Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-07


adjudged insane yesterday and will be
taken to Norfolk hospital
BEATRICE-During the month OF April
collections In the county treasurer's office
1882 represents 1909 taxes.
BEATRICE-The rainfall OF yesterday
and last night Is estimated at about two
inches The ground received a thorough
soaking and crops will greatly bene-
fitted as result.
BEATRICE-A NJ. Lavalle and f. II.
Hobbs opened their saloon in this city yes
terday, making three saloons I'm operation
open their places Saturday.
kEARNEY-The Nebraska Railway
commission has given the Bell Telephone
company permission to lower its rates in
kCarney 20 to 30 per cent to meet competi-
ton from the Independent company.
kEARNEY-Mr. and Mrs. f. c. Keens
returned Thursday from a four months
trip in southern France and Italy. Their
return marks Mr.. Keens' third trip around
the Atlantic.
CENTRAL CITY-A call has been ex-
tended to Rev. G. G. Williams Of Denver
10 accept the pastorate of the local Pres
oyterian church, made vacant by the re-
m WIS p OF KEY. G. r. Bovard to Waukesha.
WIS; REV. Mr. Williams occupied the pull
pit here two weeks ago
1ORk-The corner stone of the new
state odd Fellows home will be laid on
July g. Every arrangement will be made to
make this one of the greatest days in the
history of Odd Fellowship I'm Nebraska
The improvements that Will be contracted
for this year will amount TO nearly $780, 600.
lIOI.DREGE-The long dry period has
been broken and light showers which have
continued irregularly since yesterday morn
ing nave given total precipitation, far.
OIL little more than half an inch. The
rain was general in this section of the
crops
ri FLLLERT0N-At a meeting of the new
Board OF Education last Monday night
the salary of each of the grade teachers
was raised S. The board still has the fol-
lowing vacancies: Principal of the high
school, science teacher in the high school
and one other position in the high school.
The eighth grade is also vacant.
SEWARD-The School Board held it's
regular monthly meeting Monday night and
organized for the ensuing year. j. F.
Geesen was elected president w. NJ Ras-
barough vice president and j. NJ Colder,
secretary Miss Butterfeld of York was
walter OF Lincoln was elected to teach the
Second grade, and Miss Pruitt of Lincoln
was elected to teach in the Fourth grade.
sEWARD-The Modern Woodmen Of the
Fourth congressional district are making
great preparations for their celebration to
be held in Seward May %. Woodmen
throughout the district are hustling for
candidates aud a large class will be
adopted on the evening of the 23d, and Head
Consul Talbot and other high officials
Will be here. 1t is expected that at least
the meeting.
EDGAR-The months of March and April
were extremely dry, though April proved
an excellent month for plawing and getting
IN oats and corn. About all sowing and
planting are done and crops are looking re-
markably promising. Good rains have fallen
the precipitation amounted to three inches
About one-third of the winter wheat is
killed and plowed up and sowed to oats
The balance of the wheat is progressing
WYNOT-Wynot lodge, No. $50 Independ-
ent Order of ODD Fellows was duly lnsti-
tuted by Grand Secretary l. P. Gage of
Fremont, Neb.. acting in place of the grand
master. The lodge starts out with ten
charter members and seventeen new mem
bers by initiation. Delegations We're present
Tilden, Neb. At 1880 o'clock an elaborate
banquet was served by the women The
tables were decorated with the three links
ana color decorations of the order.
SEWARD-The new council and city Of
ficers elected this spring met on Monday
and granted licenses to Henry Hermann
Herman Graben and Hastings & George to
conduct saloons. and also granted pool hall
| licenses to |. II. Feary, Richard HartwIg,
and Jake Hazeton. a resolution was also
adopted limiting pool halls to three in the
city. On Tuesday evening the newly elected
officers met in regular session and organ
lied for the ensuing year. Samuel Pence
was elected president of the council.
CENTRAL CITY-Another automobile ac-
|
as seriously as the fatal accident last week
occurred on the college section road about
mile and half from town last evening,
when an automobile driven by Jim Smith
crashed into the rig: Of William Blaze Of
Hordville, completely demoishing the
buggy and wounding the horse so badly
That It died In few minutes. The driver,
the doctor and his son were all pitched
out of the machine by the force OF the
collision, and Mr.. Blaze was hurled from
his buggy. None Of them was seriously
/ hurt
! SEWARD-H. d. Lands was called to
! sheridan, Wyo., on Saturday by a tele-
| gram announcing that Mrs. George II
Cannon, former resident of this county,
| now residing at Sheridan, had on Friday
shot and killed man named Mccoy in
/ that city. No particulars of the fatal
shooting have been received, but the tale-
gram said that from what facts had been
gathered the shooting was accidental
MRS Calmon formerly resided near Beaver
Crossing end was divorced from her hus-
| band some time last summer and went to
sheridan, where she conducted a rooming
| house
! HOLDREGE-Dr. George Wilson died
/ early yesterday morning at Curtis of grad
ual decline. due to old age, being the cause
! or his death Or. Wilson was nearly %
| years old. He was one of the oldest prac-
| ticing physicians in the state and was well
! known in the Nebraska Medical society
! where he was considered one of the most
| orlginaI members that that organization
I ever had The deceased came to this state
. from kirkville, Mo-. about twenty wears
ago ana located at Bertrand in this county
/ Ten years later he moved to Curtis where
, he has since lived. He leaves SURVIVING
! him. widow and five children, two bows
and three daughters. His eldest son. vii.
! lis, is physician at Curtis and for a num-
| Der of years has practiced with his father
| in that town Funeral arrangements have
not yet been completed
| HOLDREGE-The Holdrege Commercial
/ club has sent invitations to the members of
the state Railway commission Including
the secretary Clark Perkins to be present
| at function TO be given by them I'm the
evening Of May 20 in this city Invitations
have also been issued to various Burling.
ton officials. General Manager G.. w Hldr.
Tege. solicitor kelby, Vice President byram
Attorney Dilworth and superintendent Ko-
| Tor OF the McCook division. They will shar,
/ with the commission the privilege OF be.
. ing the guests OF honor OF the occasion
/ which is intended TO promote the best OF
feeling between the Burlington and Phelp.
county people. The Commercial club will
extend their thanks to the Burlington rep
Tesentatives for the modern, new, commod,
ious depot, which the company will soor
4 erect here and for which plans have al
ready been approved A mass meeting o.
citizens will be held i'm the opera hous,
that evening and addresses win be giyer
by the guests and prominent local men
After the meeting the Commercial clul
Will entertain the visitors at a smoker II
the club rooms.
q. ,. JOnssOn.
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