Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

present. and it is said the turnout was a
great disappointment to the officer.
NEBRASKA 1 T. = Mrs. Lena Ester
skow, wife of Paul Esterskow, while car
ing for a friend who had been injured III
a runaway and had been brought TO her
home, dropped dead of heart feature
VALENTINE-Gradlng and cement work
on the big bridge in course OF CONSTRUCTION
here will soon be done. Train loads OF steer
are coming in now every day; II VIII NC
one of the largest bridges in the west
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wilson, a veteran OF
the civil war and for twenty years a
resident of Beatrice, died last evening,
aged 65 years. He is survived by ms WlIe
and two children, a son ana
YoRK-A few Atlantic, Ia, farmers have
discovered that York county Is one OF the
best counties in Nebraska and are selling
their land there and buying YORK county
farms, for which they are paying #llo 10
$135 per acre.
KEARNEY - Councilman William H;
Knaggs killed a snake in his back yaru
Thursday evening that measured SIX Ieet
eight inches in length. 1t was perhaps
one of the snakes that got loose from the
carnival company.
PONCA-The severest electrical storm of
this year occurred here today at noon. II
rained a little and then hail fell TIL the
ground was we'll covered. This storm was
as unusual as the recent freeze which
ruined all the winter apples.
Works.. A.. Hitchcock, a merchant OF
Scotia, and Mrs. Eliza Atkinson were mar
ried at the brides home In this city. The
wedding was intended to be a private affair,
but unknown to the parties, they were
greeted by a large crowd Of friends.
VALENTINE-Several large prairie fires
have been burning north OF here and one
of the fires burned over a large territory
and burned up several thousand tons of
hay. 1t started on the reservation and
burned south till 1t reached the railroad.
PONCA-After an Illness of only four
d dSS5,D Mrs 81 She B had 5r ii1es S a1fd p peSgTdsg
she would have been 70 years Of age. Her
son, A. b. Francis, will take the body to
New York to be laid beside her husband
and only daughter.
BROKEN BOw-Fire yesterday after
noon completely destroyed the new stable
buildings on the fair grounds, about one
mile east of town. Fortunately, no live
stock was in. the buildings at the time.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from a locomotive spark.
YORK-A double wedding occurred at
the residence of the brides parents in this
city, Nj. and Mrs. c.. NJ. Smith. The prin-
cipals were Margaret Smith and Ben Price,
a business man at Thayer, and Miss
Dollie Smith and J. Severn, son OF w.
Severn, banker at Surprise.
YORKLThe wedding of Gustave Peter
son and Miss Magdeltne Gearheart oc-
Cured at the First Presbyterian church
friends. Both are most popular young
people of this city. Mr.. Peterson is one OF
the active young business men.
VALENTINE-There have been about a
dozen new residences built and two new
stone business building are going up.
] Several more buildings are to be enlarged
in the spring, which, with a new water
works and electric light plant that the city
Is TO build at once, win greatly improve
Valentine.
Neutrality-suspicious. services over the
remains OF the late Mrs. Frank Spear, whC
was killed near here Thursday morning
in an auto accident, were held today from
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. H.. s.. Vaught
conducted by Rev. Knaue of Edgar and
| Rev. Boyer OF Diller. lnterment was In
Evergreen Home cemetery.
NEBRASKA CITY-This city Is suffering
from a cement famine and many OF the
large contractors nave been compelled "a
lay all Of their help off on that account
There is not a sack or barrel OF cement
in this city and the railroads will not Civ
any assurance when they will be able "a
deliver the many cars which have been or
dered for some time.
NEBRASKA CITY-E. d. MarneII. An.
ton Zimmerer, John M. Whitman. Johr
w. StelnhaTt and J. Hyde Sweet have
been appointed delegates TO represent this
city at the Lakes to the Gulf conven.
ton, which meets at New Orleans on the
30th- The delegation leaves 81. Louis
Monday on a steamer and will make tbs
trip TO New Orleans via water.
NEBRASKA CITY,. Howard Shupp OF
Buffalo, Wyo., came here 20 visit his
mother, who has been ailing for some
time. and yesterday died suddenly. He
was not thought IN. but was indlspOsed
and was about the house. An autopsy re,
vealed the fact that he was suffering from