Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-04
Nebraska

marks the docket on the Judges desk.
With the return OF warm weather and the
thirst for amber colored stimulants, the
judge is expecting 70 get some business.
KEARNEY-At noon Wednesday. Tracy
T.. Peck and Miss Frances Perkins, were
married at the home Of Rev. II. ?. Ham
mons OF the Methodist church. Mr.. Peck
Is a ranchman living near Spaulding, while
Miss Perkins was born ana grew to woman
hood In this city. The couple left immedi-
ately for their home near Spaulding.
KEARNEY-Deputy Sheriff Lawton left
on Wednesday noon for Geneva, Neb., ac-
companied by the 1S-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Patton, who vii begin
her sentence in the State Industrial school
at that place. The girls father was
sentenced a few months ago to the peni-
tentiary for a crime against the daughter.
PLATTSMOUTH-Nicholas Friedrich, son
of the Ounty commissioner, and Miss
Christine Barbara Schafer. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Schafer, all prominent Cass
county people were united in marriage at
wedding was largely attended by relatives
and friends.
ALMA-The biggest real estate deal made
in Harlan county for some time was en-
day, when Mrs. Mary Haskell purchased
the 4SO-acre AL. Strohm farm from the
Harlem Land company at st. Paul, Mimi,
for a cash consideration of S26, 900.
ALMA-The Burlington took a special
train OF Harlan. county families from
Alma to Halbrite, Sas,. this morning, in
charge OF g. N. Weiss Of the Harlem Land
company at st. Paul, MINI. A passenger
coach was attached to the train. All pur-
chased lCrge tracts of land in the northern
Gates Of from $1,000 to $1,000
PLATTSMOUTH-At the regular meet
ing Of the county commissioners, the fol-
lowing named physicians were named to
care for the sick in the five districts of
Brendel, Nj. M. Butler, p. g. Lewis. A. l..
Munger. The report of j.. H. Tams, the
the expenditures for the last year to have
been S2,2S2.19 and the income to have been
81, 1855.
SEWARD-Two more indictments were
made public this morning, which were
returned by the grand jury, against Kid
Nichols and Jim Kinghton, for operating
a gambling house in Seward. The accused
VIII probably be brought before Judge
makes six indictments returned, and several
other cases have been investigated. The
total expense of the grand jury was
$67460.
WIsNER-News OF the death Of Harry
Pylman, which occurred in the st. Joseph
hospital in Omaha, has reached here.
H I1ss was . Yer gopusaT young man ana
OF Odd Fellows, Rebecca and Royal Neigh
Dor lodges, and for eleven years worked
in the drill team of the Modern Woodmen
of America. Funeral service were held
from the Methodist church. Rev. Mr..
Slocumb, officiating.
LEXINGTON-The directors Of the Daw-
son County C~hautauqua association met
ficers: President, F. l.. Temple; vice presi-
dent, ]. M. Neff; treasurer A.. e. Gran
officers will proceed at once to arrange
for the seventh annual meeting Of the as
ISOLATION. If advance tickets are not
readily taken the board will not likely pro-
coed with the session this fall.
PLATTSMOUTH-The Platte and Mis-
souri, rivers are still frozen over, but
should this weather, with mercury at 90
above continue any length of time the ice
In both streams will begin breaking up. The
Platte river at Oreapolis is being kept open
under the Burlington and Missouri Pacific
bridges and very little fear is expressed
OF a dam or the washing out Of either
bridge when the ice does come down the
stream and empties into the Missouri.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS City and Humboldt
held an inter-high school debating contest
here Tuesday, debating the state league
question, Resolved, That labor unions are
on the whole beneficial" Pawnee City up
held the affirmative and Humboldt the
negative. Pawnee City was represented by
Marcus Poteet, Ray Yeast and Kenneth
Wherry, while Humboldt's representatives
were Florence Hosford. Paul Walsh and
Sam Zimmerman. Profs. Conant, Maxey
and Bednar Of Lincoln acted as judges,
negative.
BEATRICE-The annual meeting of the
Beatrice fire department was held last
evening, when these-officers were elected:
rudolph Woelke, chief; Walter Kors, first
assistant chief; Charles Schank, second as
sistant chief; j. r. Ellis, president; Charles
II. Nudge, first vice president; Edward
Carmichael, second vice president; e. A,
Gamble, secretary; John s. Walker, as
sistant secretary; c.. o. Gudtner, treasurer:
j. A. Dohner, Harry Leach, C. o. Gudtner'
Or, Lock and Walter Kors comprise the
board Of trustees and A. d.. White, c. III.
Nudge and Ira Lock the auditing com
mittee.
SBWARD-The report Of the grand fury
in regard to the county jail, filed with
District Clerk Gereke, recommends that
no repairs be made in the same, unless
IN a rotten ~unsanitary condition and a
disgrace to the people Of Seward county.
II also says that Sheriff Gillian takes good
care of the prisoners and keeps the bIild-
ing in as sanitary condition as possible
IL says that the sheriff as an official Of
Seward county, deserves a residence 10
live in that is not a disgrace to himself
and family, and the jurors
that the county board hire a turnkev
and see that the sheriff is provided with
a decent residence to live in, as n Is
impossible to keep the jail in a sanitary
to visit and inspect the rotton old Huik
for themselves, and recommends that the
county board make a great effort to buiid
a new jail and ~jailorers residence.
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