Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-15

PONCA-The Ponca Library board is pre-
pElng to install the new library by the
purchase of about $500 worth of new books.
THAYER-The annual cadet
will be held here some time in June,
Captain George Ho.deman OF Yo X IL MAXI 6
arrangements for. tents and supplies, which
the cadets are getting from the government.
TECUMSEH-A great many farmers in
this section are holding public sales and
will move to South Dakota, SCOTS Bluff
county and other sections. Land is too
high-priced in this section Of the state to
make II profitable to rent and farm.
ANSLEY-Three hogs were sold In Ansley
saturday for the Omaha market at 8 cents
per pound or s1G1, &C. One belonging to
George Cross, weight $40 pounds, brought
$4,000; two belonging to Charles e. Mattley,
a hardware dealer, weight 7O pounds,
brought $60,so
TABLESPOONFUL an item in The Bee
under the caption of state news from this
city 1t was stated that the suit brought by
Mrs. Frank J. Morgan against Fred Nor
gan had been continued. 1t should have
and Mrs. Murphy reside In Omaha.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the trial of Ben
jamin Fast, Isaac Fast, Cor Fast, George
Frank Michael of N~Stockham, who were
charged with gambling at Henderson, was
tried at York. nearly 100 residents of that
place attended. The defendants were bound
over to the district court,
TECUMSEH-Prominent citizens in Ben
net, Dunbar, Talmage and Brock have re-
ceived communications from T.. p. Ken
nard, a promoter, asking what they think
about the establishment of an interurban
line from Lincoln to Auburn, via Cheney.
Mr.. n innate he has inaugurated
a movement to put in the line.
YORK-Alfred b. Christian, president OF
the York Commercial club Of York, would
like to get in correspondence with q shirt
and overall manufactures. The Commercial,
club has been assured that II a factory
is located at York the railroad companies
will make a distributing rate and also
grant Missouri river rates on in shipments
PONCA-M. A. Martin, recently returned
office elder of the Presbyterian church, and
was installed Sunday and John Armstrong
was also elected for the first time and
ordained and installed at the same time
giving the church now a session Of five
members. The Sunday school is largel
than it has been for some years.
TECUMSEH-The following is the mort
age record for Johnson county for tn,
month of January Number of farm mort
cages filed, IA; amount. SS5,s4S. Number o
farm mortgages released, II; amount, *s.SS2
Number Of city mortgages filed. 8; amount
81 1850. Number of city mortgages released
5; amount, $2,61L Number of chattel mort
cages filed, 60; amount, $l9SO4; Numbe
of chattel mortgages released, 172; amount
$50, 1862.
HUMBOLDT-A large crowd assemble
on Sunday morning TO listen to a patriot
address by ReTI' X 81 }; G "a SvS Of the R brs
ham Lincoln. the Christian Statesman.
Special seats draped with the flag, wer
reserved for members of the Grand Arm
post, who attended in a body, and tn
audience room of the church was ais
prettily decorated with flags. Specia
musical numbers were rendered by tn
choir.
GRESHAM-York county will lose one @
its pioneer citizens and most successfu
farmers. John Nelson came many year
ago and bought a farm on payments nea
Gresham. Besides raising a large famil
he added to his land holdings, educate
his boys at York, and by reason of tn
wonderful pr~oductiveness Of York count
soil he has made a sufficient amount {
keep them for the balance of their lives
They expect to make their home in Seattle
where one Of the sons is making a gres
success in business.