Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-22

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Huntington of
University Place addressed two audiences
at the Methodistc church in this city yes
terday, and took a good collection and
pledges for the university.
HARVARD-The burial of the late ]. o.
Walker, former banker at ong. took place
yesterday from his home in hat place, and
was attended by many of his former bust
ness associates and friends over the county,
a number from this city being in attend
ance.
sHELBY-The United Brethren church
here was dedicated Sunday by Rev. Mr..
Miller of Iowa and Rev. c. ]. Melville of
Shelby. 1t is a nice stone building. Thirty
one hundred and seventy-nine dollars was
raised at the service, which puts the church
out of debt.
BASSETT-Frank Menney Of Newport was
brought before the board OF insanity this
evening and declared insane and will be
taken TO the asylum. Mr.. Menney is one
Of the early settlers of this county and is
a brother of j. B. Menney, a large land
owner Of the vicinity.
SHELBY-A school bond election was held
Saturday afternoon to issue 5000 for a
new school building. -Four thousand dollars
has been accumulated in four years by
taxation. which will be added to this fund.
OF ISL votes cast there were 139 in favor OF
bonding and twelve against.
SHELBY-The First National bank Of
Shelby will erect a two-story brick build
ing in the spring. This bank has been
in business twenty-three years. did not bor-
row or discount any OF its notes during the
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and was on r full cash payment basis dur
ing the recent bank panic.
WEST POINT-A forcible reminder Of the
conditions existing in this county fourteen
and fifteen years ago is furnished by the
advertisement in this weeks local paper OF
a sheriff's sale of farm lands in Cunning
county by virtue of a decree o: foreclosure
This is the first case of the kind occurring
in Cunning county for many years, a sale
of mortgaged lands being a phenomenon
to the present generation.
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Catholic Knights of America has elected the
following officers for the year 1909: Presi-
dent. Very Rev. Joseph Ruesing; vice pres
ident, Frank Rezac; recording secretary,
John H. Lindale; financial secretary, Ferd.
Walter; treasurer. William Stleren; ser
geant-at-arms. Theodore Gentrup; sentinel,
Bernard Kaup; trustee two years, John
Reichlinger; trustee three years, Henry
Gentrup.
WEST POINT-The family affairs of
Joseph Kase, an estimable business man or
West Point are causing him considerable
concern. Last spring Mrs. Kase and their
children went on a visit to Bohemia, their
native land, intending to return In the fall.
A week after the arrival of Mrs. kase at
the home of her parents she was stricken
s TIta Illness iRst tI and T Ths o cSiidr ln a ws srn'i ieft in
care of their grandmother, and news Just
arrived that the younger one is fatally III
with scarlet fever and that no hope is en-
! tertained for its recovery.
WEST POINT-w. T. s. Neigh. whose
-ather, the late John d. Neigh, was the
founder of the city OF West Point mas 90
mated to the city the use of three acres OF
low lying land in the vicinity of Sherman
park for the purpose of a public skating
rink. Pipes have been laid from the mill
race to convey water to the tract which
J will be flooded to the depth of three feet,
making an ideal and perfectly safe recrea-
tion ground. A toboggan slide is also pro-
jected by Mr.. Neigh, who has donated
these much priced privileges to the people
of the town. Mr.. Neigh has proved him
self a worthy successor of his father,
whose predominant thoughts were always
for the welfare and happiness of the people
Of the town Of his creation.