Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-24
Nebraska News Notes.

HUNTLEY-Simeon Smith, aged rs years,
died at his home November 20 as a result
of a paralytic stroke. Deceased was a
member of Dick Oglesby post, Grand Army
of the Republic, No. 224.
BEATRICE-The manufacturing plant
of the Beatrice Iron works is fast near
ing completion and machinery is being
installed. 1t is the intention to have the
plant in operation by December l.
BEATRICE-Mrs. wihhelmina thinner.
man yesterday received announcement of
the death of her brother, Carl Weingart,
which occurred recently at Elwangen,
Wurtemberg, Germany, He was forty
three years of age and unmarried.
PLATTSMOUTH-The farmers have made
good use of the fine weather and many of
them finished husking their corn last week
Snd m @ass Others Others f %1il rinl Tepor rhiS fba Te tbe
corn is yielding much better than they
previously expected 1t would.
BEATRICE-Mrs. c.. II. Mclaughlin, an
old resident of Beatrice, died last even
Ing after a weeks illness Of pneumonia.
She was siXty-one years of age and leaves
one son, w. r. Mclaughlin. Her hus-
band preceded her In death a few weeks
ago.
PONCA-Mrs. o. p. sullenberger ar
rived home Saturday evening after a six
weeks visit in Iowa; part of the time
and the rest with a daughter, Mrs. b.
Wood at Des Moines, where her grand
daughter was very i'll with appendicitis.
PLATTsMOUTH-Jerry E. McHugh of
! OOuIl btiu d6bh ~ gNaASS anu WIS HNiAN
Esther Towle of Wabash, aged % years,
were united in marriage in the Catholic
was one of the teachers in the Platts-
mouth High school last year and has many
friends here.
BEATRICE-Word was received here
yesterday announcing the death Of w.
]. McCrea, cashier of the m and
Merchants bank at Newcastle, Wyo. Mr..
McCrea was ~well-known in Beatrice, hay-
Ing visited here a number OF times. Rob
ert A. Smith, a Beatrice boy, has been
in his employ for the last few years.
BEATRICE-Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. swaney
living six miles east of Pickren, Saturday
celebrated their golden wedding anniver-
sary in the presence Of a large company
Of ~neighbors and friends. Mr.. and Mrs
Swaney are old residents or Gage county
and their friends hope they Will live "a
enjoy many more such pleasant and
memorable events
HUNTLEY-Charles Grote. a well known
farmer living twelve miles northeast OF
here was killed by a vicious hull on Friday
of last week. He leaves a wife and ninJ
children to mourn his departure. A des-
Grote had carried a wagon rod with hin
and it was near him when he was found
dead. 1t was badly bent. This is the sec.
ond accident OF this kind in this county II
the last six months.
PONCA-A wolf hunt is being organized
to start from Ponca on Thanksgiving
afternoon. The wolves have become 8
plentiful that they may be seen every
morning at the farm yards waiting fol
the chickens to descend from their roosti
50 that they may have a good break
fast. Many farmers within a mile o.
Ponca have lost scores OF fowls. The!
have become a real pest and all who arr
interested in Riding the county of then
have been invited to join in the hunt.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. morning. while j
W.. Kunselman was out in his yard, he wa
taken with a paTalytic stroke. Going int
his home, he soon sent for a physician. VIII
was unable TO allay the progress OF tn.
disease, he continually growing worse I'll
last evening, when he died. Some week
ago Mrs. Kunselman was taken with tn
same disease. and at this time, thougl
having been able 10 do her work and b
about town, the sudden death Of her hus
band causes fear that she may not loni
survive. Both are past 20 years OF age
and were early homesteaders near Harvard
A few weeks ago they left a fine farm OF
which they were living and removed TO tht
city, intending to take the remainder o
their lives more quietly, though not activ
In the work OF the farm for some years.