Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-26

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NORTH PBATTE-A well known invest
ment company has returned into this terri
tory with extensive operations. Today they
received an excursion from the east of pros
pective land buyers. They We're taken
about this city in three automobiles and
left early this morning on a special train
up the North branch of the Union Pacific,
to Oshkosh. Neb.
WEST POINT-Frederick Slngpiel, a well
known citizen and a pioneer of Cunning
county, died Mt the home of his son-in-law,
Colonel Milton Knight, at West Point, at
the age of " years. The deceased was a
native of Germany and leaves two daugh-
ters. The funeral services were conducted
by the uniform rank of the local lodge Of
knights OF Pythias.
NEBRASKA CITY-At noon today Franz
els Strong and Miss Halle Hurst were
united in marriage at the home OF the
brides parents, at Syracuse. There were
nearly 100 guests present and the ceremony
was followed by a wedding dinner. The
young people left for the east after the
ceremony and will make their home at
Syracuse In a short time.
PERU-The prospects for basket ball ere
very good. The first game OF the season
will be played in the normal gymnasium
will be a double-header and will be played
between the Auburn High school boys and
girls teams and the normal teams. Meyer,
Swenson, Beck and Schott of last years
team will play again this year.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Murgatroyd. a ma
i've of England and for forty-two years a
resident of Gage county, died at his home
In this city yesterday, aged 81 years. He Is
survived by his widow and five children.
BEATRICE-The marriage of Ernest Emil
Baumann and Miss Helen Schlegel, both
morning at 8 o'clock, Rev. Father Petrasch
officiating.
HAsTINGs-The first annual boys and
girls contest in corn growing and domestic
science was closed today, with a display
of several hundred exhibits. A Boys Agri-
cultural club and a Girls Domestic Science
club were formed. Judges for the corn
and domestic science features OF the dis
play were here from the state university.
A class i'm stock judging was made UP
among the boys this morning.
HARRISBURG-Stockmen were glad to
usually long for this time of the year.
Observation-Disclosures Bros. OF Cam
bridge, Neb.. sent a car loaded with pure
blood Herefords over the Burlington to
Chicago. where they will be exhibited at
the international Live stock show. The
repairs, which delayed 1t one day.
YORK-When Orville B. Harrington of
Chicago came out of the Methodist church
he was nabbed by Sheriff Afflebaugh.
Harrington is wanted by the sheriff of
Cook county, Illinois. and is charged with
criminal assault. Yesterday his father Sc
RELEASED. but Immediately rearrested on
complaint filed by the county attorney of
York. Harrington will fight extradition.
BEATRICE-Word was received here
yesterday from Tarkio. Mo-, announcing
the death of Mrs. Maria Pethoud, a pioneer
resident of this county, which occurred at
ley. Mrs. Pethoud located in Gage county
in 1856, where she resided up to five years
ago, when she located at Tarkio. She was
SO years of age and leaves a family of six
children. The remains were brought here
today for interment.
NEBRASKA CITY,. II. Masters, one Of
the best known pioneer settlers of this
county, and one Of the first men to advo-
cate the planting of trees In this state, Is
lying dangerously III at his home at SYRIA
He was among the first in this state to
induce ]. Sterling Morton 10 take up the
Arbor day idea and Mr.. Masters put out
the first orchard here and advocated the
planting of trees and the cultivating of
the soil so as to bring plenty of moisture.
FREMONT--Dodge c~ounty's annual corn
show and cooking and sewing contest will
be held at Morse hall on Friday next.
County superintendent of Schools Nation
is in charge of the exhibits, most of which
cooking department. r. A. Miller of the
State Agricultural school will judge the
corn and Miss Myrtle Kaufman, also OF
the university, the cooking and sewing. The
farmers boys throughout the county have
taken more interest in the exhibit this year
than before.
BEATRICE-One of the most enjoyable
affairs of the season was the banquet last
evening given by, Company c at Brenker's
mer company c won third prize at rifle
practice. When the prizes were distributed
members or the Beatrice company decided
to use their prize money for a banquet
and last nights affair was the result.
About sixty members and visitors sat down
to a three-course supper. The visitors
were Major Phelps, Colonel Birkner and
Sergeant Ross, all of Lincoln. Following
the supper toasts were responded to as
acting as toastmaster: Beatrice and Her
Citizen Soldiers Mayor Reed The
Guard, Major Phelps; The Nebraska
Guard" Colonel Birkner; up Against It.
Sergeant Walden; "Us and Ourselves -
Private Barnard.
YORK-All kinds of reports were clrcu-
lated as to the cause of the death OF Rich
ard Randolf, a well known colored char
years, Randolf has made his home with
Mrs. Johnson, a colored wosherwoman, and
when MIS-. Johnson reported that johnson
rolling under a table 1t was believed that
possibly he died from heart trouble. The
body was taken to the undertaker's and on
examination 1t was found that about the
head and, parts of the body there were sew
Randolf had been severely handled and DOS.
sibly his death was from other than nat
ural causes. Coroner Smith impanelled a
taking evidence of physicians and Mrs
Johnson and others and making a post
Randolf came to a natural death caused by
diseased condition Of the heart.
NEBRASKA CITY-At a meeting Of a
number of citizens last evening SO, 900 worth
OA SlOCh loI u uIlNAnB park was subscribed
for an association formed. The foIlowine
officers were elected; President, f. A,
Duff; vice president, w. A. Forbes; secre-
tary, L. +. Jackson; treasurer, F. w. Rott-
mann. The following directors were
chosen: +. A. Duff. w. A. Forbes, A.. A.
Bischof, G. w. Leidigh, +. w Rottmann,
L. F. Jackson, Abe Billings, ID. w. Nc,
Callum and George Oetgen. The new asso-
citation has contracted with the city for a
ninety-nine years lease on. the new city
park, which was purchased last sumner
and will put on a race track and erect a
grandstand. The grounds will be put In
shape the first thing in the spring and a
race meeting held during the summer. The
Chautauqua association has also leased part
OF the new city park and will erect suitable
buildings thereon for It's meeting to be
held the latter part OF August. The Otoe
County Stock Breeders association expects
TO meet in a short time and the city has
given them permission to take a lease on
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