Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-17
Nebraska News Notes,

YORK-W. p. Scott, who has been for
some time with the firm Of Cowell &
FELTON,, will move to Linwood. where he
has purchased a drug store.
BEATRICE-Mr. and Mrs. T. ]. Woods,
old residents of Beatrice, left yesterday
for Phoenix, Ariz., where they will spend
the winter for the benefit of their health.
BEATRICE-J. B. Smith. a dairyman of
this city, yesterday took ten first, five sec
ond and four championship prizes on his
herd Of Jersy cattle at the Kansas State
fair at Topeka.
Recommendations whitcomb OF Keno
sha, Wis, who is visiting in the city, was
yesterday arrested and fined s. and costs
for exceeding the speed limit for automo-
biles In the city.
KEARNEY-The Kearney Land Com
pany will move their offices from their
present location on Railroad street to
more commodious quarters in the Central
National bank building.
BEATRICE-U. O.. Chapman Yesterday
purchased the ]. w. Roberts quarter sec
ton farm four miles south of Wymore
for $3.50 per acre. This is the top price
paid for farm land In this section.
BEATRICE-Ernest Schakel, the shoe
dealer, yesterday purchased the Adam
Maurer block on Court street for 5000.
He will remodel the building and will soon
occupy it with his stock OF boots and
shoes.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was children's
day at the Gage county fair, and the at
tendance was estimated at 5000. The Blue
springs Dduu IuTnlsneQ the music, ana the
large crowd was well entertained by the
various attractions on the grounds
PERU-At a meeting OF the membership
OF the Methodist church last Monday night,
the church unanimously passed resolutions
asking the return of Rev. w. A. Tyler for
the coming year. II is felt by the mem
bership here that the building operations
now well under way would suffer very
materially should a change OF pastors take
place at present.
YORK-York is experiencing an epidemic
OF black beetles that have come in such
large numbers that they are piled up on
the paved streets, in the cutters. and on
the side walks until they are a nuisance.
They are a specie OF hard shell beetles,
measuring one and one-half inches long
and during the day lay In a comatose
state, piling up on each other until thew
form piles of beetles.
BEATRICE-At the annual meeting of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary society
OF the Methodist church held at the home
Of Mrs. q. S. Raynor these officers were
elected: Mrs ]. B. Parker, president; Mrs.
y. S. Raynor, vice president; Mrs. Louise
Harris, second vice president; Mrs. o. NJ.
EnloW, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Ed
ward Nelson, recording secretary; Mrs, r.
A. Welch, treasurer.
STROMSBURG-The public school opened
last Monday with an unusually large atten-
dance and the prospects are that the at
tendance Will exceed that of any former
year. The teachers for the year are c.
Leroy Cherry superintendent, with Mrs.
oAANo AhAh6 huN AlulkEI4 JtInlE
Nuquist, Mable Erickson, Mamie Ander-
son, Hattie Herndeen, May Edgington; and
MILAN blanchard superintendent of music.
sYORK-Deputy Grand Master ]. Robin
son of the A. o. u. w. has been here for
two weeks, and with the assistance OF
members has secured nearly fifty appli-
cations for membership Of the local lodge.
Arrangements will be made to take in a
large class and at the time, Grand Mas
ter A. M. Walling win be present and
participate in the ceremonies. which will
be one OF the biggest Workman days at
York.
LIBERTY-The Liberty street fair
opened yesterday with a large attendance.
The features OF the carnival was the
merchants display and floral parade.
Prizes were awarded as follows: Dou-
BILE seated rig-Mrs, NJ. b. Emerson, white,
pink and green rig, first: Miss Townsend
black with red roses, second; Miss KRIS
elmer, fourth. Single rig-Miss BoWhay,
first; Mrs. Draucher. second. Business
float-Frank Mutchmore, first: Peter Bow
hay, second. The NJ. w. A. lodge had
the largest float in the parade.
TABLE ROCK-In the matter Of the ap-
peal, recently taken from the action OF
the village board, In granting a saloon
license 10 Francis NJ. Hinkle. the matter
was heard before Judge John b. Raper.
one OF the judges OF the First Judicial
district, ian appeal having been taken to
district COURT. at Pawnel City, Thursday
last the Judge reserving his decision. The
decision was given yesterday in favor Of
the demonstrators. the Judge holding the
petitioners, not all TO be bona fide, Of which
there were barely thirty. It Is thought
this viii end the saloon fight here for
this year.
KEARNEY-The funeral OF the late Ed
! ward Haase took place this afternoon