Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
Nebraska

NIONn mis- Vile. Mis-. MHTN KING. now INENua
ing at Fremont.
KEARNEY-wimam Bissett died Thurs
day morning after a period OF illness ex-
tending over a year. He was 50 years old
and an old settler In the community.
The funeral was held from the local un-
dertaking rooms Friday afternoon.
KEARNEY-Judge Hailowell married
Claude Wakeley Of Gibbon and Miss Anna
quite a number Of friends attended the
to the court house, although the we'd
ding had not been previously announced.
KBARNEY-David Bryant, aged 50, died
at the home Of his daughter, Mrs. John
Minton, Thursday morning at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Bryant had suffered for some time
from Bright's disease. Several children
were left by Mr.. Bryant. The funeral was
held Friday morning from the residence.
KEARNEY-Again the Dakota. Kansas
a. Gulf railway proposition has come to the
front. The ekarney members of the board
of directors have received letters announc-
Ing a meeting at Kansas City on the 10th
of this month. at which meeting will take
place the letting Of the contracts for con-
struction.
BEATRICE-The annual meeting Of the
Presbyterian kensington was held yesterday
at the home of Mrs. George Ftshpaugh.
These officers were elected: Mrs. l.. f.
Powers, president; Mrs. @. II. Brash, first
vice president; Mrs. NJ. v. Nichols, second
vice president; Mrs. Wallace Robertson,
secretary; Mrs. J. n. Spicer, treasurer.
County Treasurer Barnard yesterday
called in all outstanding warrants on the
bridge fund for VINE These warrants
amount to $500 and were the only ones
outstanding, those en- the other funds haV-
ing been called In April Z. With these war
rants paid and disposed of Gage county
Will once more do busines on a cash basis.
The regular semi-annual conference of
the priests of West Point deanery met in
cOnvocation at the %parochlal house in West
Point yesterday and deliberated under the
presidency of Rt. Rev. Richard Scannell,
bishop of Omaha. A large attendance of
olergymen were present and many matters
Of ecclesiastical moment were discussed.
PLATTsMoUTH-F. C. o. Nelson. liv-
ing on the August Ost farm, south of
Portsmouth. says that on March 16 one
Of his cows came home bringing a black
calf. On April 10 the same COW brought
home a small red calf and refused to ad-
NIT that IL was not her offspring, Some
are skeptical, but the owner Of the COW
is not.
DICKENs-A half section Of unimproved
land about seven miles northeast of here
was sold a few days ago TO a man from
the east, who has Just located there, for
5000. Eastern people are beginning to
realize that 1t doesn't pay to rent when
they can get good Nebraska land at that
price. and considerable land is changing
hands just now.
PLATTSMOUTH Ex Congressman
Ernest Nj. Pollard states that present APP
p~earances indicate that Cass county and
the southeastern portion of Nebraska
will have an unusually large crop of
fruit this year. During the last few
days the hot weather caused the peach,
pear, plum, apple and other varieties Of
fruit trees TO be filled with blossoms.
TECUMSEH-The following is the mort
gage, record In Johnson county for the
month of April, 1909: Number farm mort
cages filed, 10; amount, $54, $50. Number re-
leased, IL; amount, $3.50. Number town
3S7. 40. Number released, A; amount, $500.
Number chattel mortgages filed, IS; amount,
Slo,06l03. Number released, 20; amount, Sl3,-
i60.5S.
ST. PAUL-Edward ]. Hill died at his
! home in this city early yesterday morning
after a brief illness from lagrippe compli-
Gated with inflammation of the stomach He
was born in Kings county, Ireland, in 1893,
emigrated early to America and came to
Howard county, Nebraska, in 1881, where
he was continually engaged in farming
until last year. He leaves a wife and four
children, all married.
CAMBRIDGE-The special election "a
vote bands TO the amount of $40, 100 for the
construction of a new school building was
held here Tuesday. The proposition car
ried, with a large majority, there being
only eleven votes against IL. 1t is the in
tention of the Board OF Education to have
plans and specifications ready to com
mence work upon the new building as soon
as the school closes this month.
KEARNEY-Mayor Patterson made his
appointment for chief of police Thursday
morning, naming vern smith to fnl the
position. Acting Chief Trindle had tired
of the job and had requested an increase
IN salary, which, was ignored by the .coun-
ell, therefore the mayor thought it ex-
pedient to name a mar Immediately. For
mer Chief Trindle will be a candidate for
sheriff of Buffalo county at the coming
election.
CAMBRIDGE-The Methodist Ministerial
association, which convened here Monday,
closed its program last evening. A large
attendance was present during the sessions.
Among the speakers were the following
w. L. Davidson, chancellor of the Yves
leyan university; Rev. M. r.. Carman of
McCook, Rev. S. p. Colvin, ID. D., of Min
den; c. M. Brown OF this city, and DR.. ID.
a. Leeper of the Cambridge Methodist
Episcopal church.
BEATRICE-Mayor Rutherford proposes
to put the lid down good and tight and
yesterday ordered Chief of Police McGirr
to strictly enforce the ordinance relative
to young men under 81 years OF age visiting
billiard and pool halls. Dice throwing in
billiard halls and cigar stores is also strictly
prohibited. Mayor Rutherford announces
that the ordinance prohibiting bicyclists
from riding on the idewalk will also be
enforced to the letter.
TECCMSEH-A meeting of owners OF
farm lands along the Nemaha river In
johnson county, and oil others interested,
will be held at the Commercial club rooms
in Teoumseh, Saturday afternoon at
o'clock. The object is to organize a drainage
district in this county, II possible, and CO.
operate with the other counties In which
THIS stream passes in perfecting proper
south of this county from the outlet OF
the stream to the Johnson county line.
BBATRICE-The presbytery OF the Ne.
braska City district, held at Pawnee City
closed yesterday with the election of the
following officers: President, Miss Erwin
Of Lincoln; vice president-at-large, Mrs. w
v. A. Dodds of Beatrice; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. w. f. Bell of York; treas
urer, Mrs. Harrington of Lamora; secretary
of Christian E~ndeavor. Miss Whyman o
Adams; secretary of Sunday schools and
bands, Miss Smith of Pawnee City. Dis
trict presidents; First, Mrs. Hylton o.
Gresham; second, Mrs. Schwind of Lincoln
third, Mrs. F1lman OF Fairbury; fourth
Mrs. d. j. Killen Of Adams; fifth, Mrs
Anna Gibson of Auburn. II was voted u
hold the next meeting In Lincoln.