Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-08

known farmers Of this section. who died
At his home Just over the Paw1ee county
line. as the result Of injuries Sustained a
few days previous in a runaway accident.
HEBRON-The Hebron public schools
opened Monday, Sept. T. As the high school
building Is not large enough to accommo,
date the pupils. the Baptist church will
be used for the second grade pupils. The
fall term OF the Hebron Business college
begins on Wednesday. Sept. p
TECUMSEH.-Mrs. Mary Springstun and
daughters. the Misses Flora and Lenna
Springstun. have this week moved from
Tecumseh to Lincoln, where they will re-
side in the future. Miss Flora Springstun
will teach at Howells and Miss Lenna
Springsten at Lawrence the coming year.
NEBRASKA CITY-Last evening NJ. T.
Johnson. one of the pioneer settlers OF this
section. was crossing Central avenue when
he was struck by an automobile belonging
to DR.. Claude Watson and driven by a
young man named Miller. Mr.. johnson
was thrown sumo distance and injured IN
ternally. lie came to this city with his
wife in 1855, and they have since made It
their home and have a large family OF
grown children.
OGALLALA-Orpha Cook. a Kinksider,
living in north Deuel. county on his home
stead. put his team up at a livery barn
last evening and slept in the loft. This
ness, stepped through a hatchway, falling
to the floor below. The spinal column Is
disloCated. his lower limbs are paralyzed.
The doctors say he will not recover. He Is
Der Of the odd Fellows.
NEBRASKA CITY-Among the young
people who left today for school was Miss
Gertrude Davis. to Bellevue; Morton Stein
hart and Robert Hawley to State uni
versity at Lincoln; Miss Alta Dunn TO
Lexington. Mo. Miss Rita Thomas, to LIN
coin State university: John Watson, II
state university at Lincoln; MSS Winton,
to Watson. Mo: Miss Grace Hayden, to
Waterman hall, Chicago, and MISS
Huberle, to State university, Lincoln.
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real estate sales to occur in this section
in a long time, was dur1ns
the past few days. when the famous DUCK
Brand" ranch, lying in the east part OF
Keith county. a few miles west Of this
place. passed from the ownership of G. F.
Nevin to P. P. Maddux of Miller, this state
The ranch embraces 1000 acres of decided
lands and is well stocked with cattlet
horses. etc. The consideration is S1S,OOO
The sale was made through the real estate
firm of Fred Pierson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. continues to keep
silence about anything n connection with
Faulkner's murder. The officers are try
ing to get track of the revolver and Faux
ner's overcoat. both Of which it is thought
were pawned by the former. The Saun-
ders county authorities have as yet not
shown much interest in running down the
case. With G~rabowski. the alleged accom-
plice of Strathman, dead and only clrcum-
s%tantial evidence unless Sheriff Bauman
succeedsNin tracing these articles, II locks
as IL the man would be released. the
SnerlII aOSOiulclN TeluScS ~ Tain " -
case. but appears to be satisfied with the
situation.
NEBRASKA ~CITY-John Hand, the white
man who has been in the county JAN mere
for some time and who was tried on the
charge of living with a negro woman as ms
wife. has been bound over to the district
court in the sum of 500. with the negro
woman. They claim they were married al
Council Bluffs. Ia, by a justice OF the peace
named Kelly. without any marriage license
and had nothing to show they were man
and wife but an entry in a Family bIole
which had been made by the woman. Two
couples have been arrested here before or
the same charge and were tried In the
police court, where they were fined W
each and ordered to leave the city aftel
the fine was paid. This is the first cas'
OF the kind ever tried in the county court
and Judge Wilson wanted the higher cour1
to pass upon the question.