Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14

remains were taken 10 Geneva TOT inter-
ment.
COLUMBUS Mis- Marie Zinnecker
wears a beautiful diamond ring worth
We which she won from the frontier DAY
woman In the city.
COLUMBUs-The Presbyterian church.
after being out of a regular pastor for
several months, has at last secured Rev.
Samuel Hardness Of South Dakota and
will have regular services next Sabbath.
BEATRICE-The republicans held a large
and enthusiastic meeting last night at
Cortland which was addressed by Deputy
Labor Commissioned Ryder, Adam McMul-
len. G. ]. McColl, Daniel Killen and Lloyd
Croker.
PLATTSMOUTH-Dr. J. II. Hall, w. L.
Pickett, M. s. Briggs, w. G. Tippens, G. F;
Wheeler, J. H.. Douglas, Charley Beel and
tered for a portion of the real estate in
South Dakota.
BEATRICE-The building committee of
the lire department met last night and
opened bidH for the construction OF the
foundation to the new department head
quarters; An adjournment was taken to
.OXFORD-George Brigner, an old resi-
dent OF this place, was taken to Lincoln
cancer of thes mouth. The operation was
performed Sunday, and experts say the
patient is recovering nicely.
COLUMBUS-The manager of the Co.
lumbus High school foot ball team, John
Hatterman, has arranged a game with the
Madison team for next Saturday. 1t has
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They are open for challenges.
BEATRICE-Esther Clark. the 12-year-old
danghter of Rev: and Mrs. w. II. Clark, of
Holmesville, lost her right eye yesterday
by falling on a sharp stick. She was
brought to this city where the eye ball
was removed by DR.. Arte Folsom.
BEATRICE-Ellzabeth Montague Chapter.
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
held its first meeting of the year yester-
DAY afternoon with Mrs. I: A. Woodward.
Davis, Miss Edith Beck and Mrs. II. G.
Day.
CoLUMBUs-The funeral of the little a.
monthS-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. August
kempf was held yesterday afternoon. He
was In the yard playing, when he fell into
a Darrel OF head ownwa
When found a few minutes later life was
extinct.
BRADSHAw-Hog cholera is rapidly de-
creasing the herds of hogs in and around
bradshaw and Hampton. Hundreds upon
hundreds of hogs have died and their
seems to be no stop. Farmers are selling
their hogs, no matter what age or weight,
fearing the disease.
NEBRASKA CITY-Arnold II. Frerichs
was united in marriage to Miss Blanche p.
Puffer at the home Of the brides parents
at Talmage this afternoon In the presence
OF a large number of relatives and friends.
Both are prominent young people, the
groom being a young banker.
PLATTSMOUTH-Mrs. ]. N. Wise at
tended a meeting of the Daughters Of the
american Revolution in Omaha and Mrs.
the home of Mrs. M. +. Patrick TO-DAY
Among the new members added was Mrs.
j. w. Newell, residing at No, COZ south
Thirty-sixth street, Omaha.
looking through old news
paper lilies OF seventeen years ago one is
appalled, at the price land sold for in those
Leigh and worth today from SIPS to $40 per
acre were sold at that time for so and $50
per acre. The noticeable feature of it all
is that the farmers of that day thought
they were getting good prices for their
land.
FRIEND-The funeral of E. I. Ferguson,
president of the Merchants and Farmers
bank o fthis city, who was stricken at
Crete while attending the Taft meeting
and who died in a hospital at that place
yesterday, Will be held at the family resi-
dence, on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Ferguson was always foremost in the
affairs which interested the welfare of
our city.
NEBRASKA CITY-The weather has been
very dry in this section for some time and
the farmers are unable to plant wheat be.
cause OF the ground being so dry. Many of
those who have a large acreage OF potatoes
are unable TO dig them, the ground being
so dry and hard that a pillow will not stay
IN the ground. We have not had any rain.
or any amount. in this section for the last
SIX weeks. IL IL does not rain soon little
fall wheat will be planted.
NEBRASKA CITY-Secretary of Agricul-
ture James Wilson, while here on Saturday,
personally inspected the packing plant of
Morton-Gregson and the Union stock yards
and found them in fine condition, and paid
the firm a big compliment for the Way i'm
which they had overhauled and fitted up
the plant and yards during the time they
have been shut down, making changes to
luIy comply with the law regarding the
killing and handling Of hogs.
PLATTSMOUTH-While Ben Beckman
and his daughter and son were Coming
to this city from their home south OF
came frightened at an and ran
away, turning the buggy over and throwing
s sne rd inmates at out; Mr. Mr.. Beckman was
slightly bruised. DIR. Brendell was sum
moned and also DR.. I. p, Livingston from
this city. The injured man is Is years Of
age, but the physicians hope for his re-
covery.
YIRK-Alfred J. Anderson and Tilda C
York by County Judge Wray. Rufus Dotv
OF Council Bluffs, Ia, and Minnie B. Shaw
OF mayer were married at York. Ben
jamin A. Roberts of Prosser, Neb., and IAI-
cile Decius of Lushton were united in mar
riage by Judge Wray. John Cookie of Ar
borville, this county, and Jennie p. Hughes
OF Omaha were married at Arborville. Mr..
Cookie is one of the best known success
full farmers OF Arborville township.
STELLA4Just as the funeral procession
Of Mrs. Chism arrived at the Methodist
Episcopal church yesterday a horse driven
by Nellie McCray became frightened at
an automobile standing in front of the
Running up Main street it STRUCK the
curb near the opera house and threw the
occupant out; dragging her some distance.
The horse then ran into the buggy in
which was Mrs, Erin Bourke and three
children. They were thrown out Of the
buggy, which was demolished. but all of
them escaped with slight injury except
Miss McCray. She had one finger broken,
arms badly bruised and a bad cut on the
Torch cad.
NEBRASKA CITY-In ~overhauling st.
Benedict's Catholic church the workmen
took down the big cross thereon and opened
the large gold ball on the top OF same and
/ In II WAS a history nf the nhurph faIfna
what 1t cost, who contributed the funds,
the contractors, what they were paid and
how the church was FIRST started here.
The church was erected IN 1851 and the
history was written and placed therein by
Father Emanuel Hartig, who was then ITS
pastor and who was retired a few months
ago on account of old age. The document
was we'll preserved and will be replaced in
the new cross which is to take the place
Of the old one, with the history brought up
to date.
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