Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20

streets at intersections and to number
the houses. The club has also inaugurated
! a booster day for the merchants ana
offered prizes for the best kept lawns dur
/ ing the summer.
! CHADRON-Johann Troutman. a resident
OF Chadron since 1855, died at the hospital Of
St Lourdes at Hot Springs, $ D., this
week and his body was brought to Chad
I ron for interment Deceased was known
! as the John Jacob Aston OF this vicinity
and leaves a large estate to- be dlNldeo
/ among nieces and nephews. He was 81
years old and was born in Bohemia.
! CHADRON-The city council has sent
! Water Commissioner II. ID. Mead TO Seattle
and other points to study the matter OF
| using wood stave pipes, as work on the
! tapping of Chadron Creek is to begin IN
April, bonds having been voted for the
extt nsion of the water system, last August
| and funds are now available Chadron has
! the only gravity system OF water WORKS N
! Nebraska, and 1t is a great success.
! SCOTS BLUFF-The first SCOTS Bluff
club held banquet and 100 hundred plates
were laid. The POSTMASTER was T. l.
| Wright, and toasts were responded to 5y
A. Z. Baldridge, r. J. McCaffree, ). Is.
/ Warrick, +. a. Wright. w. u. Leutsch,
J F. NJ. Sands, j. T Whitehead, +. Alex
ander. e. f. Neuman and others Many
guests were in from the country ana
among them was the smiling countenance
of the diplomatic Mr. Knorr OF the expert
ment farm.
mayor have named Charles r. Neims, VINO
held the position several times ana
Herbert Dorland and j. w. Youngman for
the council, w. G. Lydick, clerk; l.. 3
lice Judge. The license forces have nomi-
mated James b. Davis. retired saloon
keeper, for mayor; Charles w; ATWOOD ana
William II. Martin as counGilmen; w. q.
Lydick, clerk r f. Watzke, treasurer;
j. NJ Ford, police Judge
SOUTH AUBURN-Exceedin the speed
Mastin. nearly cost Prof Ross Bates the
principal of the local high school, his lie
Friday afternoon. As the machine passed
over a crossing Mr.. Bates was literally
tossed out and falling on the side or ms
head and face sustained severe injuries
| which rendered him unconscious ana ne
did not recover consciousness until about
4 o'clock Saturday morning. His face was
severely skinned and scratched; put ms
physicians now think there VIII De no
permanent i'll results.
| SOUTH AUBURN-The wet and dry is
sue will be before the people on the refer
endum again. The city has been wet this
| against Mayor Gillian. the present incun-
bent is T. r. Fraser, who is being put
forward by the business men OF the city,
who do not find themselves in sympathy
with the manner in which the business Of
the city has been conducted during the last
year. The issue will be purely a business
mans issue.
| DAVID CITY-Evidence in the suit of
James Bell & Son against David City for
an Injunction restraining the city from
building municipal light plant was heard
before Judge Good today in the district
court The final argument will be heard
before the judge in Lincoln next We'd
nesday.
STELLA-The Ladies' Research club en-
tertRined the Entire Nous club at the
home of r. A. Clark yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. 7. j. Gist OF Falls City president
of the state federation, was also an in
vited guest Mrs. Isham Reavis, Mrs. G.
F. Reavis and Mrs. J. r. Cain sr., OF
were decorated in honor Of st. Patrick $
day and after adjourning the business ses-
sion, the women enjoyed great many
games among which was potato race
potato hunt, potato peeling contest, po-
tato word contest, etc. Luncheon was
served. everything in the line Of eatables
CONFORMING in some way to commemorate
ST. Petrick's day. ,t4
FAIRBURY-The following city ticket
has ben Pom mated CIV r. Tp9neT
lice Judge; Robert Anderson, councilman
one year term; d. e. Bone, two year
term; B. G. Dawson, one year term; A
two year term; w. H. Barnes, one year
term; s. II. Diller and J. A. Axtell, mem
I bers Of the school board; Last Thursday
hibltion party met and placed full ticket
3 in the field. but majority. of those named
] The license question will be voted on.
CHADRON--Word has been received OF
4 the death by accident of Burtis Rosa al
e Eorden. Mr.. Rosa was an-old-time mer-
chant OF Blair ana then OF ChdQrOn. out mac
[ lately been In the United tSates sanitarun
for Old Soldiers at Hot Springs, s. ID. Be
sides many friends, he leaves three chill
I dren, Mrs Inez Clint Of Rapid City, S. ID.
! Burtis and Angle Rosa of Norden, and
= Mrs. Thompson, a sister, Of Los Angles
Cal, and Mrs. Thomas Heck, niece Of
y Long Pine.
Q FRENoNT-Both republicans and demo
s Gratis held their conventions last night
I Mayor Burrell refused to run for sec
ond term and ex-Mayor George WOLF was
were: Treasurer, j. c, Cleland; clerk, s. F
+ Stiles police judge, Allen Johnson. Th'
e democrats nominated Frank p. Lawrenc'
d John Dahl clerk; Fred c. Laird, police
l. Judge. License will not be an issue THU
r spring and the city will probably have
and r. v Schneider were renominateC
70 for the school board by both conventions
y CHADRON-A little change has beer
e made in city politics this year The citi
q zens' caucus, which has been making tn
only nominations for years, renominate,
n James w Finnegan for his fourth tern
I. as mayor and G. Il. Marriott for his thirt
n term as city clerk p X. RetlSman got
a. second term as treasurer, Fred II. Merritt
a second term as surveyor. Nomination
1 for councilmen: L. w. Dodendort, tirs
r ward; William Chaulk, Second ward; j.
4 Morgan Third ward o. B. Unthank an
|: Ben Lowenthal we're named for member
II Of the school board. Last night at so
clalist meeting another ticket was nomi
70 mated as follows: ID. w. Sperling for mayor
20 GUY Parks, clerk; charles Van Wink,
Al treasurer; ID. V. Morgan, Charles W. Phi
al lips and Charles Christian. councilman. a
m AJJBURN-At a mass meeting or nor
partisan caucus the following persons weT
no nominated for the following offices, tn
is first party named being the majority car
= dIdate ana the second party as the minor
ne ity: For mayor, the present mayor, r.. y
~ ! Gillian, and 7. b. Fraser; city clerk, W
A0 r. Bousfield on both tickets; city treas
urer J. M. Wright, cashier OF the German
ID American bank, and A. M. Engles, pre-
~ ident OF the Nemaha County bank; cit
C engineer c. r. Hacker on both tickets
at city council, A. H. Millar and Lowell wa
1T kins: c. b. Thompson and G. o. Snow
William Watson on both tickets. ~
Id majority candidates are known as the VIC
~ open candidates and the minority eand
10 dates as the law and order candidates.
at BLOOMFIELD-At a citizens caucus II
st following ticket was nominated. Mayo
ct H. w. Phillips city clerk, w. r. Ell
he CITY treasurer, p. A. Tulleys; police 1udg
J. j. Barge: city engineer, +. Q. Kline!
ba councilmeh, L. A. Stuart and John Grol
ss mann The city council has raised n
n saloon license from $1,000 to A,l5e. u
- city will vote on the initiative and refe
~ endum at the coming election. From ever
~ indication II will carry.
- rr-rs TTITT-The citizens caucus Wa