Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-17

body will be shipped TO this city for In
terment. Young Switz ives born and grew
to manhood in this city.
BEATRICE-Raln, sleet and snow has
been falling here for the last two days. |
More than four inches Of moisture fell here
lest Friday and saturday. The storm has
nv.
HAsTINGs-The brotherhood Of the
Presbyterian church will have its annual
banquet next Monday night. Covers VIII
be laid for about 200 persons. A number
Of speakers viii be here from over the
state.
ALBION-Snow fell yesterday afternoon
and last night to the depth of about a
foot, which IS slightly drifted this morning.
The thermometer registered 10 above early
this morning, but is gradually rising. NO
trains have yet reached here.
H~ASTINGS-An $50 horse power steam
turbine with direct connected . electric
stalled i'm the municipal lighting plant 1t
will more than double the capacity OF
the plant, which now is far overtaNed.
kEARNEI-With bad snowy weather TO
hinder hearney first Chrysanthemum
snow has just closed and declared a sue
cess. Twenty-Five prizes were awarded.
Inc exhibits were extraordinarily good,
but the weather kept the attendance low.
MUMBOLDT-Rev. A. T. Buell., who last
week resigned the pastorate of the Metho-
dist CnurCn ana was preparing 10 remove
TO Exeter, was advised SATURDAY that Rev.
MIR. Hun OF that PLAYED has decided not
remain in Humboldt for the present.
kLARNEY-The laying of the corner
stone of the new Cathollc churCh IN TINS
city will take place next Thursday morning,
Inc services Will be under the SnaIse OF
the Very Rev. Dean Wolfe of Grand Is
land, while the sermon WIN be delivered
by Rev. John Fitzpatrick OF Omaha,
formerly pastor here.
PATTSMOUTH-Miss Daisy Adams,
worthy matron; Miss Fannie Adams, Mrs;
Il. p. Downes, Mrs. William Allis and
Mrs. L. c. Garrison, members OF the
Martha Washington chapter of the eastern
star in HayeiOck, spent Tuesday IN the
/ Nebraska Masonic home and selected and
will furnish a room in the home IN honor
Of their chapter.
kEAhNEi-ruliy six inches OF snow
mas 1auen in TINS CITY curing me lasI
IUrty-eIEnJ hours ana more SNOW Is nov
on the grOund imam mas ueen mere az lnls
une OF tue year tor some time. liallls
are running a nJtle OFT Time on the man
me OF the onion Pacific Mhlie the branch
lines are keeping exceptionally close TO
schedule.
GKhSHAM-For nerly fifteen years h
II. MCGHGIln has been editor ana pro
prietor OF the Gresham Gazette slNins
Gresham one of the best country weekly
PAPERS published. owing 10 hcreasLAa
real estate business he mas sold the Ga
zette to J. A. Ruddick OF David Clty,
Neb., who announces that the Gazelle
will be Independent In pOlltlcs'
KEARNEY-Lewis Pierce, one OF the
proprIetors of the Nebraska Cash Grocery
company in lhls city, suffered a severe
INJURY sunday afternoon at ms nome III
the fourth ward. Mr.. Pierce vaulted a
manger in his barn and hghted on me
splintered handle OF an old pltchIork anu
the wood Vas FORCED mo the Hesny part Of
MS hip Tor several inches lie Was uaken
Immediately to the GrOtnan sanlIarlum Ior
attendance and is now resting easy.
GRAN DISLAND-The boys and girls
corn growing and domestic scienee on
test this year was a success, despite Ihe
most unpleasant weather that ATTENDED
the event. There was a large number OF
exhibits, some of which Will be taken 10
the national corn exhibit at Omaha ana
a large number of spectators called az
the court house where. the contest was
held. to see the work of the contestants
YORK-While Peter Doyle, a farmer
living northwest of York, was hauling a
e load of baled alfalfa hay to York, driving
Z against a fierce wind, he was nailed py
a smadll boy on the roadside, who tolo
r him that his load of hay was a mass OF
!, flames. He only had time to jump off
burning load. A passing Burlington trair
3 is supposed to have set the hay on fire
i GRAND ISLAND-The action of the
t Japanese who own and operate a restaur'
ant here in closing the door while trying
to handle an intoxicated man, leaving MS
: friends unable to reach him, caused ar
/ incipient riot, friends of the man finding
= a pile of paving brick handy and smash
ing in a big plate glass window; me
! station and was fined $40 and costs. An
i other ma was cut In the affray, but be
: iieves it was done by falling glass.
YORK-The York Rlfalfa Milling com
pany, a company In which a number Of
York business men are interested, az 6
stockholders meeting elected the follow,
=. A.. Keefe, vice president; w. G Lauren
son, secretary; c. H. Rolling, treasurer
The directors elected are; W. w. Malqg
G. Boyer and c. A. Keefe They expec
to equip and install an alfalfa meal mil
Of larger capacity than any outside o.
Omaha.
ALBIoN-only two cases of imoprtanc,
d have yet been tried in the district court
n In the case Of Watland against four salooi
4 keepers OF Petersburg, and the Bondin'
company, wherein a JUDGMENT or SO,U
> was asked for personal injuries, the jury
S returned a verdict for $3.50. In the case o
Sarah against Fidelity Accident Insurance
company, the plaintiff asked judgment OF
was killed at Oakdale while on his wa!
\ to the Trip county land drawing. a YER
dict of S4S5 was given.
HASTINGS-A number of citizens herr
are advocating the formation Of a com
panv to bid for the Adams county bridg'
= work next month. Last December tn
u company which had the contract 70
y bridge work here for the last severa
much lower than any it had previously
, presented. but although considerable re
pair and reconstruction work was ordere,
d early this year 1t was not started unit
h about election time. Local business mel
induced an independent bidder to ente
the competition last year, but the con
- the work for several years. II the pres
ent severe weather continues II VIII prob
ably b impossible to complete all of tn
d work needed this year.
n GRAND ISLAND-W. r. Rownds. tn
. owner OF a large livery stable at the cor
8 ner OF Third and Kimball, has secured
Temporary VIII OF m5ub hCiI9,Dg : frnigb
dppot on the Kimball street crossinl
Kimball street. by ordinance. having som
time ago been closed to traffic and IN
l. Dowt ctvaaf cast which had haan CLOSED