Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-27

Nebraska News Notes.
FAIRMONT-The last Friday in April
has been set aside as Patrons day" in
the FairmOnt public schools.
T-Superintendent w. H. Nor
ton Of the Fairmont public schools, has
accepted the superintendency of the Ash
land schools at a considerable advance
In salary.
CRETE-The Mems Brotherhood Of the
First Congregational church held its an
nual meeting last night and adopted a new
constitution and elected officers to serve
until July.
NEBRASKA CITY-Harry De Ford and
Mrs. Laura Huff yesterday went to Platts-
mouth where they were married. Mr. De
Ford is I'm the employ Of the Nebraska City
Telephone company.
NEBRASKA CITY-Robert Hess, former
manager Of the Nebraska City Gas COM
pany. has been transferred to jackson,
Tenn, where he is manager Of the Citizens
Gas company.
NEBRASKA CITY-At the annual meet
ing Of the Kingfalfa company Walter Nc
Namara NJ M Vaughan, w. w. Sim, G. c.
Bickel and II. II. Hanks were chosen as
directors of the company.
STELLA-The annual Nebraska City dis
trlct conference and missionary conven-
ton of the Methodist church will be held
at Stella April 10 to 13. About seventy
five delegates will be In attendance.
FREMONT-Sheriff Bauman left last
night for Logansport, Ind, where ]. G.
Emerson, charged with passing a forged
check Of Hilliker & Schlichter OF this city,
was arrested. When searched he had
$4,000 concealed on his person.
WEST POINT-The program of the Girls
Culture club for the week was as follows:
Subject of the evening study, Emerson
INT following papers were read: Elmer
SON. Miss Adele Kock; Emerson the
Poet" Miss Mildred LANCER. A discussion
was then had, led by Miss Ida Kock
NEBRASKA CITY-The mail carriers of
this city have petitioned Postmaster Frank
Mccartney to permit them to rest on Sun
day. Postmaster Mccartney has taken the
matter up with the department officials
and hopes to be able to give them an
answer in a short time.
NEBRASKA CITY-Herman F. Richter
was married to Miss Emma j. Vanselow at
the home of the brides mother Mrs. Eliza
beth HOFFMAN, on Thursday evening by
Rev. Mr.. Langhorst ofNthe Bethal Evan
gelical church. The ceremony was fol-
lowed by a wedding supper.
ALLIIANCE-Dr. j. H. White synodical
superintendent for the Nebraska synod of
the United Presbyterian church is con-
Quoting special revival services In the
United Presbyterian church here which
are being largely attended.
NEBRASKA CITY-Charles McI.aughlin.
one of the railway mail clerks runnins be,
Burlington, has been transferred to Dem
yer, Colo, because of III health and will
be given position on the Denver & Rio
Grande.
WEST PoINT-The Board of Education
OF Wisner reelected the entire corps of
teachers last week The salaries of two
teachers were increased and Superintendent
MOSS was given a three-year contract
with an Increase from 81, 200 to 81 800 for
the coming year
WORKINGS Blanche Stahl ran over Mel
son Beaver ll-year-oid son of Elmer
Beaver. 1t was her first experience in driv-
Ing an auto. The boy was roller skating
on the pavement and is said to have been
equally careless. 1t is believed that he
received no serious injuries.
FREMONT-Edward Robson. oldest SON
OF Thomas Robson of this city died at
Omaha yesterday of pneumonia after a
brief illness at the age OF 26. His remains
Robson was married about three months
in business.
sTANToN-James McKinsey died sud
denly Friday evening at $3.50 O'clock It
is supposed he suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis. He was staying at the home of his
son, John, who lives in the east end of
town. He would have been SO years old
In September. He will be buried Sunday
afternoon by the Masonic lodge OF which
he was a member.
SUTTON-Abeut twenty women Of the
Methodist church met this afternoon and
held an old-fashioned sewing bee AZ The
Methodist Episcopal parsonage II was for
the benefit Of the pastors wife, Mrs Cal
home in England for an extended visit
and in time to witness the coronation of
King George
ALLIANCE-Robert, the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Campbell sustained a
mishap yesterday which, II is feared will
result In the loss OF his right eye. While
playing with some boys a jackknife in
some way penetrated the eyeball and the
surgeon In charge of the case is of the
opinion that, although the eyeball NAV
be saved, the sight will be completely de-
stroyed.
WEST PoINT-The regular meeting Of
AnV
at the home of Mrs. o. r. Bowen This
week. The afternoon was devoted to a
STUDY or Labrador A description OF the
country and its people was given by Mrs
Walla. "Dr. Luke OF the Labrador was
the book under consideration for the dav
Miss Emma Miller gave short review
which was supplemented with discussion
by Mrs. Korb. Mrs Noodle and others
ALLLANCE-Mr. Kemmlsh of Lincoln has
been appointed general manager Of tbe
electric light plant He is to receive $50
per month, run the plant according to his
own Ideas, employ whom he pleases with
out reference to political pull NJ am kind
and Is TO be wholly responsible for all
matters in connection with the planr N.
Kemmish is a graduate OF the mecbanicai
engineering department OF the Nebraska
university and takes this position after
ton company.
WEST POINT-Building operatiops IN
west Point are actively under way, Be
sides the new telephone building now in
curse u NIeSllon new brick blaCkamfth
shop, S6N50 feet, has been commenced nv
Thomas Nogltance Of Dodge who mr.
poses locating In West Point MIR VopI
lance Is the son-in-iaW OF NJ J. Zaticat5s
blacksmith OF West Point. and viii suc
coed to his business. The new building
take the jlace OF Mr. Zaiieck's frop1c
blacksmith shop which was erected Forty
years ago, ~
STELLA-A debate was held in the opars
house between the Auburn and the SteIla
High schools debating squads The suh
ject, Resolved, That the policy OF main
tanning the United States navy at its pres
ent strength is preferable to the policy
Of substantially increasing IT," was debated
with Stella winning in the Affirmative
Cooper, Smith and LangfOrd represented
the Auburn team and Ruth ArRabrigbt
Grace Farno and Lester Vandeventer me
Stella team. The judges We're President
HAYS and Elva Rulon, librarian of the perm
Normal, and Edwin MaXey OF the state
university.
MCOOL JUNCTION-Dave Vildman
owner OF the water power and dam for
merlY owned by the Red Lion mills. mas
had surveyors and engineers 70 figure ONT
lust what horse power can be develonad
and II the report Is encouraging he bro
poses TO organize a stock companv ana
furnish power for manufacturing and on.s,
ating electric light plants at York and NJ
Cool Junction. Something like 5Ol-horSe
power is said TO be going to waste tbst
could be utilized and ehean nouror --e..1.s