Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-02
January.

January.
6-W- W. Black, 81, Beatrice. banker and
manufacturer.
7-R. A. Tompicton, sr, so, Tnkaunah. noted
banker OF Burt county.
"A. II, Sandusky, rs, Tecumsch civil war
veteran pioneer settler OF Johnson county
ION V. Austin, rs, Tekamah, civil war
veteran. pioneer Of Burt county.
ll-John Kloke, rs, West Point, pioneer
treasurer OF Cunning county
ls-Ievi f. Otto, Aurora, prominent banker
and land owner,
1S-James o. HartEoll. 81, Chadron, chief
of city police
l7--reter d. Bates, So. Piattsruouth. pioneer
contractor and builder, J. h Mcdowell,
90, founder of Fairbury.
ts-Chapin II. Morgan, Is, dry goods ner'
chant OF Hebron.
:2-Mrs. Joanna Sutton. 81 Fremont
pioneer of Dodge county,
.t-Mrs Caroline L. johnson. 90, Hastings
real daughter OF the revolution.
tb-Mrs. Nancy Trumbull, N6. Fremont
widow OF pioneer Baptist minister.
So. N. Long 6S, PiAttsmouth pioneer
OF Cas- county,
2l-Hugo Schasd, So, Columbus, pioneer OF
Platte county end unofficial Santa Claus
OF Columbus.
February.
John C. Watson. IS. Nebraska city.
noted lawyer and active on state affairs,
12-oIerume ". Halstead. St. Tecumseh,
pioneer farmer and Atockman
lS-Dr. S. A. Aiken, Cambridge, noted ply
stefan
3o-Jacob s. Wendell. S. Piattsmouth.
pioneer Burlington shopnan.
?1-Mrs. Lucy A. Skinner. IS, pioneer OF
North Bend
2s-Henry Allen, II, pioneer settler of
Dixon county and founder OF the town
OF Allen.
s4-Jacob Shaw, Sc. resident Of Beatrice
md
2b-James Hyde, 81, Fremont, argonaut of
80. pioneer homesteador OF Saunders
county.
a7-John Patterson, IS. Central City. lawyer
and banker,
Lyons.
s-Mrs Chester Babcock. 80, Lyons,
pioneer resident
b-IIubbard Hart. rs, pioneer homcsteader
of Washington county; william r. Kelly,
81. OF Lincoln. American consul at Rome.
where he died.
lie A. Polk, prominent attorney of
Plattsmouth and Lincoln: T. u, Fraser.
IS, former mayor Of Auburn.
IA. T. French, 81, Blair. retired rail-
road tclegrapher
15--Arnold Romberg. 81, Fremont, one of
original bridge builders of Union Paci-
hc; Colonel j. s, Dew, n, Tecumseh. civil
war veteran pioneer homcsteader and
merchant
27-Frank j Kelly. noted lawyer OF Lin
coin.
2s-I.ee Smith So. Blair, pionoor seed corn
raiser.
April.
1-George o. Bengor, Galloway, merchant
and banker.
s-Mrs. William H. Allen, H. Calhoun.
pioneer of 1866.
b-Julia NJ. Streeter, 10, Aurora, Wealth.
est woman in Hamilton County.
6-Colonel George Il. Cotton, SO, Washing
ton, D. c., former banker at David City,
governor OF Porto Rico, 1s0s-i9lS.
10-Chares Meister. sr, g., West Point.
largest land owner in Cunning county.
11-Mrs Mary o'Sullivan 10, wife OF p. F.
O'Sullivan, founder OF West Point Pro-
gross; Edward X Valentine. Chicago, for
mer congressman of Nebraska and foun-
dor OF Valentine; Major Lecerster Walker,
North Platte, civil war veteran. Indian
fighter and plainsman.
1b-Peter r. OSulivan. 70, West Point,
veteran printer and editor and civil war
soldier; W. H. Butterfield, Norfolk, lead
ing business man and land owner.
a1-Georga W Dempsey. 70. Madison. re-
tired stockman.
3S--Albert II. Empey. 70, Papillion. pioneer
of Sarpy county.
2s--wiliiam Thompson, So Lyons, veteran
of civil war.
6-Mrs. Alice Nicodemus. 60, Fremont,
leader In church and charity work.
S-Harvey r. Andrews, 6S, Broken Bow,
pioneer business man.
eHenry Roberts, Tecumseh, grain dealer
and lumber merchant.
13--Ray Virgins, Fairbury, veteran en-
gineer on Rock Island road.
1s-Rev. Carl Stapf. ~, Cambridge, mission
priest.
1e-Colonel William II. Michael. II. WASH
ington, former Nebraskan, compiler OF
laws and historian Of congress: George A
Speltz. Ulysses, pioneer OF Butler county
"a. J. Hookstra. AZ, Columbus travel
ing salesman Frank Hershey Gibbon,
pioneer stockman Barney Gnbble, rs,
Dakota City, pioneer of 81.
30-Elliott Lowe, Lincoln, president OF Lin
coin Grain company.
June.
George Trexler. North Platte, Union
Pacific engineer. killed In auto accident
3-Dr A. c. WEIGH, 90. Weeping Water.
prominent physician: c. +. Blake, Full
erton, pioneer business man.
Nicholas White, Fremont, pioneer Of
Saunders county.