Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-12

Nebraska news NoNehs
| rTICA-The board of trustees has APP
proved the plans for the 5000 Mcthodist
/ church which Is to be built here this sum /
mer. and work viii soon be commenced on
I brick.
| LYoNs-w. w Byers Of Sioux City pur-
| chased the Eureka sales Co. stock, which |
was sold here this morning to the hlghest
| bidder for &c. $50 This store has been
closed for some time pending bankrupt
| proceedings
! UTICA-Utica is to have a new depot
! Assistant SUPERINTENDENT Mullen Of the
/ Burlington was in town saturday ariahB-
| ing for its construction, and work VIII be
| begun soon. 10 will probably be competed
| some time this fall
| RBURY-Postmaster Lew Shelley
/ has issued a bulletin to the patrons OF the
/ Farbury postoffice, announcing that on
| April is. Easter sunday, the Fairbury
postoffice will be closed on that oaS anu
| each Sunday thereafter
| LYONS-The county superintendent OF
| Burt county has announced Eighth grade
| examinations over the county at the fol-
lowing places Tekamsh. Craig, Oakland,
| Lyons Decatur, jefferson and FairvieW
on Thursday and Friday, April @-A
YORK-An amendment to insurance tax
| on fire insurance companies was passed
| by the city council making it compulsory
| on the part OF fire insurance companies 10
i pay an income tax This tax goes TO sup
port OF York fire department.
YoRK-The York High school cadets are
| planning for an encampment which Will ne
l held near the close OF school The pro
ceeds of the entertainment called the
County Fair" will help defray the eX-
pcnse of the outing.
BEATRTCE-Miss Erin Johnston, for
many years resident of Beatrice died
last night after an Illness of year OF
dropsy. She leaves a sister. Mrs. u =
Fulton Of this city, and two brothers, W
w Johnston of Omaha, and j. h. JOhn-
ston of Monteszuma Ind.
NEBRASKA CITY-Wtlliam Smith, aged
81 al. at homo Of his parpnt9. nine
miles east of this city, Of pneumonia, hay
ing been sick but a short time. The
funeral was held this afternoon from the
home Of c. Il. Shaw in this city.
PERU-Messrs. Beck and Good have
been busy the last week putting out trees
and vines on the eighty acres OF lanu
they recently purchased south OF town
They set out $500 grape vines, 1,6OO apple
trees and 1900 pear trees.
PIATTSMOUTH-Th revival services,
d which have been going on at the Methodist
Episcopal church Tor the last AouI WeeAS'
terminated last evening. The results OIL
the meeting were about fifty persons an
, nouncing their intention to live the Chris
tan life. Evangelist Lewis proved hlihselL
a strenuous campaigner.
D CENTRAL CITY-It seems that at last
, the question whether Merrick county Is 10
have a new court house or Is TO put UP
with the present dilapidated old structure
a will be settled for when the board of SUI
( pervisors meet on the 18th OF this month ~
. is practically certain that they VIII can
a special election for the SUBMISSION OK a
: bonding proposition.
BEATkICE-The city council held a spe-
; cial meeting yesterday afternoon ana can
= vassed the vote of the late city election.
a Mayor Griffin's majority was cut from ~
: | to 124, and the majority against license
= was increased from lS1 to no Inc coun-
4 ell arranged to dispose of S,OOO more OF
i the water bonds, S6SOOO having already
3 been sold.
NEBRASKA CITY-The county assessor
located a tax dodger yesterday, Wne
: | claimed that he was assessed Tor his $44,VVO
> In Douglas county, where his son-in-laW
a resides. He was given the full assessment
a for the period it had been concealed; me
county assessor is after large number
n who have endeavored to conceal their prop
! erty and escape taxation.
NEBRASKA CITY-Fire Sunday night
. destroyed the major portion OF the home
of Fred Welch, at the corner Of Eleventh
: street and Second corso No one was az
/ home and the neighbors who discovered
:, | the fire saved the major poruon Oh Ihe
q house, with part of the contents: Inc
e cause OF the fire Is unknown ana the loss
n is partially covered by insurance.
II WEST PoINT-The funeral services Of
e John Eschenburg, who died on Friday
:, were conducted at the st. Paul's Germai
Al Lutheran church at West Point, Rev.
= The deceased Was a retired farmer living
Il in the city and died after Few days ~
- ness. He leaves a widow and three emu emu
O. dren lie was of particularly genlal
companionable temperament and his los
is deeply deplored.
WYMORE-Rev. e. +. Gates Of tn
Methodist Episcopal church is endeavorinl
n | to interest lU0 or more young men OF tn
u city to the extent OF having them organ
ize a club for their general benefit. IL /
planned to use the Methodist church pase
ment for club rooms, fitting up gymna
J. | sum- reading room, and 50 on. suppe
A., ! will be given next Friday night Dy heN
% Gates, at which time, IL sufficient interes
Il Is aroused, the organization VIII be maze
le PERU-Willam Tynor, jr., had narroN
10 escape from death In the quick SANDS Q
le the river this week. He and nelshDo
had gone out hunting and in trying !
wade across to bar, Mr.. Tynor got int
sh the quick sands and was unable 10 &c
ed out He had sunk to his waist when n
" managed to attract the attention OF hi
companion, who was some distance away
as The latter managed to help him so that n
nd eXricated himself from mis- perilous pc
he sition.
UTICA-Mrs. Minnie Epke, aged 50 year
died Sunday morning at the home
"a, Frank Stef1en, seven miles northwest
IN town. She has been sick Tor some TN
and when pneumonia developed her feeb
-. ! condition made recovery impossible Mr.
SO Epke came to this country twenty-nN
years ago from Germany and has lived
This neighbOrhood ever since. Three daugl
ters and four sons survive her amor
them being Mrs. Herman zumwinkle ar
le- MIRA Fred Beckord Of tins CITY,
'ad WEST PoINT-The Buffalo Gun cit
for held It's weekly shoot Sunday at the Tar
lth home Of Lawrence Seeman. The col
'a, testants were divided Into three squad
- VI the ufSt squad n. ltelCullubcI anu
es Jensen tied for high score by securil
ha twenty-five birds, Lawrence Seeman cor
AZ ing next with sixteen. In the second squa
~ A. Raduechel was high man with twent
rs three. followed by II. Benne with invent
In the third, +. Kruger captured the pc
nm simmOn with twenty-five.
n FAIRBURY-The body OF Mrs. Clara l.
n | lie was brought from Bennington Neb.
/ Fairbury and the funeral services we
:. held at the home OF her brother at
ID. ! h street. Rev. s. J. Megaw, pastor of [
ard Presby terrain church, officiating. Mrs l.
- lies death Is attributed TO heart failul
v. She dropped dead in yard at BenningtC
ma Several months ago, Mrs Lille sustain
RS; injuries at Steele City, Neb., By bel
te. thrown from buggy and never fully
covered from the effects OF same, She
survived by a husband and seven childr,
SUI BRIDGEPORT-Judg Hobert OF Mite
Iol- ell, the newly appointed judge for
lial new Seventeenth Judicial district, Compr
Is ing Banner, Scotts Bluff Morrill, and Ga
~. den counties was In Bridgeport last mig
luS on his way TO Oshkosh, where he will &C
vene and hold a term OF district court
Garden county, this being the first tel