Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29

Daniel Boone. The funeral was held Ties
day at 10 o'clock, interment being in Ever
green cemetery.
FALLS CITY-C. Herbert Kerr's new
play was put on at the Ceiling by local
talent for charity, to a crowded house.
The play was well received If one could
judge from the applause from ommence-
ment to the end.
BEATRICE-Levi Troump, an old resi-
dent of southern Gage county, was found
dead Saturday at his home in Blue Springs.
Heart trouble is assigned as the cause.
Mr.. Trump was Sc years. of age and leaves
a widow and six children.
SUPERIOR-A freight on the Burlington
branch backed into two drays which were
at the freight depot loading freight this
morning, completely demolishing, the
wagons and giving the teams and drivers
a narrow escape for heir lives.
SEWARD-Arthur Irving, a lad 16 years
years Of age, while walking alongside A
wagon hevily loaded with wheat, slipped
and fell beneath wheels, and 1t was
at first thought life was crushed out of
him, but he rallied and will live.
M'COOK-Mrs. Herman Pade of this city
sustained serious injuries Christmas night
by a fall on the icy sidewalks. Her condi-
q severe scalp wound and conclusion Of
the brain resulting from the fall.
BEATRICE-Charls iWestooer, aged 70,
was found dead In bedtat the home of a
farmer near Adams, where he had .peen
staying. W estoVer vas a county poor farm
charge, but escaped twelve years ago and
was never brought back to the farm.
BEATRICE-G. w. CARPENTER, an old
| resident of eBatrice, died at Des Moines
last week, The body was brought here Sun
day. Brief funeral services were held yes
terday morning after which the body was
taken to B~rownville?, Neb., for, interment.
KEARNEY-Wlliam Darnell and Miss
Myrtle Drake were married at the home Of
the Rev. C. b. Stephens on Sunday even
ing. MI. and Mrs. Darnell are both ma
tives of Nebraska and following their
wedding left for Crook, Colo, where they
will reside.
FALLS CITY-At the close of the Farm
ers' institute all of the exhibits that took
first and second prizes became the property
of he institute and were sold to the highest
bidder. Some of the seed corn experts
had to bid high to get back their own
corn for seed.
SEWARD-An old soldier from the Sol
diers and Sailors home at Milford wand
cred from his bed the other night and had
It not been that he was heard prowling
around a Milford mans porch and taken
in he would have frozen to death. His
hands are frozen.
SUPERIOR-The boys band, consisting
of about twenty-five boys under the. age
of 10, organized here about iour months
ago, are now appearing on the streets and
playing for public gatherings. A. j. Mar
cote is the leader and has a fine bunch of
young musicians in his band.
BEATRICE-Dora Bell Clark was given
a divorce yesterday in thed istrict court,
from Talton IL. Clark, a ball player, who
was ARRESTED last summer on the charge
of wife desertion. She was given $500 all
mony. The criminal case against Clark was
nolle- pressed by the county attorney.
KEARNEY-Paul Raridan, a lad we'll
up in his teens, was found guilty of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses and
fined $50 on two counts Young Raridan
signed and passed q few checks and Sc
cured a small amount of money. Having
no friends or relatives to help him or
pay his fine he will be compelled to lay 1t
out in jail,
HOLDREGE-The funeral of Frederick
w. Peterson, who died on his claim near
Dallas, S. d., was held at the home of the
at Ii O'Clock, Rev. F. w. Edwards con-
Quoting the services in the Swedish Ian
guage and Rev. +. c. Newland in English.
Following the services the body was taken
to Moses Hin, where interment was made.
! FALLS CITY-The County Board of
supervisors has brought suit to compel the
drainage board to build a bridge on the
Muddy bottoms claiming that under the
law they should build bridges over the
bitches and a failure to- build one at that
the people in that part Of the country. The
drainage board has not yet filed their plea
in court.
FREMONT-At no time within the mem
DRY of the oldest inhabitant has there
been better sleighing in Fremont than the
last two days. The liverymen who own
cutters have been doing a rushing business
and improVised vehicles on runners have
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is poor. There Is still considerable corn H.
the field which cannot be picked until the
snow melts.
PLATTSMOUTH-Jessie the wife of Mr..
A. b. Walker of Nehawka, who died in a
hospital in Lincoln. Saturday, was brought
to this city over the Burlington Monday,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. William
Gilmour, and rms. James A. Walker of
Murray, and her son, DIT. A. r. Walker,
Y and taken to the Horning cemetery for in
terment. Services were held In the United
Brethren church by Rev. w. G. Leslie, the
pastor, from Lincoln.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES began on
, Lake Helen this week, but owing to the
inability of the railroad company 10
furnish cars, progress has been slow, About
fifty cars per day are now bling loaded and
shipped to North Platte. About fifty men
are. now employed and many more could
be used, but are not available. The ice
now being harvested goes to the Union
Pacific. The city icehouses will not be
filled until later In the season. The ice Is
about fourteen Inches thinck and Of ex.
tionally good quality.
KEARNEY-While crossing the Union
Pacific tracks on Avenue G In a wagon,
Charles Bearss was seriously injured by a
string of box cars on a flying switch
striking the wagon. Mr.. Bearss was
knocked from the wagon and was picked
up in an unconscious condition. DIR. Mills
lJuries which proved TO be a bad wound or
the head and a battered shoulder. The
wagon was smashed and the team OF
horses broke loose and ran away. Mr.
Bearss has a fair chance for recovery.