Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-03
Nehrnsl.a Newr NO.


Nebraska News Notes.
FAIRBURY-The Fairbury school board
has employed Miss Adeline Miller to teach
the eighth grade in the Falrbury schools
next season
PERU-The Dramatic club. under the di-
rection of Mrs. Nettleton, presented cupid
at Vassar" on Saturday night to
crowded house.
FULLERTON-Mr. L. ID. Sturtevant
passed away Saturday morning after a
prolonged illness and his body was taken
to Howell for interment. A daughter from
Cedar Rapids and son from Idaho ar
rived just before his death
LINDsAY-Gustav Purifier met with quite
a painful accident when I'm friendly scuf-
/ file with a brother he tripped and fell. He
struck a window pane and silver Of glass
penetrated his back After much probing
a large piece of glass was removed.
! EDGAR-Mrs. +. NJ. Walters, wife of the
Burlington roundhouse man here. died last
( night at $3.50 Of heart failure. The funeral
| in the Edgar cemetery. She was the
mother of Mrs. c. e. Vanstrom of this
| city.
| BBATRICE-The funeral Of e. Diehl, who
died Saturday night, was held yesterday
afternoon from the family residence in
this city. The deceased was 10 years of
/ age and leaves a widow and three children.
Hs had been resident OF Beatrice for
/ nineteen years.
! MCOOK-This section of Nebraska was
visited by a severe freeze last night un-
| questionably badly damaging our splendid
/ fruit prospects. W. S. Morlan is operating
| the largest smudging plant ever attempted
| In this state, and hopes to have saved much
of his fruit valued at many thousand dol
/ lars. ..
| SILVER CREEK-Mary, the 2-year-old
! daughter of Joe Cieloha, living seven miles
| north of Silver Creek, wandered away from
! the house about noon Saturday and was
| discovered about two hours later In a
watering tank where she had evidently
fallen and was drowned. The funeral was
held at the Cracow church Sunday.
/ FAlRBURY-A movement is on hand to
establish a camp of the Sons of Veterans
in Fairbury and Commander William Arm
strong and Adtutant f. A Yontz Of Rus
sell Post No. n Grand Army OF the Re-
public, has issued a cali for a meeting to
be held in the Grand Army hall Thursday
evening, May 4. to perfect the organiza-
| ton -
plant Monday passed from Re. II. Doan to
| G.. E. Hotchkin OF Minden, largest owner
| of the stock of the Minden Milling COM
! pany, and owner as well of mill at Te-
cumseh this state. This Is one OF the larg-
| est and best established mills In this part
of Nebraska. The new owners are old mill
ing people.
| BEATRICE-Fonow is the mortgage
/ report for Gage county for the month of
Y April: Number Of farm mortgages filed.
/ twenty-two: amount. s57 ,oees number OF
aSp OF s Su 5slsas os c,T
! filed. thirty-four; amount, $N,613; number
of city mortgages released, thiry-threei
| amount, $20,587
college mentioned that one OF the needs of
the college was a gymnasium, immedia tely
| a number OF citizens proposed to subscribe
first meeting over 5000 was subscribed
| and since then 81, 900 more. Committees
! will be appointed to solicit and IL IL be-
lieved the entire sum win be raised In a
| short time.
| ALBIoN-By reason Of the changes made
In the redistrtctng Of the state, Boone
county is changed from the Eleventh judi
| cial district to the Sixth and as the judges
of the Sixth already had terms of court
! set for the same time that the term was
set for Boone county the April term has
/ time Judge Houenbeck will hold his first
term in this county.
BBATRICE-The Board OF Education met
last night, heard reports Of the Officers and
organized by the election OF II. A. Thomp-
! son presidents o. w. Beckwith, vice presi-
dent, and Miss Grace LAddicott, secretary.
of the English department OF the city
schools for the last three years was elected
principal to succeed H q. Souder, resigned.
FAIRBURY-Friends OF Frank Weber
DEATH which occurred In q hospital at
Lincoln. Sunday. The body was taken to
south Omaha for burial Monday Rs,Icr The Ss as
ing lived here for many years and was en-
ployed as a locomotive engineer on the
Of 0t the sus valley Division No. asa Of tse
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers of
this city.
FULLERToN-At q recent meeting of
the school board the corps of teachers for
Is as follows: Prof. 9. w. Watson, super
intendeht Miss Edith Atwater, principal
Miss Catherine Lewis, science; Miss Min
ME McAdams and Miss Beth Maxfield.
The grade teachers are Miss Ruby Corieli,
Miss Irene Gilmore, Miss Jessie Kreidler,
Miss Bessie Sovereign, Miss Zoe HarreIl,
| Miss Mary Brewer. Miss Chloe Baldrise
and Miss Mabel Mogensen.
FAIRBURY-The st. Joseph q Grand
| Island motor car, while entering the city
limits south OF Fairbury Monday morn
ing, colhded with q large COW on the track
and was derailed. The passengers were
no one was injured A locomotive was
taken off the southbound st. Joseph q
Grand Island passenger train and the dis
train was ordered out Of Hanover. Kan.
to take the passengers on the McKeen
motor car to Grand Island.
| PERFUMES. Bertha Hughes of South
Omaha, state organizer for the p. r. o.
Eisterhood. visited Peru on THURSDAY even
/ ing and Inspected the local chapter. The
meeting was held At the home Of Miss
the evening closed. refreshments were
served. Then Mrs. Hughes. who Is
B ledueI OF UNUSUAL dDuiNy, entertained the
members with several choice selections
/ from her repertoire. The following morn
ing she occupied the chapel hour at the
normal to the delight OF all who heard
her.
| SHELTON-The Shelton school board
was much disappointed the last week when
the announcement came that the supreme
court had decided the bond issue against
the district Already a new petition has
been signed and call for another cleo
ton made for May q and this time no
chances will be taken Of getting the papers
wrongly worded and one OF the ablest at
torneys OF Nebraska has been secured 10
draw all papers. and the opposition to the
issue Is SO small that ell THAI will be re-
Quired viii be the voting and the new
school building which a 50 badly needed
viii be rushed when the commencement OF
work is made that 4 Ia hoped 10 have Il
enclosed by fall.
TIARVARD-C. w. Gardner has sold his
home and has gone to Los Angeles. Cal
Mr.. Gardner came 70 Harvard in 16u and
has continued 20 reside here since Mrs
Ida Wilcox. who has been . resident Of
Howard since her marriage TO Or. NJ w
WILCOX more than tWontV-ffVe yeara aRoy
and since the death Of DR. Wilcax soma df-
teen years ago, for tina most part % the
/ dime a teacher IN the public Sahoola. left
today for sloan Springs, Mo-, where she
contemplates making her future hona.
Mrs. Mary J. McHenHfo also An early
resident OF Harvard. left today for lincoln
and Ashland where for the present she
/ will make her home with her daughters
| Mrs. ]. j. Cox and Mra George l. scott