Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-01

iSation OF $4,000. The officers are as fol-
lows: President, William TynOn; vice presi-
dent, DR.. Il. c. Graves; cashier, c. r.. We'll
don. These with David Jack and Mr.. Will
son OF Nebraska City constitute the board
OF directors. Among the stockholders are
the following: Lucius Ctlbcrtson, Matte
Cook Ellis, H. H. Whitfield, Katherine
Woods, 4. ]. Majors, Grace Culbertson, e.
A. Whitnack, W.. N. Delzell, E.. w. Wei
don.
PERU-At a recent meeting of the Conf
mercial club, the commit on drainage in
north Peru reported progress with the rail-
road company, and was instructed to get a
proposition from the railroad company as to
Just what support they would give an eff
cient plan for drainage Of that section of the
city. Rev. w. Il. barrow, p. A. Whitnack,
r. ID. Overholt and Irl w. Wrlght were
elected to membership. on motion the club
Joined with the Sunday School association
to hold their next annual session in Peru.
The election Of officers was then taken up
ana resulted as follows: President, II. w.
Bedell; vice president. M. F. Meek; treas
urer, Irl w. Wright; secretary, s. w.
Hacker; Fl. B. Duncanson and ]. d. Graves
were elected to the executive committee,
the other members being the president,
vice president and secretary.
FRBMONT-rhe funeral of Albert John
son was held from his home this afternoon,
church conducting the services. The pew
which he had occupied for years in the
Congressional church was closed and
heavily draped at the morning service.
H "a AO NoiONV Ju0ShANhN haI
the city received in a suit on, a contrac-
tors bond for the paving of two years
ago, has been paid and City Treasurer
Cleland, by direction of the council, appor-
toned 1t among the property owners who
were assessed for the paving.
WEST POINTING big dredging ma
ching has now commenced work on the
drainage ditch in the eastern portion OF
Cunning county. The MACHINE will dig 300
feet Of ditch daily. It is PLACED upon a
boat which runs down the ditch as fast
"a ~ . fg IA. f1nntfnu hOnqa In. which fha
werkrnen live. Two crews are employed
each working twelve hours, They Will
work night and day until the ground is
magnitude.
INVEST PoLSf-word has just been re-
kceiyed' ih the Gity of the death, at Quaker
town, Ras7 ofoNilioughby r Artman, a
pioneer resident of West Point. The de-
! ceased arrived in Cunning county In the
year 1858, among the first settlers from
Pennsylvania. He was prominently iden-
tilted with the early history OF West Point
and Cunning county and. together with
the late John d. Neigh, selected the
town site and surveyed and laid out the
city Of West Point. He was a man OF in
tense energy and ambition and great force
Of character. He is survived by a brother
living in Philadelphia. He was over 30
years of age at the time of his death.
WEST POINT-The regular meeting of
the West Point Woman's club was held at
the home Of Mrs. Charles Beckenhauer.
The day was set aside as Federation day
in the club calendar. The delegates to the
Estate convention, Mrs. r.. II. Campbell and
Mrs. o. c. Anderson, reported the events
Nof the meeting. The program closed with
a Review OF the Federation Year Book
by Mrs. s. S. Krake, The neXt meeting
win be held at the home of Mrs. A., d.
Krause.
WEST POINTING. and Mrs. Bernard
Stalp, old settlers and wealthy residents
Of st. Charles township, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary on Friday at
their farm house. They are natives of
Westphalia, Germany, and settled In Cum
ing county forty years ago.
HARVARD-The local temple of Pythian
Sisters. the Knights OF Pythias' auxiliary
gave a Halloween party at It's hall Friday
evening. which had many original and nove'
features. The hall was draped with many
suggestive and novel reminders OF the oc-
lcasion. A gypsy fortune-teller was kept
busy telling fortunes and created no end OF
amusement. Guessing contests, auctions
and many other novel features also same
In for considerable amusement. About mid
night all were requested TO fail into line
for a Halloween march to the residence OF
Mr.. Waterman. where more ghosts were
in waiting. who ushered the guests into tbs
dining room, where long tables. artisttcally
suggestive OF the even. were heavily lader
with a bounteous repast.