Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-13
Nebraska

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born in 1916. lie had lived in Gage
county since 1851.
PoNCA-The firm Of Pomeroy a Faek-
bought the half interest OF IL c. Fackel-
mar and Will continue the grocery busi-
ness at the old place.
PoNcA-The Baptist church has
until Easter. The. pastor. Rev. h. Tim
KEEL, will do most OF the work. but expects
some help from abroad.
basket ball played Thursday night, Peru
Normal won from Kearney Normal with a
score OF Is to 16 The game was fast and
furious from the beginning.
TECUMSEH-The Board Of County Com
missioners is having \ bull PEN or high
enclosure erected on the county Jail lot. A
stone pile is to be put in the same and
county prisoners will be required to pound
stone or go hungry.
KEARNEY-The advertising committee
or the Commercial club Of Kearney has
decided to adopt the phrase, "Kearney-A
Capital City" They bear special emphasis
that the word capital shall be spelled
teal instead Of 't-o-l."
TECUMSEH-The funeral Of w. r. Bar-
ton, who died in this city Wednesday, was
held at the home at 10 o'clock a. m. sat
urday morning. The sermon was by Rev.
z. e. Johnson, d. D., and the burial serv-
Ice was in charge Of the Masonic fratern-
BROKEN Bow-Ground has al last been
broken for the new high school on the
north side. Contractor Neptune, who will
this week and eXcavStionS viii mme
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GOTHENBURG-The Union Pacific will
IN the near future remove the coal chutes
and water tank from Lexington to this
city. An extra switch south Of the main
track Will also be built. The large amount
improvements.
BEATRICE-The Board of Supervisors
finished It's work yesterday and ad-
journed to April ~; The district court
amounting to S7oo.35, were allowed. as
were also the attorneys fees OF $500 in
the Bertuca murder case.
BEATRIICE-The city council held n
stormy session last evening over the al
lowance of the claim OF G. X. Palmer Of
kansas City. to $3.50, for draw
plant, After a session lasting three hours
the bill was allowed, Mayor Rawlings
breaking the deadlock will his vote.
PoNCA-Miss Charlotte Templeton has
interest of the new public library. The
library board appointed by the city coun-
GIL is as follows: Prot. John E. Marsh.
tendent A. V, Teed, e. E. Rice, III. D..
Mellon, w. T. Mikesell and John Hurley,
NEBRASKA CITY-Alexander Balm,
Ghs c SSs Se Since q i RFGmi died y esstaSnt of
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas
McCune, nine miles south of this city,
aged 92 years. He was the father OF
seven daughters. all of whom survive
him. His remains will be taken to Kan
sas City for interment.
TEcUMsEH-Mrs, Garris, wife of Arthur
GLrris, died at the family home in Gales
burg, Ill., Sunday, March 8, of congestion
Of the lungs after a very short Illness.
she was aged IS years 8 months and 20
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Bushnell, ILL.,, September 16, 1891, but the
greater part of her life was spent in Te-
cumseh, coming here when but 7 years
L. 2. Lafferty.
HUMBoLDT-On the evening Of March
10 & d~eclamatory contest was held at the
bigh school building, Those participating
norman, Gladys Boyd, Pearl Kinter, Leta
Youngman, Fay Sanford and Mlttie Grid
ley sSrs all w students Mr. Of { the high Ugh school RsS The
Cardy of this city and Miss Goodrich,
principal Of the Table Rock school. The
decision was Fay Sanford first and Gladys
Boyd second. The school will be repre-
scented at the district meet in Beatrice by
Fay Sanford.
BROKEN BOW-The Board OF County
word that two Of the principal bridges Of
the county. have been put out of commits
sion by floating ice. The one at Comstock
spans Of the ,7sS-foot bridge near Gatos
have been crushed and carried away. A
repair gang will be put to work as soon
as possible. Among the purchases made
this week by the board are two high grade
adding machines for the clerks and treas
urer's offices to replace those destroyed
at the court house fire.
NEBRASKA ~CITY-Some days since
a writ Of habeas corpus was asked for
and granted by Judge Travis to produce
in court Ben Pearson, a man who was
recently declared insane and confined in
the asylum at Lincoln. Judge Travis
announced he was too busy to hear the
case at this time, and instructed the
sheriff not to serve the writ until he had
some leisure time and leave the man in
the asylum where he could receive proper
attention until the day of hearing. The
man who is confined has friends who
desire to see him released and take this
means to try and accomplish 1t.
NEBRASKA CITY-A man giving the
name of "Steeple Jack" about 35 years
Of age, has been about here for the last
week or better, and Tuesday he disap-
peared and with him the 15-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.. P. Griffen.
Yesterday Sheriff Fischer located them
at a hotel at Dunbar and caused their
arrest. They were brought to this city
last evening and the county attorney VIII
file either. a charge of kidnapping or
a more serious offense against him. The
man claims the girl followed him away
We're occupying separate rooms at the
ask that the severest punishment be
nNWA An him