Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-14

attentive audiences. Mrs. Bullock is un;
doubtedly equalled by few and surpassed
by none as a lecturer. Her evening SUD-
ject was Sowing and Reaping.'
NEBRASKA .CITY-The large farm resi-
dence OF Colonel Reeves on the east side
of the river was destroyed by fire last
"Wednesday. The family were away from
home and when they returned nothing was
left but the smoking ruins. The loss was
partly covered by insurance. 1t was one
of the finest as well as one OF the Oldest
houses in that part OF the country.
NEBRASKA CTTY-An attachment was
served on the Toland Business university
yesterday by the m Bartling estate an and d, MI I:
due them. Mr.. Broadwater, who recently
purchased the school, has left the city and
is thought that the citizens win raise a
fund and put the school to going again
next week.
PLATTsMoUTH-The nance committee
of the Degree of Honor, Mrs. Wayne
Cleaver, Neigh, grand chief of honor; Mrs.
Adelia Harding, Nebraska City; Mrs. Hall,
South Omaha; DR.. Ralston, South Omaha,
grand medical examiner, and d. c. Morgan,
Plattsmouth. have been examining the
books OF the grand secretary in this city
for two days,
BEATRICE-At the meeting of the Board
of Supervisors yesterday Alfred Hazlett,
guardian for Tammie Zimmerman, asked
permission to sell certain real estate be-
longing to Zimmerman In order to meet
some heavy debts contracted by him be-
LOT lis DublItSb was lllo Nlt
hands OF two guardians, but the request
was not granted.
PLATTSMOUTH-T. Fl. Roberts of
Brighton, Colo, has been In the city
a view of establishing a large canning
factory and an alfalfa mill, providing the
citizens will do the right thing by him.
Mr.. Roberts expressed himself as well
pleased with the location and the many
advantages offered.
EDGAR-Mr. Clarence Fletcher OF this
city and Miss Esther Smith, residing near
Edgar, were united in marriage by Rev. p.
brother, Frank Smith, Wednesday, Novem-
Der Il, at s p. m; 4 sumptuous wedding
WRies s ewes seTySe invited &rsfr fn guests estsT partoo K.
The young couple will make their home on
the farm Of the groom near Edgar.
NEBRASKA CITY-A. telegram was
death of Stewart Overton at Alliance. He
had rome to Montana and was taken sick
and was en- route home when he was taken
from the train at Alliance and placed In
a hospital, where he died. He leaves a
wife and several children. The body will
be brought here for interment. He was 20
and resided here all his life.
PLATTSMOUTH-The Cass county Sun
day school, in convention assembled, un-
animously adopted the following resolution;
I'VE, the members of this convention as
sembled do hereby desire to go on record
as emphatically pledged to county option
anu all OAlt kOOu lltdSultb lOOhlAl5 lOhdlu
the fastening of state and national prohi-
billion, and we will always support the men
whom we know to be pledged to the same"
GRAND ISLAND-Hans TiedJe, Claus
Schwartz and John Sleek, residing near
Cairo, were arrested yesterday on the
complaint of a deputy game warden,
charged with having seined in Sweet creek,
near st. Michael, eon Sunday last, in vio-
lation of the game laws. Each plaintiff
was charged with having five fish in his
possession, thus caught, which, If the de-
PENDANTS are found guilty. may mean a
been had.
BEATRICE-The Mems Brotherhood of
the Methodist and Christian churches held
two largely attended gatherings last even
ing. At the Methodist meeting Rev. f. L..
Hall spoke at length on the brotherhood
movement. At the busines session a num-
Der of new members We're admitted. A
luncheon was served by the executive COM
mittee, At the Christian banquet the speak
ers were II. r. Sackett, Rev. ]. u. Davis,
Captain A. H. HollingwoTth and others.
w. T.. stockton was over 100
were in attendance.
GRAND ISLAND-That the office Of the
sheriff In this county has been coming too
high was determined by the county board
Dunkel was instructed to dismiss his dep
uty after November 30. The receipts of
the office have been $50, as shown BY the
and the expenses over 500 for the quarter,
The board also recently ordered a close
check made on the ordering of supplies and
the close pruning has even been applied
by the members to themselves. About a
year ago three members attended the state
meeting or county commissioners and put
In q bill for per diem, mileage, etc. OBJ
lection was raised at the time through the
columns OF the press, but the incident
the opinion OF an attorney and this being
TO the effect that the statutes at present
seem not to authorize the expenditure of
any county funds for such purposes. the
members have returned the sums drawn
at the time to the treasury. In the matter
OF the sheriff objection has recently been
heard OF the employment OF a deputy.
while the sheriff has sbsented himself
from office looking after private business.
still drawing the full salary OF $500 per
mum.
II Is an easy matter to do business