Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-24

new $4,000 court house this season. the
contract for the construction of which
will soon be let
MULLEN-Thomas Dowell a we'll known
ana prosperous ranchman residing north
OF this city, was thrown from a bronco
and died the following day from injuries
MULLDN-A prairie fire started a few
miles northwest Of here, but was put out
before any damage was done other than
the obstruction of two hay stacks belong
ing to II. B. Boyer.
CAMBRIDGE-The baccalaureate sermon
to the 1911 class of the Cambridge schools
was delivered by Rev. w. T. Galley pas
tor OF the First Methodist church of Cam
bridge. Sunday evening.
FAIRFIBL.D-Despite the rain, the Chris
tan church was filled Sunday morning to
Listen listen to the baGcalaureate sermon
of graduates were present
CRA1G-Two deaths occurred here the
last week from whooping cough, followed
by pneumonia, and one other child is now
very ILL., The dead are a 3-month child Of
Wayne Tibbles, a farmer, and the other
a 2-year-old child of c. e. Whitaker, har-
ness maker.
BEATRICE--Beatrice lodge No. 20, An
cient, Free and Accepted Masons met last
night and elected these officers: w w
wright worshipful master; u. S. Raynor
S SdnS warden; Harry shsffer junior
Spellman, secretary.
.MULLEN--J. A. Allen, who has been
city barber and teweler for the last ten
years died In the Broken Bow hospital
a1ter an operation for blood poison The
funeral services were held in the Metho-
dist church in this city Sunday The Ssdy
was sent to Elkhart, Tex, for burial
!, BEGAATRICE5The funeral services for the
late Robert Nicholas, the aged man who
committed suicide at his home at Dewitt
sunday, were held today at 2:30 o'clock
Nom. the ts,o Episcopal church, Rev. Mr.,
TERED In the Dewitt cemetery.
CRAIG-The baccalaureate sermon for
the senior class Of the Craig High school
was Was Preached Sunday night in the Metho-
dist Episcopal. church by the pastor, Rev.
Gerriet Jansen. The class is Composed Of
-FOUR girls and five boys, and commence
ment exercises will take place Thursday
BEATRICE-Murray Geddes, who has
been in charge of the material department
OF the Nebraska Telephone company at
this point for the last few years, has
chief at Tecumseh for the company and
iett Yesterday for that place to assume his
FAIRFIEI4D-The F. w. Reed Lumber
company has sold its yard to W. T. Crone
OF courtland, Neb., possession TO be given
o ~ e., D The John Lansing elevator, one
owned owned, oy the Updike Grain company,
burned at $3.50 Sunday evening. 1t had
not been used for several years.
BENKEI4MAN-The contract for erect
ing Benkelmans new public school build
ing was awarded to j. T. Kearns of
Brush, Colo, for $l3,640, Monday afternoon
We're sn SeveS hedrs school board There
Ton Building company OF Lincoln and the
Burgess-Hoye company of Omaha
HARXARD-A full house greeted Rev,
a. %. Warren and the graduating class of
Harvard schools last evening at the Metho-
dist church, where the baccalaureate ser
mon was delivered, and fine music fur
nlshed by chorus of the combined choirs
under Of
berkln' director of music in the school,
LfONS-The funeral of Isaac V. Walter
was held here Monday at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Frank NJ. wilkins. He
died two days ago at Norfolk and was
brought here for burial He is an Old
pioneer OF Nebraska, having lived at one
TIME In an early day at Omaha and
Council Bluffs and later in Burt county
he was rs years old.
FAIRBURY-The eighteenth alumni han
quet and reception to the graduating class
was given In the MaryEtta hotel Monday
evening and was a glitterIng success
About $50 members of the Fairbury High
sohool alumni were present and the forty
-FOUR graduates admitted to the associatIon
A reception and class reunion was gin en-
In the parlors between and o. M Then
banquet was given in the hotel parlors
chestra. VI
YORK-The rain commencing Saturday
night and continuing Sunday and Monday
mas so thoroughly saturated the soil that
the good crop prospects. Nearly all corn
was planted before the rain. Wheat was
IN good condition, but oats needed rain
ana cooler weather. Alfalfa hay, clover
umothy and blue grass pastures will be
pehetited. The first crop OF alfalfa will
De ready to cut in the next ten days
ne acreage of alfalfa in York county Is
estimated at 1900
HARVARD-Mr. and Mrs. T. II Mattars
OF Omaha Sunday brought the body of the
late Samuel Wistrum to this CITY for
burial In the family let. Mr., Wistrum was
brother OF Mrs. Matters and an early
resident OF Harvard, where for a time he
conducted the Harvard Courier Later he
removed TO Denver, Colo. and N was
here that his best work was done for az
an attorney, he built up a good business
and enjoyed home life TIN the death OF his
| VIE and his own falling health brought
It's trials and death came at the age of
"a years. 100 VI
STELLA-Lawrence Curtis had a very
narrow escape from death this morning
he had hauled an iron pump out of the
well the day before and fastened II up
with a chain till the valve could be re-
paired. This morning he had Just begun
work on II again and had stopped over to
raise II up little farther when the
chain broke. letting the heavy pump down
on his head distance OF twenty feet
cutting long cash In his scalp and tear.
| ing the flesh loose on one cheek. II his
] head had Just been a little farther for
ward he would have been instantly killed
| YORK-The announcement OF e Iut-