Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-16

r. A Hunter. a local real estate man and
farm owner. the consideration being soc.
Mr.. Hunter will sow all the seed on his
farms, near town
BEAVER CITY-At the regular meeting
of the Beaver City lodge, Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: c. G.
Copeland, worshipful master; w. II.
Martin, senior warden; f. A. Brewster,
junior warden; J. +. Axtell, treasurer; +.
n. Merwin, secretary.
YORK-The base ball fans are making
every arrangement to fill the new base
ball park when the opening game of State
league base ball Is played here. Ten auto
mobile loads of boosters and fans will visit
all the towns within a radius of twenty
miles, scattering advertising literature
announcing the game at York.
WEST POINT-The adjourned session of
the January term of the district court for
with Judge Guy T. Graves of Fender on
the bench The former jury will report
on that day and the court will endesvor
to dispose of a number of jury cases put
over from the last regular session.
YORK-A large committee, composed OF
number of leading business men, met
Monday morning In front of the postoffice
and divided the city into wards for the
purpose Of soliciting and raising funds
with which to build $4,000 gymnasium.
Something like $500 was raised last week
and It Is believed that the balance will be
raised this week.
AUBURN-Eliza Kennedy. widow of the
late Stephen w. Kennedy, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Edwards, near
Kennedys came to this county In 1856. and
located on the homestead where Mr.. Ken
rtdy died. Her husband died eight years
ago. Her son, George Kennedy, owns
the old home place. He is one of the lead
ing citizens of the county.
CHADRON-The following teachers have
been selected for the public schools for
next year; s E. Mills; Broken Bow
pal high school; Margaret Seek, Blanch
Sperling, Anna Powers. Florence Daboll,
Claire Norman, Bertha Hutton. Rose
Armstrong. Alberta Munkres, Ruth
Cockrel and Jamie Vaughn, teachers,
with four vacancies yet to fill.
WEST POINT-The funeral of T NJ.
Franse, who was accidentally drowned
Friday night, occurred Sunday afternoon
under the auspices of Jordan Lodge No.
q, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in
the presence of a very large number of
oldest practising attorney at the Cunning
county bar and stood high in his profess
sion. He was born in Pennsylvania and
was 81 years of age.
BEATRICE-Dr. ]. L. Webb, for nearly
fifty years a practising physician of Be
atrice, died suddenly Sunday morning at
his home here. He was taken suddenly III
at his office yesterday afternoon and
failed rapidly until death ensued. The de-
ceased was "A years of age and leaves a
widow and three children Dr. J. Lewis
city, and Harry l. Webb. a we'll known
actor who is travelling i'm the east. He
was a member of the Masonic fraternity
and a heavy property owner of Gage
county.
FAIRMONT-Dr. ]. M. Carr. while hunt
ing In his auto In company with DR.. Luel-
len, met with a painful accident. Think
ing all the shells had been discharged from
the magazine of his shotgun, he placed
1t, muzzle first. down beside him in the
auto and started for town. One shell still
the auto is supposed to have caused the
gun to discharge, tearing off so much Of
his right foot that an immediate amputa-
ton was necessary At present he IL do
ing nicely and rapid recovery is eY-
pected.
DUNBAR-The baccalaureate sermon
for the class of 1911 of Dunbar public
schools was delivered Sunday night at the
United Presbyterian church. The high
school graduates are as follows: Arvilla
Edith Morly. Lizzie Veleda duncan and e.
Lucille Walker, William Boyd Morly, John
BENJAMIN Lichtenwallner, William Henry
Harrison, Austin, Ruben, Baker and Dean
Of Lincoln delivered the commencement ad-
dress here Tuesday evening, May Is.
CHADRON - The twenty-third annual
meeting Of the Northwest Nebraska asso-
citation met in Chadron this week. Craw-
ford, Hay Springs, Hemingford, Hyannis,
Bingham and Reno were represented Min
listers from abroad, taking an active part,
were DIR. Packard Of Lincoln, DIR. Stewart
of Aurora, Rev. Maurice Abbott of Craw-
ford and Rev. @. w. Mitchell of Neigh.
The latter gave his stereOpucon lecture
on the Passion play as he saw 1t last year
at Oberammergau. W. A. Welsh. physical
director OF the Chadron Young Mems
Christian association, gave lecture on
The Boy" The state treasurer, 8. I.
Hartford, reported every church In the DIS
trict paid In full without a delinquent
for the first time in it's history. The as
ISOLATION will meet at Hemingford next
year.
VALENTINE-He Dog and Billy Simp-
son, two Indians, and Simpsons squaw
got into fight here recently, all more or
less under the influence OF firewater and
melee followed for a short time. He
DOG chased Simpson with an old-time