Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05

in accordance with a city ordinance. His
arrest will test the ordinance which was
recently passed by the city fathers.
BEATRICE-A team of horses belonging
TO Bernard Allen OF Filey was stolen last
evening from a hitching post on South
Sixth street. BlOOdhounds are being used
in trying to apprehend the thieves Mr..
Allen purchased the team I'm Beatrice yes
terday.
HUMPHREY-The public schools were
closed yesterday out of respect for the
father Of the superintendent, j. j, Malone.
Mr.. MalOne's burial occurred at Madison
yesterday morning, quite a delegation of
teachers, pupils and citizens attending
from here.
NEBRASKA CITY-George Oelke. jr.
and Miss Carrie Zeils were united in mar
riage at the home of the brides parents in
this city Thursday afternoon. Both are
prominent people Of this city and will make
this their home. They were given recep-
ton after the wedding
VALENTINE-The first case of infantile
paralysis to develop here was last week,
when the little child Of Jake Kline and
wife came down with it. The case is in
the hands Of DIS. Dalai and Barakat, who
report the little one as getting better and
think she Will recover.
VALENTINE-The first steps toward
perfecting local organization of the busi-
ness men in connection with the Fedora
ton of Nebraska Retailers were taken this
week. The organization started out with
a membership of seventeen and in short
time all the business men Of the city Will
join it.
| BEATRICE-The local lodge of Elks met
J last evening and elected these officers
/ f. NJ. Carrithers, exalted ruler; F. E.
| Wheeler. leading knight; f. G.. Thompson,
! loyal knight }. l. McGir, lecturing knights;
| j. l.. Anderson, treasurer; H. s. Friedsam,
| secretary, j. w. Mayer, tyler; F. Bigler
and c. G. Baker directors.
! BROKEN BOWED Penn, charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses
! from Mrs Willie Moore, while her husband
! NN, Va1a fof1 0ha god wit n
| arson, was taken before Judge SChwind
Friday afternoon and bound over to the
! next term of district court in the sum of
| 5000. Mrs Moore claimed that Penn got
! away with S65
NEBRASKA CITY-word has been re-
ceived in this city of the death of Charles
l.. Miner at independence, Mo. lie was
born and reared in this city and was the
| youngest son of Judge Miner, one of the
| leading judges of the early days He was
50 years of age and leaves a widow AND
daughter Of the first mayor of lndepend-
| ence.
NEBRASKA CITY-A number of the
leading people of this city are arranging
for local talent performance to be given
in the near future for the benefit of the
base ball club. The affair will be given
under the direction of M. r. Thorp and
| Harry Rolfe, two of the best known local
actors of this section. 1t is estimated that
| this entertainment will net something over
$500 for the team.
HUMBHhEH-A 3UU-pOund DUCK deer eS
capped from the Condor park here las
night. Some boys playing in the parl
| frightened the deer, only one of which sue
Coeded in clearing the fence, which wa
made of woven wire and over eight fee
| high This makes the eighth deer that
the park has lost by death or fright In tn
last ten months. DR.. Condor has ordered
| four new ones, which will arrive in a few
days. to replace the ones that escaped.
BROKEN BOW-D. +. Moses Of thi
place has brought suit through his attor
ney, Ex-Governor Sias A. HolComb 70
1000 against the Matthews Drug company
of Galloway. The claim is based on thu
fatal mistake which is alleged to have bee
made several months ago by the dru
clerk, John Christopherson, selling tarta
emetic instead of cream Of tartar, whicl
caused the death of Mrs. Moses. The de
PENDANTS named in the action are DIR. A. L
Matthews, Mrs A. l.. Matthews and Norris
Barber, all Of Galloway.
NEBRASKA CITY-Sheriff Fischer ar
Walter Rodgers last evening, charged wit
La Platte on a Missouri Pacific freigh
Of goods. They caught the white man 4
brought here. where they were turned owe
were taken back today. Burns is a forme
resident of this city and at one time h
worked for the Missouri Pacific. The com
at that place by reason of car breakers.