Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11

first and foremost citizens OF Fritsch pre-
this morninE presumably Of heart disease.
Funeral will be held in Indianola- saturday
morning.
BBATRICE-Ksuffman Bros. OF this
city have rented the basement under the
old Grimes building on lower Court street
and will tit Il up 81 a first class gymna-
stun. something Beatrice has been in need
OF FOR years.
BEATRICE-The annual Conversational
meeting OF the Presbyterian church was
held last evening. All OF the elders and
oeacons were re-elected- me reports OF
the various societies OF the church were
submitted and were OF an encouraging
nature.
PoNCA-JOhn Conrad who ran away to
escape justice returned OF his ovn accord
after having spent $50 in flight and begged
for mercy. He was fined 81 and costs. He
had broken into a saloon and taken about
sic. The money was all recovered.
BEATRICE-Harry Hill and Miss Clara
Beam were married yesterday afternoon at
the brides home in West Beatrice. Rev. j.
z. Davis officiating. The couple will make
their home in Crete, where the groom Is
employed as operator of a picture machine
In the Lyric heater
GALLOWAY - Miss Lillian Morgan.
laughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Morgan,
pioneers Of this locality. and Mr.. Fred
G. Payton Of this city were united In
marriage at the home Of the brides par
ents in this city last Thursday evening.
Rev. G. p. Netherly reading the ceremony
YORK-The York Electric Light, Power
and Gas company find Il hard to keep up
with the growth Of York and every year
have been obliged to make improvements
to meet the demand for new service. 1t
has commenced building a brick addition
for additional room to be used for switch
boards.
CALLAwAY-Mr. Carl E. Wright the
genial bookkeeper for the Gilcrest Lumber
company at this place, who LETT here
two weeks ago, ostensibly for the purpose
] of yfgftfnU hfa narpnfa at WaNnn Neh-
has returned home with a bride, he hav-
ing been married to Miss Marie Isabelle
Rennick Of Wayne
YORK-Two of York's most respected cit
liens Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Gould, quietly
celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding ami
versary. They are pioneer settlers OF York.
Mr.. Gould is So years and Mrs. Gould is in
her s1st year. Both are in good health and
received many congratulations from their
friends and neighbOrs.
SEwARD-Harry Bradley received word
Monday from the State Board of Public
Lands and Buildings that he had been
chosen by the board to go to Lincoln ana
place the state house in shape for the
meeting of the legislature this winter ana
he will leave December IL. He has been
chosen to do this work for several years.
BEATRICE-C. c.. Farlow, II. F1shback
and A l.: Green, appointed as a board TO
appraise the property Of Mrs. f H vii
Der for city park purposes. yesterday ap-
praised the property at $500 The report
of the board will be submitted to the city
council. AS yet Mrs. WILDER has not &C
cepted the amount at which the property
was appraised.
PoNCA-Mrs. E. H. Deerenfield was
found dead in her bed this morning at 8
O'Clock. She retired last night feeling as
well as usual. She was sleeping with a
sick child and when the child failed 10
rouse her mother she called her father
and then it was discovered that she had
died some time during the night. Heart
failure is given as the cause.
BEATRICESOtoe tribe, No. 10, improved
Order of Red Men. held its annual meet
ing last evening and elected these officers:
J. II. Coomes, sachem; j. w. Mcklsslck,
amore; H. w. L. Jackson. prophet; A. c.
Bradley. chief Of records; l. H Milen,
keeper OF wampum; A. E. Meyers. b. II.
Oden and w. S. LaSelle, trustees.
SEwARD-Seward camp, No. ~. Modern
Woodmen Of America, elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year az us
regular meeting on Friday evening"; T. L,
Skinner, clerk; F. n. Parks. banker MT.
Adams, escort; Bert Clark. / w; Walter
anderson, Q: W; w a. Malse e. C manaS
physicians.
BEATRICE-Eddie and Roy Cave. two
boys aged Is and IA years, respectively,
Judge s spaffo a h en the charge Of stealing
coal from the Union Pacific company. d.
Mahoney, commercial agent for the COM
pany, being the complaining witness. The
case was continued to next Monday, and il
is very likely the boys will be sent TO the
state reformatory.
BEATRICE-The directors OF the State
Savings and Loan association held a meet
ing here yesterday and declared a semi.
annual dividend of 3 per cent on full paid
stock and AZ per cent on the monthly In,
showed assets of over S51,Oo on November
80, and volume of business for the first
eleven months OF the year to be sZl5'leS2
or an average OF $19,562.3.
wACO-The Waco schools. which. owing
to so many cases of smallpox. have beer
closed for several weeks, were opened
this week. For a time 1t seemed as II the
mild form of smallpox. By establishing a
strict quarantine and taking great care that
about stamped it out. 1t is believed that
within a few days there will not be a
case in Waco.
SEwARD-Loch Lomond castle, Royal
Highlanders, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year at its meeting last
evening: DR.. +. A Marsh, l. P; Mrs. Alice
Dickinson, c. c.; Frank Stocker. warden
Z. II. Franklin. sentry; Mrs, r. J. Woods
w. E.; +. A. Woods, secretary-treasurer
William Upper, E Z. Better, W. H Smith,
managers; Drs. Marsh and Morrow. physi-
clans; Mrs. Alice Dickinson, Mrs. r. ].
Woods and Mrs. William Rosborough,
flower committee.
CALLAwAY-Miss Minnie oiiphant.
travelling evangelist and writer, Of Los
Angeles. Cal, a cousin of Roy r. Barn
ard. editor OF the Galloway Queen and one
of the Oliphant sisters who have a national
reputation. is visiting her relatives in
this city. She held services in the Evan
geiical church in this city last Friday
and Saturday evenings, Sunday morning
and evening. After a rest Of ten days
she will hold services each evening for
an entire week at the same church.
SEWARD-It now seems likely that the
city hall may yet be started this winter,
as we understand that Mr.. Rokahr is now
ready to go ahead with the work under
his bid recently submitted to the council,
sEwARD-Anchor lodge No. is; Ancient
lowing officers for the ensuing year al
the regular meeting on Thursday evening
OF last week: C. n. Slonecker, w. NJ.
Jacob Zlnky. foreman; Charles Dingman,
overseer; H. F. Busche, financier; F. A,
Woods, receiver; Ernest INLAY, guide; ID,
NJ. f. Shorey. p. w. M; Jacob Zinky, NJ