Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-23

YORK-Local sportsmen report good
duck shooting and many have brought in
fine bags of game.
YORK;. G Cooper has purchased the
takes possession this week.
YORK-The death of William j. Lynch
caused sorrow among his many old pio-
neer friends. The deceased was one Of
the Oldest residents of York.
HENDERSON-Edward r. Winning, man
ager of the. telephone exchange at this
place, died, leaving a wife, daughter and
IA large number Of friends to mourn his
loss.
| HUMBOLDT-Will Dahlka and Miss Eva
Hatslng, two well known people of the re-
glon northwest Of town, were united in
marriage by the county judge at Falls
City.
PLATTSMOUTH-The Frances A. a
good-sized pleasure boat. with a gasoline
engine, passed down the Missouri river,
passing Plattsmouth about 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon.
PLATTSMoUTH.The ice has prac-
ttcally all passed down the river and the
ferryboat at this point commenced to
carry passengers and teams across the
Missouri river Monday.
WEST POINT-Mrs. Henry Paul OF Su-
perior. a former resident OF West Point,
was taken TO the IN hospital on
saturday and underwent a serious opera
tlon on SUNDAY Sot slight hopes are en-
tertained of hSr recovery.
WEST PQINT-Mrs. Harriet Maynard
one OF the best known pioneer women OF
''a' y NJ nv ldIiitil OTl "a
or this city at the advanced age of 50.
She had lived al. her late home with her
son. Demetrius Maynard. since 1873. The
cause OF death was apopleXy.
THAYER-News of the death of Cyrus
Blaine was received here this week
Nearly everyone knew the deceased, whc
homesteaded land near here and was loved
by all The body was brought from
Grand Island to Thayer and burial tool
place in Rosemond cemetery.
COLUMBUS-The Methodist Episcopa
church here was packed to the doors last
evening, the occasion being a special mu.
sleal program rendered by the choir, and
In charge'of Prof. j. F.. Erskine, as choir
master, and Mrs. f.. r. Jarm8n, as pianist
COLUMBUS-B. H. Schroeder, who ha,
been the cashier of the German Nations
bank since It was started, mas resigned hi,
position and will take a position that vii
keep him out of doors more, on account o
mis- health. Edward Ragatz has taken IN,
position as cashier of the bank.
TECUMSEH-One Of the cases NJ III,
stSte against Charles NJ. Chamberlain o
ms city, will come up in the Gage count,
9ls1rlGt court at Beatrice on April 6. Mi
chamberlain, as cashier of the failed Cham
oerlain bank of Tecumseh. is accused viii
having accepted money on deposits afte
he knew his bank TO be insoIvent m.
of venue o"""s
TECUMsEH-The members Of the Unite,
brethren church at Crab Orchard. hi
SSuntE' who lost this building by fire las
~ IA II once
a Drlck or concrete building will be erecte,
ana the contract will be let at an earl
uay, me matter of funds necessary I
warrant beginning of the work has aIread
: been taken care OF. Rev. r. G. Rocker /
r the pastor. :
, D. the preliminaries In th
explanatory contest Friday evopIns
March lS, Miss Gertrude Stacy was chosS
E 10 represent ord I'm the central Nebrask
contest Inc other contestants Wer
Aural Scott, Walter NolI, Madeline Ga
son and Elgtn Clason. Miss Scott wa
= awarded second place by the Judges an
e IN the minds of many she deserved frs
the judges were Stanton Allen of WoI
y bach, Myrtle krebs of Scotia and Prime
pal Hallet OF st. Paul.
TABLE ROCk-William l.. Gettle. son q
I w, q. Gettle, arrived here from WasbinS
p, ton, ID. G., on the nth inst. having hee
u honorably discharged on the 12th as firs
class electrician on the cruiser Mayflowel
Mr.. Gettle at once re-enlisted, aud is her
n on n thirty days furlough to visit his pai