Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-03

E. E.. Ross, against the Union Pacific Rail-
road company for 5000 damages for in
Juries received by her.
ALBION-After a vacation Of two weeks,
the city schools Will again resume opera
tions next Monday. The out-of-town teach
ers are expected back today or tomorrow.
ALBION-District court convenes again
Monday, with Judge Hanna presiding, to
finish up the work of the October term.
Court will be in session probably a week
or ten days.
ALBION-Dillon Robinson sold a tract
of eighty acres Of land west of town lately
for $112.50 per acre. Mr.. Robinson bought
this farm a few years ago for $40 per acre.
ALBION-The Baptist, Methodist and
Congregational churches will conduct joint
revival services, beginning Monday, Janu-
airy T.
ALBION-This community has never
known q more prosperous New Year than
the one 1t is experiencing today. The last
year has been on of bountiful crops, and
big prices. Any one wanting work has had
It at prices heretofore unknown. Nineteen
hundred nine opens with bright prospects
for another successful year.
NORTH PLATTE-The North Platte
Commercial club has been promised a visit
by the committee of army officers which
will select a rifle range for the United
States. This will arrive shortly
and will be accompanied to a site north
of Sutherland, which 1t is believed Will
meet the requirements of the government.
NORTH PLATTE-Certain packing house
men of Omaha have been investigating the
proposition Of establishing a packing house
at North Platte and have gone so FAR as
investigating a suitable site and, in fact,
have found one just south of the new STOCK
yards. Great encouragement will be given
here for the establishment OF such a pack
ing house.
NORTH PLATTE-The annual meeting
OF the Commercial club of this city will
be held In their rooms on Janutry II, and
although this club has done much during
! the last year toward the development OF
North Platte, it will be the intention Of the
4 49, Ar.ar4zatI1n 20 gtn1 flTfhnp AnTfh
Plates interests. The Commercial club
at present, is lending all the support pos
sible to the organization of a hotel CORPORA
tion and will take an active interest IN
boosting any business project Of benefit
to North Platte and Lincoln county.
NORTH PLATTE-The committee hav-
ing In charge the national tuberculosis
exhibit. which began meetings Wednesday
OF this week. nave continued them each
afternoon and evening since. Local ply
sicians are Joining with the. outside par
| ties I'm lectures at the evening meetings,
and these meetings are quite extensively
attended, hut the attendance is considerably
less than II would otherwise be on account
OF the holiday social events.
DAVID CITY-Mrs. A. Andrews, an cid
erly woman living in the east part OF
town, had a serious accident yesterday
slipped on some Ice, falling to the ground
and breaking both her arms Just above
the wrist.
BLAIR-The Blair fire department held
IT'S I'LL 10 1880 a@AH
eve, the receipts Of which amounted to
s&9. This is the largest amount the fire
men have ever realized from any one
dance. They are working for a new city
hall and fire house and now having a
fund for that purpose OF nearly $500.
They have recently bought a lot 72xlO on
one OF the principal corners in the city for
81. 800, on which they expect In the near
future TO build a house.
BLAIR-The different branches OF the
Masonic order held their New Years recep-
ton at Masonic temple yesterday. The
program. which consisted OF music. vocal
and instrumental, and readings. commenced
at 2 O'Clock and lasted until 3 o'clock.
with the reception committee entertaining
the visitors I'm relays of two hours each.
The program was one Of the most enter
tanning that has ever been held on a sim
liar occasion. A dance was held after the
regular program which lasted until the
small hours. A number OF visitors were
in attendance from Omaha and other
points.
BLAIR-Burglars broke into the opera
house last Wednesday night after a per-
formancs of the Wyoming Girl"
and with a hammer broke open a number