Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-02

TO secure a Job. have all been dismissed
by the county attorney as the prosecuting
witnesses left the city without leaving
their address.
NEBRASKA ~CtTY-The local chess club
will hold a meeting and banquet on
Wednesday evening at the offices Of Or.
-. p. Crudpp. Several contests will DC
pulled off that evening and a number Of
outside chess players Of note have been
asked 20 be present and take part therein.
OSCEOLA-"BHl' Everitt has been in the
livery business in OsCesll for a quarter OF
a century. Fifteen yeas ago he took In
Paddy Ryan as a partner. and since
then the firm has been Ryan a Everitt, but
the other day, along came n. L. Swanson
Of Silver Creek and bought out the livery.
ORD-The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton held meetings Sunday afternoon and
Monday morning and evening for the pur-
pose OF getting the business men OF the
community Interested In a new building for
the organization. The result Is that a com
mittee has been appointed to look after and
solicit a building fund.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Missouri Pa
cific passenger depot was entered a
few evenings ago. during the absence
OF the night operator and robbed.
1t is thought to have been the work of
small boys. They only took the cash and
did not touch the tickets or other things
which might incriminate them.
NEBRASKA CITY-Captain L. Enyart,
president Of the Farmers bank. had a
narrow escape from being killed Saturday
evening. He was crossing the street when
a runaway team caught him and he was
knocked down. He was considerably
bruised about the body, but he was saved
by a heavy bundle, which he was carrying
at the time.
NEBRASKA CITY-A petition was filed
with the city clerk this morning asking
the city fathers to create a sewer dis
trict Of all OF that territory living nortf
Of Central avenue and west of Ninth street
and asking for bids for putting in sanitary
sewers. This will be followed by another
petition covering the south part of the
city. It is the desire Of the property own,
ers to have the work done as soon as th'
frost is out of the ground.
NEBRASKA CITY-Saturday evening thu
Sons of Herman held their annual banque
and reunion at Eagle hall. Five hundred
lasted until after midnight. Theodore Wet
ering was POSTMASTER and speeches wer'
made by John Mates, j.. and other promi
nent members of the order. This lodg,
was organized twelve years ago and eacl
year a banquet and reunion Is held L
celebrate the event. 1t is one OF the strong
est lodges in this part Of the state.
ORD-The Ord debaters, Edith wirsis
George Mum and Clayton Burke, returne
from Ravenna Saturday evening. They de
bated with that town Friday evening o
the question, Resolved, That labor dis
putes should be settled by boards OF arbi
tration with compulsory powers" Ravenn
won by a few points. However, Georg
Mum tied with Ravenna's star speaker 70
the IrSt lnOlVlQudl nOnOTS Oh the tNeniAt
This puts Ord out of the race for this yea
for the state championship Of the Hig
School Debating league of Nebraska
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Elizabeth Keat
ing, wife Of A. C. Heating. who has bee
a resident OF this city for many years
died at her home here after a short IL
ness. She came to this city twenty year
: ago. She leaves a husband and fou
5 children, Mrs. /. ]. Bishop Of this city
f. c. Heating OF New York City, J. H. i
Heating Of Chicago and Mrs. NJ. T. Riel
> OF Chicago. She was sick but a short tim
A funeral service was held today at tn
home OF her daughter and the remain
taken to Hillsdale, Mich, for burial.
NEBRASKA CITY-A local compsn!
= STYLED the Otoe Development company wa
organized two years ago and began sinkin
; a well to ascertain whether there was ga
I or oil or fuel underneath the surface. Afte
e sinking the we'll TO the depth of loo fet
the stockholders refused to contribute an
= more money and the hole was covere
n over and left, while the machinery wa
removed south OF the city, where a we
was sunk TO the depth Of SO feet and sue
good prospects encountered that tho d
rectors called a meeting a few days sins
and concluded to go ahead, II the stool
e holders were willing. All agreed they wou'
and the work is TO be resumed; the well
to go down to a depth of not less than l,5
n and perhaps Zoo feet. The outlook for c
r or gas is said to be exceptionally goo
v but the matter has not been given TO Il
public.