Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-12
BRlleNue.


Alta Reed visited Gilmore relatives over
Sunday.
Mrs. n. L. Purcell has been quite sick
the last week.
Andy Graves returned to Bellevue from
Chicago Sunday morning
Mr.. and Mrs Jack Graves visited rela-
tives at Plattsmouth Sunday.
Miss Sadie Stearns of Farnam was a
recent guest at the Reed home.
Z. w. Woltemath visited relatives at
Hebron and Belvidere over Sunday
w. ~ Neil of South Omaha was a Sun
day guest at the home of I. c. Tolboe.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Hike
died last Friday and was buried Saturday.
Stewart Rogers and Merle Reynolds Of
Omaha took dinner at the Woltemath home
Saturday.
The woodmen had a called meeting
members.
George Hood. after visit with his
parents here, has returned to his work at
Maxwell.
the intention Of working for the BHrling-
ton q Missouri.
George Rhoades suffered the loss of an
eye last week, having received a piece Of
steel in 1t while doing some carpenter
work.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Haney and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. F.. Wells OF South Omaha were
Sunday guests at the home of Mr.. and
L. n. Purcell has finished building a new
barn on his property on Twenty y-second
avenue, in which the Purcell family will
live until their new residence is com
pleted.
The fire Sunday night that destroye
the Nye-Snyder elevator and the Omaha
FIGURING mill illuminated the sky for many
miles. Many Bellevue people thought aC
first that II was the timber just north OF
town.
Sunday was the fiftieth anniversary of
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Halder-
man, and in honor of the event a large
number of friends gathered at the home of
their daughter Mrs. Winnifred Findley,
Monday evening A purse of S25 in gold
large number Of guests congratulated
them and wished them many more happy
years of married life.
Notwithstanding there had been no nom
nations for the vacancies on the village
board, there was a larger vote than usual
polled at Tuesdays election. b. y. Combs
received 20 votes; c. l. Phelps, A.; W. f..
Leonard, 45; william Jones, 3d. The first
three, having received the larger vote, are
the new members OF the board. The 'ques-
tion of wet or dry is practically eliminated
from Bellevue politics, as We are within
the tWo-and-half-mile limit OF Fort Crook.
Last week Judge Goss attended meet
ing Ia Omaha OF the arrangement COM
mittee OF the centennial celebration to be
held here in June. Judge Goss says an
restore. in part at least the old trading
post that stood near the river bank, some
distance north OF the present Burlington
station. The Judge Is very enthusiastic
over the coming celebration and is al
ready revising for the occasion some in
teTesting occurrences way back in the Sos
The meeting of the county commission
ers at Papiilion on Tuesday was largely
attended by East End people. Bellevue
was officially represented by Roy ~ TOWl
j. ID. McChesney and A. c. Sloan. Mr.
Towl voiced the sentiment OF this end Of
the county on the Inheritance tax matter
when he said that a fair division of the
NJ IN hn
expended on the boulevard, 5000 On the
RalstOn road from Papillion and the bal
ance OF the fund In other parts of the
county.
At the meeting OF the Commercial club
last Friday evening two matters of con-
siderable importance were taken up-a
more adequate car service on the 1nterur-
ban and a better telephone service. w.
b. McDermut. w r Leonard and j. D.
McChesney we're placed upon the commit
tee which will confer with the lnterurban
company, and j. E. Crothers, 4. a. Iyie'
and r. B. Combs viii confer with the tele,
phone company, with the object OF local
switchboard in view,