Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-23
Nebraska

Both are we'll known in Broken Bow and
are receiving congratulations from q hos'
of friends.
who died recently at Spokane. Wash, was
held in the Ord cemetery Wednesday after |
noon. Mr.. Jones was a former resident OF
this place and very well known. The tu-
neral was conducted by the Masonic order
of ord.
BEATRICE-C. W. Flick, an old resident
Of Liberty, this county. and for years
engaged in the hotel business at that
place, died Sunday evening, aged So years.
He leaves a widow. two sons and two
daughters. The funeral was held today at
Liberty.
PAxTON-Four parties from Red Oak.
Ia. were here Tuesday and Wednesday
and bought six and one-half sections or
land of WEIGH Bros, nearly their entire
ranch. and will take possession March /,
1910. They were highly pleased with the
country.
MCOOK-McCook is to have a militia
company. A list of ~enlistments numbering
over fifty have already been sent into Ad-
iutant General HartiRan. and more will
follow. The enlistments number many of
the best young men and form a nucleus for
a fine company.
KEARNEY-County Judge Hallowell Of
ficiated at the marriage of Mr.. Herman T.
| Jones and Miss Ottilia Jones, both Of Sar-
toria, Wednesday afternoon. The groom
is a nephew of John Swenson, and they
will take up their residence on a farm near
| III dDUNt pldCt.
MISUNDERSTANDING Stachs was ar
rested last evening by John Schmitt of
Lincoln. a special officer in the employ
or the burlington. on the charge or steal
here. He pleaded guilty and was fined
SEQ and costs by Judge Ellis.
BEATR1CE-The American Home Mis-
slonary society of the Christian church
held q missionary rally here today. Nelson
4. Trimble OF Baltimore and II. A. Denton
CT Cincinnati, O.. had charge of the rally
nnA nliNTnAA nAAaAann A ~ nfiRnn lar
ture was given in the evening.
BEATRICE-The city council OF Wymore
met last night and adopted a resolution
fixing April q as the date for ~recounting
the votes of the late CITY election. II the
clerk fails to produce the ballots each
member OF the council is TO consider his
Judgment in the matter of his vote rela-
tive to the license question.
PAxTON-G. l.. Schrotberger OF Lincoln
and Oscar and Elmer Weibel of De Witt
Neb., arrived the first of the week to inn
Burr and Snyder of North Platte Expert
ment station are here with several teams
breaking up their section of land they
bought last fall of Lane Free ranch.
EEATRICE-Wes tbound Rock Island pas
senger, No. S6 was fife hours late last
evening on account of q wreck near Ger
mantown, Kan. THE Lion and the
Mouse" company was on the train and did
not reach Beatrice until $50 last evening.
The curtain rise was delayed about forty
five minutes on account of the accident.
KEARNEY-County Superintendent S. A.
Reasoner handed In his resignation to the
county board Tuesday afternoon and 1t
was accepted. At the same meeting the
board appointed Il. (. Hayes. now super
intendent OF the Shelton schools, to fill the
vacancy made by Mr.. Reasoper. Mr.. Reas-
oner will accept a position In the city bank
of Elm Creek. of which he is a stakeholder.
BROKEN BOW-Graders were put TO
work yesterday in the Burlington yards TO
prepare the way for the extension of tracks
that will have to be laid before building
| - NIA IL l~aI aIAIs GAWWnHnl
wells will also be sunk. a new steel tank
and water crane put In and An engine
house built. 1t is understood that the i'm
provement work will now be pushed as
rapidly as possible.
REPUBLICAN CGTY-Mrs. ]. B. valli-
colt, aged So, died here at the home OF her
after a short illness. Mrs. Vallicott was
one of the early settlers of this city. COM
ing here over thirty years ago from Mich
igan. She has resided here continuously
since then. The funeral was held Thursday
afternoon at the Methodist Episcopal
church. Interment was in Cedar Grove
cemetery.
BROKEN Bow-Edward s. Foley, son Of
Daniel Foley and a nephew of County
Commissioner Edward Foley, was recently
daughter m%p 3 OF Of the late Patri 5SHn syrn you cfeS.
more Lodge, County Carlow, Ireland. The
ceremony was performed by Father John
son, pastor of the Gate of Heaven Cath
Ollie church of South Boston. Mass, The
young couple will reside in Custer county
near Merna.
wYMORE-By a deal closed the first of
the week, the City National bank Of this
city is now wholly a Wymore institution,
c.. G.. Anderson and f. B. Smith having
sold their interests i'm the bank to Wymore
citizens. Mr.. Anderson was president OF
the institution and resides at University
Place. Mr.. Smith has been assistant cash
Ter and has made his home here several
years. Mr.. Smith will go to University
Place to take the cashiership in a bank.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the CONNER
cial club will soon be asked TO call a
meeting of that organization for the pur,
pose Of considering plans for a Fourth
of July celebration. If It is decided to
have a celebration the thing will he con-
Quoted on an extensive scale. somewhat
after the style of the one of two years
SSssTp Of frontier fResteures. ' 4 mass me etaim
Will be held tomorrow night for the pur-
pose OF arranging for the race meetins
has been out of the circuit for two years
but IT. is believed that this years meet
ing will be a noteworthy success.
HASTINGS-The condition OF wheat
:, throughout this county is said by reliable
farmers to be slightly below the average
: ton tn' small taIne as s Kl Il is. a Ess eaMse det mosTiy
by hard winds in the winter, which blew
the dirt away from the roots. Any dam
! age that may have been caused in this
I way. however, will not make much diff
ference in the total yield. Farmers are
entirely satisfied with all conditions here
: in fact the general outlook is slightly
better than usual az this time Of the
/ year. Continued cold weather has kept
fruit back and probably the trees viii
K not bloom until all danger of frost has
: passed. In the last few years heavy dam.
G age has been caused TO fruit by late
frosts.
BEATRICE-John II. Eames. a youns
Chicagoan, who dropped into town tn,
other day to visit his old college chum
Prof. Thomas Stubbs, it Is alleged, tricr
to get the professor to endorse a sigh
draft for $40 on his father at Chicago
Mr.. Stubs learned that Eames. who claims
to be a cousin OF the famous Emma Games
the soprano, was arrested at a theatrica
performance at lincoln the other nigh
on the charge of a similar nature, amonf
fraternity men. He was released, as no on
appeared against him. Prof. Stubs simply
{ donated so to the young man for railroad
fare giving full and complete direction,
as to the time OF the departure Of The
next train. The young man left town il