Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-17
NehrnnI,n. News Notes.


NEBRASKA CITY-Helmer Hershey and
Miss Belle McDaniels both Of this city,
were united in marriage by Judge Wilson.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Harrer, an old resident
of the Cortland vicinity, il dead at the
age of 76 years. She is survived by two
sons and one daughter
BEATRICE-Mr and Mrs. w. II. Kill
patrick have gone to take look at the
Panama canal. Before their return they
will visit points in Cuba and Porto Rico.
HASTINGS-Fire originating from the
heating apparatus yesterday caused $1,000
damage in the new Congregational church.
Repairs will be made in time for services
| next Sunday,
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Breedland the Mex
! lean who stabbed Fred Bushee of Holdrege
| In August, was found guilty of assault and
! battery by a jury in the district court to-
| day. He was tried for assault with Intent
! to KILL
/ GENEVA-Deputy Grand Master Evans
! of Strang assisted the Independent Order
| of odd Fellows install their officers last
night as follows: Noble grand, e. G. Nc
| Pherren; vice grand, Carl Yates; secretary,
| r. G. Phillips; treasurer, Monroe Heisy.
GENEVA-Saturday morning Lloyd Grow
| and Miss Glenn Wilson, both OF Mapleton,
/ Ia. were married by the Rev. A. r. Cash
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Archer.
left Immediately after the ceremony for
/ Mapleton, where Mrs. Crow has been teach
ing.
NEBRASKA CITY-The body OF Mrs.
| Henry MCCaDe, VINO 0leQ at HASTINGS was
brought to this city Sunday for interment.
| She resident Of this city and Pal
| myra for many years and leaves four
| children, Mrs. Henry Olsen of Nebraska
| City Tohn WEIGH OF Montana Mike Welch
4 of Omaha and Thomas WEIGH of, Chicago.
The remains were buried from st. Mary s
Catholic church.
| NEBRASKA CITY-Saturday evening
Thomas ]. Travis, a minor. through his
| father, brought suit against the Burlington
railway in the county court for $1,000 as
have received at Hanover, Kan, while
working for the company. The case was
called by agreement and agent for the
company was PRESENT and settled with the
plaintiff without a hearing.
| SCHUYLER-The funeral Of L. ]. Pesek
was held from the G. $. p. $. hall Sunday
afternoon. Mr.. Pesek was one of the pio-
neers of COlfax county, and has been en-
gagged in the bakery business in Schuyler
for number of years He was a member
of the c. s. p. S., Modern Woodmen OF
lodges, which turned out in fun number
to pay the last tribute to their deceased
brother
BEATRICE-At the quarterly meeting OF
the Pickrel Farmers Elevator company
Saturday the reports submitted by the
secretary and treasurer showed the affairs
! of the company to be in excellent shape
During the last three months the company
bought 90, $50 bushels of corn, 1885 bushels OF
/ oats and 49, 766 bushels Of wheat for which
? 1t paid $53,623. The board allowed Manager
| e. w. Williams an increase in salary OF
, S25 per month.
SCHUYLER-Levi c. Smith, an old resi-.
dent and one Of the pioneers OF ColfaS
county, died Saturday afternoon after ar
, illness lasting about two weeks. Mr.
Smith was h,s-. !r. Michigan in 1885, where
he resided until the civil war broke out
at which time he enlisted and stayed IN
, the army until the close OF the war. In
, 1863 he moved to ColfaX county, locating
! at Schuyler, where he opened up a gen
I eral merchandise store and conducted th'
. same for many years.
- NEBRASKA CITY-At st. Mary's Cath
, ole church Sunday morning a serious fir,
was averted by Frank Carmody being COO
headed. The paper decorations of the
4 altar caught fire from a falling candle anC
Mr.. Carmody, who was attending mass
jumped TO the altar and tore down all o.
the decorations and with the aid Of Others
soon put out the blaze. Considerable dana
3 age was done to the drapery about thu
D altar and in that portion OF the church.
: NEBRASKA CITY-Last year IngersoI
2 Bros, who were backed by number o
. local capitalists sunk a prospect we'll &
u the depth OF l, $50 feet and then covered vi
70 the hole and went TO work on another wei
T. in the western part of the state. AnOthe
r. gOody sum OF money has been raised again
T., and the contractors have come back ant
Il started TO work on the we'll again thi
j. morning. They have contracted to go dow
" to 2,0OO-foot level, or perhaps deeper