Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-25
Nebraska Now Note..

BEATRICE-City Attorney r.. w. Sabin
left today for southern Kentucky on legal
business
CALLAwAY-Much OF the winter wheat
In this locality is IDEAS, and many fields
will be plowed up and put to corn.
PBRU-Mrs. George Rogers and children
OF Omaha are In Peru to spend the summer,
and will occupy the Culbertson cottage.
PERU-Mr. Thomas Welsh, living west of
town, has recently purchased q team of
Percheron mares, for which he paid st.4j5.
BEATRICE-Pearley F. Bates and Miss
Ortha Ham, both of this city, were mar
ried last evening by Rev. c. f. Tingley.
BEATRICE-Frank Lille, an authority
on grain, says that the wheat crop is
damaged fully so per cent in Gage county.
BEATRICE-Roy shaffer of Cortland.
who sustained a broken leg In a runaway
recently is in a serious condition and may
not recover.
PERU-Mrs. Frank Hutchinson. who has
been so seriously i'll for the last two weeks,
became paralyzed Sunday, and her death
soon followed.
BEATRICE-James Miles and Major
Johnson, old offenders at Wymore, were
paid their fines and were released.
BBATRICE-The barn and several out
buildings on the premises of Edward Yost
at Wymore were destroyed by fire yester-
day at noon. The loss will amount to
about 5000.
SBWARD-wil Unit shipped a car Of
hogs to Omaha Friday which topped the
Uh1IkeL at wv, TO-. Inc car nGILcu kE,U30.b4,
the largest sum ever received for a car of
hogs out of Seward county.
CALLAWAY-The highest price ever
paid for so large a tract Of land in this
Mahan purchased 1888 acres one-half mile
west Of town of J. H. Decker, paying
$4,000 cash for same.
SHELTON-The special election called for
voting on the proposition to issue $4,000 Of
twenty-year bonds for the purpose of build
ing q new school building was held yester-
SS ory ,ss'1rs ~. ~ 800 rbara SSara sSa Hotes
cast, 256 for and So against.
BEATRICE-Three couples were married
yesterday afternoon by County Judge
Miss Lauretta Bailey of Firth; Pearl A.
Tays and lNiss Anna Schultz of Beatrice;
Richard A. Wilson of Mankato, Kan, and
Miss Lydia a. Dlrks Of Johnson, Neb.
CALLAwAS-J. J. Douglas, former clerk
Of the district court and later postmaster
at Galloway for eight years, was given
a surprise on his 65th birthday a%nniver-
sary by friends to the number Of about
twenty taking charge of his homes; He
was presented with a fine leather chair
as a token Of the esteem in which he is
held by his friends.
HASTINGS-In the annual declamatory
contest of the Hastings High school Tues
day night the first honor was won by Miss
i s aH1Si IN the wee Central E%i FsebTssRs dist district
contest to be held here April l. Special
prizes for excellence in different classes
L were given Misses Hazel PARKS, WANDA
Kimmel and Bessie Watkins.
STBLLA-W. p. Montgomery died sud
denly Of heart failure at the family resi-
dence. two miles north Of town. at an early
county, Indiana, In 1874, and came to Ne
braska in 1885, living in Nemaha ounty
four years. when he purchased the farm he
has lived on ever since. He leaves a wife
and two sons and four daughters.
GENEVA-Mrs. S. Houchin died yester-
day at 10 a. m, after a long illness. She
was 50 years of age and had lived in
Geneva many years. The funeral will be
held tomorrow at 8 p. m, from the Meth
odist church, when she will be laid beside
the body of her husband, who preceded
children, two daughters, Mrs, John Mills
and Mrs. William Webb, residing here, and
others living at a distance.
HASTINGS-Junior GFabill and Miss Bes-
sic Martin, whose parents live in the
southwestern part OF Adams county, dis
appeared from their home sunday night
and have since written their parents they
intend to get married and return in a few
days. County judges for a considerable
distance around have been notified not tc
give the couple a license, as both are
under age. Junior Grabill was a student
in a business college here.
SHELTON-Allec Thomas, the veteran
drayman of Shelton, died Monday evening
and was buried today, the funeral services
being held from the Presbyterian church,
and the sermon by the pastor, Rev. j. r
Bennett. Uncle Alec was a Nebraska pio-
neer, coming to this county in 1876, and was
we'll known far and near. Several years
ago he was struck by a Union Pacific en-
CINE and severely hurt, and the effects OF
this injury and other diseases was the
cause of his demise. He leaves a wife and
two children.
HASTINGS-After celebrating abou'
three minutes a jury of the district cour
late yesterday returned a verdict Of mo
guilty. in the case of the state agains
John Merkle, who was charged with as
saulting his mother, Sarah Merkle. Tht
case of the state against Sarah Merkle
wherein the defendant was charged will
breaking into the home OF her father
Claus Lay, and stealing a Bible, was dis
missed on motion of the county attorney
Four more cases in the Claus Lay famil!
are pending trial.
Foley's Kidney Remedy viii cure an
case OF Kidney or Bladder trouble that Il
not beyond the reach of medicine. No medi
cine can dc more. Sold by all druggists.