Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

NEBRASKA C1TY-Nearly two inches of
snow fell here yesterday. 1t was the first
snow of the season.
FALLS CITY-Hazel Hunt, a girl Of Is,
who disappeared from her home here last
Thursday, is stil missing.
BEATRICE-The first trace Of snow this
season fell here yesterday. The temperature
dropped down to IS degrees.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. r. II. Hinshaw
addressed a large crowd at Odell last even
ing on the issues Of the campaign.
NEBRASKA CITY - During the last
three months there have been thirty-four
deaths and 100 births In this county.
FALLS CITY-Little Neal Mulligan, who
burned his lips and tongue severely a few
days ago with ammonia, is now well again.
Observation-Disclosures Anderson. a y
year-Old girl living ten miles south OF the
city, tell from an apple tree and broke her
arm In two places.
FALLS CTTY-Plans are being made for
a monster mass meeting to be held at the
court house on Sunday afternoon in the
interest of county option.
BEATRICE-Work on the new factory Of
The Beatrice iron works began yesterday.
pleted before cold weather sets In.
BEATRICE-The case against Joseph
Byron, charged with cutting a man named
Barnes at Wymore recently, has been dis
missed. ByrOn's home is at Oketo, Kan.
BEATRICE-The Presbyterian Sunday
school held its annual picnic In the church
parlors last evening. over 200 young people
Toasted on spring chicken and other del
CaCies.
FALLS CITY-Jeff Smith Of Fairvicw,
Kan, who was quite severely injured on
Bryan day by being run down by an auto
mobile, was able to be moved to his home
this week.
BEATRICE-Clem Mccall yesterday pur-
chased the cigar and confectionery store of
Henry Won Rlesen at 4l7lz Court street and
Will continue the business in connection with
his news stand.
M'COOK-L. A. williams Of Illinois do
livered the first democratic speech of the
campaign here Friday evening. Fred Ash
toIa democratic nominee for congress in
the Fifth district, also spoke briefly.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Katherine Carroll died
Thursday evening at the home of Mrs.
James MCNulty, four miles south of Wy
more, aged Il years. Deceased was a native
Of Ireland and had resided in Gage county
for many years.
late Richard Dibble will be held Sunday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock from the family
home. northwest of the city. under the
auspices of the Masonic order. The remains
will be inferred in Beatrice cemetery.
NEBRASKA CITY-The twenty vases and
cups offered as prizes, with several hun
dred dollars in cash, have been turned
over to the winners Of the prizes in the
stock show held here this week. There
were some 300 exhibitors of fine stock
here with their pets.
M'COOK-Eureka lodge No. Sc, Order of
the Eastern Star. entertained the grand
matron of Nebraska last evening In an
official visit of much pleasure and profit.
a splendid banquet was the opening feature
of the evening, with a following Initiation
and inspection by the grand matron. Eu-
e X lodge has the distinction of being one
of Nebraska's banner chapters in the order.
NEBRASKA CITY-L. l.. Bruce got into
trouble with Marcel Bro and sons at SYRIA
cuse yesterday, and was badly beaten about
the head and body. He got out his knife
and table William Bro several times
about the neck and face and 1t is feared
fatally wounded him, Bruce was arrested
outcome Of the injuries to his victim.
HUMBOLDT-This section was visited by
a light snow during Thursday night, fol-
lowing the drizzling rains of two days
followed by a decided drop in tempera-
ture, people made little objection, as tho
wheat fields were needing the moisture
badly and none of the recent light rains
have been sufficient to fill up the de-
pleted %cisterns.
FALLS CITY-The art exhibit given at
the couGcil rooms Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week under the auspices OF the
public schools was we'll attended consider
ing thc extremely disagreeable weather.
A splendid musical and literary program
was given at the court house each even
ing in connection with the exhibit. The
amount realized from the sale of tickets
will go toward the purchase of pictures
for the different school rooms.
NEBRASKA CITY-The funeral of Fritz
King. the man whose body was found on
the Missouri Pacific track in the souther
part or the city wednesday morning, was
held yesterday afternoon. The officers are
looking up those with the dead man
last and the inquest has been postponed
until next week. The officers suspect foul
play and may make a few arrests because
the man had considerable money the day
before and was displaying it and when
found there was no money on the body.
GRAND ISLAND-A United States mail
sack of the variety generally used for
registered letters was found in a pasture
several miles northwest OF the city, ripped
open by the cut Of a sharp knife, 1T its
contents-supplies for the new postoffice