Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20


DORCHESTER-Charles Moffitt died yes.
terday a. his home. He had been suffer
inE from consumption for A Ions time. \
BEATRICE-Mayor James Dahlman Of
Omaha has been engaged to speak al the
old settlers picnic TO be held al Barnes
ton August a
KEAHNEY-Judge p. o. Hostetler wife
and daughter. have returned from a trip
10 Alaska. The Judge took in the Seattle
exposition or the return trip.
DORCHESTER-Miss Matte Clemens
died yesterday afternoon. She had been
suffering from consumption for several
months. She was about p years of age.
MINDEN-A 1s-yesr-old son Of olof
Wendell living near Keens was badly hurt
in a moving machine which he was run
ning on his fathers place. He will re-
cover.
NINDEN-The corn mas been consider
will be very light. probably not more than
enough to feed the stock through to an
other crop.
KEARNEy-Edward Rittsarn and Mat
tie Allen Of Cozad were granted a license
AZ the Buffalo county court house today.
Police Judge Reilly performed the cere-
mony this afternoon.
KEARNEY-A marriage license was is
sued Wednesday morning 10 Harry Prit-
chard OF Sumner, and Miss Eunice Bun
nell Of Kearney. The couple was married
in this city this evening.
PLATTSMOUTH-James B. Hunter and
Miss Blanch A. OMEN were married in
the Christian church. Rev. Luther Moore
officiating. Both young people have re-
sided here all their hvee.
MINDEN-September u Is the day fixed
for tile dedication Of the new $4,000 edi-
flee built oy the Presbyterian chruch.
Rev. Charles z. schaible OF Surlingame,
Kan. will perform the ceremony OF dedi-
catisn.
MINDEN-The chautauuua began here
Monday. It is well attended this being
the second season People are cmins
gram is good and the crowd will con-
tinue to increase.
BEATRICE-The management Of the
Gage County Fair association yesterday
booked John l.. sullivan and Jake Xii
rain TO appear here during fair week. They
will spar every afternoon on a temporary
stage to be placed before the amphithea-
ter.
SHELTON-The sixth annual fall festiv-
tiles began Tuesday and closed Thurs
day. The attendance this year has been
tertainment all that could be asked for
The attendance at the race track Tuesday
was over 100.
FALLS CITY-w. H Putnam has pur.
chased land from the Leo Cider and Vine.
gar company, south of the power house
land will put up a cement plant in the mex
few weeks. Most Of tho machinery fol
the manufacture of cement blocks fol-
building purposes. cement bricks and ce'
ment thing is ready on the ground.
GENEVA-Miss Leita n. Norman and
Leon r. Hill. both of this city, were mar
rled Wednesday afternoon at the home 81
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. n. r
Norman, Rev. Thomas Griffith of thu
Congregational church officiating. Elmer
Duncan and Julia Kuchaba. both of Mill
gan, were married here Wednesday.
aF. EATRrcE Son cf m Ma sss Mrs NJ lie E <
Hauser Of this city, to Miss Hattie Pei
ton Of Pickrell was solemnized YESTERDAY
at the home of the brides parents, Nj
and Mra Arthur Peltnn Rev " q
Brown officiating. The ceremony wal
witnessed by nearly a hundred guests afteI
which a wedding dinner was served.
NEBRASKA CITY-The county com
missioners met last evening and mad
their annuel levy and it is the same al
last year and with the state levy makes
follows: general fund. eh mills; bridges
I mills; sinking fund to pay interest oil
bonds. 1ts mills; sinking fund TO pa,
bonds, IL mills; soldiers relief, n mill
roads, 2 mills.
FALLS CITY-The funeral of Mrs. Mar
garet Bisch, who died Monday, at the ag
Of 50 years, was held from the famil,
home on north Harlan5street. Mrs. Bircl
was born in %rcounty, Mo, in 1856
t and married Richard Birch in Falls Cit!
in 1858. Mr.. Birch died in 1907. Mrs. BircN
Haley and two daughters, Mrs. Matt,
Whitney and Mrs. Minnie Alexander.
Observation-Disclosures F. woodward
! Is securing for the government the bear
ing of the compass from due north, tn,
dip of the magnetic needle and the hori
zontal intensity of the earth's magnetism
or in other words, the measurement o
! the force which draws the needle north
also the latitude and longitude. He cam
from Nebraska City ana goes from her
l to WILDER and the principal cities in south
, eastern Nebraska,
ST. PAUL-Congressmsn Champ Clarl
Of Missouri, who had been engaged b,
the teachers institute, delivered his lee
ture yesterday evening to A good sizet
audience In the court house park. MI
I Clark proved himself TO he an able enter
/, tainer and kept his hearers in q condition
of jollity and laughter during the ninet'
minutes he stood before them. The sub
! iect matter of his speech was a series o
i, personal sketches and criticisms OF mem
bers OF congress during his career Their
} The whole treatment was in a humorou
I vein, and besides his own dToll Vitticism
he gave many instances of bright reparte
that have fallen from the lips OF leadinI
? congressman during the past twent,
. years.