Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-08
Nebraska

entertainment will be novel and UNIQUE.
The proceeds will be for the benefit OF the
York High school.
YORK-Already candidates are announc-
ing themselves for city offices. Mayor
Cotton up to this time is the only candi-
date for mayor. H. ". Alberts of the
Fourth ward has announced his candidacy
for councilman York has been temperate
for so many years that license or no license
Is never an Issue. The progressive clti-
gems will agitate more paving. A certain
better without pool and billiard halls. +,
YoRK-In the contest of the Royal
Neighbors for membership, the side headed
by Mrs. George Stuebe won. and SATURDAY..
at Fraternal Banquet hall, the losing side
served a luncheon TO Mrs. Stuebe and her
assistants.
YoRK-Lawrence Thomson, the little son
or Elwood Thomson. after an Illness OF
two weeks died, supposedly from the eff
fects of drinking a small quantity of I've.
The parents live about six miles south
west OF York.
YoRK-The York Commercial club hopes
10 soon locate a glove and mitten factory
at. York. Parties having ample capital
wish TO locate here. and II is believed that
York Will soon add another mandatory.
uYORK-News Of the death OF Mrs. j..
kettleberry OF Bradshaw was received by
friends here.
TECUMSEH-The new State Bank Of
LOOK, at Cook, this county, is now ready
Tor business, having just opened in its
q OhiAhAhk ~ u COT1DleIe new G0utD-
ment. This makes two banks for the 1T
tie town. The officers are L. A.. Hanks.
president; g. @. Betzelbergep, vice presi-
dent. and o. II. Bickel, cashier.
LEIGH-Henry Bakenhus, a 14-year-old
boy, met with a serious accident while
playing with an old powder horn. He
poured a little powder and touched a match
to 1t, when the whole charge in the horn
went off. tearing the boys hand almost
into shreds and severely burning his face
and the upper part of his body.
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light proposition was received by Mayor
George this morning from o. p. Sells Of
Sterling, Colo. That Of o. ]. Shaw OF
Aurora arrived earlier in the week. Both
propositions are now in the hands of the
committee appointed to act upon them. A
representative from Columbus, Neb., is also
expected to put in a bid to erect a new
plant.
NEBRASKA CITY-sheriff Fischer re-
turned from Council Bluffs with George
Clark and Frank Dickson, charged with
robbing the store of L. F. Teide Of Berlin.
Part OF the stolen goods was found on the
men and they pleaded guilty when taken
before Judge Wilson and were bound over
to the district court in the sum of $500
each, but not being able to give bail will
be held in jail.
CENTRAL CITY-After driving forty
four miles from to Contra City,
a horse belonging to a Columbus livery
man dropped dead just as Il had been
driven into Stuart & Aurand's livery barn
w eQneS0dY evening. Inc team naQ nauleQ
a carriage load Of telephone men from
Columbus, drawing a double buggy over
heavy roads, and was exhausted when II
was driven into the livery barn here.
wYMORE-The Wymore Driving associa-
tion held a meeting Friday and elected
these officers: A. d. McCandless, presi-
dent; J. T. Stevens, secretary; II. w. DIM
mitt, treasurer. There had been some talk
Of Wymore dropping out of the state cir
cult, but the association has decided to
remain in line and will hold the biggest
and best race meeting the last week In
August ever given In southern Gage county.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Henry G. Mar
KEEL died suddenly at her home Friday. She
had been suffering from pneumonia, but
was able to be up. when she was stricken
with heart failure and died before a physi-
clan could reach her. Deceased was one
of the best known women of the city, her
husband being a leading hardware mer-
chant. She is survived by eight children,
all grown. The funeral will be- e Sun
dsy.
BURWELL-Two Demorest medal con-
tests were held Wednesday and Thursday
nights Wednesday evening five girls, Ella
Johnston, Fern Noble. Fern Mckenzie,
Bessie Grady and Irene Hathaway, con-
tested. and the medal went to Fern Nc
Kenzie. Thursday evening George Gill,
Clarence Thurston, Lyle Dfnnell, Lelan
Mattley and Cerna Rhodes contested and
the medal went to Cerna Rhodes. The
horse was crowded and the people took
] kItdN CIV III NV ANNe
CTTY-Wiliam Heybroke,
the lad who was last week sentenced TO
the reform school and whose sentence was
suspended during good behavior while he
went to work on the farm of John Will
hoft. and who showed his appreciation of
the leniency of the court by promptly run
ming away, was captured thursday. In
Grand Island, and detained by the officers
there. Sheriff Her went to Grand Island
the same day and took. the boy to the
reform school in pursuance with the sem
tence imposed last week.
BEATRICE-The public in general APP
pears to be we'll satisfied over the execu-
ton of r. Mead Shumway. convicted of
the. murder OF Mrs. Jacob Martin, an old
resident of the northeast part Of Gage
county. Those living In the vicinity where
the crime was committed became very
uneasy at times over the way in which
the execution was postponed from time 70
time, but are satisfied now that the law
has done It's part and that the man found
guilty of the most atrocious crime in the
history OF this section OF the state has
paid the penalty.
BEATRICE-The Beatrice Woman's club
has elected these officers: Mrs. w. II. XII
patrick. president; Mrs. 8. c. Smith, first
vice president; Mrs. Charles Simmons. sec
end vice president; Mrs. f. F. Wilt, re-
ccIding secretary: Miss Katherine Howe
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Jennie Starr,
treasurer. Department leaders,: Miss julia
Fuller, literature; Mrs. c. A Love. home
topics; Mrs. f. @. Drake. parliamentary
practice; Mrs. A. W. Nickel, history MISS
Myrtle Beck, music; Mrs, Jennie Starn,
assistant in music; Mrs. n. G. Day, cur
rent topics; Miss Katherine Howe, nature
study; Mrs. William Steffen, art.
KEARNEY-The committee on the loca-
ton Of the widows and orphans homo
OF the odd Fellows OF the state arrived
here Thursday evening and was taken In
carriages to view the location Offered
by this city and were we'll pleased with
the same. The committee is still In SEES
sion at the Midway hotel here and Will
undoubtedly make a choice OF the city
that will get the location of the home be-
fore they leave town. There are seven
cities In the race for the site for the home
and all nave put forward their best prop
| Ositions. The committee while here werC
entertained by members of the local order
OF odd Fellows and the Commercial club.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Doe County
Teachers association meeting was held I'm
this city Saturday. and there was some
thing over 400 in attendance Addresses
were made by w. w. Metz, Superintendent
Ned. c. Abbott, Miss Clare Mackin, ID. B.
Evans, ID. G. McAlister, Rev. f. NJ. SisSon
and Superintendent w. A. Yoder, OF Omaha.
The attendance was the largest that has
been known In this county I'm some time
and a fine program was carried out
NEBRASKA CITY-The money required
to sink the deep well to a depth OF 2,OOC
next week. This well was sunk to a depth
OF $50 feet last year and work stopped be-
cause OF lack OF funds and now the work
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