Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

GENEVA--Last night Geneva played bas-
ket ball with the Superior team, winning
4S to %.
GENEVA-The new bank home of the
Citizens bank is now occupied and almost
finished. When completed II will be one of
the finest in the state In a city OF this
GOTHENBURG-Mrs Henry Strien, born
lin Germany in 1899 died January IL at the
home of her d9ughtese Mrs Mrs George !s
eb TaGge1 she she Mas old @ AND
Mrs strisR were ploeeer. residents 81 THIS
GoTHENBtJRG -Josenlf Aeech and Miss
Margee o'kane were paFfied at the Gatho-
lic church "Wednesday forenoon by Father
Johpen. Miss Bessie<Q Kane attended the
bride and the groom wasf attended by John
Harnan. 81 ~
| GoTHENBUR9 Folisert Rossndahl, a
pioneer settler Of this Vicinity; died Janu-
airy l5, aged SO years. He was born in Ger
many and came to this country forty years
ago. His home had been on his farm east
of town about twenty-seven years.
! GOTHENBURG-A poker game was dis
covered in progress Tuesday night and five
men were brought before Judge Scot and
/ fined $l4 each. II being the first offense.
The players We're all nonresidents except
! one.
! ARLINGTON-The task of strengthening
the Elkhorn river in winter Is not meeting
with much success, as the frozen earth
and heavy timbers are hard to remove. The
! large steam dredge, working north OF town
was frozen in last night and work will be
deferred until spring.
! ARLINGTON-The local camp OF Modern
! Woodmen Of America held its annual cleo
tion Monday, with the following result;
! V. C, John T. Gufry; w. A. II. l.. Lyman
banker, G. c. Marshall; clerk, f. f.. Fas-
| sett escort Ray Mccoy; sentry, John
! Francis Waterman, Joseph Krajicek. j.
d Eakin of Kenwood camp acted as in
stalling officer
busy day and night. Many contagious dis
eases infest the country and in many rura
districts schools are closed.
MCOoK-The beet sugar growers Of this
section and officers of the McCOok Ifftga
ton and Water Power company held &
meeting in this city today, settling the
other necessary arrangements in salts
facory manner.
M'COOK-The DrebeFt Clothing com
pany's store of this city has passed int
the hands of A. Gausha q Son of Lincoln
who are now conducting the business.
WEST POINT-Peter Kolb, who was ar
rested for wife beating has been sentenced
by the county judge TO sixty days i'm
! prisonment.
WEST POINT-The regular meeting o
, the womans club OF West Point was hel,
r at the home OF Mrs George Korb. Tn
session was devoted TO the consideration
, OF home economics. Roll call was re
/ sponded TO by answers to the question
i "Of What Value Has the study of HON
read as follows: Benefits Derived fror
| the Pure Food Law" Mrs. II. L. Wells
| Economic waste IN the Home Mrs.
} ID. Thompson; reading by Mrs. }. G. Elliott
"Dooley on the Cost Of Living"
: WEST POINT-The womans auxiliary O
; the Cunning County Farmers institute ha
elected as officers the following: Presi
4 dent, Mrs. J, c. Benedict; vice president
Mrs. f. j. DeBel; secretary, Miss Agne
SchifeFl, treasurer, Mrs. II. l.. Wells. on
hundred women We're present when TIM
organization was perfected.
WEST POINT-A marriage license ha
been issued TO John Newbigging and Mis-
e Zelma Buskirk, both of this county.
. WEST POINT William Steufer, forme
10 state treasurer and present head of IN
, West Point National bank celebrated hi
i 64th birthday Thursday. Mr. Steufer ha
been resident Of Cunning county for forty
e eight years.
, GRAND ISLAND-The owners of tn
stolen horses recently recovered from
> ranch Of Charles Brossman, near Denver
e have paid the reward they offered at IN
2 time of the theft OF the horses a year as
to Sheriff Young Of Aurora. 1t appear
e that the Hamilton county officer, at IN
s time Of the arrest Of Brossman, took frol
1 him a keyring upon which he observe
. the name of another than BroSsman. II
entered into correspondence with the ma
y whose name was on the keyring, ascel
tanned that the keyTing had been stole
| and slowly traced Brossman. who had
the meantime been sent TO the penitentiaT
| on conviction for another theft, to positiN
connection with the theft of the Ha
county horses.
FAIRFIELD-Martha f. Mawalt died /
her home in this city on January 21 age
50 years. Funeral services were held
the Methodist Episcopal church Sunda
Interment will be at Fairfield la.