Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-29

FORCE OIL men began NoTh AGAIN On Nnt
city hall foundation this morning.
sEwARD-Mr. Chris Eberspaecher has
bought Otto Taege's half section. Consid-
Grafton. $4,000. Mr.. Taege has purchased
William Otto's residence.
ALMA-Ed Stoner, one Of the men who
! are charged with breaking into the Swartz
a. Egelston store Sunday night, was APP
pretended at Akron, O., this morning.
COLUMBUS-Mrs. Nora Johnson has
filed a petition in the district court in
which she asks for 5000 damages against
Mrs. Emma Reide for Of char
acter.
Rock Island Railroad company at South
Bend can be heard and some js moving IN
the river here. The main channel has been
open for several days.
wYMORE-It is rumored that A. G.
Smart, for years chief dispatcher for the
Burlington here. viii, be promoted to train
will succeed Mr.. Smart here.
BEATRICE-The diphtherai quarantine
on the home of Charles King, northeast of
Beatrice was raised today. Two of Mr..
Kings children. Va boy and a girl, have
been seriously III Nrom the disease.
LOUISvILLE-The much needed. bridge
across the Platte river at this point Ia near
ing completion. Although the work VIII
not be all done until some time next week
the floor will be cleared for traffic Satur-
day.
PLATTSMOUTH-The Cass County Com
missioners are making a trip over the
roads and examing the bridges in the wes-
tern and central portion of the county TO
ascertain the amount OF work necessary
to be done this spring.
ALMA-During the last year the build
ing Improvements in Alma amounted to
Catholic church, one cement block office
building and implement warehouse and q
large cement auto garage.
BEATRICE-The maria ge of John Bar
nard and Miss Hattie E.. Fisher was SOL
emnized last evening at the Christian par
sonage. Rev. j. f.. Davis officiating. The
bride and groom will make their home on
a farm nine miles northeast OF Beatrice.
wYMORE-The cases against G. HUI
shizer Of this city, wherein defendant was
charged with illegal sale and keeping Of
Intoxicating liquors, came up for trial In
ter a twenty-day continuance, and was
dismissed.
COLUMBUS-Columbus people are get
ting used to explosions. for they hear them
every few minutes these days. The rail-
roads are working TO save their bridges
over the Platte and Loup rivers and dyna-
hitting the ice In those rivers above and
below the bridges.
BEATRICE-At the gymnasium last even
ing William SPAIN and Nathan Mcintyre,
two local men, wrestled fOrty-three min
utes to a draw. The second event was a
five-round boxing contest between John
LEM and Harry Jones, the latter being
given the decision.
a state normal school The Commercial
club has started the ball rolling. II is
pointed out that this is the railroad center
of the entire northern half OF the state
and that this half of the state is entitled
to a normal school.
SEwARD-The land in Seward county
belonging to the Jacob Maurer estate was
sold by Sheriff Gillian at referee sale Mon
day, and the price obtained was very salts
factory. A. c. Gausman bought the north
west quarter of section 10, in d township
for s14.6O; f. H. F. Michters paid $3.50
for the eighty.
BEATRICE-Joseph Penny. a merchant
Of Virginia, this county, died Tuesday
evening at his home at that place of
chronic malaria, aged As years. He is sur
vived by a widow and three children. The
funeral was held yesterday from the home
and the body was taken to Rock Island,
H., for interment. .tni
SUTTON-The women of the Methodist
Episcopal church gave an old settlers
sociable at the basement banquet hall OF
the church last evening. Mrs. Sam Carny
president of the society, called the pro-
gram. The exercises consisted OF some old
yarns spun by the very first corners.
SEWARD-John Hippo, who lives be-
tween here and Tamora had the misfor.
tune to get his left leg fractured in two
places and badly crushed. He was tending
to a hay baler and in some manner he ac-
cidentally slipped and before the machine
could be stopped 1t succeeded in causing
two bad fractures and crushing his left
leg very badly.
PLATTSMOUTH-During a meeting OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic it was DE
cided to celebrate Lincoln's centennial an.
n MYERS y IN tb, the eit First 66 Me eSsni,I EP p, TeS.
ruary L. r. 3. Windham will preside and
DIR. A.. A. Randall will deliver the address
1.-The Life and Character OF Abraham Lin.
coin" Attorney c.. A. Rawls will read Lin,
coins Gettysburg address.
HUMBOLDT-A pretty wedding cere-
ImSony took place at high noon tOdSy Al
, The contracting parties were Miss Edna
( Virginia Akers, niece of Mrs. Cooper, and
Mr.. Louis William Schneider, a former
resident Of Council Bluffs. The ceremony
{ was performed by the Rev. Mr.. Cantral
OF the Presbyterian church.
PLATTSMOUTH - Two tramps strucl
> Plattsmouth and filled up with bug juice.
/ One assaulted a woman and was run IL
and he told Judge Archer that his name
was John Garrett. The court fined him 50
5 and costs. The other. who gave his name
as William H. Moore, created a disturb.
ance by cursing those who would not buy
. S s !eae J PeRSl A rcGm n nnId' fined nc IS SO w snd tase,
: WYMORE-F. N. Hotsling, manager Of
the Lyric theatre, has arranged for relig
4 ious services to be held in his play house
every Sunday. There will be a film o.
appropriate pictures run. song service anC
3 a sermon, during the afternoon. Mr.. HO
falling will have a collection taken up e
building free. Should an amount in ex
cess OF the expense be raised it will b,
used for charity in the city.
BEATRICE-H. ". Riesen. secretary o
tie NeDrdSkd speed association, returned
. home last evening from Omaha, where h.
had been In conference with a number o
the leading horsemen OF the state. Mr.
e Riesen states that a number OF towns hav,
o decided to join the circuit, and that tn,
I lineup for the season, which will opel
about July 5. will be as follows: Auburn
e Nebraska City, Wymore, Beatrice, Omaha
s Tekamah, Fremont, Columbus and Gran,
i. Island. Mr.. Riesen says that prospects 70
a successful season were never brighter.
q BEATRICE-A sweeping victory for tn
tndependents-that, in brief. tells the tai
= of the outcome of the Beatrice High schoo
: senior class election yesterday. The coun
party under the leadership of Lee Roth
berger. had been defeated by the indie
pendents led by Thad Saunders. The re
I suit of the election is as follows: Pau
Beck. president; Miss Beryl High. vic
president; George Brother, secretary; Mis-
Clara Greenwood, treasurer; Clifford Phil
e lips. class orator; Ben Paine. sergeant-at
[ arms
BEATRICE-Beatrice court, No. "A. Trib
= of Ben Hur. held public installation las
y ance. These officers were installed by A
U w. Wilkinson of Omaha; Henry Rodgers
chief; ID. w. Care. past chief; Ralph c
s lSenZ. Judge; Dora Phillips, teacher; Shir
: ley Wright, scribe; Walter Fl. Kors, keepe
OF tribute; Rosa l.. De Haven, captain
Carl T.. Wright, guide; Edna c. Hammond
keeper OF inner gate; Harry T. Wilson
s keeper of outer gate: l. A. Burke, Be
{" Hur; Mrs. ID. w. Care. mother Of HuT
II. D.. Riecker, Rabbi Joseph. A banque
was held after the business meeting.