Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

newly welded pair came at once to this
city, and are making their home with the
formers brother, Roy Reid and wife.
PLATTSMOUTH-Friday night was the
coolest here during the month of April
and ice formed half an inch thick 1t is
generally believed that all OF the early
fruit has been killed.
HAMPTON-Mr. Stripping. one of the
oldest Hamilton county pioneers, was
buried in the German Lutheran cemetery
last Sunday. Had he lived just ten days
more he would have reached his SSth
birthday. Mrs. Lentz, another old settler,
was also buried Monday, having passed the
three-score-year mark by six or seven
years.
PLATTSMOUTH-The Grand Army of
the Republic will decorate the graves of
their departed brothers Saturday forenoon,
MAY %. and memorial services will be held
in the Parmele theater in the afternoon.
Rev. ]. II. Salisbury will deliver the me-
mortal sermon in the First Presbyterian
church in this city on Sunday forenoon
BEATRICE-At a special meeting of the
city council last evening an ordinance was
passed fixing an occupation tax of 800 per
year on each person or firm operating a
business OF dealing in options in stocks,
grain or provisions. Mayor Rutherford
appointed John Murray as an additional
night officer, and the appointment was
confirmed.
NEBRASKA CITY-s. NJ. Parker, aged
Sc, died at his home at Palmyra yesterday
of heart failure. He came to this county
twenty years ago and has always been
prominent in politics in the western part
of the county lee leaves a widow and ak
children. His funeral will be held tomor-
row. lie represented this county in the leg
islature in 1906.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have been
completed for the dedication of the new
Methodist church on May 3, and the prin-
cipal address is TO be delivered by DR.. T.
G. lift of Denver, assisted by a number
of pastors from this and surrounding cities.
The program will open on Saturday evening
and wind up with a lecture by DR.. Tiff on
Monday evening.
PLATTSMOUTH-J. w. Newell, auditor
of freight and ticket accounts for the Bur-
lington lines west of the Missouri river, is
attending a meeting of the accountants OF
all railroads in Cincinnati this week. On
account of the death of his son, w. p.
Durkee. auditor, was unable to attend the
convention. Mrs. j. w. Newell has been
visiting relatives in Plattsmouth the last
week.
WOOD RIVER-C. G.. Johns. formerly
editor of the Wood River Sunbeam and
recently in the employ of the Nebraska
Farmer of Lincoln, has severed his con-
nectiOn with the latter paper and has &C
cepted the position of advertising manager
of a large department store in Grand
Island. Mr.. Johns Is at the present time
secretary-treasurer of the Nebraska Press
association.
BEATRICE-In the case OF George t.
Stephenson, trustee for Samuel Wymore,
against Charles NJ. Murdoch ct al, of wy
more, Judge Pemberton' yesterday held
that the sales made by Samuel Wymore
in 1892 we're bona fide and cannot be inter
fered with by the court; that the contract
entered into by Wynlore and {. NJ. Muir
dock is valid. TIT amount involved in the
suit is $6,066. II.
] CENTRAL CITY-Earl n. Halleck and
Lizzie McRoberts were married at the
office Of the county judge here Wednes-
day, Judge Peterson officiating, They left
at once for the west and II is understood
that they will make their home In Oregon.
The bride is the granddaughter of MI.
and Mrs. John McRoberts, and has been
making her home with them here since
they moved here from Sterling. Colo.
PLATTsMOUTH-Miss Juliette Atwood
of Lincoln passed through this city on the
Burlington last evening for New York city
to spend a few days with her brothers be-
fore sailing for Europe next Tuesday In
company with Miss Ruth Holmes, daugh-
ter OF Judge and Mrs. E. p. Holmes, and
Mrs. Howard Balrise OF Omaha Miss
abroad for an Indefinite period to study
music.
CENTRAL CITY-A field meet in which
some of the best college athletes in the
state will participate. will be held here
May 10, when Hastings and Nebraska
Central colleges will contest for supremacy.
Produced some OF the best distance run
ners ever turned out by any college in the
state. and claims to have some surprises
on the college campus.
YORK-City assessors report that they
find an increased amount OF building in
York, exceeding that of many years.
Everywhere they report new residences,
and new improvements, amounting to nearly
100000. II York keeps this up, its
growth according to The next census SsD may ray
returns showed that York had made a
larger growth than any other city in
Nebraska except South Omaha.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. M~arshberger, a
IN the northeast part Of the city at the