Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
Nebraska

pitetor OF the Commercial hotel. Is build
hotel. which will give him several much
needed bedrooms. a large sample room and
other needed ground floor rooms.
YORK-One of the most interesting
games OF the season was that between the
ministers and the lawyers of York. They
played seven innings and the ministers
distinguished themselves as ball PLAYERS,
winning the game by a score of 9 to ..
PLATTSMOUTH-In the home of Super
intendent j. w. Gamble and wife I'm this
city Yesterday took place the marriage of
Thomas, an operator for the Missouri Pa
cific in Fort Crook. the ceremony being
performed by DR.. John T. Baird.
EXETER-work is progressing rapidly
on the Klotz building. The masons are at
work this week on the second story. The
lower rooms will be occupied by William
r. Dickinson with a line OF furniture and
undertaking goods. The upper story will
have two office rooms and a large hall.
NEBRASKA CITY-A car on the Mis-
souri, Pacific tracks here was robbed night
before last and fifty pounds of prunes,
cocoa and other sweet things taken there
from and the seal replaced almost as II
was originally. The broken seal was dis
covered before the car left the yards and
the police are working on the case.
EXETER-The Board of Education of
this place has selected the following corps
of teachers for the next school year: SUI
perintendent, II. Jennison; principal, Louise
Essex; assistant principal, Cleo B.. Chap
Psll; grammar Anna PAUL intermediate.
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Kinney; primary, Maude Hanks.
PLATTSMOUTH-John Donohue Of Will
liamsburg, Ia, was arrested while proving
around the barn Of George Switzer. near
Nehawka. He was brought to this city
and the board of insanity decided that
his insanity was caused by being under
the influence OF liquor for so long a time.
lie will be returned to his relatives in
Iowa.
YORK - The following officers were
elected by the York Elk c. a. McCloud;
loyal knight; Joseph Pick, esteemed lee
turing knight; A. B.. Christian, treasurer;
F. f. Lloyd. secretary: DR.. F. g. Snyder.
ESQUIRE: w. B. Sisson, chaplain; trustees,
Flick, WOODS "''''m 0O''0" ana Joseph
HARvARD-A heavy wind came up
Wednesday evening. following an exceed
ingly warm day. and for a time serious
conditions seemed probable, but It past
away with no destruction of property as
far as learned. This morning is cold. with
storm indications, and either snow or rain
seems promised from the nature of The
weather.
BEATRICE-A special meeting OF the
Beatrice fire department was held last
the remainder of the funds necessary to
liquidate the debt incurred by the erection
of the firemen's building now in course of
construction, was arranged. The depart
ment is planning to give an amateur the
atrical some day this spring.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Elks of this city
| are making ella DOfdle ARRANGEMENTS Tor a
fair which is to be held in this city all
next week. The proceeds go TO the char
ity fund and for the furnishing of a mon
this city next December. They usually
give a minstrel performance to raise this
fund. but they changed the program this
year.
HARVARD-Tuesday Edward Kreutz,
living six miles northwest of here, was
drawing a heavy load of manure on a
spreader and on passing his house, without
IL l-A- Ii INA .-,n- A. a-E
came out and climbed on the wagon. She
fell off and the wheels passed over both
legs, breaking and crushing the bones in
a bad manner. also hurting her head, all
before the father knew the child was
4 around.
BROKEN Bow-About sixteen college
men attended a banquet last night for the
purpose of effecting a permanent club or
ganization. Those who took all or part
of an academic course were eligible to
membership. Toasts were responded to by
DIR. Christensen, Ross Moore. Dr. Buckley.
Herbert Myers, William McCandless and
Clifford Lomax. F.. F. Myers acted as
POSTMASTER. The banquet lasted until long
after midnight.
GIBSON-The new high school building
Is up TO the second story. Most of the sec
ond floor joist are now in place and flrst
is fast nearing completion. the casing are
being put on and the frescoing is well
along. The entire basement is fitted up
in rooms for church festivals. The cement
floor Is all in and the steps leading TO it
are being put in. About thirty days more
will practically complete it.
HARVARD-Some time ago Stacy Flint,
living ten miles north in Hamilton county,
had his right shoulder broken by a water
tank being blown over on him, thereby
rendering his arm useless. Finding II
necessary to continue his farm work, mis-
little 6-year-old son was usually out to
meet his father at the barn and help take
the child was passing behind one Of the
horses, the animal kicked him in the abdo-
me nand broke one leg In a bad manner
TEKAMAH-What might have been a
very serious accident happened to the
5-year-old daughter of John Garfield yes
terday afternoon, The little girl was play
ing In the yard and accidentally fell into
an open well about twelve feet deep and
with ten feet OF water. AS she came up
she grasped the two-inch pipe attached
to The pump ard held on until one OF the
her. The little one came up smiling, not
realizing what a narrow escape she had
BROKEN BOW-Yesterday Felix Roths-
child. a commercial man out OF chicago
stopping at one of the principal hotels
here, reported that someone had lifted a
bunch of valuables from him, assaying
somewhere in the neighborhood Of $3.50
About the time the loss was reported a
young transient guest registered at the
same hotel as F. W. Ellis, Billings, Mont.
was discovered TO be among the missing
as were also several articles of wearing
apparel belonging TO other people. So faT
the young man refuses TO be located.
FULLERTON-Today occurred the fun
eral of Mrs. Tryphena Johnson, one Of
the oldest settlers IN Fullerton, having
lived here for woTe than thirty years, and
was about IS years of age. She had a fall
about six weeks ago and has been an
intense sufferer ever since. She is sur
vived by two sons by a first marriage,
James and George odell' and by g later
marriage w. r. Johnson, DR.. F. w. john
son and Mrs. Eta Darling. The funeral
services were held at the home of DR..
johnson. conducted by Rev. Mr.. Cooper OF
the Presbyterian church. assisted by Rector
Hamilton OF the Episcopal church.