Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-04
Nebraska News Notes.

FALLS CIrY-Mr. Fugate OF Cambridge,
Nep., bought the Naught pool and billiard
nail this week.
OXFORD-Uebe Bros. OF this place have
sold their general merchandise store to Mr..
Erickson of Holdrege, Neb., who took pos
session January /.
OXFORD-Mrs. Alice Telle, an old resi-
dent of this place, died suddenly Wedncs-
day morning of heart failure. The funeral
took place Saturday.
oXFoRD-Miss Matte Cone, who has
home. leaves January 5 for Nashville,
mary. .
FALLS CITY-The third story of the new
National hotel is now enclosed and has
been turned over to the plasterers. It will
be only a short time until It will be ready
Tor occupancy.
FALLS CITY-Judge Rapier held a short
adjourned session OF the district court here
this week; Little was done; The next jury
session viii probably be called for the lat
oxFoRD-The death of Mrs. H. d. Jones
occurred at her. home in this city Thurs
uay morning after en- Illness covering a
husband and three children.
REPUBLICAN CITY-A wolf hunt Janu.
airy /, northwest of this city, covered a ter
wolves We're seen, but the lines not being
wei guarded only one was shot.
TABLE RoCK-Four Of the Young Mems
Christian association boys. who are uni
series of four meetings at the Methodist
Episcopal church Thursday night.
OXFORD-The Masons of this place gave
an elaborate banquet in their hall New
Years day in celebration of the annivers-
airy or st. John, which occurred on the pre-
Vious Sunday. About 200 were present.
OXFoRD-Burglars broke into Nielsen
g Mackprang's hardware store New Years
night, securing a number of razors and re-
volyers' amounting to s125 in value. This
makes the fourth business house that has
been robbed this winter.
REPUBLICAN, CITY-U. c. Breithaupt,
dealer IN furniture and undertaking bust
OF Pittsburg. Kan. last Thursday. Mr.. Cor
don taking charge January I. Mr.. Gordon
also bought Mr.. BreIthaupt's residence
GRAND IsLAND-The statesmen of the
Nebraska Mercantile company were de-
iighttully banqueted at the Koehler hotel
Dy the officers of the company. 1t is an
annual function with the company, and
this year was called the blue ribbon"
claity. III" epo-
GRAND ISLAND - Sheriff Dunkel has
received word from Washington county,
Kansas, OF the capture by the sheriff Of
that county of the fugitive, Haley, who
escaped from the Hall county Jail a few
trial on the charge Of burgiarfzing a post
office. 1t is expected that a United States
marshal will bring him to Nebraska.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Adams
| OO1ANy Ai0 sONlCNS Will NC PCIltCltu
at a meeting Monday night, when a con-
s~titution and bylaws will be adopted. At
elected 9ed't to se TnuT uSt4 M EagsSS 0 %bSn Stf we're
will be chosen for a full year term: Presi-
dent, Mrs. A. II. Brooke; secretary, Mrs.
| Stein. N'A treasurer WIS herman
WEST PoINT-Marriage licenses were
granted during the last week by County
Judge Dewald to Peter Yyborny and Miss
Brehmer and Miss Anna Tietz Of Bancroft.
Edward Wolff of Howell and Miss Mar
garet Lumm | Of West Point, John Schaefer
OF Humphrey and Miss Gertrude Richardson
of Alloys and John p. Rundquist of oak
land and Miss Elsie Thurstensen of Boyd
county.
WEST PoINT-News has reached the
city of the death at Olmutz. Bohemia, of
Veronica, the youngest daughter of Joseph
Kase, a business maj of West Point. Mrs.
Kase and her family are on a visit to their
native land. The mother Is Ill in a SAM
tar.um, while the younger daughter Is d ad
of scarlet fever, an accumulation of troubles
for the father which Is hard to bear. the
great distance precluding his rendering any
personal assistance to his stricken family.
OSCEOLA-It has, been the proud boast
of Osceola and Polk county that there was
not a licensed saloon within It's borders;
drunkenness In some of the towns lately
and when the fellows want booze they get
II some way. 1t has been thought best
by Judge B.. F. Good to call a grand jury
for the term Of court beginning on Janu-
airy Is and they will try to, find out why
there have been so many drunken fights
lately and who are the booze dispensers.
GRAND ISLAND-At the meeting of the
Ancient order OF United Workmen grand
lodge finance committee, action on the
proposition of recommending the construc-
ton Of an annex to the local permanent
headquarters was deferred. The orders
property in this city is being greatly en-
HANGED in value by the construction OF the
federal building in the same block. Aside
from the need OF more room for the grand
recorder, It is believed that better revenues
can be secured by completing the building
to the alley, using the unoccupied space
already owned by the organization.