Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-21

been gathering from Illinois, Iowa, Okla
homa and Nebraska nearly forty Posts.
II was one of the largest REUNIONS that
has been held in Columbus for a long time
and the Judge and family are pround over
it.
GRAND IsLAND-At the home OF the
brides mother, Miss Julia Schlotfeldt was
united in wedloCk to Mr.. John Leslie
Humphrey, Rev. Graham of the Presbyter-
ian church officiating. Miss Schlotfeldt
was a teacher in the public schools and Mr..
Humphrey is the general delivery window
rlan at the local postoffiCe. After a short
trip they will make their home in this
city.
Neutrality-suspicious. Ladd of Champaign,
Ill, at one time a horseman of Beatrice,
is visiting old friends here. Mr.. Ladd's
father, now deceased, was the owner Of
in the world, having a mark of 2;lOA; he
refused an offer of SlOO,C0 for the horse
and a few months later the animal died
on the farm east of this city, leaving Mr..
Ladd in poor circumstances.
PERU-The lecture course committee has
completed arrangements for the normal
first number Of the year was given Mon
day evening by the international symphony
club. The remaining numbers Will be as
follows: Alma Smith, child reader; Frank
Dixon, DR.. f. A. Steiner, lecturers; Adrian
NJ. Newens ard Martin q. Brumbaugh.
Over 700 season tickets have been sold.
HUNTLEY-Three business changes were
made here last week. Arthur Faubion Of
Norton, Kan, will succeed J. E. Boyer,
owner of the barber shop. A. G. FUR
bought the livery. feed and dray business
Of j. c. Walkert. j. H. Hardin, formerly
assistant cashier. has purchased the inter-
ests Of f.. q. Echelberger and succeeds
him as cashier. Mr.. EichelbeTger has pur-
chased banking interests in Boise City,
Idaho.
~PERU-senator f. f. Good Of Peru drove
to Brock this afternoon to participate in
the big county option rally there tonight
He give an address on THE Benefits of
County Option in which he iNS firm be-
! 1tANF1- n~I - u Hn haa hAan M aANrA-
cate for years. Prof. F.. NJ. Gregg accom-
panied Senator Good In the interests of the
County Sunday school association. He 10
county Sunday school convention at Brock
on November IL.
PERU-The normal library las been re.
fur ished. A cork carpet has been placed
on the floor to lessen the noise. New oak
tables and chairs, finished in golden oak
style. to match the woodwork of the IL
brary, have been purchased to take the
place of the pine tables and the old chairs,
which were unsatisfactory. The old tables
vantage by the other departments. The
reading rooms in the library as now ar
ranged have a seating capacity OF 200. The
selected volumes.
YORK-The city council advertised for
bids for remodeling the lower part of the
city hall to accommodate the new fire
team and fire-fighting apparatus recently
purchased by the city. When time came
to open the bids they learned that no bid
had been made for the reason that every
contractor and man engaged in the build
ing trade in York has more work ahead
than he can hope to complete this winter
Many foundations are in and owners are
anxious TO secure carpenters to erect
buildings, but none can be hired. York
needs more carpenters and contractors.
BEATRICE - H.. A. Greenwood, one OF
WymOre's Oldest and Wealthiest citizens
died at his home in that city yesterday,
Mr.. Greenwood was born at Abbott, Me.
and when a young man his parents re-
moved 10 Illinois. He served during the
civil war in the Ninth Illinois cavalry. II
1881 he came to Wymore and engaged IN
the banking business. He served as mayor
of that place from 1884 to 1886. Mr.. Green
wood had large interests In Wymore and
other parts of the state and left an estate
valued at about $4,000. He is survived
by a widow and two daughters, Mrs. Iva
Bridenthal and Mrs, Adam McMullen.
Ran ISLAND-Vrnus Weber, who
lives in a resort northeast of this city
was robbed OF $500 and there is no clue 4
the thieves. Sneak thieves entered her pri
vate room at night and took from the desl
therein a roll Of bills containing 500 and
another containing Sl00, besides some silvel
and a revolver. The woman was In tho
room at IL o'clock at night and again a
l2:lO, In the interim the thieves gained
entrance through a window and mad
away with the bills. Bloodhounds wer'
put on the trail this morning, but owing 4
the rain and the probability that thu
thieves boarded a train on the L. =. tracks
close by, no results were heard from the
hounds.
BEATRICE-The JONI Auto company
which was organized here last spring, yes
terday turned out its first automobile. This
experimental car started on a 100 milk
road test soon after il left the shops anf
I covered the first twenty-seven miles
over a muddy road in one hour. Charles
! JONI, the designer and marager for the
2 company, is a Beatrice boy and the concern
D bids far to become one Of the leading
: manufacturing industries OF the state. The
2 feature Of the JONI automobile is ia
/. engine, which combines simplicity anC
power, the same power being obtaired 10y
D it's cylinders that requires four cylinder!
IN the old engine. Tkere are no valves
springs, rollers and gears 20 get out o
order, and II Is cooled by air instead o.
by water.