Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-04

Point Richmond, Cal, and Miss Alvina
p. Hoffman we're united IN marriage IN
this city, Rev. F. ]. Langhorst, the pastor
of the church, officiating.
HEBRON-Thayer ~county's vote on rep
resentative is: Eberman, 53s; Perry go;
About 1000 republican votes were polied in
the county, which is little more than half
of the full republican vote.
HUMBOLDT-In the matter of county
supervisor the present incumbent, Joseph
democrat, is defeated by three
votes for denomination by Harmon i'oen,
rig. The latter's republican opponent VIII
be Charles E. Minis of this city.
COLUMBUS-At the horse sale here by
B%rannigan boys, there were sixtytlye
horses sold and every one Of them brought
good prices. The sale was no more than
over before Tom Brannigan took the first
train for Omaha to get more horses
NEBRASKA CITY-An attempt was made
Wednesday morning to burn the house oc-
cupied by Mrs. Ella Wheelock. The family
we're away from home and someone set Tire
to the building in several places, but IL was
discovered by neighbors and the building
saved.
BEATRICE-The wymore city council
held a stormy session last evening on their
street lighting proposition. They turned
down a contract offered by the Electric
Service company and are strongly consid-
ering the ACCESSIBILITY of a municipal light
ing plant.
NEBRASKA CITY-Home talent. un-
ST. Mary's Episcopal church. presented to
a crowded house last evening The Lilies
of France" The funds Melted from the
performance were for the benefit of the
new city park.
GENEVA-Charles Davis. who lives six
miles west of town. while hitching up a
team of mules Tuesday was kicked in the
head by one of them and hurt severely.
He was thrown against a barn with such
force that 1t was feared for a time that
he was injured internally, but he is doing
we'll.
STANTON-At 1 o'clock Thursday noon
occurred the marriage of Honor r. Nor
timer to Miss Pearl Barr. Mr.. Mortimer
is the son of Thomas Mortimer and Miss
Barr is a daughter of George Barr, a
wealthy farmer living seven miles north OF
Stanton. Immediately after the ceremony
they we're taken in an automobile to Nor
folk, from which place they left by train
on their honey moon.
STANTON-Frank Carroll. for a number
OF years a well known stockman, but who
has lately been suffering from cancer of
the liver, died at the home of his %son-in-
law, George Pugh, Thursday morning.
Deceased levaes a widow and Il number of
grown children to mourn his death.
STANTON-Peter Friar, a farmer, while
waiting at a crossing Thursday noon with
his team for a train to pass, lost one of
his horses. II is thought the animal was
scared to death, as the team SHE'D while
the train was passing and it dropped dead
soon after.
AINswoRTH-At 6 o'clock Thursday
morning two of AinswOrth's most popular
young people were united in marriage at
the residence Of p A. Murphy by Rev;
Adams and Miss Eta Fanver. They will
make Ainsworth tere future home.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. George Mehren-
stecher was taken to Grand Island yester-
day in a special Pullman car, by her son,
where she Will be cared for by her daughter.
She has been Ill for the last year. She
was accompanied by her physician and son,
Otto Mehrenstecher of Quincy, Ill.
GRAND ISLAND-Mrs. d. H.. Vantine
passed away at her home I'm this city OF
heart disease. She leaves a husband to
mourn her loss. The latter has been in the
teaching profession all OF his life. The
funeral will take place this afternoon from
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church.
NORTH tt -.TE-Two Japs, named Ben
Nakashina and Richi Uagi, have pur-
Lantz, The former named has been in the
business at Lexington and the latter has
been connected with business in this city.
Both have good of the English
language.
PLATTSMOUTH-The steam tow boat,
May stewart belonging to the Stewart
Peck Sand company of Kansas city, passed
down the Missouri river enroute TO Kan
sas City, having I'm tow a large hydraulic
dredge boat, which has been at work dur
ing the last VIC years Filling In the low
lduus near the OhOH dNlllC pIluEe II
Omaha.
BEATRICE-The annual meeting Of tn,
local Woman's Christian Temperance unioI
held yesterday resulted In the election o
officers as follows: President, Mrs. w. V
A. Dodds; vice president, Mrs. A. w
Nickel; recording secretary, Mrs. ]. w
Burgess; corresponding secretary, Mrs. L
NJ. Epson; treasurer. Mrs. +. o.. Kretsinger
Mrs. W. V. A. Dodds was chosen delegat'
to the state convention.
BLAIR-The county nominations on tn,
republican ticket are as follows: w. d
HaIler, state senator. Tenth district. Wash
ington and Dodge counties; MAIDS MoTten
sen. representative Attorney F.. s.. Baker
county judge; Y. G. Filler, clerk OF distric
court; r. b. Carrigan. county attorney
Democratic ticket: Clark O'Handen. count,
Judge; John LOthrop. county attorney; ii
ID. SchoettgeT, representative.
GRAND ISLAND-The Commercial clu.
at its meeting last night decided to accep
the invitation of the Ioup Valley Agricul
tural society on September 10 and appoints
a committee TO rustic up a good bunch o
excursionlsts. Arrangements were made {
hive the Harrison band and the LiedeT
kranE male quartet the clu
on the trip. A committee was also appointe
| TO invite the Omaha and Lincoln CONNER