Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-09

SEWARD-Mr. .Haase of York and Jacob
Goehring OF Seward have asked the city
council for a franchise to establish a gas
plant. The matter was referred to the city
attorney.
HITNTLEY-Mrs. ]. NJ. Vaughan, wife Of
a Harlan county, pioneer died at ner nome
aged AZ years 6 months. Interment was In
Alma cemetery.
PLATTSMOUTH-Rev. ]. H. Salisbury,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian church IN
mis- city, has rendered his resignation to
take effect August /. He has accepted a
call to Auburn.
CENTRAL CITY-Ben Schroeder. q ~
year-old boy is nursing a broken arm.
from the top Of a barrel. on which he was
performing acrobatic tricks.
FALLS CITY-william, better known as
BILLY" Moss, died at st. Joseph's hospital
in Omaha Tuesday morning. Mr.. Moss
had been at the hospital for two weeks for
the purpose of having an operation.
FALLS CITY-The funeral of little Billy
Hansen. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen Of
w. IA. Kerr OF this city, was held Wednes-
day afternoon from the home OF DR.. Kerr.
sEwARD-Miss Christina Ferber, a pro-
f~essional nurse of Seward, and Clee Tishue,
cashier of the First National bank of Sew
ard. and son OF the president of the bank,
were married at Lincoln Wednesday even
ing.
FALLS CTTY-Another heavy rain Tues
dAX nlRnI DTOuknN liz lulu OuN u AS
banks. The Nemaha is almost out here,
and is out at Salem. The dredge boat Is
being loaded with stones to keep 1t from
floating away.
HASTINGS-A call has been signed by a
score of automobile owners for a meeting
In the city hall Friday evening for the pur-
pose OF organizing an automobile club'
There are nearly 200 automobile owners In
Adams county and all are invited TO Join.
REATRICE-The Union Pacific managed
to get trains through to Manhattan, Kan,
Yesterday, the first since last saturday on
account OF the floods. The river is falling
slowly. and win soon assume its natural
state unless heavy rains visit this sectloh
again.
CENTRAL CITY-Miss M. Louise orms-
by who has spent p Hrsn ssv ersra S SSs been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Ormsby. Tuesday evening she left for
Seattle to attend the exposition a few days
before beginning her seasons work.
MADISON-Game Warden ]. 3. Donovan
found a seine $50 feet long and eight feet
wide in the possession Of II. Gilmore, who
resides twenty-two miIes nortneast OF
wire -contraption for fishing. Both seine
n trap were seized by the warden and
will be destroyed
KEARNEY-A meeting Of the Fort
Kearney National Park association was
held at the city hall Wednesday evening
and various committees reported Ftnan-
eially the reunion just held was a success,
" Nh1 "-' ~ 80 ~ -
anticipated on account OF a busy time OF
the year. The meeting next year will be
held during September.
REARNEY-Miss Eta Haase and
Clarence Morrison were married at the
home OF the brides parents at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. Rev. G. w. Abbott Of
the First Methodist church OBLIGATED.
Miss Haase is the daughter OF Edward
Haase, one OF the Oldest merchants In the
city, and has grown up In this city. Mr.
Morrison has spent several yeaus in this
city, being connected with the F. F. Roby
Milling company.
BEATRICE-rhe Rock Island Railroad
company has decided to move it's stone
crusher plant from Rockford, this county,
to some other point OF the road. II was
found that the quality OF rock taken from
this quartes OF the company was not suit
able for balasting. The company located
the plant there several years ago and at
that time purchased a tract of twenty
acres. II spent about Sic, 900 in erecting
buildings and buying machinery.
KEARNEY-County Attorney Eastsrling
appeared before Judge HAllowsll In the
county court Wednesday morning and
asked that the hearing OF andrew Treat,
the man who shot T. L. Graffius last
Monday at Shelton. be postponed until
July q. Treat begins to show signs OF
weakness and the good spirit ne has been
in since the shooting has left as he begins
TO realize the graveness OF his crime. His
face is still badly swollen from the blows
he received from Graffius after he had
been shot Graffius is slowly improving,