Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-25

oregon and Mrs. Smith has returned. feel
ing we'll
CLAY CENTER-The High school Do
nestle Science class gave banquet last
evening to the teachers and members Of
the Board Of Education, In the Christian
church and a program OF music and toasts
was rendered. Commencement exercises
will be held in the opera house Thursday
evening, and on Saturday the county field
day Will be held here.
NORFOL X The Norfolk Commercial
club last night elected A. w. Howkins,
prominent travelling salesman, as secretary
Of the club, The position henceforth VIII
his entire time exclusively to the upbuild-
ing of Norfolk. Norfolk is believed to be
the only city its size in the world employ
ing this sort Of an officer.
| SARGENT-The public school exhibit
! held on Mondy of this week was exception
ally fine. The school house was crowded
all afternoon with eager visitors. Most
of the grade teachers have been here three
| years and the work displayed showed
Smith and Miss Fenstermacher are the
| only old instructors retained for next year.
YoRK-one of York's popular story
writer's has become expert in describing
editors in small towns. His latest story,
| entitled How the Courier Swallowed the
tSe %rte SO Bes yoans
| paper man of this city, has received many
offers from publishers of periodicals and
magazines
BROKEN BOw-Fred Ebert. a well
| known citizen of Broken Bow, who for
many years has been local butcher,
died at his home in this city Monday.
I MIR. Ebert had been a sufferer for almost
a year and recently went to the Mayo
| Brothers hospital In Rochester for an oper-
| alton, which was considered inadvisable,
and he returned home to await the end.
He was about so years of age. and was
married several years ago.
BROKEN BOW-C. S. Martin, an imple-
ment dealer and farmer, has secured from
the government laboratories at Washing
ton, a pint Of alfalfa culture. This is a
preparation which the Department OF Agri-
culture is experimenting with and is ex-
pected to make termination more certain
and give the growing plant a better chance
TO live. 1t is inoculated in the seed by
process OF soaking and must be used
within thirty days after sent out.
NORTH PLATTE-Beginning next Sun
, day no delivery OF mail will be made from
the postoffice windows, although the lobby
rent postoffice boxes and the mall will
! be distributed. A vote was had few
weeks ago upon the question as TO whether
or not the delivery of mail should be had
on Sunday and IS per cent OF the votes
cast were In favor OF Sunday closing In
Il order TO give a chance for the employees
to rest on Sunday.
NORTH PLATTE-H. S. Potion, a gov
, eminent inspector of construction, is ex-
pected to arrive this week to supervise
the beginning OF the construction of the
t, nov ACuCIdl DuiAuAn5 THIS CITY the con-
tract of which was let to the General
Construction company of Milwaukee for
the sum OF SIS, 475. John Bennett, a repre-
sentative Of this company, has been in
the city and let the contract for the exca-
walton or the basement and concretE
foundation to Ed Walker of this city.
BROKEN BOW-Rain fell to the depth
OF 40 inches in Custer county Saturday
night and Sunday, and the farmers are
rejoicing In consequence The wheat Is
looking very good, better than at this time
and n
crop. Corn planting has been going on fol
several days and the greatest portion OF
the acreage will probably be planted within
Alfalfa is looking fine and farmers in every
section are sowing alfalfa this spring.
GRAND ISLAND-The complete program
for the coming annual convention Of the
Nebraska State Sunday School association
Will be ready for distribution in about q
week The music of the convention will
Chicago. Il is expected that ch smTy Of 81
200 voices will provide much of the music
Of the convention. Mrs. II. NJ Leyda OF
work OF the Illinois State association, will
be one OF the speakers. The tourists OF
the international convention will stop over
at Grand Island on the last day OF the
convention and participate largely in the
program.
GRAND IsLAND-At a meeting OF the
board OF directors OF the Young Mems
Christian association, which board has re-
Gently been increased from five TO fiji
teen members, the matter OF inaugurating
q movement for the construction of a
Young Mems Christian association home In
this city was discussed at length. While
no definite decision has been reached by
the board there was strong sentiment
for going ahead with the proposition and
the matter was made special order for
the meeting on the first Thursday even
ing OF next month. In the meantime the
board has adopted a budget for the en-
suing year which, II carried into execution
Will provide a slightly stronger mainte-
nance FOR the ensuing year and wipe out ali
indebtedness