Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-04
work. The fire is supposed to have been
of incendiary origin.



SBWARD-The volunteer firemen will |
hold banquet at the Diamond cafe We'd
nesday evening. Dr. Ia H Diers. chief,
will be toastmaster.
SEWARD-Perry Bradley has purchased
the coal business of f. V. Brandt William
Fairbrother has bought the Silver Moon
variety store has closed its doors. 7. c.
Sampson has purchased the 5000 residence
Of John Slonecker. p --t i
BEATRICE-During a New Years ball
at Ftlley Saturday night thieves stole
about a dozen laprobea and blankets. Some
OF the laprobes were valued at so, and II
is estimated that about 500 worth Of prop
not apprehended the guilty parties.
FRANKLIN-Dr. U. H. Malick OF Bloom
ington reported two cases Of smallpox at
tht Dixon home, four miles west Of town
Two OF the Dixon girls are broken out
and down with the disease. One case OF
smallpox has developed in Naponee and
that burg Is now under quarantine regula-
tons.
FRANKLIN - william Reynolds of
Bloomington. while hunting on the Repub-
lican river. shot and killed Great
Northern or Horned owl. The bird has
/ been mounted and Is attracting consid-
| cradle attention owing to the fact OF its
rarely in these parts. 1t being habitat Of
| the north.
BEATRICE-R. T. Gillette, for twenty
five years a resident Of this city, died while
| sitting in chair at the Davis house yes
tsrday Of heart trouble. aged 20 years
market business here, but during the last
few years has been operating the Davis
house. He is survived by widow and two
sons.
LYONS-Fire destroyed frame building
here at 3 o'clock this morning. The
owner, George r Lundberg. has bee in
building was vacant The origin Of the
ire is unknown, but It seems probable
that some tramp may have entered the
building for the night The amount OF In
surance is not known.
LYONS-MrE. Hannah Morgan died at
her home here Sunday night at midnight
Her age was SO years She was the widow
/ OF Marion Morgan, who lived at Wisner,
/ Neb., several years ago, and from which
place she moved TO Lyons after her hus-
bands death She had a sister, Mrs. Re
/ becca Robinson, living at Walthill, and
brother at Hamburg, Ia. She and her
husband were old settlers IN Nebraska.
| LAMBERT-The residence of Hon. Ben
T sksen about slSht miles MIL southeast 10 Of
| fire Is supposed to have originated from a
defective flue. The fire had made great
Roadway before Il was discovered and very
little OF the contents OF the building was
saved Mr.. Skeen has another residence on
his place where his son resides and his
family had only a short distance to go to
find shelter.
FAIRFIELD-The Thompson block has
been completed and is one OF the bes; and
most up-tO-date in the city 1t Is equipped
with steam heat. hot and cold water,
| electric lighted and modern In every re-
spect. Attorneys Emerson and Massie oc-
tcupy the south room; the Haley shoe store
, the north, and there are three fine Of
fees in the rear and all occupied. The
| Bryant building on South Main street Is
also complete and occupied BY the SpiceT
barber shop and c. ]. Furer, real estate
BEATRICE-The annual meeting OF the
Gage County Gas, Light g. Power com
pany was held yesterday and these III
rectors elected: Edwin W. Guthrie, A h
House. w ID. Martin and C.. ID. Eaton. all
Of Cleveland, o.. Charles H. Hyde OF New
ada Thomas Rice OF Beatrice. Wash
ington camp, No. 3. WOOdmen OF the
World met last night and decided
thest delegates 70 head camp, Jurisdiction
A. which meets IN Hastings in April. John
scharton, Arthur Woelke, ". L. Leigh
and A. E Arpke.
BEATRICE-The stockholders Of the
met last night and elected these directors
X H. Yale, j. W. Burgess, II. W. Shafer
harry l. Dempster, Dean G. Dempster
Fred W. Miller and c. b, Dempster The
officers elected are as follows c. b.
Dempster, president; n. W. shafer, vice
{ president. ]. W. Burgess. treasurer: r. IA
, Yale secretary. The sales OF last wear
amounted 10 n.2l614920 with net profit
; or 10000. or a little better than II per
cent on capital stock uhecompany has
I D. Kansas City and Memphis, Tenn.
BEATRICE-David Pothast. president q,
the Farmers state bank OF Cortland. and
prominent resident Of that place was
brought 10 this city yesterday in a men
tally deranEed condition. RELIGIOUS fanati-
cism Is believed 20 be the cause OF Mr..
Fothasts mental undOing- Recently he
singing hymns. and not until last Saturday
did be show signs o. VioIeuce. IA thraaf-