Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-14

here the first of the week for series of
lectures at high school commandments.
He will be gone two weeks, closing at Cen
trail City on Memorial day.
GENEVA-Some claim that the census
taker, w. f. Harrison, did not get all the
names of Geneva people and the CONNER
cial club has taken the matter up. Geneva
has a good live club that is keeping busy
LExINGTON-An epidemic of humps
prevails in Lexington schools. A large per-
centage of the pupils has been afflicted:
Two teachers, Miss Hazel Warrington and
Miss Esther Antonides, are Ill with the
disease.
DAVID CITY-Prof. Julian the present
superintendent of the David City High
school, having resigned by reason of &C
cepting a position with the Hastings Bust
ness college, the school board last evening
elected his successor, Joseph sparks or
Lincoln.
KEARNEY-E. B. Finch and J.. G. Lowe
left Thursday via automobile to locate the
path that the big Kearney Commercial club
automobile trade excursion will traverse.
They will make all arrangements for the
trip and will prepare a map showing the
route to be taken. ... .ts
BEATRICE-Gus Schmtt an old resi-
dence of Beatrice was attacked by
vicious COW Thursday evening and was
severely cut and bruised about the head
and body as a result. He was wound uncon-
scious not far from his home and was
placed under the care of physician.
DAVID CITY-The booster meeting. held
under the auspices of the business men OF
this city night before last, has resulted in
an energetic movement to put on larger
6ef0Ta at psyS Ey Is fund has
been pledged by the business men to carry
the matter through.
CENTRAL CITY-Miss Maude Baker and
Neal Hollinshead were married "Wednesday
at noon, Rev. F. c. Taylor, pastor of the
Episcopal church, performing the cere-
mony. The young people left on the after
noon train for Monroe, near which place
they will make their home
DAVID CITY-Excavating for the base
ment of the new Methodist church Is now
completed and work on the building Will
commence in the near future. The plans
finally adopted by the committee on con-
struction are now in the hands of con-
tractors. 1t is intended that the new
church will be one of the finest in the
state outside of Lincoln and Omaha.
CENTRAL CITY-H. Hutton, Union Pa
cific section foreman at HordVille, met with
rather severe accident yesterday. He was
driving a steel wedge with sledge ham
mer, when q steel splinter flew off and
struck him in the left leg above the knee.
The splinter made wound gbout me same
piercing small artery, caused quite loss
of blood.
KEARNEY-E. II. Neis, superintendent
of the Kearney & Debolt railway reports
| that an effort will be made to narrow
the channel of the Platte river near the
point where the new railroad Will cross
that stream. a proposition Will ne uHduS
to the county whereby the railway will
donate one-haf of the cost of bridge
across the stream, placing the money IN
| the hands of the county treasurer II the
| county will take steps TO narrow the chan-
mel
| CENTRAL CITY-Rev. Chas G. Williams
| of Denver has just notified the board OF
! the Presbyterian church here that he Will
| a ccept the call to their pastorate extended
! to HIM by the congregational meeting last
week, and that he will be ready to take up
! q "a
! of June. The local passionate of the Pres
J bytorian church has been vacant since the
/ removal of Rev. .. e. Bovard last April
! He resigned here to accept the pastorate
of the First Presbyterian church at Wau'
kesha, Wis.
! CENTRAL CITY-The new 5000 Uuor
/ Pacific depot is now completed and is
ready to be turned over to the company by
the contractors, and in celebration OF thai
, event the local commercial club VIII hold q
evening, May II. 1t is hoped to have the
Figh railroad officials present and gen
eral invitation will be extended TO the citi
zenS of Central City and the surrounding
/ country to be present. Refreshments will
be served. there will be music by an or
chestra and other entertainment viii be de
| vised.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Marshall another
one OF the pioneers of this part of the
state, passed away yesterday, his deatf
occurring at his home in Wiliamsburl
born in Ontario, Canada, April &, 1888, anS
with his wife came to this state in 1870
They located on the farm which has beer
the family home ever since. He leaves sur
viving him eight children: John X. of HaN
tum, Colo; Mrs. r. G.. Morrison, Mrs. Ia
Rue, Mrs. John Dahlstet all of this county
and Lille, Ralph, Nose and Grace, Hh'
have been at home since the death of Mrs
! Marshall about six years ago.
! LEXINGTON-The Lexington schoo
board has elected the following teachers fO
the coming year: James F.. Delzell, super
! intendelt at a sa airy Of N,5.J thus being
his fourteenth year; Douglas F. Dickerson
at salary of 1000. other high schoo
teachers els cted are Miss May Hamilton
Miss Tena Gum. This leaves vacancy il
the science department Grade teacher
are as follows: FWt grade teachers, Mis-
Mary Kelley, Miss Hazel Warrington an'
Mss Florence YodeT, who Is also principa
OF the East Ward third and fourth grad
teachers. Miss Ethel Harrow and Miss Mar
garet Mutchie; fifth grade, Miss Lake Kirk
patrick; sixth grade, Miss Grace Mooney
seventh grade, Miss Esther Antonides
eighth grade Miss Judith OLSON, A musi
supervisor was also employed Miss Clar
Danelson OF University Place, Neb., wa
J selected at a salary OF $3.50, The schoo
board secured a landscape architect. VIII
has prepared plans for the two blocks o
ground that has been secured for the neN
high school building and for the Thir
3 grade ward building.