Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17

about knitted after a break which occurred
several months ago. M. Mabary was IN
the employ OF the Burlington Wnen ~
first break occurred and has been ON releil
since.
|. MINDEN-Since the recent snow storm
roads have been and are almost impassihie
the loads. snd then following ons day of
warm weather, which caused the snow 70
melt into water allover the roads. This
was followed by the cold SPELL and more
snow. ana the conseduence 10 that the
roads are IN worse condition unan Ssf
before.
HUMBoLDr-one Of the largest real es-
tate transactions sver pulled of IN tnis
section OF the state was when
". G.. Hummel sold his 160-acre farm. sev-
eTal miles east Of the city. TO mis- neis1hoi-
Emmanuel Timer. for $3.50. being at the
rate OF S160 per acre. The Improvements
on this farm are excellent and all Of the
land lies well. but the price touches high
water mark when the size OF the 1arm and
distance from town IL considered
FREMONT-Frank Hanlon's store was
entered by burglars last night and about
80 in cash and some small articles taken.
The burglar. as appears from tracks ON
the snow, climbed on 10 the roof of A
building at the rear of the store and broke
open "A small window in the second story
which was berely big enough for a small
man 20 squeeze through. The store was
entered the same way the night before
Christmas Tbere is no clue to the thieves.
ASHLANDSA series ofaccidents are ~
ported i'm this vicinity the past week. J.
3. Blair, living near Greenwood. IN saving
wood cut OF the first Joint of his INDEX
finger John Freshman. living near Man
ley, fell from a ladder. sustaining serious
injuries Mrs. A. Hulfish. in sewing at a
machine. ran a needle through her thumb.
the steel breaking off in the bone. An op-
GRAFTON was necessary 10 remove the nee
die.
RED CLOUD-F51nersI Of Joseph Polnie-
Key, a we'll respected farmer living north
OF this place, was held from the Catholic
church here TODAY and WAS LAFUrAW gt-
tended. although the weather was verv
cold. Mr.. Polnickey was born in Bohemia
being 81 years Of age at the time Of death.
which occurred February L.
FALLS CITY-A team belonging 10 MAJ
Gilleson became frightened at an aufomo-
bile Friday evening and ran away. throw
ing Mr.. GIlleson. r. E Glristead ard stan
ley Crook from the buggy. The accident
occurred near the Coon crossing about half
way TO Salem. and IL was to salem the
injured men were taken and ulacesi unde-
this care of a physician. They are improN-
ing rapidly The runaway team were found
here Saturday morning.
DnCKENS-Since the severe storm OF
Saturday and Saturday night several farm.
ers and ranChers are losing quite heavily
in stock. Cattle are the principal losses. as
this storm came so soon after the storm
Of last Tuesday that range stock had hardly
got over the effects OF that storm. No one
farmer has lost very many but several are
weather Last night was the coolest night
Of the winter here. being u degrees below
zero.
KEARNET-F. G. Keens and wife left
Monday evening on a trip around the
world. After a week spent in oathern Cal.
ifornia they will sail from San Francisco
on February d on the Japanese liner Tenyo
Maru direct for Yokohama. and after a
three weeks sotourn in the finest resorts
OF the Hakone mountains in Japan thew
W1ll sail for Vladivostock and there take
the Trans-Siberfan railway through Man
chur1a ana Siberia, arriving at MOSCOW
about April ID where a week viii be spent
St Petersburg. Warsaw and Berlin will
then be visited in the order named and
they will sail from Hamburg May q on
the Cleveland OF the Hamburg-AmeTican
line. arriving home again about NAY Is
This Is their third trip around the world
In ths last five years.