Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-10

alltI ne Was injured IN an accident has
been settled and dismissed.
BEATHICE-Word was received here
yesterday announcing the death Of Riley
~lhornberry, a former resident Of Gage
Oklahoma City. OkL. He left Beatrice four
years ago, having lived here for twenty
five years. He was 20 years Of age.
BEATR1CE-Winiam Hamm and Helm
rlch Penner left yesterday on a trip to Kan
sas City, where they will visit the various
Mennonite congregations and solicit funds
ior the building Of the new Mennonite
hospital in Beatrice. II is planned TO erect
a building that Will cost about 81, 900.
NORTH PLATTE-F. S. Davis Of this
city, who was offered the position OF
deputy commissioner of public lands and
buildings 10y the commissioner-elect. has
decided not TO accept the offer, as he
does not desire TO leave North Platte. Nj.
Davis was county treasurer Of this county
for two terms.
NORTH PLATTE-On account Of the
winter weather orders were given last
night to discontinue the construction work
on the North River branch Of the Union
Pacific. Accordingly all the track LAYERS
and grading outfit men suspended work.
The track has been laid to a point twenty
seven miles west OF Oshkosh.
NEBRASKA CITY-wIlliam Banner
post No. "A, Grand Army Of the Republic
have elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Commander, c. A. Simon
!, v. Henry McGa1ley; J. v, NJ Felt
master, Hugh Aird; c. d, Daniel Goodman
and O. G., James Richards.
GRAND ISLAND-The city council has
determined that the lunch wagon. corner
fruit stand, etc. cannot use the streets of
the city for business purposes without pay
ing a license therefor. and there is so much
opposition even to the license system that
the ordinance ordered drawn within sixty
days may not be passed, but the streets
kept absolutely free.
NEBRASKA CITY-Rothesay castle No.
- Royal H~lghlanders, have elected the fol-
lowing officers: Illustrious protector, John
Saner; chief counselor, S. M. Black: worthy
evangel, M. M. era ford: secretary treas
urer. h. y. Kleeberger; warder, w. w.
STOKES, sentry, EthlyDd Topping: herald.
l. M. Chapman; managers, S. M. Black,
w. w. Stokes and Jacob Sichl.
PERFUMES Nellie May Schlee. who has
been on leave of absence for the last three
months, has just returned and has taken
up her duties as training teacher in the
Normal Miss Schlee was one Of the seven
leachers OF Nebraska who were sent
ABROAD by the National Civic federation for
the purpose Of studying the methods and
system of the schools of Great Britain.
NEBRASKA CITY-Eureka lodge. No. :
knights Of Pythias have elected the follow
ing offleers; c. C. John l.. Patterson; V.
g, r. Z. shannon: prelate, B. r Lefever:
"a W. p Mcclure; h Of r q s.,
John \ Cant; M OF F., z. r. Reiber
N OF L, {. z Schminke: NJ. A. Howard
Seymour; l. G., L. Errle; o. G.. w. s.
Myer; representative and trustee, A. A
Bennett.
NEBRASKA CITY-The men OF the
Methodlst church have organized a society
to be known as The Brotherhood" and
elected the following officers: President
n Il hanks; first vice president, DR.. G..
Kelly; third vice president. Fred Johnson:
fourth vice president, John S. barley: sec
Telary, C. l. Kelly; treasurer. Emory
SheTIay ana chaplain. William Koontz.
GRAND ISLAND-The Board of Eancs-
ton has decided TO call in expert aid In
the matter OF changing the heating system
OF the new high school building. During
some or the coolest weather recently IL has
been found necessary 10 dismiss the school
the fuH boiler capacity failing 10 keep the
building warm enough for occupation. Con-
siderable criticism is directed at the Omaha
architect who recommended the system.
BEATRICB-Third City lodge No. 81. De-
gree OF Honor, met last night and elected
Ihese ofteers: Mary BeRler. past chief;
Selma Penrod, chief Of honor; Lillian Hess.
chief Of ceremonies; II. c. Karsten, re-
eorder; Grace Bumgardner, financier: Anna
florher' receiver; Charlotte White. usher:
AInena schultz, inside watch; J. W. Ash
entelter, outside watch; J. T. White and
John Bealer. trustees; c. p. FAN and ID.
Boswell medical examiners.
NEBRASKA CITY-Judee H. d Travis
handed down a decision last evening ia tbe
case OF The Injunction asked for by Henry
N Stone against Nebraska City and Otoe
county 10 prevent them from closing ur
q road which runs through the new CITY
park which was recently acquired by the
city and on which a race track is TO Be
1eAA anu a large number OF buildings
Inc Jloge denied the Injunction and the
plaintiff at once gave notice Of an appeal
This viii enable the Driving Park associa-
non 20 pegln work at once ON the newly
SECURED grounds. In the case Of Flora
HuIlaneX against Clyde Gump the Jury was
out but a short time and returned q verdict
wherein they declared that the defendant
Was The father Of the infant child Of tbs
plaintiff and would have 10 care for ii.
BEATRICE-Sheriff Churnside OF Fair.
burE yesterday unearthed a lot OF goods
AZ sgmoTe which were stolen from a store
Al steele CITY last week. He discovered
that the two men, Frank Saunders and
EDWARD Folak- who were arrested at Wv
FGirbury, had stored the goods in the base
ment Of the billiard hall operated by John
Sparks al Wymore and had sold part Of
them 10 Wymore citizens. Among the art.
1cles stolen were twenty pairs OF shoes
Sparks was arrested as an accOmpice and
Saunders and Polak are the parties VIM
robbed a store al Diller last Friday night
Saunders was recently released from ths
Nebraska pen1tenrary, having served timt
for burglary. PolRk is a Wymore man.
PERU-The staff for the Senior Is nov
organized and the work on the publication
rs in progress The class is the largest o.
any senior class in the history OF the Nor
maj and Is planning TO put out q studeu.
/ publication that viii excel all previous e.
forts along this line. The following per
sons make up the staff: Editor in chief
Glenn d. jenkins; associate editors. JuliI
Nancriel and A Mary Ditmsr; business
managers, & VI. smith, { W. Knoll and ]
+. CARNEY; society editors. Mildred Spen
Ger and Mildred Porter; religious editor
Dora Andrews; athletic editors, Jesse Har
rs and Ora Andrews. ART editor. Ethel WI
Hams. carIOonisL, May Frank; phOtog
rapher B B. Bedel: class photography
manager. r. b SIMS: music editor. Len
LErtrner. alumni. Bert z. SWenson and Ger
uruoe Van Driel; senior class editor. Ear
Meyer; under classes, Mary Gornley: de
batting. Arthur Eeely: club editor. la Fog
glestrOm. military editor. A. J. Hfl: Eocia
editor. Louise Segelke. humOr editor. Ches
ter kaup: Assistant humor editors. Helei
France and Guy r. Everiose.