Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-24
Nebraska

FREMoNT-small boys and matches
caused a fire In the N. johnson barn. Loss
about $3.50.
sTANToN-At an election to vote $4,000
bonds to build new school building, the
proposition carried.
PENDER-Carl Vogt was taken suddenly
i'll and was operated on for appendicitis
by Drs. Buis and Henon.
MADISON-W e. Reed has been engaged
to deliver the memorial address to the old
soldiers Decoration day at Battle Creek,
Neb
WEST PoINT-The Cunning County
Teachers institute will convene at West
Point August 5. and will continue in ses-
sion one week
BEATRICE-J. ID. Kuhn, a carpenter in
West Beatrice, cut his arm serevely while
shingling a roof. 1t required four stitches
to close the wound.
HEMINGFORD-The Hemlngford Jour
nal has doubled its equipment for job
printing and now has as fine a line of
paraphernalia as is to be found in this part
OF the state.
BEATRICE-The case against Frank Fay
less charged with stealing boat from A.
day and dismissed for lack of evidence
against the defendant.
STANTON-Stanton expects to open the
ball season here next Wednesday afternoon,
when Wayne will cross bats with the local
team. Phillips from Atlantic, Ia. will do
the pitching for stanton
BEATRICE-The hotel at Plckreil has
been quarantined for the reason that the
I proprietor Cal Boyer, his wife and two
children are suffering from an attack Of
diphtheria and scarlet fever.
HEMINGFORD - The new Methodist
church will be dedicated June 5, at which
time a large delegation of prominent
Methodists will be expected to be present
from different parts of Nebraska.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Episco-
palian church choir and other local talent
gave a minstrel show at the opera house,
the proceeds being given for mission work
in this state. over Sl00 was realized.
HOLDREGE-The local Commercial club
held a smoker last night for the State Rail-
way commission. Speeches were made by
President Andrews of the Commercial club,
H. E. Erickson, Villa Cowgirl and others.
PLATTSMOUTH-Po Schneider
has received word from Washington in
structing him to advertise for bids to fur
nish the material for and the construction
Of the new postoffice building to be erected
here.
BBATRICE-The Luebben Baler COM
pany, which has a plant in operation north
of the city, now employs twenty four men.
The company has recently built several
new buildings and is branching out in many
ways.
HEMINGFORD-The school board has
elected A. H. Mueller of Lebanon, ILL.,, as
principal; Miss Cora Partridge of Fulton
Vile. N. Y, assistant principal; Miss Edna
Smith of Maple Grove, Ia, intermediate
teacher
PENDER-The farm house of j. w. Ma
loney one and one-half miles southeast of
Pender was destroyed by fire. Mr.. Mitch
Montel the tenant, saved most all of his
household effects; no insurance on the
property
BEATRICE-UnIon Pacific trainmen ar
riving here Saturday evening from the
south report a rainfall of IA inches at Gar
rison Crossing Kan. large railroad
bridge west of that place was washed away
by the flood.
EXETER-This place was favored with
regular old-fashioned thunder storm
and fine rain. The electrical display for
two. hours was magnificent. The new
Auditorium was struck by lightning. but
not seriously damaged.
PLATTSMOUTH-In the district court
in this city Saturday Judge II. ID. Travis
ordered and directed the Plattsmouth city
council to revoke the permit 1t issued to
Gering & Co., to sell spirituous liquors
during the ensuing year
WEST POINTING board of directors of
the Sand Creek drainage district, in the
northwestern portion of Cunning county,
has organized by electing j. r. Mansfield,
! president; Alison Parody, vice president; w.
II. Butterfield. secretary, and ]. ]. Kane,
| treasurer. --,.-.--r, ,,,t. e.. ,.
| DAVID CITY-The Congregational choir,
assisted by chorus of forty voices, gave
a musical operetta In the opera house last
night: The leading parts We're taken by
Mrs. D. d. Hersey, Rev: C: Klelhauer Miss
Zula Reynolds Hugo Hahn, John within
vos and John A. Ayres.
| HEMINGFORD-Many new buildings
| are IN process OF construction, especially
in the block that was destroyed by fire
| in February. Business seems to be i'm
proving all along the line and many new
business firms will occupy the new build
| ings under construction.
PLATTSMOUTH-At the Improved Order
of Redmen meeting Saturday evening those
who had something good to say for the
objects and the meaning of the order were
James G. Dahlman of Omaha, Grand
| Sachem Grosvenor OF Aurora, Junior Saga
more Judge Sutton and Hugh Myers OF
! Omaha
CEDAR RAPIDS-At a rousing meeting
decided to hold big celebration here on
July l. Committees have been appointed
and a big time is anticipated. A large
amount Of money is raised for the purpose.
A. ]. Lindstrom is secretary of the execu-
tive committee.
| DAVID CITY-The management of the
of the program which comprises such at
fractions Joseph Folk, Booth Lowrey,
Rev. Frank Crane, Judge Frank p. Saddler,
Colonel Balm, Dixie Jubilee singers, Castle
Square entertainers, Chicago Ladies' or
chestra and Elias Day.
| PAPILLION-Comme exercises OF
the Papillion High school were held Sat
urday evening at the opera house. the
Misses May Rhode, Lille Boiling and
Irene Truble representing the class Gov
ernor Shalenberger was present, addressed
the class and delivered the diplomas. Just
prior to the exercises the governor was
banqueted at the Klingerman hotel by lead
ing ClllZenb.
CENTRAL CITY-Sam de Nedry, pro-
prietor of the Trades Unionist the of
fical organ of the Central Trades union,
at Washington, ID. c., is spending a few
days in the city as the guest of his sister,
Mrs Charles Riddlemoser, and family. Mr..
Nedry has been delivering O course of
lectures before a manual training school
in st. Louis.
| BEATRICE-The Beatrice Coursing club
held a meeting Saturday evening and
elected these officers G. H. Horn, presi
dent; Z. H. Gordon, vice president; c. r
Jones, secrerary- treasurer; c. II. Horn, Lee
Coon, Sherman Whitcomb, M. Freshman
s3a Samuel Bvens, board OF directors. All
effort will be made to secure for Beatrice
srs national coursing meet, to be held mex
October.
WEST POINT-Post Commander James
w. Shearer OF tho ID. 8. Crawford post OF
the Grand Army of the Republic has an
noUrced that Colonel ]. II. Presson OF
Oms.6s las been selected TO deliver the
grafton ct West Point on Memorial day
The memorial sermon will be preached
| at Grace Lutheran church on Sunday
May 20, Rev. J. L. Powell pastor, con-
Quoting the services.
i FREMONT-By Judge Hollenbeck, B. A
| Brown, who had pleaded guilty to Twins
with a woman other than his wife, wa.
sentenced to four months in the county
i Jail. Art Thomas was given fifty days FOL
assault and Reuben Bordy, who was mixed
up in the same affair was fined SIS anC
| costs, amounting to about $50. Glen Wet
gel, charged Jointly with Thomas anC