Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

one ticket in the field and the question Of
license or no license will be decided by
direct vote of the citizens.
NEBRASKA CITY-The directors of the
Nebraska city Telephone company met
last evening and elected the following off
GERS; President, Henry Schwake; vice pres
Ralph A. Duff general manager, Charles
g. Bennett The company showed a big
earning for the last year and all of the old
officers were reelected and General Man
some ipcrease I'm his salary.
NEBRASKA CITY-It was forty years
ago today that Conductor Thomas Ryan Of
the Burlington, in charge OF the passenger
train running between this city, and LIN
coin, began work for that road and has
been in their service and running a train
ever since. He has been one of the most
fortunate men that the company has had
in its service. While having been I'm a
number Of wrecks he never was injured
himself and in all of the wrecks few. IL
any. of hts passengers were injured and
none killed.
YORK-The injuries received by Miss E.
Olmstead, one of the teachers in York High
school by being run over by an auto are
most painful and at first were thought to
be serious and fatal While crossing Lin
lodged a wagon and was run into by John
Walrod farmer living near York, who
was driving his auto at very slow pace.
Those seeing the accident attach no blame
to the owner of the auto and say II was
che of the unfortunate accidents that is
hard to account for.
FAIRBURY-Rev. Eugene B. Maxy pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal church at
Diler, in this county, left for Rochester,
n. Y, the first OF the week, where he will
join delegation OF ministers OF this de-
nomination and proceed to New York City.
Rev. Mr.. Maxy will sail from New York
City next Saturday, March Is, and will
encircle the globe, He viii spend a great
I deal of time in the holy lands. He has
already been around the world several
times. stephen Goldsmith, retired Metho-
dist minister, living south Of Fairbury, will
fiji the Diller pulpit in his absence.
BEATRICE-AIiss Agnes smith, living
six miles west OF Cortland, was attacked
by a mad stallion the other day and bitten
severely on the right wrist before assist
ance arrived. She noticed the horse acted
rather queeriy and upon entering the barn
lot was attacked by the animal, which was
driven away by the hired man. The I'M
usual actions Of the horse after 1t had
lief that Il was suffering from hydro
phobia. Two hours later Il was shot. Miss
/ Smith has been taken 10 Chicago 70 re-
ceive treatment in the Pasteur institute
/ there.
! FRIEND-Both the wet and the dry vot-
ers OF Friend held caucuses last evening
and placed full tickets In the field. The
candidates Of the high license party are:
\ Frank Hacker, mayor; William Roehl,
/ councilman First ward; A. j. Dewald,
councilman for Second ward; Hulsey Brick
] lH9f AAtihf - r. DOWlngf AEdHhANAa AAAAI
/ Staplet0n, police judge Art Gibson, city
/ engineer; members of the school board ID.
/ G. Dorwart and E. Kahn. The no-license
| ticket Is as follows: Frank Ptak mayor
John Scheidt councilman for the First
ward: W. w. Thomas for Second ward
Conrad Delmas, city clerk; II. ]. South
| wick, city treasurer; j. p. Chapman, police
] judge; g. W. Sanburn, city engineer: mem
bers Of the school board r. M. PROUDLY
and J. f. Addie.
YORK-FOr the last fifteen days the re
corder OF deeds has had to employ extra
help to care for the large number OF deed
| recorded on or about March J. which 4
the customary settlement day for the pur
chase Of farms in York county. The ag
gregate or total paid for lands Is the larg
est Of any year and runs way up into tn
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars. The av
erage price for 100 acres OF good YOrl
county land Is $4,000, and for eighty acre
Is $1,000 20 $4,000 Owners OF land afte
selling al these figures claim that the Ian
had paid them a good return and woul
continue 20 pay a good income on IN
amount sold and many regret that the
sold al the good prices because after look
ing around they do not think they can &c
equally as productive land and land that
surer OF crops every year than York county
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