Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-12
Nebraska
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Watson hotel which belonged to a travel
ing man, had his hearing in the county
court and was bound over TO the district
court IN the sum OF $500. Not being abe
to give bond he is still In Jaw
BEATRICE Manettia circle No. 20,
Royal NeighbOrs OF America, held lts an
nuRl election OF officers yesterday, as tol-
lows: Mrs. w. l.. Leigh, president; Mrs
Dole secretary; Mrs. c. T.. Conn, treas
urer. Following the election a banquet
was held
RANDOLPH-several cases of smallpox
have been discovered in this vicinity, oaus-
ing the school board to take the precaution
Of having all pupils and instructors vac
cinated No serious cases are reported, nut
rigid quarantine is being kept by the
health officers.
OSMOND-The fourth annual farmers in
stitute and poultry show will be held az
Osmond on February Z and s, This is held
each year under the auspices OF the Uni
versity Of Nebraska, who furnish the
speakers. A new feature this year will be
basket dinner in the opera house.
BROKEN BOW-Warrants have been
sworn out against William Moore and John
Lee both of this place, ohaging them with
! being implicated In the Cradle robbery OF
| last week. Sheriff Kennedy and the mar
have been worked by systemized methods
and believe they are now getting toward
| the bottom OF the affair
! ALBION-In district court today the City
of Albion and Villages Of st. Edward,
! Cedar Rapids and Petersburg recovered
! judgments against Boone county aggre-
eating the sum of SOL the same being
! for their respective shares OF road FUND
! taxes collected within their corporate limits
during the last twenty years, and not paid
over to them by the county
| LYONS-Mr. William Neary is here from
| Wisner and reports that Hugh Neary, his
1 brother. was almost killed in an automo-
bile wreck at Pierre, $. D., having a collar
bone broken and his spine injured, and Is
! in the hospital. His mother, Mrs. Mary
| Neary was in Excelsior Springs, Mo, for
treatment at the time Of the accident, The
! Nearys are old Burt county people and are
well known here.
! NEBRASKA CITY-Harry G. Witt anL
Miss Helene c. Siefken, both prominen
young people OF Syracuse precinct wer
| united In marriage this morning at TIL
home Of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs
! OF relatives and friends present 90 witnes
! the marriage ceremony and take part
the festivities. They will reside on far
! belonging to the groom, near syracuse.
| NEBRASKA CITY-Frank Mitchell
1ivil engineer in the government seryic
| Who has been here spending the holiday
the fore part of the week for his home Il
| Malta, Mont, but word comes back, las
night, that he stopped over at Cresco, Ia
and they left this morning for their new
home at Malta. His marriage was a sur
prise to his friends and relatives.
LYONS-The body OF Mrs Florence High
tree was buried in the Lyons cemetery
| Tuesday She was the wife OF Elmer A.
| Hightree and had been siing from the
| effects of measles and a slight attack of
pneumonia, but she was up and around
| the house after eating breakfast Monday
and suddenly collapsed IN her chair, the
end coming quickly by reason Of heart
failure, She was about 81 years old and
leaves four children under u yenrs Of age,
| FAIRFIELD--The Fairfield Commercial
! club held It's annual meeting and election OF
| officers at the Farmers g. Merchants bank
| last evening, all OF the old officers being
reelected. More and better work has been
done on the streets the last year than ever
before through the efforts of the CONNER
! cal club. The annual report shows the
| club to be in a good healthy condition
financially and having accomplished a
great amount OF valuable work the last
year.
! NEBRASKA CITY-A farewell reception
was given Prof @. Ray Gates who has
been superintendent OF the Methodist sun
/ day school for some time, by the scholars
and others of the Sunday school and he
was the recipient of a handsome token as
| a memento of the esteem in which he was
held by ALL He leaves the last OF the week
| for Blair, where he has been elected super
| intendent of the school Prof. Gates has
| been principal of the Nebraska CITY High
| school for several years.
| BEATRICE-The annual meeting OF the
Cortland Telephone company was held yes