Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
Nebraska

men aud has been in existence in this city
Tor the last five years or more.
BEATRGCE-Miss Katherine Rigs. dsugh-
ter Of the late G.. NJ. Rigg OF this city,
Jas been appointed principal at the insu-
cute for the feeble-mtnded here by Dr. w.
M. Thomas. the new superintendent. who
Will assume his duties In few DAYS Miss
ldgg has been teaching school at Adams
this winter
BLUE HILLs-With nothing Unforeseen
arising Blue hin will have electric lights
ON tine streets and for business and dwell
ing houses by February ]. The outside
work OF putting I'm poles and stretching the
wire will soon be finished The dynamo
ant switchboard are here and are being
put in place. The contractors are putting
Io, an every effort to get the work COM
pleted by February l.
BLUE HGLL--The annual meeting OF the
IndepCndt NJ order OF Odd Fellows assOCia-
uun was held at the opera house Thursday
afternoon The following board OF directors
were chosen for the following year: George
kOehler T. &. Fell Elmer Coos. Christo-
pher Fassler and William Karr. This board
elected the following officers: George Keen
Ter, president; Christopher Fassier, secre-
tary and treasurer.
KEARNEY-A peculiar malady and one
that has baffled local medical science has
developed in the case Of h. g. Parr who
for several months has been affected with
sleeping sickness" He is rather an aged
man, and although in the best of health
during which he completely loses con-
seriousness, often falling from his chair or
TO the earth while walking, so sudden Is
the approach of the disease
BLUE HILIl-The annual meeting Of the
Farmers Grain and stock company was
held at the opera house in Blue I'M Thurs
day. The meeting was called to order by
the president, Jacob Coll The board of
directors reported that in their opinion q
dividend OF per cent could he declared.
On motion this report was accepted and
-
declare the dividend The term of two
directors, r. Armstrong and William Kort,
expiring at this time, on motion they were
reelected by a unanimous vote.
SEWARD-Two old soldiers died at the
Soldiers home at Milford the last week.
Evan I. Wilson died January TO- He be-
longed to Company c, Twenty sixth Iowa
infantry volunteers. lie had been a resi-
dent OF Nebraska forty-five years. John
F. Cook, aged az years died on the same
day. He was a private in Company e,
try, during the civil war. Mrs. Farmer. a
soldiers widow, died at the home at Grand
Island and her body was shipped to Mil
ford to be placed beside that OF her soldier
husband
BEATRICE-At the preliminary debate
held at the high school yesterday to select
team TO meet Lincoln in the capital city
the latter part Of next month the following
were chosen: Harold Nation, Alfred
Wright and Warren Burgess Fred Will
son was selected as alternate, The ques-
putes between capital and labor in the
railroad business should be settled by
boards of arbitration with compulsory
powers" In the high school decamatory
contest Miss Ruth Atwater was awarded
first honors and Miss Hazel De Land sec
ond.
TECUMSEH-The annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the Citizens National bank
of Tecumseh was held at the bank Thurs
day evening. The old board of directors
was reelected, including the following: c.
10. Staley, John L. Jacks, o. j. McDougal
Edwin Howorth and DR.. NJ. Stewart OF
Tecumseh and DR.. W. l. Dayton and w
II. Raymond of Lincoln. At q meeting OF
the directors, held after the shareholders
| meeting, the old board of officers was re-
elected, as follows: President, G. r
Staley; vice president, ]. l.. Jacks; cashier
| c. j. Canon; assistant cashier, Charles