Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17

S. Ramsey has been appointed city attor-
ney to succeed his son, Will C., ana the APP
pointment has been confirmed by the city
council.
OXFORD-The dwelling on Harley Os-
burns farm, eight miles northwest OF town,
burned to the ground yesterday causing
a loss of 1900, partially covered by IN
surance.
Neutrality-suspicious. Morris, who has had
charge of DR.. Fulton's ~bloodhounds as
trainer the last few years, LETT yesterday
for Seattle, Wash, where he VIII make
his home.
BEATRICE-The marriage Of Levi J.
Payton of Poole, Neb., and Miss Fannie
Dobbs of Rockford, this county, was SOL
emnized here yesterday, Rev. U. G.. Brown
officiating.
CAMBRIDGE-The Odd Fellows of Cam
bridge are making preparations to dedicate
their new $4,000 brick temple. The build
ing is nearly completed and Will be one
of the finest lodge homes in the state.
BEATRICE Amelia Cooke yesterday
brought suit for divorce in the district
| court against Irving G.. Cooke, alleging
nonsupport and desertion. The couple were
married at Sioux City, Ia, in January lSo.
M'COOK-The c. L. DeGroff company
McCook's heaviest mercantile estaoilsh-
tment, will occupy its new store building In
q few days. The fixtures are now being
placed in position by experts from the east
ern mill.
FALLS cITY-A class of nearly forty
was initiated at the Royal Highlander
lodge meeting Thursday evening, after
which refreshments were served and dan
cling and a general good time was mad until
a late houf.
BEATRICE-The Beatrice Coursing club
held a meeting last evening TO perfect an
organization, but action was deterred un-
til a later date. The club VIII make an
effort to get the National Futurlty STAKE
at Beatrice next fall.
BEATRICE-All the windows in David
Rhodes barber shop at Wymore were
broken out by some one Monday night. In
| aaStrovinp tha ola IS the Vandai USED q
hammer or club. 1t is thought TO be the
work of some of Rhodes enemies.
PERU-There is considerable talk among
the prominent citizens of Peru of organic
ing a student loan association. IL Is the
purpose of this association, II It's organlZa-
ton is effected, to make loans to worthy
students who have, not SUFFICIENT 1unds 10
carry them through school.
MCOOK-An address by Judge II. 9. Dun.
gan was delivered in the Congregations
church this week on The Fundamental
Needs of Business" under the auspices OF
the Mems Sunday Evening club. The key
note of the address was that business
needed men of Christian character.
BEATRICE-Peter Jansen, living neal
Jansen, Neb., has just sold a section o.
land near his ranch for $64, OO0, or 500 PEI
acre. The deal was made by ]. w; Fout
of Diller. Mr.. Jansen still owns LOO acre
OF land in jefferson county, where he hal
lived ever since locating in Nebraska.
FAIRBURY-The Fairbury roller mill
will install an electric moter to operate tn
Giant until the concrete dam, which CAV
pwav under the water pressure Sunday, ca
be rebuilt. The power will be furnished o
the electric light plant. which Will be or
Grated with day as we'll as night service.
BEATRICE-Joseph Bush and Fran
Williams, the two men arrested at Wymol
, last week on the charge OF rooplng d.,
store at Diller, were bound over TO n
district court at Fairbury yesterday, Fran
Sanders and Joe Polak, supposed to be tw
other members of the gang, were held I
the district court at Fairbury last week.
I NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bradley, son Of DI
A. C. Bradley of this city, has recent
= been promoted to the position of associat
editor of the Manchester Ual News. IT
Des Moines Register Of last Sunday con
tained an article by Mr.. Bradley upon tn
5 work the government Is doing TO re-estaI
fish the pearl fishing industry IN the rive
4 Of that state.
MCOOK-In the case OF the State OF M
braska against j. II. Dwyer, charged wit
= attempted criminal assault, Judge Ol
denied the motion for a new trial toda,
and the convicted man will now have 4
. serve a sentence in the penitentiary II
/ his crime, which carries a sentence or frol
4 two to fifteen years.
DAVID CITY-The members Of the Fir
Congregational church and friends he
their first annual banquet at ODD tellov
: hall last evening. Plates were lad Tor Z
FIRST Congregational church Of Omaha, d
livered an address on Professionalism
America The choir OF the local churC
furnished music during the evening.
LINwOOD-EmT Kraceman. aged :
was thrown from a horse last Friday eve
ing, sustaining a fracture of the skull ar
one of the vertebra in the neck. He liv,
until Monday morning when he died wit
out regaining consciousness. He was
have been married in three weeks to Jenn
Walla. His funeral was held Wednesday.
FAIRBURY-Frank Williams and JOSEF
Bushnell, who were arrested at Wymo
on a charge of robbing the store of Looc
a. Hobicht at Diller, waived eXaminatio
before County Judge Boyle yesterday an
were held TO district court in $500 bono
each. Frank Sanders and Ed Poleel
charged with the robbery Of Straub's stor
at Steele City, were held in $500 bonds eael
None of the parties were able to give bondi
PLATTsMOUTH-During the annu
meeting OF the Anti Saloon league the 70
lowing named officers were elected fc
the coming year: President, Elmer I
Thomas: vice president, DR.. w. c. Dear
secretary, II. A. Stone; treasurer, ]. v
Marshall; executive committee, w. =
Graham. Elmer Il. Thomas. ID. 9. Pohl
w. V. Bennett, L. j. Quinby, II. I. Bras
and II. A. Stone.
AUBURN-News has just reached tn
city of the death OF f. II. Dundas, a forml
resident and business man Of this city, wi
died I'm Colorado Springs OF tuberculogi
Mr.. Dundas was about 81 years OF age. !
had been a long sufferer OF the daed'
disease and went 70 Colorado Springs