Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-25

erts we're nearly asphyxiated yesterday be
cause of a loose gas fixture.
SCOTIA-John Linderman recently pur-
chased a farm from u. Whitney four miles
southeast of this city, paying SOS per acre.
UTlCA-Mrs Underhill, mother of MRS
Frank Cross, died at her daughters home
here last Saturday. She IL years of
age,
BEATRICE-Arthur Franks of Blunt, S.
D., and Miss Vina l.. Smith of this city
were married here yesterday by Judge
Walden.
! TECUMSEH-Charles williams, a farmer
/ living north of this city, was very severely
! injured yesterday by being kicked in the
| face by mule.
| last thirty years a resident of Gage county,
died at his home eight miles northeast
of town, aged SO years. He is survived
by his wife and eight children.
BEATRICE-The Beatrice Commercial
| club held its regular weekly MONDAY
! lunch, at which arrangements were made
for entertaining the st. Joseph Commercial
club. which remains in Beatrice Friday
evening
! EXETER-Sunday at the Methodist
Episcopal church the baccalaureate address
school was delivered by Rev. John Croker
of the Congregational church. There are
| ten graduates in the class.
BEATRICE-Gage lodge No. 161, Fra
ternal Union of America, held an open
meeting last evening at which fine liter
airy and musical program was given. f.
F. Roose, supreme president of the order,
was present and addressed the meeting.
| AURURN-A remonstrance is about to
| be filed with proper authorities, against
Frederick Peters to whom a license to
run saloon was granted by the council
two weeks ago. 1t is charged that Peters
sold liquor to habitual drunkards and also
to minors.
BEAVER ClTY-The June term of dis
trict court will convene here next Tuesday,
with Judge r. c. Orr OF McCook, presiding.
There are flfty-eight cases on the docket
and of these eleven are divorces No jury
Ia called for this term and the session will
last about two days.
SCOTIA-The graduating exercises of
the. class Of 1910 Scotia High school were
Il held in Daudt's opera house, the following
1 receiving diplomas: Miss Martha Leckey,
Miss Altha Lyman and Miss Susie Sautter
Prof, Venner of the Grand Island Baptist
college delivered the address.
| BEATRICE City-Saturday night the Ma
sonic lodge elected the following Officers
for the ensuing year: ]. D. Phillips, w. Nj.
DR.. c. C: Copeland, S. W.; w: II. Marion
4 w; j. E. Axtell, treasurer; F. N. Merwin
secretary. The installation ceremonies will
be held on the evening of June Is.
FAIRMONT-On Saturday night robbers
forced an entrance into r. G.. Halls hard
ware store and carried of a number o.
razors, knives and revolvers. They gained
admittance by prying off the lock on thu
front door, with a pick which they secured
at the Burlington & Missouri section house
No clue to the robbers has been found.
= BEATRICE-Beatrice lodge No. 26, An.
cient Free and Accepted Masons, held 6
meeting last evening and elected these
officers: w. w. Wright, worshipful mas
ter Frank Beers. senior warden; U. S
Raynor. junior warden; John N. Anderson
C treasurer Burt L. Spellman, secretary.
( AUBURN-Auburn's city council is still
Q up in the air regarding the water works
and the supply of water There is $500
worth of mains, water and sewer anC
nothing running through them, and tn,
: time for the completion of the contrac
: long gone; When once the job is finished
= however, there will be a harvest for tn,
u Plumbers.
u AUBURN-Miss Patience Matthews o
Il this city returned Friday last from yea
o of study and travel in Germany. Mis-
a | Matthews was the teacher of Latin an,
= German in the high school at Plattsmout
d for four years, and has been perfectin
# her German at koenigsburg and Berlin
death of her sister, Pearl, the week be
fore her arrival.
PIERCE-The commenceent exercise
t, of the Pierce High school took place at tn
l. opera house Friday night. Dean Fulmt
of the Wesleyan university of Lincolr
delivering the class address. The grad
- yates this year consisted of three girls an
\ three boys: Lenore Herert Lena HUI
BILE. Blanche Mendenhan, Ben lnheldel
Il Charles Chivers and Harold B. Boyct
q The class honors were captured by youn
n Inhelder.
BEAVER CITY-The graduating exeTcis,
OF the Beaver High school VIII be he
Friday June 8 State SUPERINTENDENT j..
lowing are the graduates: Florence A
X wood, Lulu Baer, Helen Blackman, IL
Il Bonham, Clarence Davis, Elizabeth Devin
Malcom Hall, Harry Hester, Myrtle Keele
r. Oretta LomaX, Donald Luton, MadaliI
b Mcdonald Gertrude Manly, Pansy Mors
FL Myra Poole, Mcdonald Ryan, Hazel Shu
Lottie Whitescell and Ward Young
AUBURN-Rev. G. A. Chapman wi
for the past nine months has been Il
pastor of the Christian church of this cit
81 departed today with his family for Eni
Okl., where Elder Chapman will assun
the duties of financial secretary of Il
Christian university of Oklahoma. NJ
Chapman is making the trip in MS aut'
mobile taking his family overland WI
III him The departure will in no way. int
fere with the progress of the proposltiC
to erect this summer the new 10000 churC
which has been in' contemplation so lon
AUBURN-The Auburn Agricultur
company having large land holdings
the Sewer valley near BURNER, Utah.
hard hit by the washing out of the gre
81 dam recently. This dam was especial
for divertlng water supply TO the holding
M OF this company, and one similar fro
" Fairbury. Neb. The agricultural compaI
sent $. p. Farmer from this vicinity
|" superintend their development, and a
III ready they had several hundred acres
II wheat in and up. All this is lost, bel
~ left high and dry. The dam will be r
the damages borne in a measure at lea
by them, but the delight OF a bump
wheat crop is delayed at least a year
the Auburn spectators.