Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-12
Nebraska


cifc. Is Nr. Giles successor here and mas
already assumed his duties.
PERT-Rev. William barrow. pastor OF
the First Baptist church, left Friday Tor
Chicaso as delegate to the National
Baptist convention ia session there this
week.
BEATRICE-It was announced yestcr-
day that work on the new electric light
plant to be erected five miles southeast OF
/ The city on the Blue river woulu start
about July l. The new company VIII
/ Gage County Gas, Light and Power com
pauy, ard is headed by cyrus Eaton a
! young capitalist OF Cleveland, o., who is
b president Of the gas company. The new
/ plant wan cost about SiCO,JOO.
! BEATRICE-Samuel Richards and Mss
Lena Armstrong, both OF tins city, Wers
/ married last evening at the United Breth-
/ rem parsonage, Rev. ). K. Mcu-r otticlat-
ing.
womans club are: Mrs w II. Fitzpatrick.
president: Mrs. Jennie Starn. first wee
president; Mrs. j. ;. McCleary, second vice
! president; Miss Katherine Howe, CORE
! spending secretary; Mrs. r.. r. witt
| recording secretary; Miss Julia Fuller.
BEATRICE-Wm skow. who has been
in the employ of the Rock Island a. Fair
! bury as general clerk, arrived In town yes
terday to visit his parents. He has ac-
cepted position in the transportation de
partment Of the Northern Pacific road a.
Livingston, Mont.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. held its annual
banquet last evening at the New BurwoOd
hotel which was attended by the fun
membership Of the company. Lieutenant
I Banner was postmaster and brief AID
dresses were given by Major Hollngworth,
Lieutenant Beers Captain Brewster and
others.
BEATRICE-Johu 7. Huston. an old res
ident OF Beatrice, yesterday filed suit in
the district court against the Union Pacific
Railway company for damages in the sunl
of 81 ,y99 for injuries received by being
struck by a switch engine while driving
across the track in the north part of the
yards. He alleges carelessness on the parl
BEATRiCE-rhe Beatrc, Building ani
Loan association held It's annual meeting
mere yesterday afternoon. Nearly $1,000
has been loaned during the last year. Thes
officers were elected: DR.. G. p. Fan. pres
dent; Ernest Schaekel, vice president; +
I +. kimmerly, secretary; F. b. Sheldon
treasurer
CENTRAL C1TY-one of the larses
cash deals in real estate ever consum
mated in Merrick county was made yes
terday, when the 40 acres of land owned
by M. d. Haddox. four miles northwes
OF Chapman. was sold 20 Nv. NJ. Cotton o
, York Tor $4,000 The deal was engineered
by .. 5. Burke of the Central city Rea
Estate ti. and Exchange company.
tons have just been issued for the 49,
commencement exercises OF the Contra
City High schools. The class is compose,
this year OF eighteen members, twelv,
girls and six boys. The class sermon will
be preached at the. Methodist Episcopa
church sunday evening, May % by Rev
Frank w. Dell. pastor Of the Friend
church. Tuesday evening, May "a, tn
class play entitled, The Merchant 0
Grand opera house. Friday evening. Ma
= a L. Won Forrell will deliver the com
J. mencement address and diplomas will b
, | conferred upon the graduates.
CENTRAL CITY-Miss Ethie Huxfort
II i9pmer,y c,e OF TINS place and Roi3 H. Nc
: May 2. The bride is the daughter Of NJ
: and Mrs. Win HuXford Of this place
T. FREMONT-The Young Mems Christia
0 association held their annual meeting an
. banquet last evening. The report OF III
= president. :. $. Sidner, showed a deficit
n running expenses due to the installation
l. the bowling alleys, which il charged
~ building expenses would place the assCcig
ton on a sustaining basis. Prof A.
), Waterhouse was chosen president for tt
If next year, Ray Hammond, vice preseden
l. ID. ID. Rowe, secretary and c. c. POLAR
:, treasurer.
ID PERU-Mrs. Elizabeth Knopple. one ,
d the oldest inhabitants here, died at h,
1t home yesterday after an illness of tv
weeks due to heart trouble and old ag
Funeral services were held at the home t.
PERU-Rev. F. D. Rhodabaugh had
e. stroke of paralysis one day last week ar
in is in a critical condition. For many yea
Rev; Mr.. Rhodabaugh was pastor of Il
at Methodist Episcopal church here, but WI
is supplying the pulpit at EIk Creek.
~ PERU. f. Glasgow, manager of Il
box factory, left on Saturday for MOI
Mt tana, where he will look UP a new locatic
y where the proper Kind of timber may
rs found in greater abundance than here,
re increasing scarcity being handicap in tn
40 vicinity
= DAVID CITY-Dstrict court conven
" yesterday moning, with Judge b, F. Go
be on the bench. There we're forty-eight ci'
ne cases on the docket and seven Grimm
cases. BY agreement of the attorneys
er jury cases were continued until the fl
re term. The seven criminal cases pendi
~ against saloonkeepers were dismissed
= the county attorney, who had plead
r. guilty to portion of the counts I'll
TO against them.
nd GRAND ISLAND-At the meeting of I
~ Commercial club it was suggested that
1" banquet be rendered TO railroad officij
be and others connected with corporations
ing an extensive business here and the ms
ter was referred TO the executive comm
tee, consisting OF the officers and
rectors. The following officers were
- elected: G. G, Ryan, president Richa
los Goehring, vice president; S. n. WolbaC
treasurer; a. f. Buechler, secretary;
he ROeser and c. II. Tuly, directors; Oh
ST. Hansen was elected director to fill the '
.or cancy caused by the removal to Chicago
- Ct. b. Bell.
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