Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-31
Nebrnslka News Notes.

Nebraska News Notes.
BEATRICE-Joseph Sharr of Bloomfield,
| Neb., were maired yesterday by Judge
Walden.
BEATRICE-Ethel Silver of Lincoln was
Silver by Judge Pemberton, on the grounds
| of cruelty and non-support.
BEATRICE-The directors of the Com
mercial club met last evening and elected
| Frank T. McMahan secretary, to sue
coed NJ. Freshman, resig !
| FAIRFIELD-One NJ and sixty
! acres of land east of to-, IS bought for
$50 per acre five years aso and last week
the owner refused an offer of $40 per acre.
| BEATRICE-Word was received here
that Mary La Selle, the former Beatrice
| girl, mo created such a furore in New
| York musical circles last winter, will make
her debut in opera in London next month.
FAIRFIELD-One of the new engines
bought by the st. Joseph and Grand Island
railroad has been received and went west
| this morning. 1t is one of the latest type
and capable of hauling an immense ton
| mage.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. James Reed
one of the best known woman of this city,
| Is dangerously Ill with cancer and it is
not thought she can survive. She has been
a sufferer from this malady for three
years.
F NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the death
of Mrs. c. G. Erwin, former Beatrice resi-
dent, which occurred at lola, Kan, was
| taken to Tecumseh, the former home of the
| deceased, for interment.
| BEATRICE-Adam McMullen of Wymore
denied his aPPPGaton for an nj%nG
building the front of his store eighteen
inches over the lot line. The decision was
rendered by Judge Pemberton.
MCOOK-The annual meeting of the Red
Willow County Old Settlers association
will be held at "Brookslde Farm" near
Red W bs sns PSstSfSe sept tenn I
| occasion will be an address by Hon. c. H.
Aldrich, Nebraska's next governor.
MCOOK-The fall races of the McCoolS
Driving Park association commence tomor-
row for a three-days' meet to close Sep
TENDER 2 The entries in all classes guar
antee successful races so far as speed is
concerned. Some of the fastest running
races ever seen in western Nebraska will
be witnessed this year.
! FAIRFIELD-The motor service installed
by the st. Joseph & Grand Island railroad
some months since is fully appreciated BY
the patrons, as the cars are filled nearly
all the time and standing room is in de-
mand Six hundred men are now laying
new Steel which is very. heavy and the
motors make good time.
i NEBRASKA CITY-Because of the lack
Of patronage. the street cars have ceased
been turned out to pasture. The line has
not paid for many years and belonged to
Whether the rails will be taken up is not
known at the present time
BEATRICE-The Gage County Teachers
OF here wth
dered to the visiting teachers last night
at the home Of Miss Jessie Pyrtle, county
superintendent The instructors are w. l.
, Stephens, superintendent H. E. Bradford
of Kearney and Miss Bertha Knoll OF
Wisner.
WEST POINT-The usual blue rock shoot
of the rural sportsmen of this vicinity took
place Sunday at the farm home of Mich.
olas Petatrowsky. II. H. Benne again cap.
; tured the high score, breaking twenty-fouI
! out of twenty-five blue rocks. Next in pro,
ficiency and craftsmanship were j. Benne
w. Sendke and A. Zardo, who had each q
score OF twenty-five.
E WEST POINT-Colonel James C. Elliott
editor of the West Point Republican, anC
postmaster of West Point, departed for {
, vacation in the east Saturday and expects
to be gone month. Mr. Elliott was accom-
panied by his eldest son, Donald. The triJ
win embrace Canada, New England and
stop will be made at Palmyra, Pa, thu
, birthplace and boyhood home of Mr. Elliott
NEBRASKA CITY-Florence Mahannal
a 16-year-old miss, left this city SATURDAY.
n and went to Falls City to join Theatrical
n company and she refused to come homi
: with man who was sent after her an,
yesterday the parents filed a complain
= with the county attorney and an effor
a will be made to have her brought back
= She Is high school pupil and becam,
stage struck by attending the performance
l at the Airdome here.
e WEST POINT-News of the death o
I Mrs. Amy Rebecca Peterson has been re
: ceived here. She was the wife of JOIN
, Peterson, well known farmer of Bancroft
I township and was 46 years of age. She wa
the mother OF four children surviving he
and was a widow. The funeral service
4 were held in the Methodist Episcopa
Y church, of which the deceased was III
: long member, Rev. A. ID. Buell. of Lyon
conducting the services.
WEST POINT-AfteT a two years strug
gle with death Henry Burger a well know
d farmer of Monterey precinct, succumbed L
paralysis on Saturday His remains wer
inferred In the Catholic cemetery at Mon
, terey, Rev. II. School, rector of St Boni
face church being the celebrant OF IN
requiem mass, assisted by Revs. Fathe
= l<lemenz OF West Point and Father Rot
Of Alloys Mr.. Burger was a native of Ger
many and was As years of age at the tim
- of his death. He leaves a widow and eigh
e children.
T. WEST POINT-The regular term OF tn
n district court for Cunning county win con
: vene at West Point on Monday, Septembe
l l2 with Judge Guy T. Graves on the bench
. The docket is very light. there being bu
Z twenty civil and one criminal case on IN
. calendar. The jurors called are the follow
ing; Henry Schurman, Max Gerhardt An
X ton Scharfen, John Sass, Fred Budwig, 6
n H. Schultz, William Cummings, John Skala
n Ed Krause, John Ackerman, Daniel Gronei
Wenzl Poeschel, +. l.. Dyer. William Brett
s barth. Henry w Faubel. Henry Stauffei
8 II. Schleuter, George Ortman, John HaT
a stick, Homer Finley, Anton Suva, Jossp
sehueth, II. J. simonson and Josep
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