Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-06
Nebraska

this building down or remodeling with
their present building they will have
thtee-stOry building 2zXl5U
CRAIG-Joseph Davis. aged about Is
years, died here Thursday OF apOpleNy. fol-
lowing an attack OF grip. and was buried
today lie was an early settler here.
CENTRAL CITY-The Christian church
congregation Of this place has extended
call TO the pastorate OF the church to Rev.
Virgil l.. Shirley OF Minden, and the call
has been accepted. This church has been
without pastor since Rev. -. a. Noutsey
departed for Chester Neb. just before the
first of the year.
SNRACCSE-ln fight over poker
game at North Branch one Of the parties
who got the worst of the scrap got shot
gun and fired. as he supposed. Al Jean
staff. but hit Martin Nielsen IN the fore
head. II a glancing shot. Dr. Schall
of Berlin has taken Mr.. Nielsen to an
Omaha hospital for treatment No arrest
has been made as yet.
CRAWFORD-The annual meeting of the
Crawford Cooperative company was held
Wednesday afternoon and the foilowlng
officers were elected: President T.. g. Nc
Dowen. vice president. Barney SoesteT;
secretary and treasurer. r. q. Smith; man
ager. &. G.. Brumbaugh. directors. John
Sears. John Meckem and Jake Wassen-
berger.
YORK-The York real estate dealers have
organized York Real Estate exchange and
meet every Wednesday noon at the rooms
OF the York Commercial club, where
thirty minute business session Is held and
then lunch is served s. A. Myers is presi-
dent J. Olmsted secretary. and A. B. Chris
tan, treasurer The object Of the Organiza-
ton Is to create closer mutual business
interests.
CRAWF ORD-Memorial services in honor
Of departed members were held Sunday
afternoon by Crawford aerie No. 1899, Fra
ternal order of Eagles. Services were con
Quoted by members OF Chadron aerie, Past
Worthy President l.. J. F. Jaeger having
direct charge. An address was made by
Allsu Fisher of f'hadrOn. who
spoke Of the lofty tenets of the order
Worthy President ed Houghton Of ChadrOn
followed with a short but eloquent address
AUBURN-Judge Raper of the dis
trict court. held a short equity session
of that court here Friday and Saturday
The motion Of the plaintiff fer a new trial
In the case OF Perry against Ramsey wa
argued and taken under advisement This
is a case where the plaintiff sued the
saloonkeepers OF Johnson for damages toi
causing the death Of her husband Is,1iidd Jane,
verdict for the defendants
BROKEN BOW-An Equal Rights club
has been organized here by Barton o.
Ayesworth Of Denver, Colo; who delivered
stay i'm the city. Mr.. Aylesworth is q
forcible speaker and made many converts
after thoroughly explaining the Colorado
system of woman's suffrage. The OFFICERS
of the new club are: Miss Lincoln Groat
president; Mrs. c. II. Jeffords vice presl-
dent. and Theodore Boyce, secretary
CRAwFORD-Real estate was active dur
ing the last week, deals involving severa
thousand dollars being made. The largest
OF these had as its principals Sam Swim
bank and =. +. Raben, who purchased the
Hall mill and iTrigating ditch for $l2,OOg
and 800 acres OF decided land from Fred
| Macomber for $4,000 or $50 per acre. nc
1 Hasher sold 100 acres, nine miles north OF
Crawford, to Charles Peterson for A,SVO
Dawes Forbes sold the farm Of 100 acres
known as the old Freeman place.
| YORK-Clinton Hice, a travelling sales
| man; William Papman of Papman &
! Chapman and J. M Derrick have made 6
complaint against the York Foundry and
Engine works for obstructing the streets
with TASKS used in the foundry. Mr.. Pick,
manager appeared and stated that II would
! be impossible for them to compete for busl
ness unless they were allowed the use OF
| space that did not interfere with anyone
All parties concerned have been asked to
| appear before the next council meeting.
CHADRON-A nest OF the Order of Owls
! was organized here Monday evening with
| the following officers: President, George
Dunoon; past president W, l.. BEST; wee
| Costly, jr. secretary, s. w. Warner; treas
urer. Frank Plummer; warden, George r
Washburn; sentinel. George Maurer; picket
| L. Vernon; board of trustees, DR.. e. l.
Vernon, Stewart and Roy Bowman. The
order starts with 100 members.
CRAIG-Last night as Mrs. Ed Pond and
daughter, Stella, were going home from
town their team scared at some poles and
ran. upsetting the buggy and throwing
both out. Mrs. Pond received blow or
top of the head that tore off a piece OF
the scalp as large as a dollar. but 1t Ii
thought no deeper hurt was done to the
| skull She lay unconscious almost two
hours. She also received some barbwir'
cuts The daughter was also cut and
bruised some, but not seriously.
! CENTRAL CITY-Can a sufficient fore,
of men and teams be secured to build
road across Merrick county, forty miles II
length, in two days? Local good roadi
enthusiasts believe that II can be done
and are organizing for the purpose Of
demonstrating their belief. A meeting hai
estate office in this city on February is, t
which all good roads advocates the county
over are invited to be present, and then thu
project will be formally launched. II. e
! Glatfelter and ]. A.. Hays are the loca
promoters of the idea and are meeting will
general encouragement.
| YORK-One of the longest and hardes
fights made Is the contest that has beer
going on for the last three years between
the Nebraska Telephone company and tn
York County Independent Telephone com
pany One Of the strongest and largest in
dependent companies in Nebraska Is tn
local company, that has several thousand
Telephones in use and besides owning ex
changes in other counties has built tol
lines, and II is because OF the growth Q
this company that the competition for bust
ness Is made here In York county. Hun
dreds OF farmers and some business mel
own stock In the home company, and be
cause Of regular dividends of per cent pc
annum and good management OK compan.
affairs, whenever money Is needed forl
county farmers subscribe for more stock
II is now one of the largest companies II
the west.
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