Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-26
Nebrn.Ixn News Note..

BEATRICE-Charles C. Stout of Hum
boldt, Neb., has purchased the oil business
of the late c. H. Gould
LEIGH-A. B. Lang has sold his short
order restaurant to M. d. Herdllnger, who
took possession at once.
LEIGH-A home talent play entitled I'm
| the Enemy's Camp" will be given at the
opera house here next Friday evening
BEATRICE-H. c. stoll, pioneer resi-
dent of this city, celebrated his seventy
eighth birthday anniversary yesterday in
| the presence of his children and grand
children.
PLATTSMOUTH-Th Plattsmouth Tur-
ners defeated the Nebraska City Athletic
team in well played game of basket ball
In this city Saturday evening, the score be-
ing 81 to %.
CoLUMBUS-Edward Hoppen young
man 50 years of age Is dead. The funeral
sermon was preached by the Rev. L. r, De-
Wolf, the pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal church.
GENEVA-The democratic, or fusion con-
vention, was held yesterday. 1t endorsed
w. ]. Bryan for president and Mayor b.
Koehler was endorsed delegate to the
national convention.
PLATTSMOUTH-Noel b. Rawls, son of
County Attorney and Mrs. c. A. Rawls of
this city, was united in marriage to Miss
Lucy Case in the home OF the bride 8
mother in Boise, Idaho.
BEATRICE-The First Baptist church of
| this city has extended call to Rev. @. II.
>ODonneh of Logansport Ind. Mr.. ODon-
y
time he will announce his decision to the
church.
FULLERTON-Miss Grace Graft, the 18-
year-old daughter of Charles Graft of the
Cedar Bank farm near Fullerton, had her
left limb amputated above the knee for the
removal of a cancer that had developed in
thre weeks to such an extent as to endanger
her life.
MCOOL JUNCTION-In the death of
Hon. NJ. Howell south York county loses
one of its oldest settlers The deceased
several years ago was elected state senator,
representing York and Fillmore counties. He
had by strict attention to farming accumu-
lated a fortune.
OSCEOLA-The Modern Woodmen of
Osceola are preparing for a big celebration
of their anniversary on next Wednesday
evening. There are speakers engaged from
distance, a big supper will be served,
plenty of music and a nice appropriate time
will be had by all
BRADSTTAW-Owing to the low prices
offered for hogs and the high price of corn,
farmers in and around here have disposed
of nearly all their hogs, and so many have
sold their brood sows that western York
county will have one OF the smallest pig
crops in its history.
PLATTsMOUTH-Mrs Barbara PfeIffer,
a sister of Mrs. Paul Gering of this city,
died in Los Angeles, Cal, where she went
last fall for her helth. The body will pass
through Omaha today to Cedar Falls, Ia,
where II will be inferred in a grave beside
that of her husband.
LEIGH-The fifth anniversary of the
double wedding of Daniel E. Conant to
Agnes E. Hyland and John L. Hyland to
Mary A. FeTnes was celebrated at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hyland IN
this city last Sunday. large company of
relatives were present
HENDERSON-Winter wheat never looked
better at this time of year 1t has an
abundance OF moisture and will favorable
weather York county will raise another
bumper crop OF from thirty to sixty bushels
to the acre, as IL did in 1907, when many
acres Of wheat nearly paid for the land.
FREMONT-A house at the corner of
Ninth and II streets, occupied by Joseph
chimney burning out The loss principally
by water, is about 800 on the contents and
but few dollars to the building, and is COW
eed by insurance. 1t was owned by .. IL.
Nevis of Broken Bow.
BEATRICE-Fune services for the late
Ben l.. RICHTER were held today at 1879
o'clock from the family home conducted
by Rev. u. G, Brown, after which the re-
mains were taken to Arcola, Ill, for in
terment Mr.. Righter was manager of the
Lyric theaters In this city and South
Omaha, and died here Saturday night after
a brief illness.
BEATRICE-H. Kirschner of the Liberty
neighboThood, who went to Wyoming a few
days ago to examine a body taken from the
North Platte river and supposed to be thai
of his son, has identified the body as Carl
Kirschner Young Kir:chner was drowned
last June, and efforts to find the body at
that time were in vain. The body VIII be
brought to Blue Springs for interment,
HERMAN-Ducks are very plentiful
around Herman now Almost any time a
| flock may be seen heading for the river or
| the low bottom land. The low lands close
| to town are flooded now and Il is nearly
| impossible TO get a shot at them. Today the
| snow melted very fast and If It remains
| warm 1t will be only a few days until the
water will go down so hunters can get
| busy.
| YORK-Sheriff Afflebaugh returned yes
| terday with Eva Haney. Miss Haney a
short time ago left home without any no.
/ tice and for some time her whereabouts
was not known. She claims to have grown
| tired OF home life and especially school
work and that she left on this account, and
| had visited several cities where she had
| been given employment. Sheriff Affle-
baugh found her at Lincoln and says that
she was glad to return to York.
OScEOLA-Revival meeting closed here
/ in the Methodist Episcopal church last
/ evening. Rev. Parker, the local minister,
has been conducting the services here each
| day and evening for the last ten days and
| the result has been numerous conversions.