Judging corn grown In Nebraska. n
Martin Is known as the twenty-acre faTme
His little farm IL an example OF what n
I Ftensive farming viii 10, as he produce
| and sells more off this little tract tha
many do off OF eighty acres.
| PERU-The senior class at a meetiu
Saturday completed the election OF II
! Peruvian staff. The staff as II now etant
1 is as follows; Editor-in-chief, Glen
Jenkins; associate editors. Julia III. Wa
Driel and Mary A. dinner; business mai
ager. c. w. Smith; assistant business maj
ayers, c. w. Knoll and Ira Cartney: N
erary editors. Mildred Spencer and Hiidf,
Porter; religious editor. Dora Andrew
athletic editors. Jesse Harris and Ora Al
Idrews: art editor. Ethel williams; ca
toonist. May Frank; photographer, b..
Dedell: class Photographic manager. RA.
mond y. Sims; music editor, Lena Larime
alumni editor. Bert f. Swenson: assista
alumni editor. Gertrude Vandriel; semi
class editor. Earl Meyer; general ella
|, editor. Mabel Garmley; debating editu
Elmer Seeley; club editor. Ira FoEelstror
> military editor, A. J. Hill; social editc
: Louise SeKelks; humOr editor, Chest
, Kaupsi assistant humor editors. Hell
i France and Guy EVeTsole.
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trouble Foley's orino Laxative viii Gu
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