Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28

small girl, with her parents, and since had
made 1t her home. She is survived by her
parents, two brothers and three sisters.
KEARNEY-The Kearney Flour Mills of
this city has Just placed on the market a
new brand Of flour and the name was
chosen from among hundreds submitted
by people. The name, Red Moon" brand,
was the one chosen and the mill then Of
fered a cash prize to the bag factory that
would submit the neatest design. Thu
Bemis Bag company of Omaha was the
successful contestant.
NEBRASKA CITY-John A. Camden,
aged go, has filed a claim Of $500 against
the city for injuries which he claims to
have sustained by reason OF a fall on the
recovered walks Of this city last month.
This is the only claim filed against the city,
although during the time, some six weeks,
while the streets and sidewalks were COW
cred with ice, many people fell and were
injured, but no claims were filed.
MCOOL JUNCTION-At Athletic hall
here d big wrestling carnival will be pulled
off, in which a number of local wrestlers
will participate. The main event viii be
a finish match between Lee McCord of
Blue Vale and u. Scott of York. a boxing
exhibition between the Mathew brothers,
finish wrestling matches between Charles
KaDff and Percy Tharp, also Elon Froid,
the big Swede, and Charles Clarke of Blue
Vale.
KEARNEY-A good roads meeting was
held at the city hall Monday evening and
about a hundred enthusiasts from all over
Buffalo county were present. NJ. o. Eide
rige, the government expert, addressed the
gathering and recommended various meth
DDS. by which roads may be kept well
drained. The Commercial club has voted
$500 to be spent on the road leading to the
Platte river bridge.
KEARNEY-The coal famine in this city
has again appeared. No hard coal IS to be
found at the dealers yards and the soft
coal arrives so slowly that there is never
time 20 unload 1t from the car into the
I shed. So far no one has suffered, az the
dealers sell what they can secure in small
lots, so as to give each one something to
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will be necessary to burn 6h-cent corn.
YORK-The recent decision given by Dis
trict Judge Corcoron wherein w. w.
Wyckoff, on behalf of the York County
Automobile association, had an injunction
serve ed restraining the county board from.
distributing the Inheritance tax to every
county board had no right to make the
distribution contemplated, but must use it
In making certain main Travelled roads be.
tween important towns.
NEBRASKA CITY-F e. Culp, superin-
tendent of bridges for the Burlington rail-
way, was here with a force of surveyors
this week surveying the banks of the Mis-
souri, river and making profiles. The COM
pany expects to put in considerable protec-
ton work here, so as to save the APP
proaches to the big bridge and the tracks
here from the inroads of high water, which
they anticipate will come with the spring
snow melting and rains.
PIERCE-The union evangelistic services
that have been In progress at this place for
the last three weeks. 1t is announced, will
close on Friday evening of this week. The
services have been conducted by the pastors
churches, Rev, b.. II. Murten OF the Metho-
dist church having charge one week in the
Congregations church and the next week
Rev. j. w. Taylor holding services in the
Methodist church. Over sixty persons have
been converted.
KEARNEY-Sheriff Walter Sammons
went to Hastings Wednesday morning
armed with a writ of habeas corpus, order
ing that Alfred Barnes be brought to Kear-
ney before February II. The writ was OBJ
tanned upon the instance Of C. B. Manual
of the State Industrial school. tTh au-
thorities OF Adams county had refused to
] give up the boy and legal proceedings re-
suited. c. B. Manual seeks to save the
boy from the pe%nitentiary, owing to the
fact that he has been merely let out on
parole from this school.
DUNBAR-The farmers institute con-
vened here yesterday for a two days ses-
sion. a good crowd was present yesterday
afternoon and last evening the opera house
was filled to hear lectures by Mr.. Lyon
and Mr., Kingsley. The program was inter-
spcfsed with songs and music by home
talent. The exhibits are large and prizes
will be awarded at the close of the meet.
These meetings are held under the auspices
proving to be one of the best things for
the good of the state wherever held,
AsHLAND-Plans for a larger county
fair this fall than ever were discussed at
the annual meeting Of the Saunders County
Agricultural society, held at Wahoo. Of
ficers were elected as follows: President,
c. H.. Gustafson, Mead; vice president, j.
A., Crinklaw, Wahoo; secretary, o. NJ.
Iharp, Wahoo; treasurer, Emil Helsing,
Malmoi directors, c, +. Beadle, Frank NJ,
Stocking, Henry Gerke and N. ID. Tharp of
Wahoo; Jacob Wernsman of Cedar Bluffs.
John III. Ohm Of Mead and Herman Hanke
of Memphis.
HASTINGS-The city council has ordered
the construction of a we'll at the water
works to be i'm all essential respects a
duplicate Of the largest Of the three now
and $50 feet deep. The cost, including ma
terials used, win be ST67 per foot or 81. 7Gl
for the entire job, The contractor guaran-
tees a flow OF 1900 gallons, per hour. An
ordinance has been passed by the council
CalliT a special election on March 3 to
give authority for the Issuance of $4,000
of intersection paving bonds.
ASHLAND-WMiam Pickering died at his
home three miles northwest of Ashland at
$50 Tuesday night, aged 66 years. He was
born in England, but came to America at
Y, whore he residesd till 1885, locating at
Ashland in April OF that year. For over
forty years he was a member OF the Ma
sonic order, and was also a member Of a
Grand Army OF the Republic post at Buff
falo, A widow. one son. Frank, and two
daughters, Mrs. Charles Marshall and Mrs.
Ernest Marks, survive. The funeral was
held from the home Thursday afternoon at
1 O'Clock. lie had been i'll for several
months with Bright's disease.
PIERCE-A new hotel building Is among
the probable improvements here in tho
near future, II rumor is correct. For sew
eral years Pierce has been up against II
when Il came TO hotel accommodations, and
the matter has been going from bad 10
worse, until now Il Is said even district
court will adjourn next month from day
10 day at 4 O'Clock I'm the afternoon and
go 10 Norfolk to stay over night. returning
on the early morning train 10 ~reccnvene
the session, There Is a movement on foot
TO organize a stock company of the business
men and put up a brick hotel two stories
In height