Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-24

OF the German I0tnefan cnuTCh sunday 1t
was decided to build on the location of
the present church. The building will prob
ably be torn down to give place to a SPLEEN
did new structure, which will cost $25, 900.
GIBBON-J. V. Gahagan is closing out
his stock here. TheNWestern Salvage COM
pany of Denver, with Boyd Toliff in charge,
is running the sale. Arrangements are al
ready made for two new stores which will
be opened here as soon as rooms can be
secured.
GIBBON-The grocery stock known as
the old Randall stock that has been held
here for some time past by S. l.. Hollen-
beck Of North Platte, has been sold to
Olson of Grand Island and is being loaded
on the cars today preparatory to shipping
to some other point.
BEATRICE-Company c. held a we'll at
tended meeting last evening at which med
ais were awarded to nineteen members
making the highest score at the annual
July. The medals were presented by Cap
tain A. H.. Hollingworth.
GIBBON-The new high school building
is a fine, modern building costing close to
mer site of the old Buffalo county court
house, built in 1872, when Gibbon was the
county seat and the present site of Kear-
ney was open for homestead entry.
BEATRICE-William Hamm and Henry
Penner returned yesterday from a ten days
trip through southern Kansas where they
went to. solicit funds for the proposed new
Mennonite hospital in this city. 1t is planned
to erect a modern building to cost not less
than $4,000. Should the necessary funds be
forthcoming active building operations will
not be started for some time.
PAPILLION-At a regular meeting of the
Modern Woodmen of America held last
Saturday night the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: A. w. Thomp-
son, V. c.; r. b. Armstrong, w. A.; Emil
Grothe, banker; ]. r. Wilson, clerk; J. B.
Byrne, escort; Edward Pacey, ~watchman;
manager. and o. H. Magret, physician.
BEATRICE-A petition for foreclosure Of
a mechanics lien in the case of Searle &
Mrs. William Elerbeck and Steven J.. Kelso
for $S4S.5O was filed yesterday in the district
echoes of the operations of Kelso, the crook
contractor and builder who made his get
away from Beatrice last fall with much
good money.
NEBRASKA CrTY-Bricklayers' union
No. 8 held Its annual meeting last evening
and elected the following officers: Presi-
fen.; L se a. pIge' william y1fH Pref RfTetts; VIZ tres M,
urer, Robert James; serReant-at-arms,
Louis Roach; trustees. William Carman;
Charles Carman and Clark Lambert; dep
uty, ]. c. Burr.
PLATTSMOUTH-Dr. ]. F. Brendell of
PLATTSMOUTH-Benjamine ID. Joslin of
Lincoln and Miss Ina Marie Randall were
parents. DR.. and Mrs. A. A, Randall in this
city, Wednesday, DR.. A.. A. Randall, pastor
ficiating. The bride has a host of friends
In this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Joslin departed
dIlef the ceremony LOT Lincoln, their future
home.
TRUMBULL-The First Christian church,
Rev. Ray Hunt, pastor, assisted by Thomas
l.. Cooksey, evangelist, j. Ross Miller,
meetings here that are arousing a great
deal of interest. People are coming from
far and near to hear Rev. Cooksey, who
is one of the most interesting speakers
ever heard here. Lincoln Mcconnell speaks
here December q.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Merchants band
held its annual election last evening and
after the election all of the members were
Invited to the Eiks' home, where they
were entertained by the Elks. The follow
ing are the officers elected: President, DIR.
Fields; Ds secretary y''S and t treasurer @WNk ' r,
Hill; manager, NJ. H Hill; manager: NJ.
II. Collins; leader, Prof. A. Loeb and as
sistant, Frank Penn.
SCHUYLER-While dumping a load of
wheat at the Wells-A t-Nieman com
pany elevator. a team belonging to John
Costello, a farmer from near Rogers. be-
came frightened at the noise incident Il
Part of the load Of wheat was scattered,
They did not get far as they made a SHARP
turn which upset the wagon. The wagon
and harness were almost demolished and
the horse hurt considerable.
FAIRBURY-The Jefferson county farm
ers' institute will meet December IS and
from abroad win be andrew Elliott of Gait.
Ontario, T.. p. Brown of Davey, Neb., Miss
Myrtle Kaufman of Lincoln, Prof. f.. @.
Montgomery of Lincoln and c. G; Marshall
and e. A. Burnett of tho Nebraska experi-
ment station. Liberal premiums have been
offered for exhibits of farm product ana
domestic science products.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Otoe County
Pet Live Stock show is. on here this
week and some three hundred chickens
have been entered. Most of the entries have
been made from this immediate vicinity.
The interest taken in the exhibit and the
daily attendance is far ahead OF anything
success in every way and the association
which was formed six weeks ago has
something like 100 members.
STROMSBURG-A telegram has been re-
ceived here from Elk City. Kan, saying
]. A. Frawlev died of pneumonia at 1880
p. m, Tuesday. The body will be brought
to this city for burial the funeral to take
place Saturday. Mr.. Frawley was 81 years
old and came to Stromsburg in eaSly man
hood and resided here until three years
ago, when he moved to Denver, Colo.
While living here he was among Stroms-
burg's most enterprising and respected
business men.
PAPILLIoN-Ten days ago a tramp
dropped into town and through the big
heartedness OF Louis Hutter, who runs a
meat market, was given a job choring for
his board until the ice harvest begins. Last
Saturday night after procuring some of Mr..
Hutter's blank checks he filled out two for
IS each and after forging Mr.. Hutter's
name to them, succeeded in duping two
business men to the tune of s. each. Yes
terday Sheriff SpeaTman found the tram
working at the new town of Ralston. Upon
being arralgned I'm county court he entered
a plea OF guilty TO forgery and all that re-
mains to be done is for the district court
TO give him a home In the penitentiary.
FREMONT-Jimmie McLeave. a horse
fancier who has lived in Fremont for a
number of years and was we'll known for
his stylish turnouts, - supposed to have
left for the old country and has a good
sized number Of creditors to mourn his
departure. He left about ten days ago, say
Ing that he was going to Excelsior Springs,
Mo-. where his wife was staying on ac-
count of Ill health. but II now appears that
the family Is ON the Atlantic. McLeaVe
handled hackneys and ponies and while his
stock was OF high grade his sales were few
and as he was an all around good fellow
his expenses were not light. His horses and
outfit were all mortgaged 10 a local bank
GRAND ISLAND-The body OF William
stehr was sent through here from LouT