Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-09
Nebraska

York county land on the market a. prices
from Is to SO per acre.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
ZImmerer celebrated their forty-fourth
wedding anniversary yesterday BY enter.
tanning number Of their friends and
relatives at their home in this city. They
were married in this county and have
since made Il their home.
CALLAWAY-Mrs. John Frederick, while
helping TO load some potatoes into
wagon. which was backed up to the porch,
today slipped and fell receiving a fracture
OF her ankle. Mrs. Frederick is the wife
Of the president Of the Farmers state
bank OF this city, and Is Of advanced age.
NEBRASKA CITY-Robert NJ. Hess
manager Of the Nebraska city Gas COM
pany, has resigned and been given another
position by the company IN charge OF one
Of their plants up in Wisconsin. II. A
Daum, recently manager Of the gas plant
at Denver. Colo, has been named as his
successor.
NEBRASKA CITY-George Ricketts, and
family, residing near Burr. left their home
yesterday to spend the day with friends,
and when they returned home in the even
/ ing they found their home pile OF ashes.
/ II Is not known how the fire started The
house and its contents we're a total loss
/ and with no insurance.
! FRANKLIN-The revival meetings that
| have been progress in the Methodist
church here the past two weeks closed
sunday night. Or. J. w. Morris superin-
! tendent Of the Holdrege district con-
Quoted the meetings and was assisted by
! the local pastor. r. Z. Gilpin. and Guy
| Irwin Waltz, the singing evangelist.
BEATRICE-Twenty-fi members OF the
| Degree OF Honor Of this city were enter
tanned yesterday at Wymore by the lodge
! Of that place. A meeting was held in the
afternoon at which six candidates were
| initiated, the floor work being put on by
/ the Beatrice drill team. Mrs. Wayne Han
| bricks Cleaver OF Lincoln, grand chief Of
| honor' ana Mrs Mary Miller OF Diller,
superior receiver, delivered addresses. The
affair closed with a banquet
! MCOOK-The Culbertson irrigation ditch,
! the largest enterprise Of It's kind in south
/ western Nebraska. has been sold by United
/ Stetes Senator Buckley of Connecticut to
! Chicago parties for S125.OO0 The senator
TOOK IN the property some wears since at a
bagatelle figure. The new company is to
Blackwood creek, between McCook and
/ Culbertson, is a possibility, and this will
mean large things for western Red Willow
county
NEBRASKA CITY-wnIlam Stanley.
one of the old residents. is suffering from
congestion of the brain and no hopes are
entertained for his recovery. Prof. A.
Blake, one of the old-time residents here
| Is dangerously i'll and II is not thought
he can survive long. He has been un-
conscious for several days, He was
formerly principal OF one of the public
schools OF this city and was looked upon
as one Of the leading educators of the
state.
BEATRICE-The directors of the Beatrice
meeting last evening and discussed the
question Of holding chautauqua here the
coming season. A committee comprising
DR.. p. Y Gass A. II. Kidd and j. II.
Penner was appointed to meet with the
old chautauqua board relative to organic
ing a new chautauqua association. The
matter of building an electric line between
Beatrice and Adams was discussed but no
action was taken.
NEBRASKA CITY-A very peculiar Law,
question has been raised in the county
7 &C uTt nV the beira M Martin bo
nave filed a petition for the readmnistra-
ton OF his estate because the notices i'm
ohe first administration were published In
time this question has been raised in this
county. The parties purchasing the prop
erty refused to take the deed because the
publcauons were in a German instead OF
an English newspaper.
, YORK-The local newspapers are de-
nouncing the county authorities for not
having OF providing a jailer whose duty Il
, shall be to look after and have the taiI in
, charge. Only short time ago an insane
man left by himself in the Jail attempted Ia
set 1t on fire and but for his running out OF
, matches the beautiful court house would
J have been burned to the ground. move
ment Is being made to build the jail ON a
from the court house.
N NEBRASKA, CITY-Abe. Vaughan. who
h was tried in the county court few DAYS
since and the Judge withheld his decis.
lon until looking into the case further AZ
the prisoner was charged with burning z
/ bridge belonging to the Burlington rail
way. near Minersvile, has been bound ovel
10 the district court. His case will b,
! heard at the present term OF the distric
/ court The bridge was on the Falls Cit,
Z branch OF the road, but, being burned OF
sunday, was discovered before any trains
had passed over the line.
BBNEDICT-An unfortunate accident be
! fell A. T. Giaque and Thomas Barber dur
b ing the progress Of the funeral procession
which was following the body OF GeorR,
Gilbert to its resting place in the Benedic
cemetery. In some way the tugs to tn,
harness becase loose and their team becam,
frightened, kicking themselves loose from
the buggy throwing Mr.. Giaque out owe
the dashboard and rolling him down a hiRl
embankment Fortunately the heavy IN
. coat he wore saved his life. He suffered
many severe and painful injuries. Mr. Bar
Der retained his seat and was unhurt
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