Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-15
Nebraska News Notes.

KEARNEY-Niss Lillian S. Cheney died
at her home here Tuesday after lingering
illness Of consumption.
KEARNEY-Fred Burger, accused OF
criminRlly assaulting Pearl Gibson, Is held
al Lexington under q bond OF u,OOO
BEATRICE-The B-months-Oid daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ernst was found
dead and physician pronounced death
was cue 70 acute indigestion.
MADIsON-County Judge Bates united
IN marriage Wallace Burton Johnson and
Miss Alta Mae CARAT, both of Madison
The bride iE the daughter OF Ike CARAT
Of this city,
KEARNEY-The B-year-oid child OF Mr..
AND Mrs W. J. Pierce, who resides ten
miles southeast Of here, died Tuesday OF
spinal meningitis. TIVE other children are
dangerously III OF the same disease.
KEARNEY-J W. Higgins, chairman OF
the county hoard OF supervisors, Jesse II.
Dean. county clerk and Commissioners
z L King and J. Sltz are at Omaha at
tending the convention OF County Clerks
and Commissioners.
REATRICE-Wor ord Is received announe-
ing the death OF Edward Noyes son Of
Mrs. W /. Marshall, at Yuma Colo. He
was % years Of age and unmarried. The
remains viii be inferred al Crab Orchard,
the former home OF the deceased
HASTIN GS-The police are looking for
Theodore RHtscliffe. aged u, who Is wanted
for attempting 10 pass several bogus checks
IN Hastings stores. The checks presented
by him were made payable 10 George
Browning which he said WAS his name.
HOLDREGE-After trial Of nearly four
days before judge Barr IN the county court
IN the case Of DIT ]. A. Andrews against
Aaron Hall 10 recover E1120O and interest for
professional services rendered, was given
70 the jury yesterday afternoon and a YER
dict returned for the plaintiff after brief
elaboration.
HRstinEE-The proposition TO repeat the
Central Nebraska FAN Festival next year
has been submitted 70 q referendum vote
.
. EtOCkh holders viii vote in favor Of repeat
ms the event The receipts Of the enter
prise this year were 1850 In excess Of the
expenditures.
. BEATRICE-At the regular meeting Of
the city council the special commit &c
which Inspected the water and lighting
plants at Hastings and Grand Island last
week filed Its report, which was adopted.
[ "A mass meeting has been called FOR next
Friday evening. al which the question Of
Installing an electric plant with the water
works system VIII be discussed,
/ AIINDEN-A reception st the home Of
i. H. CleErmen was given by the ?. z. %.
society last evening, The program con
sisted Of music and lecture by Doctor
HapemHn on the subject Of his trip 20 the
, ria wHiiEn Islands. lT. Hapeman has been
] botEnist al his life and collected many
thousand specimens on the trip 70 the
KEAENE-Y-Ths following are the win
ue-s iu the girls and boys domestic
. science and agricultural contests held IN
Buffalo county. Jesse Knox Of RiverdAle
! d. wears old: Myrun Scott OF KeHrney. i
I years old. Gladys Adams Of PleEsHutun
u wears old; Pearl Schinkel Of Glenwood
D. years old Three contests were held and
more than go pupils participated. The win
/ ne-E viii represent Buffalo county al Lin
coin and viii he elNen d Tree course m
Agricultural and domestic science
HAETIN GS-The expense uf tnterHec-
tiuus Ia the paving districts created this
venr win absorb practically AL Of tbs
s5e0@ intersection bond issue voted las'
month The CRY clerk viii at once hdver-
riEe for proposals on the bonds. The
Bwaras viii be made January - and tbs
bonds wiz he delivered 70 the purchaser
March 4 next. when they VIII begin ora "
inE interest The bonds viii draw Interest
a. the rate o. per cent; they viii be pay
able IN twenty years and suhJect 10 cal
after i've years