Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-03

GENEVA-Helen Edgecombe and Fred
Dara went TO Kearney yesterday to take
part in the contest this evening.
BEATRICE-R. X. Plat will soon begin
the manufacture of cotton gloves at Adams.
A building is now being erected for the
factory.
BEATRICE-Allen w. sypherd and Miss
Anna NJ. Quick. both OF Phillipsburg. Kan.
were married here yesterday by county
Judge Spafford.
GENEVA-Last night Company @ had a
public drill. Mr.. Frisbie. assistant principal
OF the high school, captured the prize for
the best drilled member.
ARLINGTON-Fred Echtenkamp is ship
ping hundreds Of bushels of seed oats,
wheat and corn to all points of the country.
The demand for seed is great this spring.
ARLINGTON-The Arlington nursery is
busy making spring deliveries. fifty men
being employed in the work. The business
this year far exceeds that of previous years.
ARLINGTON-A fine rain fell Thursday
night, which will be of immense value to
the winter wheat. The ground was loose
and the dry weather was drying up the
roots.
BEATRICE-The advanced pupils in voice
of Prof. Thomas Stubs gave a recital in
the Presbyterian church last evening to a
packed house. 1t was one of the musical
events of the season.
CENTRAL CITY-Raymond. the 14-yesr-
old son of Charles Sayers, fell from a hay
stack and dislocated his ankle. DR.. Hoag-
ttAhh was AhAAO ~ AthhNt NAN a oAAh
the injured lad is getting along nicely.
!, ELATTSMOUTH-Rev NJ. H.. Higbee,
pastor of the North Presbyterian church
N Omaha, preached a sermon in this city
Friday evening. Evangelist Chester Birch
is expected TO return here Saturday and
resume the services.
BEATRGCE-The list Of deputy assessors
for Beatrice is now complete. The seven
men appointed by County Assessor Hemp
hill are william knouse, j. r. Craig, Amos
Guein, Daniel Pcnrod, .. NJ. Enlow, w. j.
Todd and John F.. T. Dickinson.
PLATTSMOUTH-W. G. Erhart died at
lis home west of this city after q short
Illness. He was born in Plattsmouth on
December 5, 1861. lie owned 400 acres of
and in this county and 800 acres in South
Dakota. Mr.. EIhart is survived BY a wife
aud eight children.
KEARNEY-Work on the double track
ing of the Union Pacific from Watson's
rancn to North Platte will start soon. On
Thursday a carload of Italian laborers
were shipped In from Omaha. About three
acres of land is filled up with steel rails,
piled five feet high, near Watson's ranch.
ARLlNGTON-Mrs. Thomas Schwegler,
an old resident of this city, died this morn
ing of dropsy. Deceased was born in Ger
many and came to this country when
young. She resided upon the farm until a
few years ago, when the family moved to
this city. Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
BEATRICE-H. V. Riesen returned home
last evening from Lincoln, where he at
tended a meeting of the secretaries of the
Nebraska Speed association. At this meet
ing details of the program for the racing
season of 1909, which were left open at the
meeting held some time ago at Omaha.
were arranged.
GENEVA-The funeral of Robert Case,
WHO died March 30, was held yesterday
afternoon from the congregational church.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Thomas Griffiths, assisted by Rev. Mr..
Shepherd Of the Methodist church. The
| Odd Follows had charge of the ceremonies
and attended in a body. Mr.. Case was a
member of the odd Fellows ana also a
Mason.
KEARNEY-The afternoon session Of the
Central Nebraska Teachers association
Wednesday was well attended, the opera
house being taxed to the limit. The prin-
PHI. D., of Pittsburg, Pa. The speaker took
for his subject The Discovery of the Laws
OF Mental Growth" His address dealt with
the technicalities of the psychology Of
teaching.
iiECUMSEH-Mrs. Sophia Laue died sud
denly at the home of her son, Henry Laue,
eight miles southwest of this city, Tues
day evening. She was aged 20 years. Mrs.
Laue was troubled with a weak heart for
some time, but on the day of her death
had not complained, but had gone about
her household duties. At supper time her
son came In from his work and found his
mother dead on a pallet she had prepared
on the kitchen floor.
CENTRAL CITY-Judge Hol,enbeck came
up from Fremont the tOre part OF the week
to hold an equity session of the court and
disposed of several Important matters. In
the action of Bert Hastings against Michael
ID. kellar the demurrer of the defendant
to the petition was sustained, the plaintiff
being granted leave TO file an amended
petition. In the suit OF Newton J. Hoag-
land against w. ". Jarman the demurrer
OF the defendant was sustained and the
plaintiff was given leave to plead under
| the rules.
TECUMSEH-Hugh Lancaster, II. L.
Cooper and j. M. Weber Of Tecumseh have
been called to st. Joseph, Mo-, by the
death OF their uncle. Milton +. Lancaster
which occurred yesterday. Mr.. Lancaster
was 81 years old, had been I'm failing health
for some time. For many years he lived
i'm lincoln. where he had extensive bust
ness possessions. and he was a brother
Of the late Joseph Lancaster OF Tecumseh
The body will be taken to the old home
town, Lewiston, ILL.,, for burial, and Hugh
T. Lancaster will accompany II.
TECUMSEH-For some time IL has beer
suspicioned that Johnnie" Wilson has
been selling intoNicants at his restaurant
and the mayor caused his place TO b'
searched. A gallon jug, which was about
two-thirds fun of alcohol and three quar-
bottles of whisky were found. Wilson wa,
locked up. Wednesday afternoon he wa,
taken before Police Judge j. A. Lawrence
where he pleaded mot guilty" to th'
charge of the illegal sale of liquors. Tn,
,asa WAS continued until Monday Anri