Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-24
Nebraska

A. Bates; registration. William Hosack
publicity, +. Al. Flory. A number OF lay
men will attend the convention at Lincoln
March 1917.
KEAs9NEY-At the city council meeting
last night communicatien was read from
the secretary OF the Nebraska League Of
municipalities requesting the city OF
KeRrney to Join the same. The city clerk
was instructed to forward 20 the secretary
the necessary foe and Kearney will take its
place among the cities OF the state.
AsHLAND---For the March term Of the
| district court OF Saunders county, Judge
| B. r. Good has called grind jury, before
| which several cases win come. Sheriff
Jerry Daley, jr, and II, N Miller. clerk
/ OF the district court on Monday drew
the list OF grand Jurors, who are sum
moned to appear at the court house In
Wahoo on March il
CRAWFORD-The Civic league formally
| opened It's campaign Sunday night with q
| union meeting held at the Congregational
church. Mr. Birney and Superintendent
working of the proposed county option law
to DO brought before tho next legislature.
Mr.. Remund spoke on the subject County
Option an Inherent Right OF the People"
DUNBAR-The Dunbar State bank gave
big reception yesterday at its new home,
This gives Dunbar one OF the finest banks
in southeastern Nebraska. Following are
the officers; President, Or, J. B. Lichten-
walner; vice president Fred Haschen-
berger SRI cashier, Thomas Murray; dlrec-
tors, Hans P. Anderson, Fred Haschen-
berger Dietrich Kruse, DIR. j. B. Lichten-
wallner Thomas Murray, Henry @. Seyfer
and II. s. Westbrook.
BEATRICE-The eighteenth annual fire
mems exemption exercises were held here
last evening BY the volunteer fire depart
ment In firemen's headquarters. Addresses
were delivered by II. ". l.. Jackson, Rev.
Brown, after which forty-three firemen
who had served for five years were given
exemption papers. After the program there
was dancing. Bucks orchestra furnished
the music
WEST PoINT-The city council, at the
last meeting, took action on the water
works situation. They ordered the pur-
chase of new boiler, the construction Of
boiler house and the driving of forty
now wells Work on these projects will
commence at once This is the outcome
of the agitation for a newer and better
system OF water supply, the town having
outgrown the system installed some TWEEN
ty-five years ago.
KEARNEY = Articles of incorporation
were filed with the county clerk Tuesday,
Incorporating the Nebraska Suspender
factory Of kearney. The lncorporators are
w. L. Hand OF this city and A M. Pater-
son Of Omaha Mr.. Hand recently pur-
chased half interest In the factory. The
firm is Incorporated at $4,000, Of which
$4,000 is paid up. The business of the
factory. will be the manufacturing of sus-
penders and mittens.
DUNBAR-Following the reception here
Monday rendered to Dunbar and it's citi-
zens by the Dunbar State bank in its new
modern quarters, the many friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Murray gathered at their
home in the evening to surprise them on
their sixteenth wedding anniversary. Mr..
Murray Is one of the best known bankers
In southeastern Nebraska, having come to
Dunbar when a mere boy from Scotland,
and by his own efforts has attained great
success. Guests were here from throughout
the state among them being Robert o.
Marnell and Mr.. Sheldon Of Nebraska City,
Mr. Bates and Mr. Davidson Of Springfield
Neb, all bankers.
KEARNEY-County Attorney Easterling
went to Mlnden Tuesday, where he will
meet the commissioners of Kearney county
and request that they pay for that county's
share Of repairs made on the Platte river
bridge. The supreme court handed down
a decision declaring that Kearney county
should pay its half of the maintenance OF
this bridge and set a date when the same
was to be paid, but 1t seems that the
Kearney county officials have overlooked
the matter and Buffalo county has coming
from that county in the nelghborhood OF
$500. The controversy dates back as far
as 1905 and has been carried through
several courts, always with the result that
Buffalo county has won their suits
CENTRAL CITY-The last week has been
marked by an unusual activity in local real
eseate tns6 S circles number OF transfers hav-
property. John Jones, who recently moved
into town, has secured the McKevitt tract
81 By % seot Ms T! jones' Tss SeedS sGwn Mr. ogRsa sao
the Chadwick bungalow property, in tho
north part Of town, and pays s2,5OO addi-
llOHdi' r. y. ttaUcllII mas purchased OF
John Patterson. jr., the 1O-acre property
Just southwest Of town, known as the
Persinger place. d. A. F'arnham has pur-
chased from VIM May the latter's place, 4
in the east end of town. Frank Reynolds
has secured the property owned by Mrs.
Andrew Carlow diagonally across from the
NJ. E. church. Mrs. l. A. Richards has
bought the Erb property, at present occu-
pied by Rev. Mr.. Youtsey and family.
The Morris hardware, including the build
ing. stock and business, has been sold by
Morris & Son to j. B. Gray OF Silver
Creek Ernest Clark has sold his residence
property, In the south part of town to
Swan Johan Peterson. Numerous transfers
have been made, and many more transfers
prospect