Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-14

ing automobiles and living a distance is
quite noticeable.
NEBRASKA CITY-Word has been re-
ceiVed here of the marriage. of Miss Beulah
Johnson to William s. Whitaker, at Los
Angeles, Cal. Thu bride is the ~daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs, Chris Johnson and was
born and reared in this city and is a very
popular society young woman.
BEATRICB-It is up to +. p. Otis Of
Blue Springs to say who shall be chairman
of the Board of Supervisors. The new board
vented from doing 50 because of the alb
sence of Mr.. Otis, who is i'll at his home.
The vote on chairmanship resulted in a
tie, 3 to 3. The candidates are George
Campbell and j. S. McCleary.
YORK-BuildIng operations owing to the
extreme cold weather, excepting indoor
work, has ceased. There are just thirty
nine dwellings in course of erection and
many were not enclosed before the recent
cold snap. which throws a large number
out of employment. Work Will be com
menced and pushed forward just as soon
as the weather moderates sufficiently.
LINDSAY-Cards are out announcing the
marriage in the near future of p. I. Dacey
and Miss Mary Sweeney. Mr.. Dacey Is a
prominent farmer residing about a mile
south of Lindsay, and Miss Sweeney is one
of the telephone girls here. Cards are out
announcing the marriage on January 70 OF
MI. Welhelm and Miss Annie Foster, two
prominent young people of Madison county.
NEBRASKA CITY-The drill team of the
Woodmen of the World elected the follow
ing officers: Captain. John Cusick; lleu-
tenant. Joseph Punches; first sergeant
William Mischnick; and quartermaster,
Jesse Brown. The team is one of the
strongest and best drilled In the state
and will go TO Auburn next week to IN
stall a new camp and then one at Tai
mage.
GRAND IsLAND-TLe stockholders of
the First National Bank, at the annual
, to seven members. the following being
elected: S. N. Wolbach, John Reimers, l.
NJ. Talmage, II; J. Palmer, r., r. Horth.
b. II. Paine and Paul Frauen. s, N. VOL
bach was elected president, Mr.. Reimers
vice-prasident, Mr.. Talmage cashier and
| s. b. Sinke and +. c. Hanaford assistant
cashiers.
MINDEN-The new county board met
, and organized by electing Swan Wahlberg
of Sherman township as chairman. The
board now stands five republican and two
fusion, There Is much speculation at the
order OF District Judge Harry $. DUNCAN
in calling a grand jury for this county.
There has not been a grand jury called
in this county for some twenty years. The
outcome will be watched with considerable
interest.
FREMoNT-The city council held a
special meeting last evening to discuss
the question Of furnishing electric power
TO patrons for running motors. On &C
count of the change in the current at the
case the city does not furnish them a
number of customers will go to the com
pany's plant. A number of bills were al
Lowell and the council put In some time
examining the workings of the new light
and water station.
PLATTsMoUTH-The Farmers Mutual
Fire and Live Stock Insurance company OF
Cass county has elected the following Of
| ficers: President, Jacob Tritsch; vice pres
ident, John II. Becker; secretary, j. p.
Falter; treasurer, nj. J.. Friedrich; direct
ors, ]. NJ. Messenger; John Albert, Henry
Horn, A. A. Wetencamp, Adam Hid,
August Panska, Philip Schaefer and Aug
ust Ost. The last year has been a prosper
Gus one for the company, as shown by
the report of the secretary.
FREMONT-The First National, Farm
ers and Merchants and Commercial Ma
tional banks held their annual elections
for directors yesterday. The old boards
were elected at the Farmers and Mer-
chants and Commercial National banks
T. l.. Mathews was added to the list al
the First National. The Fremont Ma
tional election has not been held. On ac-
count of the retirement of Elmer Williams
as vice president TO a k charge OF a bank
at Grand island there Will be some
changes in the management.
YORK-The York Mutual Building and
Loan association, a purely local ~institu-
lowing Officers George W; Schreck, pres
ident, c. A. McCloud, vice president
George Reed, secretary; @: w. Post, treas
urer; directors, II. Nj Childs, A. Il. Chris
ptian and n. A Dean. The report OF the
secretary shows a larger business tina
ever before in its history. This good in