Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05
Nebraska

NALENTINE-Tom Brown. who was con-
victed for cattle stealing In last spring
term Of court and Is now serving his time
In the penitentafy, has been remanded by
the supreme court for a new trial
TECUMsEH-Henry Howard, the newly
appointed commandant OF the Solqiers
Home at Milford. and Mrs Howard. have
/ gone from Elk Creek TO Milford. and Mr..
Howard Is now in charge Of the home.
/ 1<EARNEY-J g. Gould Of Turnstall. F,
Statfordshire, England. has located in !
Kearney and will establish tile decorat- !
4 ing factory here. The entire output OF the |
/ factory Will be purchased By an Omaha |
/ firm
KEARNEY-At a meeting. Of the credit,
ors Of the estate OF c. w. HOxie, who died |
| suddenly at his home here IL was decided !
to continue his business under the manage /
ment Of the administrator appointed by the
/ court
KEENE- Olof Ewanson. an old time resi-
dent and early homesteader Of Kearney
county, was buried yesterday at Bethany
/ Lutheran church near ANten Mr.. Swan
son leaves several grown children ana
a widow
HoLDREGE-The musical program given
by the pupils Of the Holdrege public schools
Friday evening was well attended, the re.
cepts being $3.50. which will be applied
on the new photograph TO be used In the
music work Of the schools.
\ NEBRASKA CITY-The Elks' lodge OF
this city have decided to give a charity fair
from February 10 to 10. They expect to
hold the same in the new factory building
which has just been completed Tor the
NJ f. Smith company.
HOLDREGE-Officisl OF the Nebraska
Telephone company were in Holdrege TINS
provements in Phelps county and getting
estimates on placing the wires on the main
streets of Holdrege underground.
WEST POINT-!The appointment of Col
ohel Elliott postmaster Of West Point
for the third time has been officially con-
firmed at Washington. Mr. Elliott has
given perfect satisfaction to the patrons
Of the office during his long incumbency
NEBRASKA ClLN-Mr ana MRS. James
, Peterson are home from Visit to their
old home in Denmark Mrs Peterson has
been gone year and was Joined last fall
} by her husband. They went over TO settle
, up an estate in which they were interested.
. BEATRICE-Capta f. T. Spence old
resident OF southern Gage county died the
other day at his home in Liberty, this
4 county. aged 72 years. lie served during
e the civil war in Company F. Fifteenth Ohio
, volunteers and was well known in Gage
county
NEBRASKA CITY-George A. Beythmg,
an employee OF the Burlington railway and
L Miss Edith COoney were married yesterday
4 and last evening were given reception
/ at the home OF the brides parents Mr. and
: Mrs. Henry Cooney. They expect to make
e their future home I'm Omaha.
70 HOLDREGE-A. G. Warren Of Holdrege
( has just become one of the chief stock
8 Eholders in three banks, the bank Of Axtell,
a the Funk State bank and the Farmers
state bank Of Keene On April l he will
become president Of all three, succeeding
s. c. Stewart, who nov holds this position
]
north Of shelton was given fifteen days
in the county jail Friday afternoon for
r stealing a lap robe from a buggy in a
|, livery barn at Ravenna. lie will be prose-
cuted soon as his sentence is served
for the alleged theft and sale OF chickens.
t WEST POINTING local camp Of the
Cunning County Deutsches Landwehr verein
celebrated the anniversary OF the cspitua-
ton of Paris at the close of the Franco
Prussian war. This event was participated
In by some OF the members of the local
/ body, veterans Of the Franco russian
conflict
II NEBRASKA CITY-John Monroe Rich
IS ards, one OF the oldest colored men in this
d city, died yesterday after a short illness.
He was born In Louisiana July 5, 1923. and
when the south sent so many colored people
L to the north he was among the number
Is and located in this city. He served in the
n northern army during the war and drew a
II pension Of late years.
II VALENTINE-Mr Robert Maybier CON
], struction superintendent for the Stands rd
l. OH company, is here seeing to the building
II one for OIL each to hold 1900 gallons.
D, This is to be a distributing statiop for the
i other outlying towns in all directions from
i here. Hammond & Bulls of this city will
e have charge OF the station when it is
IS completed.
Is KEARNEY-The historic government
10 road out from Fort Kearney, west, which
. Is lined with large trees planted in is4s,
81 Is being disfigured by the cutting of these
m trees which are being sawed into lumber.
~ mill having been erected near the fort.
. The owners Of the lands adjoining the road
Is intend to plant hardwood trees to replace
the cottonwoods
IS GRAND ISLAND-Frightene by the
a, piano-auto truck Of the CASTOR Music COM
- pany Of this city, the team OF mules driven
al by Joseph Gascho, his wife and baby being
- side of the road. The three occupants OF
- the vehicle we're thrown through barbed
cut about the face and head.
NEBRASKA CITY--The Elks and the
citizens are planning to give the legislative
e reception while they are in the city. The
X senate committee will he entertained at q
AZ dinner at the home of Senator Bartline
= while they are here and the house com
n mittee will be entertained at the institute
~ for the blind, and in the evening the Elks
~ and citizens win give a reception
=. REPUBLICAN CITY-Fonda son ot
- James Reed. residing short distance ives
Oh Of here. won prize of S25 offered by ths
K Bloomington state bank for the hest cal
X OF corn of any variety in the junior class
40 on exhibition at the state exhibit OF IN,
boys and girls agricultural and domestic
science clubs. Besides having the hes
)n ear of corn In the state the young man 20
err fifth place on his ten-ear collection.
on SEWARD-An accident which nearl,
no proved fatal occurred at the Shogo I4thii
20 Springs company's plant at Milford tn
re first Of the week. II. G. Ryder. the man
to ager. attempted TO shift one of the belt
mt from loose pulley TO the one fastened [,
ny the axe. swinging il around with terrifi
force, causing the end to strike Mr.. Ryde
IN the left eve inficting a serious wount
and loosening the iris.
er WEST POINT-The Antelope Gun clul
OF met at the ball park where the shooting
n events took place with nine entire
q in the first and thirteen In the second
So1 The high score in the first was made b.
~ G. Raeffelin with twenty points J. Kubal
coming next with with eighteen. Other goo
-, scores were j. Jensen, seventeen and "A
ei Ackroyd. seventeen. In the second even
~ Leonard MalChow was high with twent
ne and j. Jensen with eighteen.
-
es vice president Bayard IL. Paine secretary
en- tary Rowe OF the Young Meas Chrlstia
'n association, new directory has been an
pointed for the association. and the boar
ed made considerably larger with the view
H., ultimately Of securing larger and bette
Ter headquarters for the association and IN
Iecuy Of enabling the association 10 en-
~ large its work. At a luncheon l. M Tal
All mage was elected president j. w RIOS,
IN vice president; Bayard II. Paine, seCretar
ne and r.. Williams, treasurer.
yar HOLDREGE-The Union revival meetine
ST being held here are proving very success,
he ful The Methodist church. where IN
meetings are now bainR held Is fpo ap,o