Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-17

was patrons day program by the. va
rious grades rendered. After this |
field meet was held.
CRAWFORD-OwinG to the activity of
the Civic league. the numbcr,o of saloons per
mitted to operate has been limited to -four |
and the license raised from $1,000 to Sl,SOo,
due to the fact that a remonstrance was
filed against the applicants on the grounds
that many of the sgners were not legally
permitted to sign the petitions. The mat
ter was adjusted and three saloons have
now opened.
VILLISCA-Howard Peckman was the
woman friend home. The hold-up man
suddenly confronted the couple and ordered
young Peckman to throw up his hands.
Peckman, at first thought 1t joke from
some of his friends, but when he looked
into the barrel of revolver, levelled at his
head and saw the mask of a stranger, the
Joke faded away. and he obedientiy put
up his hands, while the burglar went
through his clothes. securing 81 in change.
CRAWFORD-One hundred homes have
been erected in Crawford the last year.
The prospects for this year are even bet
ter than last season. The common conf
plant is a lack of carpenters to do the
work. The strategic location Of Craw-
ford as a shipping point is responsible for
this growth Many families moving
in and the schools are so crowded that the
teaching force has been enlarged and steps
are being taken to build another building
in the course of year or so to meet the
increase.
NEBRASKA Oll1-lne Junior class or
the high school gave the seniors recep-
ton in the parors of the Grand hotel Sat
urday evening. President William Utterback.
of the juniors made the opening address,
followed by President Ray Bosworth of
| the seniors. Addresses were made by Or.
Claude Watson. president of the Board of
/ Education, Superintendent G. +. MARITIME
and Prof. Ray c. Gates. There was spe-
! cial program carried out and the re-
| mainder of the evening was spent at cards
| and dancing
| Of NJ
! Gffori, who died at Ellsworth hospital
Friday evening after an illness of a week
or ten days, occurred Sunday. Her death
was due to typhoid fever and complications
which presaged her death shortly after she
was taken Ill. Mrs. Clifford was IS year old
and came to this city from Monroe, Wis,
about twenty-five years ago. She was the
wife Of City Marshal Clifford and was a
| woman highly esteemed by all who knew
her. She is survived by her husband and
one daughter
| MASON CITY-Accidents, serious and
less serious held sway at Mcintyre the
other day. While John Richards was using
a large hammer driving spike, II glanced,
striking him square in his forehead. He
was stunned from the blow and physician
had to be called. Robert Elwood was
caught in a slide of a pile of ties and his
hip smashed. Miss Effie Belts had a fin
ger taken off by the slamming of door,
while Mr.. Morgan had a strike him
with her horn In the mouth, knocking out
several teeth and decorating his lip 81
badly that part OF II had to be cut away.
! HOLDREGE-C. G. Crlttondon, the head
of the Central Gransries company Of Lin
Coln was I'm the city this week on business
pertaining to the erection OF new storag,
houses to replace the immense elevator
which was destroyed by fire here abou
six weeks ago. Following a meeting of tn,
directors of the company ard the visit 81
Mr Crittenden, however, II is iutmateC
that the erection Of the new buildings viii
be deferred until fall, when it IS expected
that the condition and size of this seasons
crops can be made the basis on which thu
company will determine the magnitude o
its local building operations. II presen
plans mature at that time the new stTuc
ture will in all probability have only hal
the storage capacity OF the destroyed
elevator but will be thoroughly moderI
and freproof throughout and fitted will
the most up-to-date equipment.