Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-13

publican ticket. VIII Z. RAMSEY palu
sg3.S2 and was elected county attorney on
the democratic ticket and defeated a. L
Tidd by H6 votes, who expended 1881.
d. Smith testified that he paid $3.50 and
was elected state representative on the
republican ticket.
FALLS CITY-The funeral Of Mrs. Aug
ust Mueller, who was killed instantly Sat
urday by being thrown from a buggy, was
held here Tuesday afternoon. MIR. Mueller
Is doing well and the attending physicians
think he will fully recover from the acci-
dent. Mr.. Spickler. whose reckless auto
driving caused the accident, is out on bond.
As there is no law in this state covering
the case, it Is thought here he will get Oft
with merely a fine.
LINDSAY-Fire destroyed most Of the
prcperty Of Henry. Wedekind, living about
field during the noon hour the barn caught
fire, probably through the agency of one
Of the small boys left at home, which
burned two barns, a double corncrib con-
tanning about 4.OO0 bushels of corn and a
windmill and supply tank, machinery, three
calves and some young pigs, entailiuE n
loss of about 5000, with about $1,000 insur-
ance. The house was left.
PLATTSMOUTH-The goods stolen from
the general merchandise store of Kroon &
Co. at Pacific Junction last Monday night
have been found in a pawnshop in Omaha.
The two young men were about % years
! of age. The burglars emptied the beans out
of a sack and filled it with gloves, mittens,
razors, knives, etc, valued at 500. While
in the store they each found a new hat
and left their old ones there. There will
be no difficulty in identifying the young
men should they be located, as the Officers
sized them up while playing pool in Pacific
Junction.
TABLE ROCK-A railroad grading outfit
arrived here the first of the week and en-
shorten the Y in the railroad yards in this
place. which is done. It is understood,
ening of the channel of Taylor branch, the
principal tributary of the Nemaha at this
place, which seems to cause the disastrous
prevent a recurrence of the floods which
have prevailed this season; the lowlands
having been inundated no less than seven
times this season.
GRAND ISLAND-A murder report that
came to this city from Abbott, the first
station west on. the Burlington, was found.
upon investigation, to be a false alarm to
the extent that no one was either killed
or injured. A gang of Greeks is en-
ployed on construction work for the Bur
lington and It seems that one of them
was suspected of stealing meat. As al
legged, he went into the commission car
and was shot at in the dark. He evidently
jumped and fled, for nothing has been seen
Of him since. Several of. the men have
is being made.
TEKAMAH-The case Of the State Of Ne
braska against G. Workman and Charles
Way was taken from the Jury by Judge
where the three young men purchased a
barrel of beer which arrived here on cleo
ton day last spring and was taken to a
barn to the rear of the voting place, within
100 feet of the polls, to be divided. While
they were dividing II the sheriff and mar
shall came in and arrested the three and
took charge of the beer. They were found
guilty in the county court and Anderson
paid his fine and costs amounting to $40,
while the other two appealed with the above
result.
FAIRBURY-The management Of the
Fairbury hospital gave a public reception
last evening to celebrate the completion of
the new buildings. They own an entire city
block on a hill overlooking the city, on
which they have built an administration
building 32xS2 feet and a general hospital
building 50x6O feet and three stories in
height, at a cost of $4,000. The buildings
are of brick, with all modern improvements,
steam heat and connection with the city
we'll shaded by forest trees and j. H. Had
kinson of Omaha has been employed to lay
out a system of landscape gardening which
will make the block an ornament to the
city.
BEATRICE-Lewis T. Griggs, a former
resident of Beatrice, died yesterday morning
at Boyd, Wyo.. from an attack of acute
pneumonia. Mr.. Griggs was formerly en-
gagged in the implement business here and
was one of Gage county's earliest settlers.
He, left Beatrice about twenty years ago
and located at Deadwood, s. D., entering
the employ of the Burlington as passenger
brakeman between that place and Lincoln.
He later purchased a ranch near Boyd and
established a merchandise store at that
place. Mr.. Griggs leaves a widow and five
children. He was a brother of Hon. N. X.
Griggs of Lincoln. and was about 65 years
of age, The remains will be brought here
Friday evening for interment. The funeral
will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
CAIROIToday occurred the SD birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Mary Stoeger, or
Grandma" Stoeger, as she is called by the
whole community, and the event was cele-
brated at the home of her son William,
only a block from her home, by a surprise
party on the old woman. Nearly 100 were
present to pay their respects, bringing with
them material for a fine dinner, as well as
an appropriate present for Mrs. Stoeger.
The Stoegers came to this vicinity in the
early days, homesteading about two miles
west of the present town of Cairo, but be-
fore the town was thought of. and have
been residents of the community since, Mr..
Stoeger passing away about three years
ago. Among those present at the celebra-
tion today were four sons and several
grandchildren.