Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

CIlAWF ORD-The Northwest Nebraska
ford. passed resolutions OF confidence In J.
l.. McBrien Of the university extension de-
partment at its recent session here.
HEATRICE-The Beatrice high school
league debating team will go to Falls City
Friday evening to engage with that school
in the second debate of the series for the
southeastern Nebraska district champion
ship.
neutrality-suspicious. is the mortgage
record for Gage county for 19lOa Farm mort
cages filed, 219, amount. 1871, 26O so; farm
mortgages released, 29l, amount $642597.S9;
city mortgages released, 273, amount, &c.,
4O6.1S.
WATERLOO--A meeting was held Tues
day night for the purpose Of considering
ways and means to effect some kind OF
| fire protection for Waterloo. IL was the
sentiment OF the business men and citizens
| that the village shall bond for sufficient
means 70 install a water system and erect
such buildings as would be necessary up
| to $1,000,
| FAIRBURY-A petition Is being crcu-
lated among the citizens OF Fairbury for
| special election to be held May 3 TO vote
| on the issue Of saloons or no saloons. This
| question should have been disposed Of at
| the annual election April T. but owing TO
I the radical "dTys' II was prevented from
! being put on the ballots. consequently Il
will be necessary to hold a special cleo
! ton to decide the matter. Falrbury Is
| dry the first time since 1896.
| FAIRBCRY-The home Of Mrs o. II.
/ BOnney was the scene OF an interesting
gathering OF QuiVera Chapter Of the Daugh-
/ ters of the American Revolution. After
the opening exercises. followed a response
on the incidents OF the War; Mrs. ireland
read paper on the Boston Tea Party
Mrs. Clifford Crooks on the Five IntOler-
able Acts" and the Continental Congress-
by Mrs. W. 5. Kinnamon. This organization
has number Of members In Fairbury.
This was a most successful meeting
HOLDREGE-A fire which originated In
one OF the storage houses on the Burling-
ton right way destroyed three brewery
| storage houses Monday afternoon. and
damaged the building Of the Holdrege ict
cream factory and ~also the Holdrege
I Poultry company The fire started about
2 O'Clock and by the time the fire boys
| arrived, the three buildings were 50 com.
pletely enveloped I'm flames that Il was
. only by hard and persistent effort that tht
fire was kept from spreading. The buildings
Busch and Goetz brewing companies. and
there was nothing n them at the time OF
the fire except sawdust.
/ FAIRBCRY new city officials VIII,
were elected al the anpuel municipal cleo
tion held In Fairbury, April g. assumed
council held It's first meeting Tuesday
evening IN the city hail. II was formerll
the custom for the municipal officials [,
take their places month after the elec
tlOn or the first week IN May. However
this arrangement was changed this yea
on account Of Fairhury being classified a.
a city OF the first class. These officials vii
hold office for two years instead OF one
~ formerly The new officials are: Mayor
Frank r. Tncher; treasurer. j. p. Turner
J clerk. r. A. Wunder police Judge Roy Z
Riley; school board, Samuel II Diller am
, J r. A1telli oouneilmen, John p Merger
RobsIt G. Anderson. u. F, Bone, A. p
4lnaea eAa y r. JehAsan,