Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-11
Nebraska

. ne loss was ABOUT ~.
ALBION--The oratorical contest Of the
Albion High school was held at the Meth /
odist Episcopal church wednesday night \
The gold medal was won BY Rose McAIeer /
and the silver medal BY Elva Lehr. Ihere /
we're nine contestants.
| BLUE HII.I,-The clothing and furnish /
/ ina firm Of Soulhsk a Shields has been dis
solved ~ mutual ,h S S0ISsn Es a as shSla as
made Thursday. Jacob Coll, IT., has, pur- !
chased Mr. Shields interest
! FAIRBURY-James n. Scott was taken |
! to Bayart Ia, Thursday where he VIII |
/ make his home with his parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. John scott. Mr.. Scott is the fireman
who fell off the tank Of locomotive last
| September near Montrose, Kan, ana trac-
/ tured his back.
! CENTRAL CITY-Judge Thomas came
up from Columbus today and sentenced
Ben Robinson, the young man who pleaded
/ guilty to the charge OF disposlng OF mort
I gagged property, TO pay a 500 hne- Inc /
| Complainant against Robinson was J. n.
/ POLAND Of Clarks
! FAIRBURY-Mr. and Mrs. John Hsasty
have returned to Fsirbury and have leased
| the home OF Congressman and Mrs u -;
Hinshaw on East Fourth street anq VII
| live there temporarily until MI Heasty
builds q handsome home in the Bower
block east Of the city hospital
! BEATRICE-The coroner's jury yestsr-
| day investigated the circumstances sur
rounding the death of George Helmstadter.
who was killed near De Witt "Wednesday
by the discharge OF a shotgun. me JIty
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funeral was held today at De Witt
| CENTRAL CITY-A mems club has been
organized here this week with about twenty
members. A large room has D ser, s s;if,.r5
tables, considerable athletic equipment, aad
a reading table installed. Everett Myers
and A. A. Hastings are the originators
Of the club.
sITTHERIa AND-Ffre Thursday morning
destroyed the Emil Tollefssn Lumber COM
pany yard, store building, 9. w shame
4 sons carpenter shop, Hall & Sweeney's
well machinery and some small buildings:
The loss is about $500, probably covered
by insurance. The entire business poruoh
OF Sutherland was threatened.
! KEARNEY-The funeral OF Ira johnson,
ex-mayor OF Kearney, who died in Spring
field, Mass, was held yesterday and the
. men who knew him well, relatives and the
city officials. City offices were closed TOT
the day, flags were suspended at halt-
mast and general sorrow Tor the oeAa man
I was manifested.
KEARNEY-Fire completely DESTROYED
, the large mercantile stock OF John Shada-
The building in which . the r6 SSoG los, Sili
be between $4,000 and $1,000 Mr.. Sheds
- was preparing for a special sale and mad
stacked several crates OF matches IN one
; corner OF the room. II is believed the fire
! started In these
= GRAND ISL.AND-PostmaSter Miller had
e an informal opening Of the new fedora a!
night and from 500 to Loo people called
e and went through the various departments.
: last November this was the first oppor'
tunity given for the public to see every
portion of It as occupied.
CENTRAL CITY-Dr. Fred Fouts and
n wife arrived mere last Friday from China,
and are at present stopping in the city
: as the guests OF the formers brother, A.
+ Fouts and family. DR.. Fouts has been 2
six years, and his wife has also engaged IN
! the missionary work as teacher, thsy
d have returned to America on account OF
= Mrs. Fout's poor health
n GRAND ISLAND-The fast running time
between this city and Central City on the
>, Union Pacific, which for some time nez
Z two miles, was cut down one minute this
II week by the Denver passenger NO II
: | which reeled the distance off without q
> skip at eighteen minutes The engine, 10
II lbs, with Engineer Frank Schmidt In the
e cab. pulled seven cars. II is OF the BaldWln
! compound simple, Pacific type.
GENEVA-The progressive temperance
: party last night placed the following ticket
Is in nomination: Mayor. William Adrup;
berland; police judge. ]. d. Hamilton;
councflmen First ward, w. II. Hosaeki
Second. Mayo Baas; Third. T. F. Combs;
Board Of Education, W. E. Propst and J.
p. Davis. This launches the city campaign
which promises to be warm one.
PERU-Friday evening eighteen candi-
dates were initiated into the mysteries o.
II the Modern Woodmen of America lodge
About eighty members were present to as
sist State Deputy Chester, District Deputy
Pierce and Assistant Deputy Holloway with
the work After the Initiation the whole
company was banqueted at Wileys parlors
= after which they returned to their hall and
a enjoyed interesting talks by the state OF
y ficers.
* LYONs-The Lyons School Board has re
b. elected for the coming year the followlnl
L teachers: Superintendent, Prof. Dell GID
=, son: principal Mabel Mould; assistant 2rln
=, cipal, May Dion; eighth grade, Kate OCon
70 nor; sixth and seventh grades, Hazel Eagle
1t ton; first primary Cola PotraS; kinaers az
- ond third and more years In succession
y that these teachers have received position
N in these schools
a. KEARNEY-At the spring election tbs
n voters of Kearney will again pass tudg
., ment on the wet and dry proposition. Sew
70 eral prominent members Of the dry factor
I'd duly signed by the requisite number o.
n ! electors, requesting that an ordinance b'
passed taking from the council the powe
az OF granting licenses. The council passed.
OF the proposition up to a vote or the peopl,
re and a special ballot will be prepared for IL
c. KEARNEY-At the last meeting OF tn
n, city council the water works ordinance 10
~ the control and regulation of the plan
in after its ownership is assumed by the cit!
se was read and under suspended rules place.
II on its final passage. II went through
unanimously. A campa en- for the election
ne OF a water commissioner at the sprini
- election Is now being waged here, petition
he being circulated among the voters IN
:, other employees will be appointed by tn
mayor.
BEATRICE-The case of the state agains
Granville Smith OF Fflley. who Is charge
@ With stealing blankets and robes froI
= farmers buggies at that place a te'
months ago. was called for trial Thursds
IL i'm the district court The defense viii al
tempt 10 show that he purchased the proE
ertv from an unknown man who va
passing through the country. some OF tn
stolen blankets were found under the be
, at Smiths home. He is purported 70 ,
= I worth $1,000.
us KFARNEY-''Uncls Ed Thomas, Vet
Ter eran OF the civil war, a survivor or the ha'
-ty tie OF Shiloh and many other OF IN
is bloodier struggles OF the war, was burie
Yesterday He died after a short Illness
IN His funeral was attended by large con
II" course OF friends. he was widely know
OF throughout Buffalo county and was Pre-
o badly the most picturesque Of all the sur
vivtnE veterans here He vas IS years Of
70 and had lived here thirty-seven years. II
SITS recently celebrated his siNtteth weddin
a anniversary.
nd BLUE HILIr-George Allen OF Clay Gel
- ter. Neb jury Commissioner, drew the 70
nc lowing Jury for the March term OF n
VIII federal district court for the Hastings dt