Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-30

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BEATRICE-so far the fruit crop IN this
locality has escaped damage from The frost
BEATRICE-Yester J. W. Azhenfeiter
sold hia residence on Court street to Charles
Maxwell
sEwARD-There seems 70 be an epidemic
Of our citizens have had seizures OF this
kind lately.
BEArRIcE-The residence OF william
Elliott IN South Beatrice was damaged BY
fective flue was the cause
GREELEY-Eariy garden stuff and fruit
has been killed by the severe cold weather
Reports come In from the farmers that the
late apples viii not be injured.
BENEDICT-Mr. Jones. proprietor OF
BenediCts only saloon. has made applca-
ton for a new license. Owing to the COM
plexion OF the board. there win be a con-
test
GREELEY-Report comes from Elba. fif-
teen miles southwest OF here that Emmett
Love. an old resident and former banker
Of Greeley, died from a stroke OF paralysis
yesterday.
AUBURN-This community was visited By
quite a heavy frost last night, but Il il not
generally thought Il did any great amount
OF damage to the fruit. The weather is
some warmer today
sEwARD-Mr and Mrs Holmes Of Chey-
enne. Wyo.. have leased the Windsor hotel
hen rsTnossIed snd rsfnrr,sbsd ana vii
be called the New Windsor
ATKINSoN-At a special meeting Of the
voters OK the school district the Board OF
Education was instructed to call a special
election for May IS TO vote $1,000 bonds for
an addition to the present building.
AUBURN-<The funeral Of Benjamin n.
Burress. who died at his home in Omaha.
was held at this place today. Mr.. Burress
was a resident OF Auburn all his life up
until about a year ago when he moved his
family 70 Omaha. where he died after an
illness Of but short time.
REpT~RT.TrrAN CrFTsV- AFfar of
very disagreeable cold. windy weather, Il
cleared up last night. and the result was a
heavy frost and freeze. the Thermometer
registering as low as = early this morning.
Fruit. being so far sdvansed, is no doubt
all ruined also much damage was done to
early gardens and alfalfa
REPUBLICAN - Tuesday evening the
house occupied BY c. W. O'Brien one-half
mile north OF tow nwas burned. Phones
were freely used 70 find the family, as no
one was at home. They were found about
cne mile from home at a neighbor's. No
one was there in time to save anything.
Both the house and contents were insured.
BEATRICE-The case of Gage county
against w. W. Wright, former county
treasurer. who Is charged with exceeding
the amount allowed by the county board for
clerk hire. was argued yesterday and taken
under advisement BY Judge Pemberton. who
ordered the attorneys for the county to file
a brief
BEATRICE-rhe Board of Education met
last night and adopted the plans for the
new high school building as submitted by
Architect Grant of this city. The plans
will be completed so that they may be
submitted at the next regular meeting OF
the board on Monday night. A site will be
selected and work started on the building
as soon as possible.
BEATRICE-At a meeting OF the city
council last night Lang & Brewits were
awarded the cuntract for constructing the
sewer in districo No. IL for S409.68. and Fl. c.
Gardner the contract for building the sewer
in district No. y for si2.9 81 OrdinanceN
IeFVfDR OCcuDaff0n tax unnn real estate
agents and venders of coal oil aud gasoline
were read for the first time.
SEWARD - County Assessor Bernecker
has finished making the assessments on
railroad property In Seward county under
the new terminal tax law. and as a cohse-
Quence every town and village in the county
has been greatly benefited. In Seward last
year the total value OF railroad property
was given I'm at s24.3S5 while under the new
law the valuation this year is S95.094 Other
towns are proport1onately increased