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EIGHT BROTHERS OWEN WHO HELD A FAMILY REUNION IN OMAHA ON NEW TEAR S DAT.
" VERY pleasant family gathering
aV took place on New Year's day at
f the residence of D. M. Owen, 1906
jjJSS North Twenty-eighth street,
mimUbM rVrrtntia whan am'nn hpntnara
epo ruled to - an Invitation Issued by Mr.
Owen to take New Year's dinner at Ms
home. The following were present: Ed
ward Owen, Wayne, Neb.; H. E. Owen,
Norfolk, Neb.; John E. Owen, Wayne, Neb. ;
William Owen, Laramie, Wyo. ; George H.
Owen, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Lewis M.
Owen, Wayne, and Frank K. Owen, Car
roll, Neb.
This was the first time In twenty-seven
years that the family of eight brothers
had met together. They were all torn and
raised at Kanevllle, 111., where, with a
widowed mother, they spent their boyhood
days on a large farm, but as they reached
manhood, the west offered Inducements and
they drifted westward, one by one, until
now they are all permanently located In
Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado success
ful business men and prosperous farmers.
D. M. and II. E. Owen are of the firm of
Owen Bros., who are well and favorably
known among railroad circles. John Owen
Is also engaged In railroad contracting and
has one of the finest farms In Wayne
county, Nebraska. Edward, Lewis, Frank,
George and Will devote their time to cattle
raising and farming interests.
Mike Bauer, who was elected president
of the Nebraska Volunteer Firemen's asso
ciation at Fremont last week. Is a pioneer
of Nebraska and came to Nebraska City In
1865. In 1SC9, in company with Mr. Adam
Kloos, the firm of Ktoos & Bauer was or
ganized and continues In business under
that style, being one of the most prosperous
and widely known houses In southeastern
Nebraska. Mr. Bauer Joined the Great
Western Fire company In 1867 and operated
the first Are engine purchased by Nebraska
City. In 1878 he was appointed acting chief
of the department and served In that ca
pacity until 1883, during which year he was
elected chief and In which capacity he still
continues, having had a continuous service
of nearly twenty-six years. There is no
other record of this kind in the state. Mr,
Bauer Is both an intrepid Are fighter and
a successful business roan. He has shown
good Judgment in handling fires, and in the
long list that have occurred in Nebraska
City during his connection with the service
ho has never lost a man under him or had
a fatal accident. He was himself seriously
Injured during 1893 while riding to a (Ire,
hut his remarkable constitution soon re
stored him to his usual health. Mr. Bauer's
popularity In his home town Is of such a
nature that when ho returned from Fre
mont after his election as president of the
association the citizens tendered him a re
ception never before given to a resident of
the city. Large bonfires were built near the
depot and as the train bearing Mr. Bauer
arrived Loeb's concert bnnd played "Hail to
the Chief," and the voices of 2,000 citizens
gave him such a welcome as Is seldom re
ceived by a citizen of old Otoe. In a few
well chosen words Mayor Bartllng wel
comed his return to the city and the pro
cession formed to march up town. A de
tachment of Company C, Second regiment,
Nebraska National Guurds, a'l the lire or
ganizations of the city, Loeb'B concert band
and hundreds of citizens In carrlnges and
on foot marched behind the chl?f,to the
Armory, where a public reception was held
and opeeches made by a number of promi
nent citizens.
Reuben Lee Warbritton Is a native of In
diana and married Miss Hannah Jane
Aughe, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Aughe, at Fninkfcrt, Ind., on December 6,
ISM. Together with their little daughter
Sarah they emigrated to Nebraska, taking
a homestead a mile north of Ashland that
now is, but which then had not a house In
it. This was In 185G. Here two sons were
added to their home, James, now of Texas,
and William of Ashland. Here they have
resided continuously, with the exception of
a few years In Kansas, and have seen th
once wild pruirlo converted Into lovely
homes. The golden wedding feast was par
taken of at the lovely cottage home of
their son William and wife, and was en
Joyed by the brothers and sisters, nephews
and nieces and one grandchild, and friends.
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Captain Henry E. Falmer, who has re
cently been appointed postmaster for
Omaha, Is perhaps better known for his
work In connection with the Iyal Legion
and the Grand Army than anything else,
Cuptaln Palmer has long been prominent in
insurance circles, but has taken an even
more prominent part In the work of the
old soldiers' organizations. As a member
of the national commission having charge
of the soldiers' homes, lie has taken great
interest in securing extensions to homes
in existence and the establishment of new
ones, the institution now under construction
at Hot Springs, S. D., being a monument
to his persistence In this line. In local
politics Captain Palmer has always felt
a deep interest. He has held but
one local office, being a member of the
Omaha Board of Fire and Police Commis
sioners at one time.
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MR. ANT) MRS. REl'REN LEE WARBRITTON. WHO RECENTLY CELT.
H RATED T11EIK FIFTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AT ASHLAND,
Neb.
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CAPTAIN HENRY E. PALMER.
NEWLY APPOINTED POS1 MAS
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MIKE BATER, VETERAN FIRE
' II I E !' OK NEBRASKA CITY,
WHO 1 1 AH BEEN ELECTED
PRESIDENT OK THE NE
BRASKA FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION.