Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-23
Nebraska

yesterday received message from. Con-
gresham Hlnshaw at Washington, ID. c.,
stating that the bill for the postoffice eX-
tension nj this place had passed the house
and had been recommended for passage IN
the senate The bill carries with II an APP
preparation OF $4,000 for the purchase OF
an additional site east of the postofflce
building here,
KEARNEY-Mrs. Robin A. Mosher APP
peared i'm county court Tuesday and filed
a complaint against her husband, alleging
that he had suddenly deserted her and his
baby girl She asked the court TO find the
husband, arrest him and compel MIN 70
been married a little over year, the hus-
band being now but q years of age. He
left suddenly three weeks ago.
KEARNEY-In q case in county court
wherein two children and six grandchildren
are heirs to a fortune 6of $4,000 in the es-
tate of Erastus smith. Judge Halloween
held that each Of the heirs Is entitled 10
$4,000. The question arose as to whether
the county would obtain any inheritance
tax from any Of the heirs and this decision
thus rendered cuts Buffalo county out of
a small slice Of the valuable estate.
FREMONT-The Platte river bridge south
of this city will be closed Wednesday even
ing and opened again for traffic satur,
IT open for use, but In putting in new spans
II will be necessary to remove the old en-
tirely. 1t probably will be several weeks
before the steel work is finished and
much longer time before the approaches
and long fill at the north end are com
pleted.
AIMA-At the recent city election an en-
tire new set of school officers were elected
as provided by law where cities have a
population Of 1900 or more; however, the
and held over on the ground that Alma did
not have the required population, therefore
the regular annual school meeting Will be
held at the court house to elect three new
members of the board. The old members
of the board were all good officers as well
| as the ones that were disqualified awaiting
the census returns.
| FREMONT-Harry Taylor, a laborer at
| the brick works, had a narrow escape from
death yesterday. He climbed between some
| cars standing on sidetrack and while he
was standing on the bumpers a switch en-
| CINE shunted another car onto the string.
| He was jammed between the bumpers and
the brick works with the aid of a crowbar
moved the car a few inches, allowing him
| to drop to the ground. A doctor was at
once called and while his injuries are very
painful they are not serious
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of this section are
looking forward with much interest to the
annual race meet, which Will be held here
next week, which is about three weeks
| earlier than last season. Most of the horses
which were at Columbus this week will be
down here to do little better on the local
track. Hal Brown has good string en-
tered. a three days program has been
| arranged the events being two or three
harness races and one running race each
day. The track is in good shape and there
is no reason why some records should not
De DTOhen.
BENKEL MAN-The annual convention Of
the Holdrege district Epworth league Of
the Methodist Episcopal church convened
here Tuesday, there being about 100 dele
= gates from all over southwestern Nebraska
in attendance Chancellor w. j. Davidson
delivered an address in the evening. Thu
; program for Wednesday included a lecture
at 1880 p. m. by Rev. George w. Abbott
D. D., of Omaha. Officers will be elected
Thursday morning, and at IL o'clock Mis-
, National Training school, will deliver al
} address The convention will adjourn
, Thursday evening.
PLATTSMOUTH-Gra Blunt and Ear
and boarding a skiff went down tn
river to Union, where Earl Morris
who is awaitingi'trial on the charge O
) breaking into and robbing the store of L
his parents and Grant Blunt who wa
3 bound over to the district court on tn
1 charge of grand larceny for stealing bo
of dry goods from train on the Missouri
Pacific train, boarded a train for the sout
at Nebraska City, when overtaken by tn
sheriff Both are now back in the count
Jail, which is admitted by all to be a dis
: grace to this county.
SHELTON-The building fever has take
hold of Shelton this season as never be
fore. Carpenters and 'masons have all the
: oan possibly do to- keep up with the work
I and one contractor dhas been obliged to ge
several workmen from other towns to hel
with the buildings now commenced. TIL
electric light company, which has just bee
organized will soon commence the erection
} of plant, money for same being alread
subscribed, and it is expected this will b
| in operation by September. The bonds ar
voted and as soon as sold new $4,000
! school building will be commenced and tn
! work pushed with vIgor, and other new
buildings contemplated will make Shelter
. one of the best little towns on the Unio
Pacific.