Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
Nebraska News Notes.

Nehrnska News NOtcss
WESTON-Frank Molak and Mary Cuds
were married today in Wahoo, by Rev.
Bor Of the Catholic church.
BLUE HlLI-G. Il. ConEdon. formerly
proprietor of the American hotel at VIII
cox, has leased the Paugh house here and
Will take possession Monday, January q.
LEIGH-The Independent order Of Red
Men, Calumet tribe No. -, gave a social
dance to its members and their families
at the opera house on Thursday evening.
YoRK-Dsn Blood. owner and manager
OF the. York Ice company, who was so
badly injured I'm falling in an Ice shute, is
able to be out on crutches and can attend
to some of his business.
WEST POINT-The West Point Brewing
association has selected its new officers and
directors as follows: President, Ferdinand
Koch; vice president. John Meier seCre-
tary, NJ. t.. Kerl; treasurer, J. r. Baumann;
directors, F. Koch. John Meier, Nj. h. kerl,
j. 7. Baumann, A. II. Chambers, A. Derr
and William Stuefer.
WEST P~o1NT-The West Point Butter
and Creamery company held its third an
nual election and will have for officers for
1919 the following: President. John Meier;
vice president, Henry Lehman; secretary,
%rectors, John Meier, Henry Lehman, j. +.
Kaup and George Meier.
BLUE HILL-The farmers institute held
i'm Blue Hill Thursday and Friday was
largely attended and great interest was
shown by the farmers in the proceedings.
The exhibits were fine. Excellent talks
Mtle hltut ny - " MdlSllbll u INllltbll
and r.. +. Kingsley of Hastings.
WOOD RIVFR-Rev. J. c. Irwin, who
for several years past has been pastor of
the Presbyterian church of this place. has
resigned his position here to accept a call
from a larger church at Great Falls, Mont.
The offic%als of the church nave accepted
his resignation and he expects to leave in
a few weeks for his new field Of labor.
WOOD RIVER-At the annual election
of officers of the First National bank this
week, the following were elected: +. e.
Slusser, president; o. w. Eaton, vice presi-
dent; II. s. Eaton, cashier; II. r. Root. as
sistant cashier. The usual annual dividend
was declared. The last year was one OF
the most successful in the history of the
institution.
BEIGH-The new school building has
been thrown open for occupancy. 1t con-
slsts OF eight large rooms besides several
smaller ones, and is heated by steam heat.
The building stands second to none In the
state in towns the size of Leigh. The old
school building was sold at public auction
last Saturday and was bid in by Ed
Wurdeman for $4975O.
YORK-The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of Farmers National bank, held yes
terday, was attended by nearly forty-five
OF the best known and prosperous York
county farmers, who take a great interest
in the Farmers National bank, the young
est bank in York county and the fourth
bank in York. A statement of business
shows a remarkable, prosperous and sub
stantial growth.
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ket ball was played in the new gymnasium
January 16. The game was hotly contested
throughout and was one of the swiftest and
closest games that have been played here
for a long time. The strongest feature
OF the game was the excellent team work
on both sides. This practically insures the
championship OF western Nebraska to All
ance. The score was: Sidney, "a; ALI
ance, rs.
WOOD RIVER-F. S. West has. just re-
turned from Europe. bringing with him
twenty head of Belgian and P%ercheron stall
lions and mares. He sold three head of
them at New York and a stallion in Chi
cago The latter was one of the largest
stations in Belgium and at the time Mr..
West sold him weighed 200 pounds, and
was in thin condition, owing to a very
rough voyage on the way over. MT. west
has gone TO Lincoln. where he is a mem
Der Of the Legislature.
WOOD RIVER-The farmers institute.
which was held in this city Thursday and
Friday, was largely attended and every
one is satisfied with the results. In add
ton to the regular program a corn show
was held in which Emil Pearson of Wood
River carried off the sweepstakes prizes
on corn. A domestic science department
was also conducted for the women. a
horse show was held In connection witt
the institute and a large number of entries
were made in this class.
HORDVILLE-The stockholders OF the
First State bank of Hordville at their sec
ond annual meeting, elected for directors
Nathan Wilson, V. +. Wilson, c. V. Mel
son, William Lindahl and p. A. Erickson
The old officers were reelected as follows
Nathan Wilson, president: v. f. Wilson
vice president; c. v. Nelson, cashier. TIT
directors voted to increase the capita
stock from $1,000 to SIS, 900. which add
tional stock was taken pro rata by tn
present stockholders.
WOOD RIVER-The municipal waite
; works and electric lighting plant is beinl
gagged in setting the big supply tank an,
the engines, while the mains for the waite
and the poles and the wire for the light
are all completed, 1t Is expected that tn
plants will be in operation by February
The air-pressure system of water work
Is going to be used, and 4 compound kero
sene engine will furnish the power 70
pumping and running the dynamo for tn
lights. The entire plant will cost abou
4 5000.
WEST POINTING change has been mad
] In the personnel OF the officers of the Yves
Point National and the Nebraska Stat
banks of West Point. The officers electe
I are: West Point Standardization, WI
I liam stuefer: vice president, J. T. Baumann
: cashier. ]. w. Shearer; directors. Williar
stuefer, Joseph Hunger, II, w: Baumanr
J; "; shearer and J.; 7; BaTmSn9 Tno1 M
: son; vice president, Herman Koch: cashiel
4. F. Walla; assistant cashier, j, F. IA
ticek; directors, T D. Hernia
e Kaup and F. d. Hunker.
YORK-Over $75, 900 of the capital stoc
r of S200.OO0 was represented at the annul
% meeting OF the 1OTh county fdTHleTS lelt
. phone company, one of the largest tele
! phone companies in the country. For elgf
years this company has been paying annuf
dividends of 8 per cent, and each year set
aside a nice fund for maintainence an
surplus. making II one of the stronges
and best telephone companies. c. \
Beqver, J. B. Erwine, Herman Oilers an
n J. NJ. Bell were reelected members of tn
> hoard of directors. Nearly every dollar c
the 10000 capital stock is owned by farm
7 ers OF York county.
5 WEST POINT-The Nebraska Telephon
!: company, through +. Sonnenschein, its fiel
. agent, is interesting large numbers of farm
. ers in this and adjoining counties I'm tn
; new plan Of telephone service, whereby
; certain number Of patrons by Combinin
. are made sublicensees of the company an
l have a most excellent service with long
J, distance connections, day and night, 70
the nominal sum of 50 per annum. Meeting
, Of farmers interested are being constant
d held in the country precincts, at which tn
- benefits OF the new plan are set forth b
, Mr.. Sonnenschein. with the result that tn
. rural districts are being thoroughly GOV
cred with telephone lines, bringing tn
farmers more and more in touch with up
> to-date conditions.