Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-03

runaway accident near the depot Wednes-
day, in which his left ankle was badly
shattered.
TABLE ROCKY. r. Tuggle. assistant
cashier of the New England National bank
at Kansas City. was the victim OF
GRAND ISLAND-The high school gradu-
ating class Of 1910 consists Of twenty-five
young women ana eleven young men. The
class is at present publishing the High
school Annual
GRAND ISLAND Christian Ham. aged
IS years one of the oldest residents Of the
city, died yesterday. He was a native of
Schleswig- Holstein, Germany, and came to
this country late in the SOS with his
brother, John Ham.
TABLE ROCK.-R- o. Ward. a Lincoln
barber, who formerly resided here, was
taken to Pawnee CITY last week by Sheriff
Fuller, where the court adjudged he
should contribute s. per week TO the
live here and from whom he has been
separated for some time.
PIERCE.-Josish w. Sloan. a pioneer
paralysis Saturday. Mr.. Sloan came to
Pierce over twenty years ago and has been
engaged in the carpenter business since.
He has three daughters living in Iowa and
one son in Chicago. He was veteran OF
the civil war.
wACO-In the death of Uncle Ben Camp
bell the pioneer settler, well known farmer
and republican leader Of West Blue town
ship. one of the best known and most highly
respected and, best loved early settlers of
York county parted this. Uncle Ben Camp
bell homesteaded in the early seventies the
farm on which he resided at time OF his
death.
GRAND ISLAND.-While the last stone
for the new postoffice building was being
raised Saturday, its fitting about the
left the earth about four feet, there was
a slip, the stone fell and was broken 1t
weighed 1900 pounds. II is feared that it
will take three months before it can be re-
placed.
YORK-Anton Georella, a son Of Italy and
recent arrival owing TO dense tobacco
smoke in Burlington smoker, left the train
here and was found by night police
his troubles. He was on his way TO Helena
Mont, TO visit a brother. Father Tonnella
was called and learned of his misfortunes
and arrangements were about TO be made
when his queer actions caused officials to
I suspect that he was of unsound mind. He
was examined by the Board Of Insanity
and was taken to the Hastings asylum.
HOLDREGE-A large number of teachers
in this section OF the state are interested
in the announcements which have Just
come out relative TO the work in the junior
normal school which will be conducted this
( year at McCook from June TO July g. All
| subjects necessary to obtaining first. sec
ond and third degree certificates viii be
given and in all probability larger number
of teachers than ever before will avail
themselves Of the opportunities offered.
Miss Elizabeth Bettcher will be registrar
J
usually efficient corps Of instructors will
conduct the classes.
I YORK-The Commercial club proposes TO
give smoker to the 100 or more travelling
/ men and statesmen living in York. and
! enlist them in helping boom York for
I location Of state capital. Since publicity
} has been given Yorks aspiration for To-
! cation Of state capital, a large number out
side Of York county have expressed them
selves that no better location than York
| a city OF 5000 happy hustlers all Of hon.
are busily engaged in boosting York as
the ideal city for location Of the state
! capital. and from a healthful educational
/ and commercial standpoint, York will be
considered If the capital Is moved.
| GRAND ISLAND The city council hai
Z established a new precedent in the matte1
OF granting the saloon licenses. The appli
/ cation Of Chris Broderson was rejected be
cause. since the enactment Of the o'clotI
I closing law a Twilight club has been oper
ating under the saloon. The application o
George Schlecher was refused likewise
upon the unanimous vote of the counci
because 10 have granted IL would have in
creased the number Of saloons. now abou
one TO every 800 people, and would like
wise have extended the saloon zone. NJ
| remonstrances were filed against any O
the applicants, most 81 whom are lonl
time residents OF Grand Island. owners o
property and responsible citizens.
HOLDREGE 80 Clarence Ellsworth,
impression lately with his sketches of In
dian life and his portrayal Of mountain AM
plain. The Ellsworth family were resident
of this city for several years, moving ava,
from here in the late sos s. c. Ellsworth
the father, conducted drug store here AM
his family was many times pinched almos
TO the point Of starvation on account Of nj
improvidence. The family was often sub
Jected TO many other adverse turns OF for
lure while they were living here. and IN
rise of the lad Is all the more gratifying
10 those who often befTierded the hoy dur
ing the hard years OF his life spent In thi
I city. Ellsworth never had the adVantag
Of even a slight training under a master
nor dld ne learn from anyone the way
! Of colors. By some mere intuition evi
IDENTIFY. he was able 10 blend into his pic
lures the correct proportions OF dignity
buoyancy. tragedy and comedy and. aboV
all. remarkable originality which hav
made his work so widely complimented b
critics in the west