Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
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BEATRICE-Judge Travis of Plattsmouth
will preside over the Chamberlain case,
set for trial here next Tuesday.
BEATRICE-Mrs. H. S. Barnum, an old
terday at her home and broke her right
thigh.
BEATRICE-Farmers in this section are
paying ali the way from TO . Genus a
ure farm laborers are scarce.
HASTINGS-J. p. Farrell, aged GO, died
suddenly OF paralysis Monday evening. he
had lived here twenty-five years. Funeral
services will be held at the Catholic church
Friday morning.
HASTINGS-Mrs. william Button, mother
Of County Judge Button and an early set
tier here, died of heart failure about 8
o'clock last night, a few minutes after re-
firing. Her husband and two children sur
vive ner. Fred Button, the other son. lives
in Fremont.
FREMONT-While attending a dinner
party at the residence of A. p. Hopkin OF
this city MIR. +. w. Button was notified
over the telephone of the sudden death OF
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Button, at her
home in Hastings. Mrs. Button was a ma
tive of Wales and a resident of Nebraska
since 1888. -
MISUNDERSTANDING c.. Nelson, presi-
dent of district union NO. 2 of the grain
growers department Of the American So
ciety Of Equity. has left the headquarters
here and gone to Indianapolis to attend the
national conventions of the department and
the main society. o. q. Shafer, formerly
/ state president, mas Deen placed IN charge
Of the headquarters.
HASTINGS-Charles Winkler, George
! Carter and others have instituted injunc-
ton proceedings to restrain the collection
of city taxes on property in outlying parts
of town. The men recently lost a suit in
the supreme court to have the property
detached from the municipal corporation.
Now they contend that the property was
never in the city.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the district
court Mrs. Mary Brabec was granted a
from the Barneston vicinity who attempted
suicide some time ago after threatening
to kin his family. BY agreement the prop
The Lombard divorce case from Wymore
was finished last evening and the court
took the matter under advisement. Thirty
witnesses were examined during the trial,
which consumed three days.
FREMONT-The family of Peter Miller
of this city are anxious to learn of the
whereabouts of their son, Frank Miller
who left Grenada, Colo, for Fremont three
months ago and has not been heard from
since. He started to drive overland and
his wife was expecting to Join him In Ere
mont on his arrival here. Neither his wife
or relatives here have been able to get
any trace Of him since he left Grnada ana
fear he has met with foul play somewhere
on tn road. No reason Is known for his
disappearance.
FREMONT-Elljah Ferguson Of this city
died at Hot Springs, S. D., where he had
gone for the benefit of his health. yester-
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dent of this city for about thirty years
and was a prominent member of the
Grand Army of the Republic. He was one
of the leading Members of the Christian
church Of this city and had been a deacon
since it's organization here. His funeral
will be held Friday from his late resi-
dence, No. S5 West Eighth street.
NORTH PLATTE-The largest sale OF
business property ever made in North
Platte was made yesterday, whereby Henry
Waltemath and Fred Waitemath. brothers.
| nr,roho sad oil the nrOnnpfv barefofopo ha-
longing to T. ]. Foley on Dewey street in
this city for a consideration of SIS, 900. This
V2FdqSes 'h g iSSlS TItiu'I Rush 0' Mercantile Rs
company. Sol Hodes, c. NJ. Newton, hrs.
G. s. Huffman and the Star Clothing
House, together with the office rooms
above these different stores.
NORTH PLATTE-The Union Realty
company OF this city has Just bought from
an estate in Boston 9,1O0 acres of land south
OF Hershey, in this county The tract em-
braces every alternate section in a strip
six miles long east and west ana five miles
the North Platte river. The contract price
was a little less than 100000. The COM
pany, which is the buyer, is composed Of
Buchanan & Paterson, and is placing the
land on the market and expects to sell Ii
out in smaller tracts.
YORK-Attraeted to York by reason OF it's
exceptionally good educational Institutions
and many other advantages and induce
ments, so many men OF wealth are moving
to York that in time York will be noted
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tired well-to-do business men, coming from
other parts OF the state, some from other
states, and the large number of retired
farmers, principally from York county,
worth from $4,000 to $4,000, is making
York a city where there Is more wealth per
capita than any city OF its size.
HASTINGS-County Judge Button issued
an Injunction to restrain the Sutt-Dillon
Motor Car company from taking possession
OF the ground floor room ana basement In
the new Fraternity building, but while the
sheriff was on the way TO serve notice Of
the proceedings the motor car company
established occupancy by moving an auto
mobile into the unfinished structure. The
order was given on application OF Stephen
Shultz, another dealer in automobiles, who
had a contract for the premises. The own
ers says he gave notice that he did not
want the rooms and that Afterwards they
rented them TO the Stitt-Dilon company.
BEATRICE-At the regular meeting OF
the city council last evening the KEGS Man
ufacturing ompany Of this city asked that
High street between the Burlington tracks
and Indian creek be vacated so that the
company may use the same for a factory
site for the manufacture OF husking pegs.
Another manufacturer Of husking pegs, j..
A. Ramsey, also wanted a small tract OF
the public domain that Is unused and con-
venient TO a railroad The matter was
E9ferred to the street COMMITTEES. City
Treasurer Jones reported for October, IS
SH.N collected, S,nA63 disbursed and q bal
ance Of 8.6A6L