Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

last night and donated SO to aid In erect
ing the firemen's new headquarters Al
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Campbell.
Mrs. Campbell was presented with q beau
tiful comb and brush as a gift from mem
bers OF the company.
BEATRICB-A p. Wyatt. a former res
ident OF Beatrice. who was struck by a
street car at Kansas City about a year
ago and seriously injured, arrived in town
yesterday from Nebraska City in company
with his wife for a visit with friends. Mr..
Wyatt Is so badly crippled that he can
hardly walk with the aid Of crutches and
had to be assisted from the train to a
cab. He has brought suit against the
street car company for $4,000 damages
NEBRASKA CITY-wmiam Sumpter.
who was divorced from his wife some time
ago and was awarded the children, has
been arrested and taken before the county
Judge on a charge of cruelty TO the chill
dren. He will have his hearing on Mon
day and an effort will be made to have
the children awarded to one of the state
societies. which have promised to find
good homes for them. Two charges have
been filed against Sumpter.
ALBION-The chautaudua here is now
on the eighth day with increasing crowds
and interest. The weather has been es-
pecially fine. Among the speakers have
man OF Iowa agricultural college. Rev.
Father Nugent. Drs. Bristol and May,
Denton c. Crowl, Mrs. Armor. ]. G. Camp
and Rev. Sam Small. The entertainers have
been such talent as the Royal Hungarian
orchestra, Midland jubilee singers, Pami-
hasika and the Ladell-FOx Concert COM
pany.
BLAIR-A man giving his name as
Cummins came to Blair two weeks ago
and hired livery teams here to canvass the
county for grocery orders. July Is he
hired a team, valued at about $500, includ-
ing buggy and harness, Of Fred Compton,
the livery man, saying that he would not
drive In at night, as he would be in the
west part OF the county for three or four
days. He did not show up and Compton
became suspicious and he has no clue to
the man or rig as yet. Cumming was a
maj of about 50 years old.
First Presbyterian church, and wife, are
spending their vacation visiting parents
and friends at Harrison. Neb. Rev. George
Coulter of the First Methodist Episcopal
tion.
vALLEY,The Valley school board, hav-
Ing elected Miss Fay Towns of Omaha, has
completed the corps Of teachers for the
coming year. Prof. Hutchman, MISS
DickeyG assistant principal; Miss Clay
the following new teachers: Miss Pearl
Hanna, first primary; Miss May Sharp.
second primary; Miss Rena Haney, gram
mar, and Miss Towns, second assistant in
the high school. The schools will open
September Z.
vALLBY-Members and friends Of the
Second Baptist church of Valley gave
their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Ostrom, a pleasant
surprise at the church Thursday evening,
presenting MIN a purse. lie VIII take q
trip to Chicago.
VALLEY-Several new street lights have
been purchased by the village trustees
and will be placed this week.
WESTON-Bids were opened Saturday
for the construction of the new water
works. The following were successful bid
ders on the different sections: Olds Gas
Power company, Omaha; Kennicott Water
Softener company, Chicago; Crane. Com
pany, Omaha: William Daugherty, weston;
United States Pipe company, 81 LOUIS;
Crawford & Holtz, Wahoo, Neb.
Neutrality-suspicious. entered twp cars
on Friday night, one on the Burlington
and one on the Rock Island road, and stole
nine dozen chickens from the Beatrice
Poultry and Cold Storage. company. There
is no clue to the thieves.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Hanna Mills, an old
resident of the Pickrell neighborhood. died
uddenly on Saturday. She leaves a nus
band and seven sons.
FAIRBURY-The city council has
awarded contracts to Lang & Browitt OF
University Place for lateral sewers In dis,
trict No. 10, at "a cents per lineal foot; ana
district Nc. IL. at "a cents per lineal foot.
ENEVA-Building is active in Geneva
this summer. Among other large build
ings which are going up Is the large Bray
ton brick store. The new Episcopal rec
tory, which is to be a memorial to the late
Samuel Fitzsimmons of Bruning, whose
sons are mainly interested In its erection
Is well under way. Mrs. Sid Donisthorpe
is also having ground broken for a resi-
dence.
GENEvA-Mr. and Mrs. A.. E. Flory Of
Geneva and Shickley. Mr.. Flory was here
| twenty years ago and Is much surprised at
the growth of the country, and especially
the trees.