Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-11

,ion yo entertained Yesterday by Mrs. q.
Ii. Brash. Several interesting pIpers VIZ
read and Mrs. Brash gave a repoIt OF Tue
state conference recently held IN trSnont'
The chapter decided to extend an lnvltat
ton to the state conference 10 hoiu IT'S heA'
annual meeting in Beatrice
GRAND ISLAND-With the issue for this
week the Grand Island Democrat ceases 10
exist and will be followed by a paper Win
another name, not decided upon deflnlteIy
as vet. r, o. Evans has sold the paper
and good will to j. II. Harrison, a protner
of Frank and w. H.. Harrison, well known
duct the same hereafter as a republican
paper. 1t is generally expected also 70
take up the Law and Order league and the
advocacy of county option. Mr.. Evans Will
retain the job printing department.
GRAND ISLAND-It was not discovered
until Monday morning, when w. 70. Smith,
jeweler, went to work on the watches IN
The store for repair that someone had en-
tered the store on Saturday night and
stripped the watch rack of eighteen time
pieces. Mr.. Smith had gone down to the
store Sunday and had noticed a rear Win
dow broken and a screen thrown over, but
thought the wind had done 1t and blown
the screen oyer Not not looking pot at di tne rack
until Monday. The police have no clue to
the thieves.
BEATRICE-Judge Pemberton held a
session of the district court here yester-
day. In the Barneston saloon injunction
case the defendants were given permission
to file answers to the petition Of the plain
lllIb III EldillNAAlo oiSO 1iNA
motion to modify the injunction bond. a
demurrer to the petition of the plaintiff
| was filed in the suit of Bishop Bonacum
! against the heirs of the late Michael Lynch.
This is a suit in equity brought some time
ago; The habeas corpus case of, Dyer
Der 10, to which date court adjourned.
BEATRICE-The Mennonites OF this city
ana vicinity have decided to build a church
IN hos fhe ne IL beaHISs Of soS 600 %ni' Par Tl Of o the
money for the erection of the building has
been subscribed by the local church and
other churches in the conference through
out the west will contribute their share If
necessary. Two sites have been suggested,
one in West Beatrice and the other in the
northeast part of town near where Hon.
Peter Jansen is to build a fine home. He
has offered to donate half a block of ground
II the church will build the hospital in
that part of town.
BEATRICE-A local auxiliary to the
Woodmen Of the World, known as Violet
Grove No. 81, Woodmen Circle, was organ
liams of South Omaha, state deputy and
organizer was present and presided over
lows: Mrs: Selma R. Penrod. guardian;
sopher, banker; Mrs. Mirtie NJ. Edwood,
Mesdames Kittie Arpke and Matilda Alvey,
managers; Mrs. Ida M. Sample, inner sem
tinei; Mrs; Edna G.. Hammond, outer sem
mel; l.. w. Studley, physician. The lodge
starts out with a membership of twenty-one.
GRAND ISLAND-Just after bagging a
few quail and while they were remarking
how finely the dogs worked Niels Nielsen
and George Schleicher were surprised to
find Deputy Game Wardens Chris Robin
son and Fred Hagge within ten feet of
them. Nielsen took a hike and was fol-
lowed in part by Schleicher, in the mean
time throwing the birds out OF their pock-
cts. They were overtaken, however, or soon
gave up the flight and Submitted to the
informal arrest, each with two birds in his
possession. When arraigned before County
Judge Mullin both pleaded guilty and were
fined in the sum of $11 each, including the
costs. The law, 1t is said, is being gen.
a disposition to believe hat Nielsen par
ticularly is being singled out, he having
been caught similarly about two years ago.
II is reported as a pretty fair Joke on the
men that their dogs. when the birds were
thrown out of their pockets and in the
presence of the deputies. promptly retrieved
them-likewise as a pretty good recon-
mendation for the dogs.