Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13

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+ g years died here Yesterday She for
merly resided at Lincoln.
/ YORK.--The Burlington will run a special
/ train from York on the 18th to Clay Center
/ Nebraska. for Frontier day festival
/ OGALLOLA-Mr. Spencer, the head Of
1 the Wesleyan Conservatory Of Music Of
1 Lincoln. assisted by Mrs. Enyeart and
August MOlzer the great Bohemian violin
! ist gave a concert here Monday evening.
/ BEATRICE.-David Check. a former
J resident Of Beatrice. died last night at his
1 home a mile north Of Holmesville. He was
/ 81 years Of age, and is survived by widow
and one son.
] BEATRICE-In a fast ball game the
Dutch nine Of this city won from the
/ Plymouth team Sunday by the score of
/ 4 TO > The feature Of the game was
home run smash by Townsend Of the
! Dutch team.
J BEATRICE-Rev. Edwin Booth, jr..
! preached his farewell sermon at the Con-
! gregation9l church Sunday morning and
I left yesterday for Norfolk. Neh to assume
4 his new duties as pastor Of the Congre-
gationsl church OF that city.
/ COLCMBCS.-The record IN the county
clerks office shows that in the past two
/ fers OF real estate filed, and that the
I amount Of money. or its equivalent that
changed hands was s9l.S53
YORK.-Base ball fever has taken a good
strong hold in York. Last evening ar
4 rangements were made to reorganize the
l city league and a schedule OF games is
being arranged. Today the Congregational
and Methodist Sunday schools play d
game.
YORK.-The German Evangelical Luther
I an Congregation have purchased the corner
! residence properly OF W. T. Bell on Beaver
/ avenue and ninth street on which they
will erect a fine large church building. W.
| =. Boil has purchased the Page property on
/ Platte avenue.
BROKEN Bow-sheriff Russey Of Cas-
/ sopolis, Mich.J arrived here yesterday and
! left on the first east bound train, taking
with him Raymond Bonine. who has been
! held here by Sheriff Kennedy, on the
! charge Of seduction. Bonine's crime was
| committed in Michigan and he has eVaded
| the officers for over two months.
YORK.-E-County Attorney Fred G.
Power and editor Frank and Son of the
/ York Teller have purchased the J. D. P.
! Small property Immediately adjoining the
l brick business property now owned by
F. c. Power. The building viii be re-
/ modelled and Frank & Son viii occupy the
same with their newspaper pant.
BEATRiCE,-A number Of the leading
republicans OF this city held meeting and
organized for a grand reunion and ban
Quet to be held here within the next thirty
/ days. Republicans from all parts Of the
/ ers Of note from abroad will be here to
enliven the occasion with oratory.
| BROKEN BOW-The billiard and pool
! hall men are making big fight to secure
license for the coming year, although they
were voted out at the last elction by
| small majority. Ptitions in favor Of the
I l6lls nave Deen circulated anu slEntO bg
many prominent business men and citizens
/ The case will probably be settled in the
/ district court.
ELSIE-This locality was visited by
good showers Saturday evening and night
/ making an excess of two inches of rain fall
| In the past six days. Fall wheat looks
/ age crop. Corn planting will be in full
] blast this week If the warm weather con-
tines. Some land is changing hands al
advanced prices and with good prospects
Of continued increase in land values.
BEATRICE-A petition signed by the
/ druggists and most Of the practicing physi-
/ city council to permit the sale OF liquor
i on prescriptions Of residents physicians,
such prescriptions not to be, refilled. II
| is claimed that the strict prohibition, which
/ has been in force for the last few weeks
has worked hardship and graf inconveni-
/ ence upon patients in some cases
! YORK.-The many friends Of Mrs. Emma
/ Sedgwick Brown were surprised 10 learn
Of her death at her late residence in York.
/ The deceased is a sister Of editor Sedg-
/ wick and supreme Judge Sedgwick Of this
/ city, and mother of T. J. Brown, court
reporter at Beatrice. Pearl Brown. a stu
dent at Oberlin, and two daughters, resi-
/ dents OF this city. Mrs. Brown had been
sick for some time, but her death, which
was quite sudden was wholly unexpected.
| BEATRICE.-The demurrer filed by the
/ defendants in the case of Bishop Bonacum
| against the heirs OF the late Michael Lynch
1 has been argued before Judge PembeTton
in the district court and the matter taken
under advisement by the court. In the
! case brought by Bishop Bonacum he al
| leges that Michael Lynch made a nephew
| and a niece the sole beneficiaries OF his
/ will while mentally incompetent, they hav-
l ing induced him to provide for them as
| he did. The bishop claims that the de-
! ceased had promised him his estate for
] the purpose OF building an orphanage.
/ The case has been in the courts for about
/ a year.
! BROKEN Bow-The Custer county
! Athletic and Literary association held its
| annual meeting here Saturday. The prin-
! ciple high schools Of the county took part
| in the exercises, which consisted Of field
| athletics. base ball. declamatory and
oratorical contests. A base ball game in
| the forenoon between Merna and Mason
| City, resulted in a score Of to in favor
! Of Merna. The afternoon game between
! Merna and Broken Bow. was also won by
| teh former team. the score being to ..
| Those heading the field contest are as fol-
| lows: Putting shot, J. Jeffords, Broken
| Bow. &.6. Hammer throwing won by r
| Thompson OF Broken Bow. running broad
1 jump. NJ. Green OF Merna. 1873; pole vault
! II. Willis OF Merna, Sc; high jump, @. Cad
| well Of Broken Bow, as; 100 yards DASH O.
| Runyon. Mason City; fifty yards dash, A
| Sheppard Of Ansley. The oratorical and
| declamatory-- contest occurred in the evening
| at the Temple theater. and was as exciting
| sa young people could make Il. Miss Eula
! Black Of Merna was given the highest per-
/ centage in oratory, while Miss Alice Nicolas
| OF Mason received the same on her
declamatory efforts.
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