Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-03

came near putting his eye out. While
cleaning out the stables a mule kicked the
tork with such force as to send IL Whirl-
Ing into the young mans face and two OF
the tines inflicted deep wounds one of
them so close as to affect the eye quite
GENEVA-Alexander Fisher, aged about
eighty, died In Lincoln Sunday at-3-a. m.
Mr.. Fisher had been ailiDg some time, his
north of Geneva, where he has lived with
his son, Burt, who was captain of company
q while in the Philippines. His body will
pc laid beside that Of his wife in the Gen
NEBRASKA CITY-The home of 1. P.
Burbanks, residing In the southern part
OF the city was burned last evening with
all of Its contents. Mrs. Burbankg had
left home to visit a neighbor's and left
a lamp burning, which exploded and set
the home Attire. There was no Insurance.
on the contents and a small policy on the
in the city.
NEBRASKA ~CITY-Judge Wilson has
handed dow his decision in the matter
OF some of the claims filed against the
estate of Jacob Sichl. He allowed a prof
tered claim of the county for $2,O236S for
Sophia Sichl $40, 900 for her claim Of money
loaned the deceased, and his son, Marcus
STEM, S,1OI'26. All OF the claims but the
taxes were reduced.
OXFORD-The NebrasIsa
Dental society meets here Tuesday. March
3. A large attendance is expected. as a
GOOD program has been prepared by the
members. This Is the annual meeting and
election of officers will be held. Charles f.
woodbury. OF Council Bluffs will nave
charge Of the Study club work and give a
lecture. The officers are: e. A. Thomas,
Red Cloud, president; j. f. Nelson, Super
Tor, vice president; w. A. McHenry, Nelson,
secretary.
AsHLAND-Farmer boys in the vicinity
south OF Ashland have organized the Ash
land Farmers Institute and Corn I'M
provers association, with a view Of get
ing better results with corn on the farm.
Glenn MoKae. Greenwood; vice presidents
Lewis Jespersen, Ashland; secretary and
Efforts will be made to enlist ali the farm.
ers or this Vicinity in the campaign for
better seed corn.
FREMONT-The postoffice reoe.nts for
the month OF February aggregated IS, 30. a,
an increase OF more than 5000 over last
month";, which showed q falling off in busl-
ness. Plans and specifications are expected
here soon for the addition to the present
pudding. While repairs are going on the
office VIII be located in the Morse block,
az the corner OF Fifth and Broad streets.
The removal will not be made until August
and work on the repairs is expected to
begin Immediately after that date.
SUTTON-The annual clamato con-
test OF sutton High school was held in the
opera house last evening with ten contes-
full evenings entertainments ever held here.
each number being well rendered, but the
Judges selected Esther Brehn in her rem
dition Of The Engineers Son." first place:
Myrtle Cundall, second. in Ben Hur's
Chariot Race. Tit former win 20 to
Hastings April LIST to the district conven-
ton, the latter to Fairfield to take part
in the Jones contest.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Eva Hays came
here a week ago with her mother and
they rented a house and expected to stay
here. Her husband and father were 10
follow them with several cars Of stock and
household goods. They were delayed, and
last evening, Mrs. Hays, who has not been
FEELING very we'll, took sick and died In a
short time. The husband and father nave
been located and are expected to reach
made for the funeral. She was but 22
years OF age and married but a short time.
ASHLAND-Sparks from a passing Bur
lingtOn train lodged in two empty stock
cars, which were located on the siding of
the Sioux city line, on Monday. A hole
several feet In diameter was burned In the
roof OF one car and a good start had been
made on the other car when Bridge In
spector X. V. Russell passed on his motor
car and an engine from the
Yards and the flames were extinguished.
The burning cars stood directly over the
WahoO creek bridge and were coupled To
sixty other cars. which would have Caught
fire In a Few minutes II Inspector Russell
had not seen them.
ASHLAND-The funeral OF r. ]. Evans.
who died at his home in South Omaha on
Sunday, was held Tuesday afternoon at the
Methodist church in Ashland, Rev. T.. II.
Nof1cN oLliclhlnB. MT, Evans was % years
old and for thirty-nine years had been a
resident OF Nebraska, residing In Ashland
and South Omaha most OF that time. He
IS survived by his wife and three dauRh-
ters, Mrs. J. T., Todd and Mrs. Mark Moon
OF South Omaha Mrs. Fred Rickerson OF
Idaho Springs, Colo; three sons, C.. r
Evans Of Red Cloud. Neb.; r.. M. Evans
OF Memphis and NJ. L. Evans OF Ashland.
Mr.. Evans enlisted IN the Second Iowa
Infantry and marched with Sherman to the
sea In the Georgia campaign.