Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-25
Nebraska News Notes.

The company have experienced a number
Of these robberies of late.
BEATRICE-Frank F1eisleber and Miss
Katie Hebel, both OF Odell, we're married
here yesterday by Judge spafford.
FAI Is CITY-Samuel Lichty was re-
elect secretary of the Richardson County
Ins\A g Company this week, which posi-
tion has held for years.
BEATRICE County Attorney Terry has
filed suit against the estate of the late
James Charles for the purpose OF collect
ing the inheritance tax alleged to be due
the county fro mthe estate.
RUDO-Rulo will hold a street fair and
Old Settlers picnic, August l~3-l4-l5. Two
hundred and fifty dollars has already been
subscribed by the business men OF this
city to start the fair moving.
CLARKS-The building boom in C1arks
continues. HANDSOME new residences are
being erected by Charles, Ward. Frank
scroft and George Skutt are rebuilding
their homes.
BEATRICE-At the meeting of the city
council last evening II: j; Doo a1sc, a as a.;
members Of the library board. The bill
board ordinance was laid over untl the
next meeting.
RULO-Out of $3.50. 900 taxes to be collected
on real estate in this county. over 1SS2,ooO
has been collected according TO County
Treasurer Joshua Lord. 1t Is doubtful X
there Is another county in any state near
her that can give such a showing.
BEATRICE-Judge Raper held a session
of court here yesterday. f. J. Sullivan OF
Omaha was appointed receiver of the
Wabaska Electric company at Wymore
in place Of ]. A. Mohrbacher who refused
to accept the receivership assigned to him,
NEBRASKA CITY-A car OF merchandise
on the Burlington tracks here was broken
open last night and a goodly amount of
goods taken therefrom. Several cases OF
silks and other fine goods were broken
open and the contents scattered over the
car.
PLATTsMoUTH-At the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. @. Larson in this city Wed
nesday evening, their daughter, Miss May,
was united in marriage to Reuben Foster
OF Union. Only members OF the two inn
mediate Eo. families vS TeF and present. feyarsb,y M kno Sna
NEBRASKA CITY-G. E. Hanks Is hav-
ing two deep wells sunk on his place south
OF the city and they are down to the
depth OF 600 feet. He is boring for artesian
water so as to supply his farms. The Dor
ers have passed through two veins OF
coal. one twelve and the other twenty
inches In thickness. Both veins are fine
coal and free from clipkers when consumed
NEBRASKA CITY-The young son Of Art
Kramer. while playing with a toy pistol
late last evening, discharged a wad through
is the third accident OF the kind. here
within a week. The police have forbidden
the use of cannon crackers on the streets
and hope to avoid many accidents by this
movement. There is some talk OF the Of
ficials forbidding the use OF toy pistols.
NEBR ASKA CITY-Ben Pearson. the
aged bachelor, who has been living alone
here for many years, appealed to Sheriff
Fischer yesterday, for protection and wal
locked up In jail. He claims that severa
women are trying to force him to marry
them. II is thought his mind Is unbalanced
and he will be taken before the board Of
county commissioners on insanity. He wal
well armed when he came TO the jail and
said he carried the arms to keep the womeT
away from him.
NEBRASKA CITY-The county commits
sioners. who are sitting as a board o.
equalization. nave given notice to all o.
the farm land owners Of Usage precinc
that their values are TO be raised 50 pc
acre. They have also increased the values
Of q large per cent OF the city property
in this city. The lands out in the farminI
districts are valued at from SO to $40
per acre and some even higher. The citi
zens are complaining that the farm land
are too low as compared tothe city prom
erty and are circulating a petition to havl
the value Of city property lowered.