Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06

nebraska news Mates.
BEATRGCE-P J. Zimmerman has re-
signed as president of the Farmers Ele-
vator company OF Ellis. o. r. Ellis of
Holroxd, Kan, has been elected as his
successor.
BEATRTCF+The large smokestack at
the Feeble Minded institute. which has
been in a bad state for some time, coll
thousand dollars to rebuild II.
BEATRICE-Miss Serene Tllton tainted
yesterday. at the high school and in fall
ing struck her head upon a cloak nook,
with the result that she sustained an ugly
wound I'm the right temple. The injury
Is not serious.
NEBRASKA CJTY-Iudge II. n. Travis
held a brief session OF the district court
here yesterday and cleaned up the cal
ender. Among other things which he
did was to grant a divorce 10 Fred Felt
hauser from his wife. Emma b. Felt
NEBRASKA CITY-James Walter scott
of Lincoln was united in marriage last
evening to Miss Elsie Peterson at Tie
Mrs. e D. Briggs. They Will make their
home at Lincoln. where the groom is en-
gagged IN business.
son and Charles Nudge last evening killed
a coon on Indian creek, a few miles north
Of Bsstriss; that yeighed twenty.flys
had whipped seven hounds which were
used in the pack that ran It to cover.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES afternoon the
| Ndlh VI NobtTl hiThpalTlok. u IdHnlPT,
ground. Several hundred bushels Of corn.
several tons Of hay, all his harness. buggy
stroyed. the only things saved being one
wagon and a lister. The cause OF the
fire Is unknown, no insurance.
NEBRASKA CTTY-Dr. II. w. Herschey.
one of the pioneer physicians of this part
Of the state, is dangerously III at his home
n this city and fears are entertained for
general freight agent for the Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe railway of Texas, and
bride. who were touring in California, and
his son, Herbert Hershey. Of st. Joseph
have been called to his bedside.
HERMAN-The new town board was
sworn in last night and DR.. A. J. Cameron
was elected chairman. The village was
voted dry and there will be no saloon
Licenses Issued this year. All the men-
bers Of the board are in favor OF no H.
that bootleggers will be given a warm re.
ception. 1t is thought Herman will have
the driest year in it's history.
BEATRICE-At the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Ellis State bank
Yesterday these directors were reelected.
z. e. Pierce. {; ]. Zimmerman. c. l.. Bon
directors met ard elected the foiiowine
officers: T. e. Pierce. president: ]. II
p dsshier:. Viz! Tse OT rspoTt. OF E he /; R SqfIsST.
showed the institution TO be in a flourish
ing condition.
NEBRASKA CITY-At a meeting of the
VI lEld tdNN III
Claude Watson was. elected president O.
the board. This is the fourteenth yea
that he has been chosen president Of thu
board. DR.. ]. L. ~Bloomingdale was chosen
secretary and Prof. George p. Martin wa,
reelected principal of the public sch ooli
of this city. The board will elect teach
ers at an adjourned meeting to be helC
in two weeks.
BFATRICE-Mayor Rawlings of wy
more was yesterday made defendant ii
| a damage suit for $500 brought by An
z tonia and CharlAs Wachtel. The plaintiff
state that they are the owners OF n piec
of land along Indian creek consisting o
5 twenty-one acres. They charge the de
PENDANT with having kept them out .
possession of three acres of this Ian
, since March /. 1908, and as a secon
cause for action plaintiffs allege tina
, last November defendant trespassed upo
said ground by cutting down and cor
5 verting to his own use several vaIuabi
g trees. They place their damage at $50
NEBRASKA CITY-Clark and Dickson
. the two young men who were convicted c
robbing the general merchandise store 9
Berlin and have been in jail here sine
a they were convicted. have been sentence
to one year each In the penitentiary b
Judge Travis. They were captured
& Council Bluffs. with part of the stole
s goods on Them after the. robbery and n
= turned to this city Thei light ~sentenC
}; came because Of thss High recommend
lions which were received from their 70
+, mer home. in which IL was stated the
had been most exemplary boys prior
k getting out on the road, when they BEGAN
broke and discouraged.