Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

BEATRICE-The Beatrice High school
the high school team of that city Friday
night by the score of ~ to II.
COLUMBUS-George Lehmen. who owns
the Thurston hotel building, damaged by
an explosion, has sent a letter and a $50
bill to the fire department.
PLATTSMOUTH-At the regular meeting
of the Board OF Education j. w. Gamble
was reelected superintendent of the Platts-
mouth public schools for another year.
PLATTSMOUTH-The school board has
secured w. j. Bryan to deliver a lecture
to the graduating class of the Plattsmouth
High school at the close of this school year.
TUCUMSEH-Mrs. Catherine V. Man
ming died at the home of her son, Warren
E. Manning. in Tecumseh. Wednesday.
February 3, 1909. She had been in failing
health for some time.
BEATRICE-Word comes from Salida,
made by the Florence Milling company In
which N. s. Gashaw, a former Beatrice
resident, Is interested.
BEATRICE-The Wilbur High school
has IS t ball o team Nv was vas S SoSn a Meas last c syes-
tan association team by the score OF IS
to So. 1t was the best game here this
season.
HUMBOLDT. Leland Shroyer, son Of
j. o. Shroyer, one of the pioneer progress
sive farmers of this section, has just been
called to Manchester, Ia, to take a position
as teacher of mathematics and science in
the high school,.
KBARNEY-The funeral of w. d. Clapp,
an old-time resident of this vicinity, was
held at a local undertakers chapel Friday
morning. Odd Fellows and Grand Army
men attended in a body, while Rev. Mr..
McEwen conducted the services.
STOCKVILLE-The largest sale of land
in Frontier county for some time was made
this week. S. L.. Burson. now. Of Gothen-
burg. sold his ranch west OF haywood.
consisting Of $500 acres of land. to Peter
Schmidt OF this county for $4,000.
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Seward County Telephone company the sec
month of January, 1909, $4,000 worth OF
has seven exchanges and declared a divi-
dend of IL per cent.
PLATTSMOUTH-At the request of Su-
perintendent ]. w. Gamble the school board
has decided that all students above the
fourth grade who make a general average
over IS per cent, with no grade below 80
per cent on any subject for the quarter be
excused from the regular quarterly exam
ination.
HUMBOLDT-Frank Drilling and Miss
Zena Gosman, two well known young peo-
pie of the neighborhood west OF town, were
united in marriage at the home OF the
brides father, Herman Gossman, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. John II.
Asling, pastor of the German Methodist
NEBRASKA CITY-The Great Western
Cereal company will erect a four-story
brick addition to its elevator which will be
30X5O. The work Will DeB1n as soon az the
frost is out of the ground. A number of
improvements will also be made, in the
plant. which is one OF the largest plants
of the Cereal trust in the west.
AUBURN-At a meeting OF the Auburn
Commercial club held in their rooms last
evening the following committee was Sc
lected to attend the meeting of the state
association of Commercial clubs which is
to be held at Norfolk. Neb., March II and
IS: r. H. bort. ]. w. Kerns. James G..
Mcciay. A. E souders, t. w. Eustice and
A. R Peery.
TECUMSEH-P. II. Hopkins has bought
Thomas Parker's frame building and lot
on the north side of the public square in
Tecumseh. Consideration, 81, 800. Mr.. Hop
kins is building a brick building on the lot
just west of the newly-purchased one. and
he says he will tear down the frame build
ing and put up a second brick building II
a tenant can be found.
KEARNEY-Judge Reilly in police court
Friday morning gave Orville Shreve and
Joe Toel thirty days each for stealing a
lap robe: valued at 81, from a buggy near
In the act and in trying TO escape they
thought 1t best to clean up Kearney's very
efficient police force. Their efforts were
beaten Ut.
sEwARD-F. NJ. Grimes. living near
Utica, was the first victim of the corn
shelter here this year. He was oiling the
shelter. which was In motion, and while
thus engaged a team of mules backed the
wagon up against him, causing him to fall
against the fly wheel of the machine and
hold him there. Fortunately the machine
came to a stop before any bones were
broken, but he was bruised.
TECUMSEH-Elmer Meyer has sold his
2OO-acre farm, just west of Tecumseh, to
John C. Eiler. son of ex-County Comis-
sioner ]. F. Eiler, of Sterling. 1t is the
biggest real estate transaction of the sea
son in this section. The 200 acres were
sold for $125 per acre, or $4,000. The i'm
movements are exceptionally fine.
MISUNDERSTANDING c is in receipt of
a gold medal presented by General L. w.
Colby, which, as he states in a letter adj