Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
Nebraska Notes.

SARGENT-Spring is slow here, but the
farmers have been blowing since April /.
Observation-Disclosures will have
the same number OF saloons as last year
regardless OF the 8 o'clock closing,
BEATRICE-Plans nave already beer
perfected for a base ball and track team
at the high school the coming season.
WYMORE - The committee solicitina
funds to buy paraphernalla for the Wymort
base ball team has had success, In 10
date $9S has been subscribed.
FALLS CITY-Miss Anna Shafer. dsueh.
ter Of Francis Shafer of this city, was
married In Lincoln Wednesday morning 10
II. M. Steidly of Fort Collins, Colo.
YoRK-C. B. Crone. secretary of the
York County Sunday School association, tc
be held here April 2S and 20. announces
that every preparation has been made.
BEATRICE-S. q. Free was called to
Perry; la, today by a telegram stating
seriously injured while dehorning cattle.
COLUMBUS-The Columbus Commercial
club and all business men who boost a lit
tie bit are making great preparations for
the conventions, this city is to have his
summer.
M'COOL~Phillip Duffy, former manager
OF the Rogers Lumber company of this
place, has accepted a position with the
clark Lumber company of York and has
moved to York.
Observation-Disclosures Schmidt and Miss
Marian Breunsbach, both OF Liberty, were
married here yesterday by County Judge
Spatford. They will make their home on
a farm near that place.
BURWELL-At the village election high
license won by thirty-seven majority, but
the public Improvement ticket was elected
by only five votes. 1t was generally con.
ceded that the town would go wet"
FALLS CITY-An error in the result of
the election here Tuesday showed II. r.
Miner and Ed Falcon elected members OF
the school board. Instead. It was III. r.
Miner and B. Simonton who were elected.
BEATRICE-Mrs. John Wayham. resid-
ing in the northeast part OF the city, yes
terday sustained a fractured hip and severe
bruises about the body by falling from a
buggy She is 80 years old and for that
reason her recovery will be slow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Furnas parks
are being sown to blue grass and white
clover this week. The trees planted in
Wymore's parks have made a good growth
and In another year or two the fences will
be removed and the parks opened to the
public.
PLATTSMOUTH-The entire democratic
ticket, with John Sattler for mayor, was
elected with the exception of members of
DR.. c. A. Marshall. Twelve towns in Cass
county will go dry and five wet" in
GLIDING Plattsmouth.
SARGENT-The city election went six
teen for no saloons. which is one majority
over last year. The pool halls were also
voted out. One of the business men made
the public statement that the firms sales
We're So per cent better with no saloon.
Last year was the first dry year.
BEATRICE-BeTt Edmund and Miss
Irene Wright, two young people of this
city, were married I'm Lincoln yesterday
by Judge p. ii. Cosgrave. After a brief
wedding trip they will make their home
In Beatrice, where the groom is employed
with the Nebraska Corn Products company.
FREMONT-Ray A. Collins. a son of ex-
County superintendent Collins, who now
lives near Chicago, has been appointed a
surveyor In the Philippines. He is a native
of this county and his home was here for
many years. Al present he is taking an
advanced engineering course in Chicago
university.
KEARNEY-A $4,000 pipe organ is being
installed by a New York firm in the new
Methodist church. The instrument Is one
of the largest I'm the state. there being In
from four to sixteen feet long, This is the
second new pipe organ to be installed in
this city in the last three months.
FREMONT-The annual business meeting
of the Presbyterian church was held Hst
evening. During the year thirty-five COM
municants have been added 20 the church,
making the total number 2S7. aDvid Rowe,
j. ii, Knowles and ). 5. Sidner were elected
elders. The treasuTer's report showed a
balance on hand after paying all bills.
YORK-Swan Swanson. one OF the best
known Swede farmers in York county, was
found dead In bed. For several years Mr..
Swanson has been living In York and look
ing after his land interests. He was one
of the early pioneer farmers and out Of
the productiveness and fertility of York
county soil soon acquired a competence.
BRIDGEPORT - The village election
passed off quietly here. There were lOl
votes cast, the largest number in the his
tory OF the town. The question Of license
or no license was submitted, and resulted
in no license by a majority of sixteen votes.
r. C.. Neumann, r.. IL. Wilder and Mike
Beerline were elected members Of the viii
lage board for the ensuing two years.
YORK-Yesterday c. G. Cobb Of the C. c.
Cobb Dry Goods company celebrated the
thirty-fifth anniversary of business In
York. Thirty-five years ago Mr.. Cobb
to York and I'm a small room com
menced selling merchandise and from that
small beginning the business grew until
IL is one of the largest and best known re-
tail dry goods establishments in the state.
KEARNEY-The fact that Kearney has
gone dry" for the next year has brought
gladness 10 the temperance people and
sweet revenge TO a faction of the liquor
interests. The saloon men have been hav-
ing trouble among themselves and accord