Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-14

begin on filling their immense ice houses to-
morrow, and large numbers of laborers are
congregating for the work.
BEATRICE-In a wrestling match at
Odell last evening between Emil Kaufman
of Beatrice and Charles Heller of Odell
the former won In two straight falls. The
first fall was secured in twenty-five min
utes and the second in six minutes.
PLATTSMOUTH-Lee j. Mayfield has
sold his interest in the Louisville Courier,
this county, to his brother, F.. G.. Mayfield.
Pearl Esmay has sold his interest in the
hardware and furniture pushes in Louis
Vile to his partner, Peter c. Straude.
PLATTSMOUTH-The work IN the
bridge across the Platte river near Louis
vile is progressing nicely. The half way
mark has been passed. 1t is now pre-
dicted that the work will have been COM
pleted and teams crossing by February l.
MINDEN-Minden defeated Alma in a
game of basket ball by a score of 26 to %.
although the Alma boys were the larger.
Minden's quickness eVened It up. This is
Minden's second game, and in defeating
Alma it bested last years southwestern
champions.
GRAND ISLAND-The preliminary hear
ing of Harold Nyboe and William Martin
on the charge of holding up an old man
named Theiler and rnbbing him of forty
both were bound over by Judge Payne in
the sum Of $1,000,
NEBRASKA CTTY-Wiliam Schwarken
and Miss Mamie A.. X. Fay were united
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home of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fay, near Unadilla. Both are well
known and popular young people of that
part of the county.
NEBRASKA CITY-At a meeting of Ne
brsska City Fire Company No. l the follow
ing officers were elected: President, Clark
Dickson; foreman, Erhart RAIDER; secre-
tary, Charles Johnson; treasurer, r. y.
Hawley and trustees, O. C. Morton, w.
Handley and Robert Fisher,
HUMBOLDT-Jacob A. McDougall. one of
kIa tnnaa Nratnra no Of this gnPfinn died al
his home in the west part of the city on
Monday evening. The end was not uneX-
pected, as Mr.. McDougall has been very
lew for several months and had been an
invalid for several years.
STELLA-Local icemen are harvesting a
fine quality of ice this week. The Their
low the last week. The ice is about twelve
inches in thickness. The open winters or
the last three years have made II dlrtlcult
to obtain enough Ice without shipping in.
PLATTSMOUTH-Clerk of the District
Court Robertson has completed the new
docket for district court this year, which
shows six criminal. thirteen law. sixteen
equity and seventeen tax cases. The next
term of the district court will convene in
this city on January IS, with a jury jan
uary %.
YoRK-The York Ice company has forty
men and twenty teams cutting and hauling
ice that is ten to twelve inches thick and
the best and purest quality of ice ever har-
vested in York. Besides the large storage
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In York and will load fifty to 100 cars for
other nearby towns.
BEATRICE-A reception was rendered
TO Rev. Roy Badger and wife at Trinity
Lutheran church last evening. About a
hundred were present, and after brief ad-
dresses Of welcome were given by the PAS
tors of the city with response by Mr.:
Badger. a musical program was rendered
and refreshments served.
LINDSAY-The Lindsay hotel had a mar
row escape from a bad fire yesterday morn
ing. Fire started I'm the kitchen, but 1t was
discovered about l a. m. by one OF the
boarders who got in rather early in the
morning. He gave the alarm and the
smouldering fire was soon put out by the
volunteer fire department.
NEBRASKA CITY-Chief of the Fire De-
partment NJ. Bauer, who is the oldest fire
chief in the state, was watching some men
store ice in a house yesterday when the
He escaped without any broken bones but
he was so badly bruised he will be con-
fined to his bed for some time.
COLUMBUs-County Judge Rattermar
line for the last year. He made a few un'
happy by refusing licenses to four couples
made foTty-four happy by performing the
TO get tie consent OF their parents or guar
dams and in all issued liz licenses to get
married.
HUMBoLDT-The ice harvest started
here Monday and a force of wOrkmen Il
busily engaged In housing ten-iuch ice from
Spring lake, northeast of the city. +. j
Bynek is also cutting from the Nemahi
near Wells mill. Private concerns will
also take up the work at once. The ice 4
Of excellent quality this year, being clea
and solid.
YoRK-York merchants state that tn
use OF automobiles by farmers has helpe'
business in York for the reason that tn
farmers living a distance from York havinI
autos who formerly traded at their neares
| In business from York county farmers own