Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
Nebrn.kn News Notes.

ALMA-The Catholic church is about
completed and will soon be ready for ded-
ication.
ALMA-District court will r~e-convene
Monday, when the report of the grand jury
will be made.
AINswoRTH-one ofNthe barber shops
here has changed hands, Fred Becker buy
ing out Fred Richards.
HASTINGS-The annual banquet Of the
Adams County Bar association will a k
place next Wednesday evening, Decem-
Der 30.
PERU-The Philomathean and Everett
Literary societies are arranging compare
tive programs to take place at the close OF
the first semester. This will take the place
AiNsWORTH-South of town, at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jackson, Miss Nora Il. jackson was mar
ried to Robert A. Kinkead, Rev; y. w.
Delong officiated. Ainsworth Is their fu-
ture home.
PERU-A deal was contaminated the lat
ter part OF last week by which Rice Page,
for the last three years proprietor. of the
Normal Avenue store, disposes OF his busi-
ness to ]. Il. Forsythe. who has just sold
out his interest in the meat market.
MISUNDERSTANDING, at the residence
of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. L.
Monroe, seventeen miles south OF Aims
worth, December Is, Mark Moore of LIN
coin, Neb., to Miss Ella Monroe, Rev,
Beebe officiating. They will make Lincoln
their future home.
HASTINGS-Charles Wright. a railway
mail clerk, was slightly wounded Christmas
afternoon by the accidental discharge of q
gun carried by a companion with whom hi
was hunting south of Hastings. The shol
penetrated the right arm and side. Wrigh1'
Is expected to speedily and satisfactorily
recover.
AINSWORTH-George H. Reinert, an OLD
newspaper man, but who for the last few
years has been on a ranch on the Calamus
twenty miles south, has been in the las
few days engaged by Editor Cotton to taxi
charge of the mechanical part of the Star
journal, and Mr.. Reinert Is here MAXIM
arrangements to bring his family in thu
near future.
PERU-Frank Castleman has bought from
II. p. Carter the acre lot which he recent!
through F. e, Good two more Of the acr'
tracts from Mr.. Snyder. The west tract o
the three he then sold to M. %. Meek
These three acre plots are on the portion
OF his farm which Mr.. snyder recently Gu
up into building lots, and lie just west o
the old Milstead place. and are certain t
become popular residence lots In the no
distant future.
MCooK-As a result OF a Christina
night brawl on smoky row" in this city
Harry Pearce, a negro Of this city, is un
der bond for using a knife on Otto. Hend
rick, a young white man., and Hendriek l
carrying several cuts in different parts 0
mans pocketknife. Fortunately none o
them are serious. Several other white mel
mans knife. Among the bunch were sew
eral we'll known men in base ball circles.
HASTINGS-The Adams County Medica
society will be entertained by Or, w. I
Kern, retiring superintendent Of the Stat
Hospital for Insane, next Wednesday even
Ing. The affair will be in the nature OF
farewell, as Mr.. Kern will leave the insti
tuition about the last OF January, when h
will be succeeded by DIR. ]. w. Baxter o
Prosser. DIR. Kern will make an extende'
trip In the Pacific coast country befor
making permanent plans for the future. II
has been superintendent at lngleside 10
eight years.
a complete program on different evenings
HASTINGS-Because OF the overcrowde
condition of the Hastings High schoC
building a movement will soon be starte
TO secure a bond issue for an extension I
} the present structure, In the four year
that the high school has occupied its pres
emit building the enrolment has increased
, per cent. When the building was erecte
the school authorities thought II would b
+, ample for fifteen or twenty years. Alread
the superintendents office and the schOC
' board room nave been pre-empted for elias
' work and there is not an unoccupied benc
in the building.