Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

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every available man and team has been
put to work.
BEATR1CE-The marriage OF Alonzo &.
Calvert Of this city and and Miss Maud a.
Struble Of Chester, Neb., was solemnized
last evening at the home Of w. Bur
CESS, Rev Andy Folden officiating.
BEATR1CE-Daniel Freeman. the first
homesteader, who has been seriously il for
the last few months, has recovered and
was able to drive to the city the other day.
BEATRICE-The Bsrneston saloon re-
monstrance case was heard before Judge
Raper yesterday. He took the case under
advisement until next Monday, to which
time he adjourned court.
M'CooK-Work on the excavation for
McCook's $4,000 Masonic temple-opera
house was commenced today. It will be
braska.
vALENTINE-The Valentine Dramatic
club, an organization Of local talent, put
on the four-act melodrama, "On the Great
Divide to a large audience at Churches
opera house last evening.
BEATRICE-Christ Schmidt, for twenty
years a resident of Cortland, died Wednes-
day night of heart trouble. He was "a
years OF age and served in the Franco
Prussian war. He leaves a widow, one
brother and one sister.
BEATRICE-John McLain. charged with
bootlegging, was arraigned before Judge
Ellis yesterday and waived preliminary eN-
animation. He was lodged in Jail to await
the action of the district court. 1t is un-
derstood he will plead guilty when his case
Is called for trial.
BEATRICE - f. G. Ingraham of this
city was called to University Place yester-
day by the death Of his father, William
Il. Ingraham, an old resident Of that place:
Mr.. Ingraham was a veteran Of the civil
war, and was GA years Of age.
M'COOK-Receipts OF the McCook post
office to date indicate that on July 1, 1893,
! this city will have arrived at the free de-
livery epoch. The department is already
securing the necessary data for this extern
sion OF the service to this city.
M'COOK-Mayor Stephens of McCook has
received word from General superintendent
Byram Of the Burlington. Lincoln, that he
would shortly be here to confer with the
city authorities over the matter of build
ing the Manhattan street viaduct and the
Marquette street subway for this city.
| NEBRASKA CITY-A complaint against
John Hart, a farmer residing south of the
city, charging him with being insane, has
been filed with the Board of Insanity Com
missioners, and he Will have his hearing be.
fore the board as soon as he is able to be
brought to this city.
NEBRASKA CTTY-Mrs. Dora c., wife OF
Arthur c. Rogers, died at her home oppo.
site this city yesterday and was buried to-
day. She was 2S years of age and had been
Ill for some time. She leaves a husband,
son and daughter.
NORTH PLATTE--The Union Pacific
railroad has begun to store coal here
again. Seven thousand tons have already
been unloaded at this terminal and it lie
the intention to store some thirty thousand
tons In all.
SCHUYLER-Miss Richards, who has
been confined for many months with con-
sumption, passed away Saturday morning.
The funeral will be held at the home Sun
Gay afternoon and she will be inferred
at the Grandview cemetery six miles north
OF Schuyler.
BEATRICE-The closing exercises of the
school department of the institution for
! Feeble Minded Youth were held VastaTday
afternoon and last evening. In the after
noon a program consisting of music and
Rotations was given, and in the evening
an operetta, AN Hour in Fairyland," was
presented.
TDCUMSEH-Miss Harriet ]. Hoggsette
Of this, city has gone to Lincoln, where
Hoggsette, to San. Francisco. The latter
will sail for Manila, Philippine islands,
early IN July, where she will probably en-
gage in teaching. Her brother, James A.
Hoggsette, is government printer in the
Islands.
BEATRICE-Those who attended the big
meeting and banquet yesterday left the
city Saturday. In the party were Governor
Sheldon, Senator Brown, Senator e. ].
Burkett, Victor Rosewater, Congressman
y; M Pollard; C9ngressman E. HI Hin
Secretary Corrick of the state central COM
mittee. Hon. c. H. Sloan, Labor Commits
sioner Ryder and George Darlington.
DICKENS-M. Estes was badly injured
here while returning home from town with
a load of lumber. He was going down a
steep hill when some of the lumber slipped
forward, striking the horses and causing
them to run away, throwing him under
the wheels of the wagon. The wheels
broken in the fall and he was badly in
1ureds II not fatally. Mr.. Estes has just
moved here from Fsirmont' His brother
NORTH PLATTE-C. L. Bennett, chief
electrician of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany, arrived here today for the purpose
OF installing the machinery for a booster
plant which will be used here during the
democratic national convention. Mr.. Ben
nett, and also two wire chiefs, will be
stationed here during the convention to
handle the large business which will 60
through this point at that time.
NORTH PLATTE-Chancellor E. B.. An
drews of the state university and regents
w. g.; Witmore and ". g. Lyford, 9. f.
Burnett. dean of the agricultural school,
and representative w. l. Farley arrived
here last night and spent the day at the
experimental station three miles south OF
this city. The purpose of the visit Is to
know the progress made In the various
tarming and stock growing experiments
and the general conditions at the station,
NORTH PLATA letter has been re-
ceived from w. L. Spoon. United States
government inspector of good roads in
which he says he will visit North Platte
soon and examine soil conditions and also
supervise the construction of a mile OF
road under the latest improved methods.
u 0pOOh - cAptClCu mere Wllnln ABOUT
a week and he will be assisted by the
good roads committee of the Commercial
club.
NEBRASKA C~ITY-Another attempt was
made Thursday night to cut the big Bur.
lington railroad dixie on the east side OF
the river, but before airy harm was done
the man was captured by the Waterman
whom the company had placed there since
the dixie was cut about three weeks ago.
Had the dixie been cut 1t might have
changed the course of the river and allowed
1t to go back to the old channel, over
which this dixie was built and which pro-
tects thousands of acres of farm land.
NEBRASKA CITY-Postmaster Frank
Mccartney was before the county commits.
sioners to give them notice that unless
some Of the roads throughout the county
which had been greatly damaged by the
recent storms, were repaired, that the rura'
route carriers were to be laid off until
they were fixed. The commissioned prom.
ised to have the roads repaired at once
and requested that he report the condition
of the roads regularly to them and they
would look after them.
NEBRASKA CTTY-James Sweet and r
NJ. Rolfe were married to two sisters, this
Misses Harriet and Clementine Emons, a
Springville. N. Y, on June IS. 1853, and
they came to this city a short time after
wards and made Il their home fol-
many years. 1t was a double wedding anC
duly celebrated at that time. Today the
double wedding anniversary was cele
brated at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. r, NJ