Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-28
Nebraska

a VI AllNA OAAltf III llt commercial NANlOnAl
.aHk building and will start a commission
house. Grain reports will be received By
'irc ana G. @. Smith OF Omaha, will be
ID charge.
WEST POINT-W. n. Fleming, OF Wis
ler, one of the best known OF the early
settlers Of Cunning county died at st. JOS
pms hospital at Omaha OF cancer of the
stomach He has resided here forty-one
years, icing one Of the original homestead
ers Of the county.
CHNTRAL ClfY-Miss Grace smith, who
IS Attending the ktister Sewing school IN
Lincoln, had quite a painful experience last
Week, Whilo rubbing "a pair OF gloves with
gasoline the trictIOn caused an explosion
ana her hands We're frlgntrully burned, be-
lng covered with gasoline.
CENTRAL ClTN-The young people Of
the Catholic church are preparing to give
a home talent play at the opera house
nere on the evening OF st. Patrick's day.
The play Il O.. Patterns four-act m~elodrana,
" eudlng Bells. the young people are
ienearsing ~tultntully and an excellent pre-
sentataion Of the play Is promised.
WhST POIET-Mass conventions OF the
peoples and citizens parties OF West Point
nave been called to meet on February Is
ana March & respectively, to place in
nomination a city ticket on a n~on-partisan
basis. Very little interest is being mani
Tested in city politics this spring, the is
sues, 1 fanny, being strictly focal. '
WEST POINT-Marriage licenses nave
been granted during the week TO the fol-
lowing: William Strudthoff and Miss Ber-
tina GrashOrn Of WIsner, John Kuehl Of
Norfolk and Miss Mamie Porath OF West
Point, Henry Meyer and Miss Martha Al
oets OF Wisner and TO George Bruins and
Matilda Won Seggern, both OF this county.
BROKEN BOW-The Commercial club Of
Broken Bow is sending a direct appeal TO
me farmers throughout the county to test
their seed corn. The recent discouraging
report OF results obtained from testing ~
ears Of corn from various parts OF the
state was a stimulating argument and the
club Immediately started out to warn the
LaIulHIE. HOW IN 1nHTnnGn tho HnTTn "a IN
allalta is also beng earnestly demonstrated
WEST POINT-Dr. Fred II. Kuegle,
tormerly a practicing physician OF west
Point and a nephew of DR.. IL. S. Somers.
the Colorado State Asylum for the Insane
at Pueblo. DR.. Kuegle has developed great
talent In the treatment Of mental diseases
ana TINS appointment is felt by his former
here to be a well-dtserved trib-
ute and a recognition Of his abilities in
his chosen line.
TECUMSEH-The annual farmers lnsti-
tute OF Johnson county closed i'm Tecumseh
Four days Of entertainment
were given and a corn show and domestic
science exhibition was held in connection.
Inc Following officers were elected for the
coming year! Men, President, w. A. Cline
burg; vice president, Frank Williams; Sec
retary, G; V; Douglas; treasurer, ID. $.
jury; vice president, Mrs. George Luce;
Mrs. d. w. Hotaling; treasurer,
Mrs, w. ]. Lynch.
TECUMSEH-The matter of the extern
sion of the water system and the building
or a drainage system Is occupying the at
tention OF Iecumseh people at the present
Time. Last evening Or. G.. y. Condra of
the geological department Of the State uni
Verslty, addressed q meeting Of citizens at
the court house. He had investigated the
conditions o fthis city and pro-
nounced them bad. 1t was his opinion
that the city Eas in need of better water
service and Of the sewerage.
WEST POINTING Officers Of the farm
ers. institute have published a program Of
exercises at The melting to be held on
Industrial exhibit by the county schools,
Superintendent R NJ Campbell will lee
ture on Industrial Training; County Su-
perintendent Miss Emma X. Miller will
speak on the same subject as applied to
rural schools. Father Ruesing viii deliver
an address and the subject of the "Silo'
Mair be discussed BY w. Heller Of Des
kEARNEY-The County Board Of Su-
pervisors in this county recently refunded
70 the Farmers 81 Merchants Bank Of Elm
Sdses' Ihs Of $e This qetipns was
Ing made that the levies In, the village of
Elm Creek were too high. Taxpayers who
Esreseffseted paid their taxes under pro
testfHua@the count board decided that the
ieYt WaSrEas claimed, too high and took
tho above aption. Now comes S. r. Clark,
ttzen of1Eim Creek, and takes Excep-
tonic Fpreeeedtngs and has filed suit in
dlst4ctEeouft to recover the amount of
The taxes and has given bond for costs in
casenhts appeal from the boards action is
&HNENA-The high school debate and
decianlatpry contest Will be held on March
ne gqeestion being: Resolved, That
Labor Unions Are, on the Whole, Bene-
GENEVA-The Women's Christian Tenn
perance union convention was held today
and was well attended. The speakers were
mostly local talent with the exception of
Emma Drake, national lecturer and
organizer, who spoke at each session.
NELSON-The assemblyToom of the high
building has had a new platform put
IN and been remodeied so audiences of at
2O may be accommodated, also ma
kin II possible to hold graduating exer-
cises, lectures, etc.
NELSON-The wedding OF Clifford Fere-
bee 10 Miss Josephine Delong. was solem-
nized at the home of the brides sister here
on Washihgton's birthday. Miss Delong is
the daughter Of an old settler. MIR. Ferebee
Will make their home.
NELSON-The construction material for
the new system of water works has begun
to arrive and the contractor has commenced
TO lay. the pipes.
censes have been issued by the county
~durIng-the last week: e. j. Vliet and
Miss h. 4. Burden, both Of Colorado
Springs, Colo; Frederick Sykes and Miss
Cara C~abbaugh, both of Oak, Neb.. and
Clifford Ferebee of Carson, N. b., ana Miss
Josephine belong of Nelson. The Judge
'NA Ni' i1A anu MISS buIu6ns
neutrality-suspicious. Strickland OF
the public schools went to Edgar yesterday
to act as Judge in q high school debate
between Hastings and Edgar.
NELSON-Rev. b A. Eye officlated at
the wedding ceremony OF Frederick sykes
and Miss Clara CabRugh at the home OF Inc
brides parents at Oak, Neb, yesterday.
FREMONT superintendent Waterhouse
OF the city schools has petitioned the coun-
ell to place lights at the, entrances OF all
the school houses, He said there was too
much "giddy love making going on around
such places night for the moral welfare Of
the participants and the moral remedy OF
light" was needed.
PLATTSMOUTH-The employees in the
Burlington freight car shops In this city
are now working only eight hours per lay.
PLATTSMoUTH-McMaken & Sons have
made arrangements to soon commence the
manufacture in this city OF the Stephenson
invention designed to keep the coffin i'm
mune from water.
PLATTSMOUTH-Harry d. Foster and
FAMILY and James w. Newell and wife de-
Friday for Chicago. where the for
mer becomes assistant general auditor OF
the entire Burlington system and Mr..
Powel freight auditor.
HASTINGS-Wlliam Liniger. formerly a
farmer In Adams county, killed himself on
MS fruit ranch near Canon City, Colo, last
Wednesday. He became Respondent over
nnprotitable Investments in New Mexico.
Funeral VIII be held here tomorrow.
HASTINGSThe blacksmiths and wheel
wrtghts of Adams county viii Organize a
county association next Friday.
HASTINGS-The directors OF the new
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