Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-07

wAYNE-The Normal Midgets defeated
the basket ball team Of the Pierce High
school Saturday night by the score OF 70
to "A.
WIsNER-The Wisner basket ball and
the Pilger basket ball girls played at
Pilger Friday evening, the score being q
&c in favor OF Wisner.
BEATRICE-Funeral services for the late
a. j. Pethoud we're held today from the
family home. conducted by Judge F. o.
Kretsinger, an old friend OF the deceased.
lnterment was in Evergreen Home ceme-
terry.
BEATRICE--The veterans Of the wars Of
G6 and II in Germany are to hold a re-
union in Beatrice on April u. About 200
Of the survivors Of these wars live near
Beatrice and Clatonia, and 1t is planned
to make the day a memorial one for all.
wIsNER-Cluis Peterson jumped from a
moving train Saturday evening thinking he
was about to be carried past our station.
He struck a switch stock, which threw
him under the wheels. He had one leg
cut off and was otherwise injured. He
will recover.
MGNDEN-The volunteer fire department
has planned a banquet and dance for the
18th Of this month. All the present active
firemen and wives, including city officials,
Will attend the banquet, while the dance
Is open TO the public The committee
In charge are Arley Wilson, w. r. Watt
and G. =. Anderbery.
MINDEN-The citizen of Miuden held a
meeting Friday night for the purpose of
considering the holding Of a fall festival
in conjunction with the county fair. Such
a one was held last year and proved a
great success. The usual preliminary steps
were taken looking to the final arrange
ment OF such a festival.
ALMA-C. NJ Miller, a prominent attor-
ney Of this city and eX-county Judge, was
buried Sunday The funeral was in charge
OF the Masonic lodge. Mr. Miller who died
early Thursday morning had been suf-
fering with rheumatism which affected his
heart, causing the sudden and unexpected
death. widow and two children are left
to mourn.
BEATRTCE-Word was received here YES
terday stating that Mrs. ]. r. Mouer. for
mer resident OF Beatrice has sustained q
broken jaw and severe bruises about the
body while in the act of stepping from a
street car at Lincoln. She is the wife OF
Rev. J. r. Mouer. formerly pastor of the
United Brethren church here, and at pres
ent presiding elder Of this district.
VALENTINE-The Valentine High school
held its preliminary debate here Saturday
night at the court house to select the
! team of three which will represent this
town in the district debate, O'Neil, Atkln-
son and Valentine being the three towns
I'm this district. The following were Sc
lected Miss Maude Rowley, Lawrence
Rice and Clarence Haley. with Ray Nc
Cleland as substitute. The debates are
to be held within the next six weeks.
MGNDEN-Local weather observer for the
government, Joel Hui, a veteran citizen
OF this county, has just published a re
port of the rainfall from 1873 to and includ-
ing 1910 for Minden and vicinity. The aver.
age rainfall for those thirty-three years
was SOA inches annually. The larger por.
ton of this moisture comes during the
growing season. The year of 1910 was
! third next lowest in that time, being 1876:
| and 1894 the famous dry year. was is.43.
ALMA-A bicycle thief rode out OF towr
on Bruce Porter's wheel Saturday evening
and was caught at Orleans Sunday by S1er.
| lff Carroll and brought here to await a
| hearing. The'man Is about q years of age
wears an auto cap and corduroy trousers
When searched pawn ticket from ar
. Omaha office was found and several posta
cards. but the name of the sender and
the party addressed had all been erased