Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
Nebraska

officiating. Following the ceremony a
four-course dinner was served. The young
couple will make their home on a farm
five miles southeast Of Beatrice.
HARTINGTON-The annual stockholders
meeting Of the Cedar County Farmers
Telephone company was held this Afternoon
in the city hall. The meeting was largely
attended. over fifty stockholders i1eing
present. The report of r. Ready, secretary,
disclosed a gratifying condition of the
company's affairs. An 3 per cent dividend
was declared. The following were re-
elected as directors: I. o. Bingham. Martin
Bottolfson, c. II. Whitney, b. Ready, +.
o.. Robinson.
HAsTINGs-Herman K. Stein. senior
member of the firm Of Stein Bros, de-
partment store firm, has received a note
from a woman now living in Illinois en-
closing 81 to recompense him for an amount
he gave her through error in Clay Center,
some ten years ago. The woman. who
signed her name in full. said that her
conscience had been troubling her all these
years and that by diligent effort she had
traced Mr.. Stein to Hastings and that as
soon as she located him she forwarded the
money.
HAsTINGS-The civic federation has reor-
gained after two years OF existence and
has changed its bylaws to permit partici-
patton in political campaigns. Heretofore
the officers of the federation nave d.
rected the prohibition campaigns, but they
have done so as individuals and not on
behalf of the federation. c. S. Rohrer has
been reelected president. The other off
GERS are Hans Hansen. vice president; ".
T. Carson, secretary, and w. L. Taylor,
treasurer.
H~ASTINGS-A Hastings man, Joseph 7.
Tedrow. a retired real estate dealer. will
probably share In the distribution of a large
estate in Ohio, that of Leonard Giest, who
died recently at his home near Marietta,
o. Mr.. Giest owned over 100 farms. ac-
cording to reports, besides having numer-
Gus other Investments lie was noted as a
hermit, his intimate ~acquaintances being
less than a score. The nearest relatives are
Mr.. Tedrow and another cousin, and a
son of Mr.. Chests sister. Mr.. Giest died on
February o.
HUMBoLDT-The parsonage adjoining
the Seventh Day Baptist church, a few
stroyed by fire, which, it is supposed,
came from sparks settling on the roof,
which embers came from a pile of burn
ing trash in the yard of Joel b. Babcock.
a few rods distant. Mr.. Babcock watched
his fire until he thought It was all extin-
guished and then went to get his team
from the barn to go to work, later dis
covering the parsonage to be on fire. The
help made it impossible TO save the build
ing. and as>it was old and unoccupied the
loss by the society will not be great.
! HAMPTON-Dr. Steinburg. county Board
of Heath physician and DIR. 7. w. Haughey,
both of Aurora, Neb., were here last
night about midnight, and in company with
DIR. Gelow, the local physician, visited sew
eral places, pronouncing zach case genuine
smallpox. Prof. Wright, principal of the
school. was among the first victims and has
lain Unconscious since Monday morning
scarcely moving a muscle. Several places
have been quarantined and a number OF
Others will be this morning. Nearly every
one in town has been exposed either d-
rectly or indirectly and excitement run
high for miles around. The Board OF
Health is doing all they can to check it.