Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-11

farm of 100 acres one-half mile west of
town for 1913 per acre to William WICK.
This is the highest price ever paid Tor land
in this community.
SUTHERLAND-There is much illness in
this neighborhood at present. 1t is pre-
sumed that the ~changeable weather is
somewhat responsible, and pneumonia and
kindred ailments are numerous.
BEATRICE-CIfford f. Quackenbush of
Dewitt and Miss Agnes Freeman of Be
atrice were married in Lincoln yesterday.
The bride is a daughter of the late Daniel
Freeman, the first homesteader.
KEARNEY-The Norris Brown Guards
gave a dance in Huh assembly hall Tues
day evening, which was one of the most
pleasant social events held in Kearney this
season. About fifty couples were present.
MALMO-Alfred Bredenberg, for several
years a member of the general merchandise
firm Of the Bredenberg Bros. company, has
sold his interest to Fred Thompson and Will
remove to Denver Colo, on account of his
wife's health.
WYMORB-A pure milk campaign has
been started at Wymore and the city coun-
| Gil will be asked to pass an ordinance COM
pelling dairymen to have their cows exam
ined for tuberculosis before disposing of
their milk, butter and cream to customers.
BARTLETT-Wheeler county farmers are
enthusiastic over the annual institute, which
has been set for February % and March l.
Three hundred dollars in premiums is of
fered for this second exhibit and a good
showing of the county's resources is ex-
pected.
YORK-The large number of friends of
Rev. f. A. Colony, a former pastor of the
Methodist church of this city, have heard
the report of his failing health. Rev. Mr..
Colony left here for Salem, Ore, in hopes
that a change of climate and altitude
SOUTH BEND-Workmen finished re-
moving the last carload of machinery from
the stone quarry at this place. Tuesday,
years and is owned by Hugh Murphy OF
Omaha, who will devote his forces to the
quarries at Louisville.
ASHLAND-Rev. ID. C. Pattee, rector OF
st. Stephens Episcopal church at Ashland
for over three years, has resigned on ad-
vice of his physicians, who say that his
only nance for life is in a higher altitude
He will be sent by Bishop Williams OF
Omaha to a charge in Colorado.
SUTHERLAND-Fire Tuesday afternoon
destroyed a hay storenouse belonging &c
building was about a dozen carloads OF
baled hay, and it was nearly full. Only q
few bales were removed AFTER theV1lre Wa'
discovered. There was no insurance.
YORK-The first show OF the Yorh
County Poultry association Is being held
this week in the rooms on the south side
Of the square. Over 500 birds will be or
exhlDltion and among them are birds thal
have received the blue ribbons In STATE
and district shows. The show here Il
, pronounced one of the best In the state.
BEATRICE-The of the indie
pendent telephone exchanges in Gag
county held a meeting here yesterday
nearly every town IN the county being rep
resented. The question OF improving lonl
at length. A meeting OF the al anC
long-distance operators will be held herr
} March s.
SWEDEBURG The Richland Cente
band, which was organized recently b!
farmer boys of Richland precinct, between
Swedeburg and Ceresco, received their new
instruments this week. The band electe'
Harry Hughes as president, Oscar Boyd
ston secretary and Edmund Carlson treas
urer, with Prof. Joseph Erickson of Swede
burg as leader. The band comprises four
teen pieces.
NEBRASKA CITY-The officers of tn
racing associations of this city and Aubur1
went to Shenandoah, Ia, to meet wit
other race course officers for the purpos
Of forming a race circuit during the comm
summer. In this circuit will be Auburn
Nebraska City, Shenandoah, Red Oah
l Clarinda and several other places I'm south
western W
I KEARNEY-The switch engir& in use 1
/, the Kearney yards on the Union Pacifi
bumped into a boxcar, putting the engin
a car up considerably. The engineer an
fireman barely escaped injury. fhe badl
. demolished locomotive was sent to Gran
Island TO convalesce and another one ser
: to take its place.
KEARNEY-The funeral of Mrs. Asa.
e a former Kearney woman, who died latel
n in Portland, was held in this city toda!
A large number of friends attended tn
services at the Christian church, many {
e them being from d distance, Rev. l.. {
McEwan of the Presbyterian church cor
Quoted the services in the absence Of Re-
. Mr.. Johnson. who is i'll with pneumonia.
KEARNEY-Local newspapers are sti
trying to wake up the base ball fans
! this city by agltating the proposition Of
state league team in their papers. Repr
n sentatives of these papers have taken
n personal interest in the matter, but hay
been unable to awake any enthusiasm, ar
IL looks like Kearney will not live up
its traditions and will be left out In u
cold.
ASHLAND-Directors of the Farmer
a Cooperative association held their fir
meeting at Wann and organized by electiI
Lewis Limbaugh as president, r. w. Qua
g vice president, c. S, Miller secretary al
n. j. White treasurer. Bonds were fix
at $500 each for president and secretary al
5000 for treasurer. Stock to the amount
So, 925 has been subscribed TO date, wi
which TO build a farmers elevator at Wan
work on which will soon begin.
SEWARD-George Thomas has sold h
pop factory and business to ID. j. Zimme
mann OF Seward and II, Wiese of Omah
W the consideration being $1,000. Messrs. Iii
~ hermann and Wiese are both experience
- in the business. the latter having been I
"a chief Hachiaist for the Krug Brewing col
pany In Omaha for many years, while I