Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-06
Nebra.ka View. Note..

Yesterday after a brief Illness of pneu-
monis.
FALLS CTTY-whle playing show with.
several other children Sunday Harry Nc
Manus fell from a ladder and broke a leg
and an arm.
WTLCOX-WfHiam Mawsey and wife Of
this place celebrated their fiftieth ami
were married in New York state.
GENEVA-Tcdsy. just before the wind
whooped ny from the northwest. fire was
house. lately almost destroyed by fire. A
bucket or two Of water soon put it out.
PLATTSMOUTH-The Plsttsmouth Water
has elected the following officers:
Mass: secretary. T. II. Pollock. Piatts-
mouth; treasurer, B. Q. Bond, Rochester,
n. II.
COLCMBCS-Another new firm has
started out at the beginning of the year
in the hardware business. William Ragatz
has bought out the half interest in the
Boyd-Murray store, and now the firm name
Will be Boyd and RagatZ.
BEATRICE-Rev. J. r. Davis began his
fourth year as pastor Of the Christian
church Sunday. Special services were held
in Observance OF the event. Nearly go
have been added to the church roll since
Mr.. Davis took charge as pastor.
FALLS CITY-Fred wittwer died sud
denly OF heart trouble at his home, south
west OF Salem on January l. Mr.. Witt
one OF Richardson ~county's early settlers.
He leaves a wife and fourteen children.
BEATRICE-G. f. Emery. who was re-
Gently appointed chief clerk in the office Of
Land Commissioner Cowles, yesterday sold
his residence property to Mrs. Alice Brad
ley of this city. Mr.. Emery and family
will remove to Lincoln in a few weeks.
CENTRAL CITY The Chapman Co
Operative Creamery company has just
closed a contract with the Union Pacific
Railroad company, by the terms of which
the railroad company will take the entire
nfrf - fk, aran mary for ar n nfinr in
its dining car service.
PERC-John Thornhill has received news
OF the death of his sisters oldest boy, at
his home in Savanna Mo. on Christmas
age. was out hunting and accidentally shot
himself. Mr.. and Mrs. Thornhill were I'M
able to attend the funeral.
SCOTIA-John Herman, jr., for many
years a resident OF Scotia, has patented an
airship which promises to take front rank
in aerial navigation. While in Washington
Mr.. Herman received a tempting offer for
his invention. but declined to sell. He Is
building his ship at Independence, Mo.
BEATRICE-About fifty OF the friends
and ~neighboTs OF Rev !. W. Lewis gath
in celebrating his fiftieth anniversary. 4
splendid supper was served. and as a token
OF esteem the guests left a good supply
OF provisions and a beautiful silver offer
ing.
BEAVER ~CITY-The Arapahoe Pioneer,
the only democratic paper in Furnas
county, will change hands with the present
weeks issue, having been purchased by
w. L. Butler, foreman OF the Beaver City
Times-Tribune, and his father, w. o. But
Ter OF ArapIhoe, an experienced newspaper
writer.
PLATTSMOCTH-The PIattsmouth Even
ing News plant was sold Tuesday afternoon
to County Attorney G. a. Rawls at bank
rupt sale for 500, to satisfy the creditors
founded April Is, 1854. and has since been
the leading republican newspaper in this
county.
PLATTSMOUTH-Sheriff Quinton brought
F. J. Bueltel to this city last evening from
the home OF George Hid. where he was
taken with a fit which lasted for several
scious. The unfortunate man has a mem
6ership ticket as engineer in the state of
Minnesota.
BEATRICE-The stockholders OF the
Beatrice Iron works held their annual
meeting last evening and elected the fol-
lowing as a board Of directors: Lon
Trude. Dr. n. NJ. Hepperlen. II. A. Thomp-
August Schaefer. The reports for last
years business as read we're most en-
couraging.
CoLUMBUs-A good share Of tn. Mssons
OF Columbus and the surrounding country
are attending school this week. The
teacher is Robert f French. grand Gus
todian Of the grand lodge Of the state. and
that Grand Master William A. DeBord OF
Omaha will be here.
PERU-At an elaborate dinner party at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. b. p Jones. re-
Gently. the engagement OF their daughter,
Miss Mae Jones, to Dorsey Majors. a promi-
nent citizen OF this place. was announced.
Miss Jones is a graduate OF the normal
and has taken special work in the elocu-
ton department. Mr.. Majors Is a graduate
OF Ann Arbor law college.
BEATRICE-The annual meeting Of the
stockholders OF the Beatrice Gas and Power
company was held last evening. Except for
the addition OF two eastern holders OF
stock in the company the board OF direc-
tors for 1893 is to remain practically I'M
changed. During the last year the com
pany has expended over 10000 in improv-
r. r. Kyd.
CENTRAL CITY-sheriff Her has inst
purchased OF Sheriff Dunkle Of Hall county
a pair OF fine b~lOOdhOunds, splendidly
trained. and now has them in his keeping
here ready to turn them loose on the tran
o. the next lawbreaker that happens along
this way. Recently Sheriff Dunkle bought
six hounds from the warden OF the state
penitentiary. and has been quite success
ful in handling them.
FAIRBURY The mortgage record OF
Jefferson county for the year 1915 shows as
follows: Farm mortgages filed 81, amount
$1,000 s1f7 SsH CITY mortgaSes fiIed
IA. amount SEAS; released 1856. amount
S9.549@ decrease tLSi4F. Chattle mort
i.s0s. amount ssn. 2S5.s1; decrease, syB,l320
Total decrease, SfS23s9.G-
FAIRBURY-wIniam Nelson. a colored
boy IS years old. who has been employed
al A restaurant near the depot. stole a
case OF eggs from the Rock Island freight
depot and was ordered by the county court
10 be sent 10 the reform school, but last
night escaped from the bailiff, in whose
charge he was placed. He was rearrested
at Hanover. Kan. and will b brought
back today and sent TO the school.
CAIRO-Smallpox has broken out ia
Cairo and the boarding house OF Mrs. w.
NJ. Carlson IL under quarantine. two ~
her children being sick with the disease.
None % the boarders roomed there. and
they are not now within the quarantine.
The schools are remaining closed after the
holiday vacation. and people by the dozen
are being vaccinated- II r. not known
how many have been exposed 10 the dis
ease.
BEATRiCE-The annual meeting % the
stockholders OF the pempster Mil Manu-
featuring company was heid last night.
The following board Of directors was
elected; c. r. DemPster. IT. W. Schafer.
J. W. Burgess, ". T. pempster. W. A
Waddington. A W. King and r II. Yale.
The port submitted showed a very