Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-12

] Coronado hotel did himself proud in get
ting up a splendid banquet.
Nebraska News Notes.
! FAIRMONT-The funeral Of Louis Me
| haus aged a., was conducted today from
| his home. He was one Of Fillmore coun>
| tvs Oldest settlers, having moved here
I when young man.
| FAIRMONT-Lloyd Walters and Miss
Nelma Guthrie, both OF Fairmont were
married by Rev. Lotan r. DeWolf at the
! brides home. They will Immediately take
up residence on farm near Burress.
! MORRILL~-The Morrill, hotel was sold
/ this week to Mrs Grace Csraway Of Al
! lance who will take possession next Mon
/ day. Charles Boardsley, the retiring land
| lord. will leave In a few DAYS for Colorado
/ points, seeking new location.
! NEBRASKA CITY-H. T. Ward & Co. OF
| Lincoln secured the contract for bridge
| building and cement work for Otoe county
| Tor the coming year. There were twelve
bidders and the successful firm bid 10 per
| cent lower than their last years contract.
! NEBRASKA CITY-A car Of merchan-
| disc, en- route from Pacific Junction to this
city over the Burlington. was broken open
! yesterday and robbed. A large amount OF
| clothing groceries and cigars were taken.
! The officers secured clue and think the
work was done by local talent
/ NEBRASKA CITY-A young son of Mr.
/ and Mrs. Menas johnson was seriously II
| not fatally. injured yesterday by riding a
bicycle into a team Of mules that were
passing along the street The young man
came around a corner. and not noticing
the team, ran. into them with serious re-
| suits.
BEATRICE--At meeting Of the wom-
J an s club Friday the following officers
were elected: Miss Julia Fuller. president;
| Mrs A. H. Felch. first vice president; Mrs
! a W. Nickel second vice president; Mrs.
! d. J. killen. recording secretary; Mrs. W
| treasurer.
YoRK-York county farmers are pleased
with the condition OF winter wheat which
seems to have gone through the winter in
nice shape and promises TO make the aver
age good yield which runs as high as fifty
bushels to the acre. There is a large acre
age or alfalfa and all has gone through the
winter in good shape.
! MCOOK-Contracts were closed here to-
1 day with farmers in this vicinity bv the
! Great Western Beet sugar company Of
! Denver for the planting OF over LOCO acres
10 sugar beets. this season. Later on the
company Will erect dumps at McCook
Perry and Rev Willow. costing 50 600 each
for the facilitating of beet shipments TO
their Colorado factories
MCOOK-Mr. and Mrs. Vance McMani-
gal among the very oldest settlers in this
section of the country, celebrated the fiji
ueth anniversary of their marriage. over
them in the notable celebration. These
aged people moved to this vicinity. where
McCook is now located, three years before
the laying out Of the city.
YORK-The Tinsley Hay Knife and Tool
company is one of the new organizations
that the Commercial club OF York induced
| " lOCdle IN 1Ork InlS company is Occu-
pying the large brick building in north
York and has commenced the manufacture
OF hay tools and accessories. The company
came from Iowa and by reason of locating
here number Of families have moved to
, York.
Notwithstanding to the new city d.
rectory the population Of York is 1900
! This Is a nice increase over the recent CEN
II sus taken. Real estate dealers report
greater demand, and contractors claim that
building operations In York for the year
vi h az an
the citys history. one-half million dollars
| worth Of new buildings will be built and
completed this year.
BEATRICE-H c. Kendall OF the Ne
braska Engineering company Of Lincoln
accompanied by a number Of the members
OF the Commercial club made a prelimin-
between Beatrice and Adams YESTERDAY.
They found some OF the farmers enthusI-
astic over the proposition and it is thought
enough stock can be sold 70 build the road
Mr.. Kendall roughly estimates the Goa 81
or construction at about $4,000
u NEBRASKA CITY-Word has reached
{ this city Of the death Of William Carr. a
s pioneer of this section at Helena Mont
MI carr was one OF the members OF Inc
old Nebraska First volunteers At Inc
e close or the civil war he went to Chevenne
{ where he was city marshal during the stir.
. ring times and when he became too Old
70 DO active service he went to Montana
e Where he did police service at Helena IT.
was one Of the pioneers that came here IT
2 lSoS and remained until after the close OF
- the civil war.
,; YORk-There is a movement among the
d business men to bring about more unity
: | in commercial organizations of the civ
YORK at the present time has three com.
| mercial ORGANIZATIONS The York Conner
cial club. the York Business Mems club and
} tn Young Mems Christian Association
n Business Mems association. IL is now pro.
II posed that at a banquet to be held mem.
bers or all the associations will try to per.
e rect one general organization that will get
j. al the business men and property owners
q together and work on a plan that will riv,
York greater publicity.
NEBRASKA CITY-The family Of FIRE,
e herns were poisoned by eating came,
Al kraut and canned sweet potatoes Tho,
were served for supper and in a short tim,
, all Of the family were taken seriousIv n
II ana When a physician was called he pro
Is nounced IL ptomaine poison. All Of IN
"a family were sick but the elder ones VIII,
seemed 10 have eaten the heartieet ~ ~
meal were seriously mi and il was onI,
d nv the use Of heroic treatment their live
were saved. They are still quite I'm foda \
:, The canned goods had been opened an,
Fl left exposed some hours before bsin,
served on the table.
D. PLATTSMOUTH-Th PIattsmoutb Com
! mercitl club last night celebrated the omen
ing or the new John A Chopieska rasO
line engine factory ny giving one OF IN
SWEETEST banduets ever given in the city
covers were laid for leo OF the merchant,
business and profess onal men Of the cit,
Nj judge Ben Baker, OF Omaha was a a1Ies
w and addressed the club on the comuissio
form OF government. The banquet wa
AZ gwen IN the Coates hall and was serve
nv the ladies Of the PRESBYTERIAN churcl
The Modern WOOdmen Of America a,
chestra PLAYED during the evening Jud9
- d, Travis acted as POSTMASTER. Anon
4 those answering to toasts were. Count
- JUDGE a ]. Beeson Rev w L AuStir
~ Colonel NJ a. Rates r. p Windham /
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