Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-17

contract Tor building county bridges for
the year 1909 to the Canton Bridge COM
pany.
,PONCA-The Commercial hotel which has
been closed for repairs has just opened to-
day. II will be managed by the owner,
Gus Rakow.
NEBRASKA CITY-Earl r. Smith and
Miss Mary Oliver, two popular younE peu-
pie Of Palmyra. were united in marriage
at the home OF the brides parents yester.
day.
"''Fr ''TN-FaIs city won in the girls
basket ball game with Nebraska City
od.uruaN Dve..ng. the score being Is to T..
rus Is the last game of the season to be
played here.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS White. a York
county farmer sold this week a team of
mules TO William johnson of Benedict for
seq. York county farmers are receiving SEQ
to $50 each for mules and horses.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Missouri river is
bank full in this vicinity and a little warm
weather which would melt the snow would
send the water out over some of the low
lands. Ii is unusually high for this time Of
the year.
OSCEOLA-County Judge H.. II. Camp
bell issued three marriage licenses this
week as follows: Jason Il. lngerson and
Miss Cora Barns, Anton A, Johnson and
Viola N. Peterson, Charles A. Carlson and
Miss Emma Nj. Reeb.
PONCA-The Hyperian club has Just pre-
pared its program for next year. IL will
take up the Bay View reading course on
A@'c otAAAdlAu 1Alb " oitos llt Sbtl'iA
decided this year to entertain the husbands
of the members once a month.
OSCECLA-Colonel Isaiah Paisley. who
served throughout the civil war in Com
pany c of the Sixteenth Iowa Volunteer
infantry, died and was buried here Tues
day. He had held office in Shelby almost
since the beginning of the city.
DICKENs-G. II. Stratton and Miss Ada
Baltimore were married at the groom's
home southwest Of here. Mr.. Stratton was
at one time county surveyor of Hayes
county and Mrs. Stratton has been a prom
inent school teacher for some time.
CALLAWAY-The Platte River confer
ence of the United Evangelical church is
now in session i'm this city, and the town
Is full or ministers and laymen. The church
building is filled each evening. The bishop
evening.
KEARNEY-The Anti-Saloon league held
It's mass meeting Saturday night and con-
templated nominating an entire ticket. hut
no one was willing to make the run for
mayor. so the meeting adjourned without
further attempt at placing a ticket of its
own in the field.
KEARNEY-Michael Incl died al the
home of his brother-in-law. o. l.. Schuaker.
Monday morning. after being confined to
his bed will injuries received from a horse
KICK; The funersI was held at The Miller
Rev. Mr.. Honstedt officiating.
PONCA-The Methodist church has ar
ranged a lecture course including the fol-
lONlDE speakers TOT Ine ldSt week or
March. C. N. Dawson, d. r. MIindal and
s. l.. Chandler. The church has a mort
gage on its parsonage which falls due
soon, to which the proceeds will be ap-
piled.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Faultless Caster
company yesterday shipped a carload Of
their casters to New York City. and have
another order for a Chicago firm which will
require two carloads to fill. The factory Is
being run overtime to fill orders being re-
ceived' and In the spring will build an ad-
dillon.
CALLAwAY-The fire companies were
called for a run yesterday, when the dwell
ing occupied by John Lambert, brakeman
on the railroad between this place and
kearney, caught fire from a defective
boys saved the building with but little
damage,
PONCA-Lee Gilmer. = member OF the
senior class in the Ponca High school re-
turned from Sioux City, Saturday. having
had an operation for appendicitis and today
his brother. Cunning, a member Of the
freshman class of the same school was
taken To the hospital at Sioux City
FOR a similar operation.
PONCA-The Presbyterian church has
secured comfortable quarters in the court
house, one block from the church which
was recently burned. The member are en-
deaVoring to make up their minds what
sort Of a building shall take the place OF the
old one. Just as soon as the weather will
permit work will begin on the new struc-
ture.
SCOTS BLUFF--A mass meeting OF
citizens was held yesterday in the Presby.
terian church for the purpose OF extending
Interest in the work of the Society for the
problems OF public sanitation. All the ply
sicians Of the city took part and the dis
cussion embraced all communicable diseases
and unsanttary practices.
BEATRICE-rhe board OF directors OF
the Beatrice Driving association held a
meeting last evening and ratified the &C
ton of the state association in fixing the
dates for the Beatrice meeting at August
Of W. w. Scott, G. T.. Reynolds. W II,
Heffelfinger and Carl Gale was appointed
to solicit funds for the enterprise.
BEATRICE-Kilpatrtck Brothers are soon
to erect a two-story brick building upon
the old Blakely hotel foundation. The first
floor will be occupied by William Steffen
as an automobile garage, and the second
floor will be used as office rooms for the
Fitzpatrick Contracting company railroad
contractors, and part of It will be used as
lodge rooms by the local lodge OF Elk
BBATRICE-o. W, Warren had a mar
row escape from serious injury by being
run over by a hack and a team of runaway
horses which he was attempting to stop.
He was Knocked off his feet and under
the horses hoofs and trsmpled on by the
animals. The wheels OF the heavy We
hicled PASSED over his body, dislocating
his shoulder and severely bruising him,
SCOTS BLUFF-The Platte Valley
ltltplOlt COMPANY a lONdl llutHtluENN
company which has built up a prosperous
system extending from Guernsey, Wyo., 10
Bridgeport, Neb., and including the whole
irrigated North Platte valley. win occupy
new headquarters in Scotts Bluff as soon
as soon as the building is completed, which
will be erected by +. II. Price, president OF
the company.
YORk-Monday morning at about Q
O'Clock the Reece hotel, a large frame
building near the. Burlington depot, caught
fire from some unknown cause. only for
the timely arrival of York's efficient fire
department, the building would have been
burned. The principal damage. which
amounts to considerable, Is due TO smoke
and water. There was a small amount Of
insurance.
CALLAWAY-As the time draws near the
village election Is growing warmer. The
same fight OF license against anti-license
will be again gone over. Both parties will
hold their caucuses next Monday night to
nominate their candidates. The town has
been without a saloon the last year. and
in order to control the board the temper
snce people must elect one, while the
license people must elect three,
MISUNDERSTANDING under call by the
civic federation. the prohibition forces last
night nominated a complete ticket for the
city and school district offices, that are To
be filled at the forth soming spring election.
L s.. Rohrer will again have charge OF
the campaign for the prohibition side. The
nominees are; Mayor. John McKensie;
clerk L II Pone. treasurer AZ nafIv-