Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 16, 1907, NEWS SECTION, Page 3, Image 3

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TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY BKE: FEBRUARY 17, 1907.
Genuine stermoor Patent Elastic
Great Sale.
BURLINGTON DAS BIG TASK
Bill Line and Other Boadj Ar Uiinc Iti
Tracks Dria Rood.
BUSIEST RAILROAD IN THE COUNTRY
Reports tm I'nlon PaelSe Barling
ten ladled Hop at Persia
acat Relief from (ha
Platta Raanpaajc.
The Burlington line between Omaha and
Lincoln U about the busiest atretch of rail
In the United States, for In addition to
handling its own train, the Burlington Ik
undertaking to move the Union Pacific
train which would ordinarily go over the
main line to Grand Island, the Rock Island
trains, and the trains of the Missouri Pacific-
The Missouri Pacific bridge Is out at
Louisville and the hock Island bridge at
(South Bend, and the water Is still over
the main line of the Union Pacific.
The Burlington reported Its Schuyler and
Columbus lines open Saturday night and
the Fremont Una from Ashland by Sunday
morning.
Union Paclflo reports show the water Is
falling all' along the Platte to Valley and
officials expect all to have the main line
open by this morning. The officials ex
pected to have It clear last night They
figure the water Is going down for good.
The Valley branch was opened Friday night
at 7 o'clock, and officials on the line report
the tine was repaired and open as far as
Fremont yesterday afternoon.
Fremonters Go to Tnetr Homes.
FREMONT. Neb., Feb. 16. (Spectal.)
The sout... Iders went back to their homes
today and generally found everything as
they left It but In a badly damaged con
dition from the water. The loss comes
heaviest on those who can leant, afford it
The Union Pacific and Burlington have
several gangs of men working on their
tracks and by Sunday the former road
will have trains running as usual. The
worst washouts on that road are west of
the city. The water which came out of
the river near Ames has spread out over
a big tract of low country to the bluffs
and flowed easterly down the channel of
the Raw Hide -and the low lands to the
north of It in too shallow a stream to do
extensive damage. .The damage to build
ings snd household goods In the city alone
will probably reach 115.000, and It will be
some time before the streets can be mado
passable south of the tracks. For two
days over 100 women and children stayed
at the city hall and were served meals by
the women of the different churches and
the Women's Relief corps- Markey's hall
sheltered a delegation and the benches In
the police court room made beds for men
and they were delighted this morning when
they were told It was safe to go back home.
ORD, Neb., Feb. 18. (8peclal.) The past
few days of exceptionally warm weather
has had Its effect upon the Ice In the North
Ixup river at this place and It is now
going out rapidly. Karly in the season it
whs feared that some damngo would be
done to bridges when the Ice come to go
out, but no damages are reported thus far
and little fear Is now evinced that any of
note will occur.
CLARK8. Neh., Feb. 1C (Special Telo-
gram.) The Platte .river, a mile south of
here Is running ten feet over the Ice. It
Is expected the Ice may break up at any
moment. The county board has watchmen
at the bridges tonight During the day
the channel has been cleared somewhat by
dynamiting. When the gorge, ten miles
went breaks, the bridge here may be car
ried out .
Trnitle to ioath Also Blocked.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Feb. IS. (Bp
clnl Tel 'grnm.) An Ice gorge formed In
the Platte river near Orra polls and the
high waters and floating Ice put both the
Missouri Pacific and Burlington bridges out
of business last evening. The water Is
slowly receding this evening, but It will
probably be several days before the Mis
souri Pacific will have Its track repaired
Passengers and malls to and from Omaha
have been carried by way of Pacific Junc
tion and Council Bluffs. Through trains
between Omaha and Kansas City are being
run over the Burlington from Nebraska
City on the east side of the river.
Knrtbees Cnat lnolnteil.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 18. No trains are reach
ing St. Paul over the Great Northern and
Northern FacUle roads from the coast. The
thrcugh trains that arrive here are made
up at Spt kane and. on this side of the Cas
cade mountains. The statement made to
day was that owing to the unusual moder
ation of temperature In' the mountain dis
tricts, which have this winter had a rec-
Prevented
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To treat Pimples and Black
heads. Red, Rough, Oily
Complexions, gently smear
the face with Cuticura Oint
ment,. ihe great Skin Cure,
but do not rub. Wash off
the Ointment in five min
utes with Cuticura Soap and
hot water, and bathe freely
for some minutes. Repeat
morning and evening. At
other times use Cuticura
Soap for bathing the face
as often as agreeable:
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$30.00 Ostermoor Mattress. $18.50
Description.
This is Ostermoor's 60-pound French edge mattress. Is
built of sheet of Ostermoor felt 2y2 inches thick and
hand laid, one over the other until the desired thickness
is obtained. They are made with round corners and roll
edge; have five-inch inseamed borders. The above is a
picture of this special mattress. The coverings are extra
fine quality beautifully mer
cerized French art twills, in
pink, blue,, green or yellow;
dainty flower effects. A rare
bargain; while they 'last, this
month only ..$18.50
ord-breaklng snowfall, there nre now wash- J
wii. O.MU uemiirneuis wmcn inrrairn iu lie
up transcontinental service for soma time
to come.
fIneral op m'cosb family
Poor Victims of the Flood at Colum
bus Are Burled Together.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Feb. 16.-'(Special.)
The funeral of the family of Sidney K.
McCone, who met their tragic death In
the flood on Tuesday, was held In the Man
nerchor hall and was attended by a large
concourse of citizens. The services were In
charge of Rev. I R. Dewolf, pastor of
the First Methodist church, and Rev. E. J.
Ulmer of the Baptist church.
The McCones were among the earliest
settlers of Columbus and had lived con
tinuously Just south of the Union Pacific
tracks. In the flood of 1881 they were taken
from their home in boats, the water being
very high. During this flood. If the family
had remained In the . house, they would
have been safe, for none of the water came
Into their home. In the family were Mr.
McCone, aged 65; his -wife, S3; their daugh
ter Luella, 19, and Miss Delia Ball, a sister
of Mrs. McCone, aged 51.
Beautiful flowers were spread on the
coffins by the Ladies' Aid society of the
church, and relatives and other friends.
The bodies were Interred In the Columbia
cemetery.
GAMBLERS AT Ol'TS AT YORK
File Complaints Each Other Severn!
. i Bound Orrr.
TORK. Neb.. Feb. 16. (Special.) William
Owen of Waco filed complaint against
Daniel Lewis, George Boslough and George
Brechtel, charging them with gambling In
York on January 30. County Judge Taylor
held each of the parties under $300 'bond.
Boslough and Brechtel did not give tta.il
and are confined In the county jail.
Mayor Sovereign subsequently filed com
plaint against Charles Bell and George
Murphy, charging them with playing poker.
Murphy gave bonds, but Bell was lodged
In jail with Brechtel and Boslough.
It seems the young sports, who are
charged with gambling, were having a
fight and yesterday George Murphy filed
complaint In the county court against Wil
liam Owen, charging him with playing
poker oa or about February for $15.
If these young men go on- filing com
plaints against each other they are quite
apt to be all found guilty.
nf County Bride Matter.
BEATRICE, Nob.. Feb. 16. (8peclal.)
Bridge matters In Gage county are assum
ing new phases every now and then, and
from all appearances the end la not yet.
Yesterday 8. A. Kinney, who resides near
Wymore, by his attorney, A. D. McCand
less, filed a petition for Intervention In the
district court, asking that the court take
up and try the long-pending suit cf 8. D.
Klllen against John H. Bparks. the bridge
contractor. In 106 Klllen appealed from
the allowance of the County Board of Su
pervisors of the claim of Mr. Sparks.
amounting to sbout $12,000, and the case
has never gone to trial. Bparks has also
brought suit against the county In the fed
eral court at Omaha for the claim held up
by Klllen. Mr. Kinney, as a taxpayer,
prays that he may be allowed to Intervene
and - become a joint appellant with 8. D.
Klllen, and that the case may bs tried In
Gage county without delay.
Court at Pawnee City.
PAWNEE CITY. Neb.. Feb. 16. (Special.)
Two sessions of district court are In
progress here at the samo time. Judge
Paul Jessen of Nebraska City presides in
the court room In the case of Mary E.
Oandy against the estate of William C.
BIuhiU, brought here on change of venue
from Richardson. Gandy Is suing on what
purported to be a note against Blssell for
$5,600. The jury brought In a verdict
agslnst Gandy.
Judge Riper sat In the room of the
county judge. C. F. Crocker of Liberty,
Neb., brought suit against W1U H. Steld)
of DuBols for $1,000 damages for breach
of contract, '. alleging that defendant baj
contracted to buy his stock of merchandise
at Liberty. Btetdt afterward bought a
stock of merchandise at DuBols. Crocker
was givrn a verdict of $L
Bona Conntr Farmer Killed.
ALBION, Neb., Feb. 1 -(Sjwclal.) Word
was received here yesterday afternoon that
William P. Johnson, a farmer living about
three miles northeast of town, had been
killed by an accident while working around
a threshing machine. The threshers were
working for Mr. Johnson threshing al
falfa and as they were not using the ele
vator to elevate the grain the chain was
running loos and Mr. Johnson turned his
back toward the machine while conducting
sosie work, when the chain caught the
back of - Ms shirt and. he waa horribly
bruised and mangled. He lived but a few
minutes after the accident occurred After
assuring his wife and fellow workers that
he was dying he passed away without a
struggle. He waa a well known farmer
of this community, having lived hers for
many years. .
Old Nebraska Slav Prosper.
NEBRASKA CITT. Neb.. Feb. l&.-(Bpe-cial.r-A
letter waa reeeived here today
from Shack Grayson of Louisiana. The
only strange thing about that Is thst Shack
was one of the first four slaves brought
Into Nebraska. In the faU af 1854 Stephen
P. Nuckolls, fouuder of Nebraska City,
brought two colored girls and two colored
men here ai chattels. In 1F58 Shack and
the two girls were smuggled away by the
managers of the underground railway, as It
was called. The three were traced to Chi
cago, where Nuckolls attempted to regain
them and nearly lost his life. Shack, at
the close of the war, went south and be
came one of Mississippi's legislators. He
Is now the proprietor of a plantation In
Louisiana.
SITE KOrt COM M III POSTOFFICK
Department Selects Lots Offered by
Kx-Senator Hashes.
COLUMBUS, Neb.. Feb. 16. (Special Tel
egram.) The new Columbus postofflc will
stand on the northwest corner of West
Fourteenth and North streets. Postmaster
Kramer received' word from Washington
this morning thst the department had ac
cepted the tender of ex-8enator H. Hughes
and would purchase his lots as a site for
the new government building. The location
Is a block east and a block north of the
present postofflce.
Child Rrrn on Train.
RED CLOUD, Neb., Feb. 16. (Special.)
Sty Valentine's mornlnsr. shortly after Bur
lington train No. 13 left Chester, a woman
on the trnln gave birth to a baby. As there
was no physician on the train. Conductor
Lorenso Phlnney, sstisted by a woman,
cared for the mother and child. She was
en route to Oberlin, Kan.
Connln of Abraham Lincoln.
RED CLOUD, Neb., Feb. 16. (Special.)
Wednesday, the day . following Abraham
Lincoln's birthday, was the TBth birthday
of "Grandma"' Hale of this place, who Is
a second cousin of the martyred presi
dent. Mrs. Hale's father and Abraham
Lincoln were first cousins and In his youth
Mr. Lincoln lived with his cousin.
Jlevrs of Nebraska.
WAHOO Dr. J. C. F. Bush is .sick and
expects to leave for California as soon as
he Is able.
NORTH PL A TTF Th e trustees of the
Methodist church have decided to build a
new parsonage.
DXviD CITY-Cllnt Wrede and Miss
Mnry Bentsen, both of this city, were
married at Lincoln.
DAVID CITY J. C. Anderson has been"
appointed by the courrty court as adminis
trator of the Neal estate.
CENTRAL CITY Ducks and geest are
coming to the Platte in large numbers and
hunters are killing many.
BEATRICE Thomas Freeman died at
his home In Wymore. aged 88 years. His
wife died several years ago.
YORK Charles Moyer. one of York
county's best known farmers, has pur
chssed a fine residence In York.
EU8T1S The S-weeks-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hobbs died Saturday
after a short siege of pneumonia.
HERMAN The Woodmen of the World
gave a dance which was a success In every
way. Oyer 100 couples were present.
UPLAT"r-Harry Duerlng and Mrs. Mont
gomery surprised their friends on Thurs
day by going to Minden and getting mar
ried. LYONS Members of the Women's club
and friends were entertained St. Valentine's
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Piper.
YORK At York college Saturday after
noon Dr. John Crelghton of the Presby
terian church gave the students an Interest
ing talk. - I
OAKLAND Frank W. Lundgren 'hue
resigned his position as city marshal and
Bam Obernalte has been appointed to suc
ceed htm.
DAVID CITY The new fire alarm Just
put In by the Surprise Telephone company
was tested Friday afternoon and proved
satisfactory.
DAVID CITY The team of the Rebekah
lodge went to Bell wood Wednesday, where
they Instituted a Kebekah lodge of about
fifty members.
EU8TI8 A petition is being circulated by
farmers southeast of here to secure sub
scribers for a new telephone line to con
nect with Eustls.
BEATRICE Diphtheria caused the
death of Anna, the young daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Gronewald. who reside
northeast of the city.
ORD The fourth number of the lecture
course, a lecture by Kalphe Parlette, proved
to be the most interesting number of tne
course thus far this winter.
BEATRICE The circle hunt In the
Muni ford neighborhood was not well attended.-
All the hunters gpt for the'.r
trouble was a few rabbits.
UPLAND The Upland Chautauqua so
ciety entertained the Hildreth circle at a
banquet In Woodmen hall Friday night.
There were over sixty covers.
DAVID CITY Woman's Relief corps
and members of the tirand Army post
held an annual banquet dinner and sup
per In the temple Saturday.
DAVID CITY Cashier Dworak and wife
went to Imogene, la.. In response to a
telegram announcing the serious Illness
it her father, Mr. M. Gengle.
PAWNEE CITY-R. B. Enslow has sold
his paper, the Byron Blade, and moved
to this city. Mr. Ensiow will now try
farming on a small fruit farm.
DAVID CITY Burlington trains have not
been able to cross the Platte and Loup
bridges since Tuesday. The trains have
been sent as far as Bellwuod and remain
there.
DAVID CITY Superintendent Hrushka
Is making preparations for a good program
to be given at the Butler county educa
tional convention to be held on March S
and U.
NORTH PLATTE Bernard Hayes. W
years old. died at the home of his son,
Mlks Hayes, In the Third ward this morn
ing. Death was due to ailments Incident
to old age.
COLUMBUS The Farmers' Grain and
Stock company, located St Humphrey, has
sued Felix L. Gallagher for $luO. Mr. Galla
gher purchased stock In the company and
has not paid for It.
EUSTIB Horseflesh In this vicinity Is
scarce snd high. H. C. Klftder, a horse
buyer of Illinois, was here trying to buy
a carload. Although ha offered high figures,
nobody cared to selL
HERMAN Ducks and geese have beaun
to show up. Nearly every hour In the day
you sea flocks of duck in the corn fluid.
elt Mattresses
Tomorrow, Monday morning, we will
place on sale three hundred Oster-
moor Mattresses at special
$18.50 Ostermoor Mattress. $15.00
Description.
This mattress is covered in the same ticking and built of cotton
felt, hand laid, the same as the regular $30.00 Ostermoor, but
. weighs 45 pounds instead of 60. Is offered in this sale at,
each $15.00
WINDOW SHADES
We are headquarters for good ones. Let us make you an estimate
See our special shade at 25
rchard & Wilhelm Carpet o.
414-16-18 South Sixteenth Street.
O. Hillslnger was out about three hours
and got five nice big ducks.
PAWNEE CITY Charles A. Goss of
Omaha, United States district attorney, is
here attending court looking after natu
ralization matters under the new law
pasffed by congress last June.
PLATTSMOUTH Miss Ethel Dovey, who
has been taking a leading part In "The
War Correspondent," has severed her con
nection with the company and returned to
spend a month with her parents.
LYONS Guy Carlton Lee, the distin
guished historian and one of the most elo
nuent of the world s orators, will appear
in the last number of the Lyons lecture
course, Friday evening, March 1.
HERMAN F. J. Kastle was arrested on
complaint of his wife for mistreating his
family. He is still held In the city jail,
being unable to give bond. Mr. Kastle
formerly was In tiie Implement business
here.
ORD A prominent social event In Bo
hemian circles In this vicinity this we"k
was the marriage of Ed Zlkmund to Mtss
Mary Benda. The ceremony was performed
in the presence of a large number of In
vited guests.
LINDSAY At a meeting pf the town
board held this week, it was decided to
hold a special election In Lindsay on
Tuesday. April 2, for the purpoie of vot
ing bonds In the sum of $8,000 for a water
works system.
COLUMBUS Suit has been started for
$1,087 by a couple of Japanese laborers,
M. Chuma and 8. Kurokt, against W. B.
Fergusen. They allege Fergusen owes them
that amount for harvesting a large crop
of sugar beets.
UPLAND Articles of Incorporation have
been filed by Frank Osterlund, August
Imhof and Nels C. Christiansen for the
new Farmers' Co-Operatlve Grain associa
tion. They will buy the farmers' elevator
of this place at once.
HERMAN A. D. Hansen has lost ninety
five head of hogs In the past two weeks,
valued at $l.2d0. He says he will quit rais
ing hogs for a few years and see if the
germs will not die out. Other farmers have
also had heavy losses. . ..
NORTH PLATTE J. P. McGove.n, for
seventeen years express agent at this point,
was checked out yesterday by Auditor
Grady. Mr. McQovern has secured a more
lucrative position In Denver, which he will
take' up about March 1.
BUSTIS Eustls South Side Telephone
company elected: M. Wilson, president;
J. J. Kyner, secretary; Henry piker, treas-,
urer. The association Is a mutual concern
and has forty-two members. A metallic
circuit is to be Installed.
QRD While on their way to town this
morning a team driven by W. M. Alvord
became unmanageable nna In an attempt
to get out of the buggy Mr. Alvord's wife
received a bad fall on the frozen ground.
Turn Your Face .
Into Dollars
Many a Man Has Failed BecauM Hit
Face was Picture of Calamity.
It takes sunshine to produce a rose, a
perfect rosa. And so man, to be suc
cessful, must have sunshine inside. The
life which has It not, which has no
health and no happiness, is sour, surly,
pessimistic, -and a failure. The world al
ready has too many vinegar faces that
breathe ill-will and sulfa. The world wants
joy, comfort, sunshine, end will cling to
the man who has It, who radiates gladness
and triumph wherever he is and Under
all circumstances.
Some people have a genius for seeking
out the disagreeable, the crooked, the bad
and the Ugly. These are the destroyers;
they travel In schools, they herd together,
for they love their kind, and the cheer
ful part of the world will have nothing
to do with them.
And why is that so many peddle disaster,-
knowing at the same' that if
they do, their Uvea wll be ruined? Borne
people cannot help It, for pessimism usually
comes from the bodily disorders, and this
cannot always be prevented. The stomach,
for Instance, is the most common cause of
discontent, sour face, recklessness, disgust
and lack of ambition. A bad stomach
there Is the secret of many a failure. Any
one can have a good stomach, a strong
stomach, a stomach that can take care of
anything and everything that is put Into
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stomach now or not. Then why not have
ltT
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Stuart Co., U Stuart Bid.. Marshall. Mica,
causing a serious fracture of the bones In
her leg.
CENTRAL CITY-Sherlff Hollster has
taken George Rogers to the asylum at
Norfolk. Young Rogers Is the man who
shot the marshal Monday. The marshal's
Injuries are slight, he being around on the
streets the next day as usual.
BEATRICE Stewart Maloney, who
recently resigned his position as super
intendent of the Dempster plant, has been
presented with a beautiful gold ring by
his former co-workers. The presentation
was made by C. B. Dempster.
PAWNEE CITY Elmer E. Brackett
leaves for Philadelphia on Monday, where ,
he goes as instructor In electrical en I
glneerlng In the University of Pennsylva-
nla. Mr. Brackett and his wife are grad- )
uates of the University of Nebraska.
UPLAND At a wolf hunt held bet wee l
Upland and- Campbell the participants hal
more than the usual run of luck, as thev
succeeded In killing one coyote and two
grey wolves. These were the first grey
wolves seen in this vicinity for some tun.
DAVID CITY-8ome members of tne
county board of Colfax county, together
with the county attorney, were In Davtil
City In session with the Butler county
supervisors to see what could be done
toward getting help from Butler county to
rebuild the old wagon bridge.
WEST POINT Samuel Sink, an aged In
mate of the county poor farm, died at that
institution Friday of heart disease. De
ceased was a native of Alabama and had
been a county charge for four years. He
has a son residing near Pender. The body
was Interred In Mount Hope cemetery.
BEATRICE Lawrence McConnell, who
was sentenced to five years In the peni
tentiary about a year ago for a statutory
pffense, has been brought here from Lin
coln by Sheriff Trude and lodged In the
county jail. He was recently granted a
new trial by the supreme court.
DAVID CITY-Mr. Deater, miller at the
Imperial mills, hss received a telegram
announcing the death of his 'Wife at a
hospital in Omaha, where she had under
gone an operation a couple of weeks ago.
He left at once for Omaha and took the
body to their home in Blue Springs, Neb.,
for interment.
WEST POINT Herman Bruhn, a resi
dent of West Point, died at his home at the
age of 32. He was a son-in-law of Peter
Moody, a well-known Cuming county
farmer, and leaves a wife and two Infant
children. The body will be Interred Sunday
In St. Michael's cemetery. The cause of
death was dropsy.
WEST POINT The weather has been
Ideal for the past four days, balmy and
springlike. Frost is out of the ground for
a depth of a foot or more and streets and
roods sre becoming dry. No attempt has
been made to commence seeding, although
this will be done should the weather con
tinue fine and warm.
PLATTSMOUTH Mrs. Rachel O'Neill ;
nausea away at tne nome or ner aaugnter
Mrs. William. Herold. She was born li
Ohio In 1812. and with her husband ma.
among the earliest settlers In Plattsmouth.
arriving here In 149. Funeral services wll;
be held In the Methodist church Sunday by
Rev. J. E. Houlgate.
ORD F. H. Wheeler, for the lost year
manager of the lines of the Ord Independ
ent Telephone company, resigned his posi
tion at the last regular meeting. Mr.
Wheeler will go to Lincoln to take up work
of a similar nature. No successor has as
yet been appointed to fill the position made
vacant by his resignation.
LINDSAY G. A. Borg, one of the old
settlers of Platte county, died at his hpme
on the Yooktng Glass. Mr. Borg had been
a sufferer from asthma for several years.
Hs Is survived by a wife, three sons and
three daughters. Funeral services were
held Thursday from the Swedish Meth
odist church at Looking Glass.
DAVID .CITY Marriage licenses were
Issued to the following this week: August
Frederick and Dora Nehls. Thomas C.
Kearney and Katharine Jacobs, Frank R.
Smith and Grace L. Williams, George Ed
ward Thayer and Bertha Mallnda Jones,
Joseph J. Barcal and Sophie Krenk, and
Henry Witthuhn and Mary Rosentrater.
YORK News has been received here of
the sudden death of F. F. Fusseltnan, a
brakentan on the Northwestern. He was
promoted and had charge of a train. On
entering his home after coming In from Ms
run. Just as he got Inside the door he fell
over dead. Mr. Fusselman has a large
acquaintance here and was well thought of.
NORTH PLATTE One night this week
Mrs. Anna Church and daughter Joy had
a very narrow escape from being asphyxi
ated at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Patterson, -where they have been staving
while the latter parties are visiting In New
Orleans. Joy managed to call assistance
by the telephone and they are now out of
danger.
WAHOO Base ball fsns held a meeting
for the purpose of electing a manager and
a board of directors, but they could not
agree on a manager, so it was left to the
board of directors to fill. The following Is
the board: President. N. C. Oregory: sec
retary, Elmer Johnson; treasurer, L. H.
Lyie; directors, Edward Kllllan and E. B.
Collier.
TEKAMAH All three sessions of the
Burt county farmers' Institute was well
attended. The principal tonics up for dis
cussion were "The Kind of Dairy Cow for
the Farmer." and "Some Essentials to Suc
cessful Farming," led by Ex-Governor
Poynter; "Seed Corn Selection" and "The
Boys and Girls of American Homes," by
V. p. Ashtmrn.
RED CLOUD Frank Etherton raised
disturbance in Polnicky's saloon, and when
Night Watch Klnsel attempted to arrest
him he resisted him. throwing the officer
! to ths floor and choking him. Klnsel called
for assistance and Hoy r.therton Interfered
In his brother's behalf. Sheriff Hedge soon
appeared on ths scene and finally landed
Dotn the fc-tnertons in jau.
COLUMBUS County Judge Rattermsn
has Issued marriage licenses to . V. Pe.
terson and 8. E. Oieson, W. Wurdeman and
M. Asche. J. H. Imlg and A. C B.'limldt,
A. Godikln and E. U Kench. II. G. Hill
and L. E. Potter. R. Thurton and M. A.
Ziegler, L. Held- and F. Blgman, M. L.
Smith and Carrie Sheldon.
WEST POINT Marriage licenses have
been granted by County Judge Dewald to
Loo Janesuvsky ana Miss Maria Kilcua or
Crowell. Fred Strong of Monterey town
ship and Miss Mary Anna Schumacher of
Wisner and Roy Camp and Miss Frieda
wendt or West foint: this manes tne nr.
teenth marriage license Issued by County
Judge Dewald since rebruary i.
OAKLAND An organisation haa beeq
perfected for the maintenance of the Oak
land cemetery with the following trus
tees: A. Hammeratrom. presidunt; Peter
N. Nelson, secretary; V. Lolson. treasurer
O. Johnson and John Beckstrom. Adolpn
Carlson hss been appointed sexton at $40
uer month. A .tract of five acres. ju(
south pf the present cemetery has been
purchased.
WEST POINT Mr. and Mrs. Francis
prices t
Ostermoor Box Springs, $22.00
(Like Cut Above.)
Made up in a substantial manner, covered in the same high
grade ticking as the mattress; have several layers of hand
laid felt, as shown in picture; very special. ..... .$22.00
Bed Sets
Complete with bolster and sham cover. New spring pat
terns in all colors. -.French Muslin with American
beauty design; each, com
Gatxemeyer, who are among the oldest pio
neers of eastern Cuming county, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary last Sun
day. The couple were married In Canada
fifty years ago and homesteaded a farm
in Cuming county In the early sixties. Thir
teen of their children, thirty-one grand
children and two great grandchildren were
present at the celebration.
YORK Martha F. Rankin and Orvllle N.
Fansler have been married at Manila,
Philippine islands. Mr. Fansler, one of
York s most popular young men, went to
the Philippines with the First Nebrsska
regiment. Company A. He has occupied
several prominent positions of trust and Is
now stenngrapher-at-large of the Insular
bureau of Justice. Miss Rankin's parents
also occupy official positions.
DAVID CITY Rev. Father McKenna has
left 8t. Francis' church in Center township,
where he was pastor for two and a halt
years, having accepted another parish at
Grafton. A surprise was given him lust
before he departed, when he wss presented
with a purse of $100. Shortly after Father
McKenna took charge of St. Francis' parish
the fine new church building was burned,
and In just one year Father McKenna had
n new church completed, which Is prac
tically out of debt.
DAVID CITY-Death has visited three
families In this community during the past
week, taking away Mrs. John G. Boston,
aged 74 years, who leaves a husband, five
sons and two daughters; Mrs. John Frleden,
aged 63 years, after an illness of only one
day, leaving a husband and two daughters,
and Mrs. King, aged 8K years, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Fox, who lives south
of town. She leaves two daughters. Mrs.
King hss been a resident of Butler county
for twenty-eight years.
BLOOM FIELD Freldrlch Muke, one
of the first settlers of Knox county, died
at his horns In Cleveland township, at the
age of 71 years. He was born In Ger
many February 23, 1835, and carri'e to
Knox county In 1870, and has lived on
the old hpmestead ever since. He leaves
five children and three step-children, his
first wife having died some twelve years
ago. He was a member of the German
Lutheran church In Columbia township.
The funeral services will be held Sunday
and the body will be Interred In the
Lutheran cemetery, ,
PLATTSMOUTH County Superintendent
J. W. Gamble has prepared an Interesting
program for the Teachers' association
which will be held In Louisville next Sat
urday. Miss Phoebe Dsvls will discuss
"New Devices for Primary Children." Other
subjects will be: "How the Superintendent
Can Most Aid Me," by Miss Gertrude
Hartmag; "Effects of the New Certifica
tion Law," by Will T. Adams; "The Mis
sion of the High School," by Superintendent
I. N. Clark; "What the Patrons May Rea
sonably Expect from the School," by B.
Wulph; "What the School May Reason
ably Expect from the Patrons," by Super
intendent K. L. Rouse.
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Q.nlnt and Cnrlons-Featares of Life
la a Rapidly Growing;
tat.
A question of veracity has arisen between
the ground hog and the goose aa to the
weather forecast, with people placing their
hopes on the goose.
Adam Beede of the Hastings Tribune
Insists that the state should tax bachelors.
declaring himself always ready to pay for
luxuries.
Thief's Conscience Awakened The thief
who stole the widow's round of beef be
came conscience stricken and brought it
back, and hid It In ths oats bin. Wayland
correspondent Osceola Record.
Explaining a Phenomenon That red
streak in the north is not the aurora
borealls, but the trail of a yourvg man who
was handed a tray full of dishes one at a
time by a nervy dining room girl. He Is
wiser If not "sadder." Beaver City Times
Tribune. Conversation and Leakes Mrs. Oathman,
our "hello girl" on the Enterprise telephone
line. Is kept quite busy of late. Expect
HAVING opened our new tailoring, estab
lishment at 406 South 15th street, we
extend you a cordial invitation to call and in
spect our new line of Spring Suitings. Mr.
Rylen, who will have charge of ths Cutting
Department, is well known to the Omaha
people, and we can guarantee that you cannot
secure the style and workmanship that he puts
in the garmt.its elsewhere in the city.
High Class Tailoring
Popular Prices
RYLEN 1 LIRIDERH1AW
406 South
plete $3.75
Cretonne Covers, all colors, new
spring styles; each, com
plete $4.75
Taffeta Bed Covers, all colors,
the very best made ; each, com
plete .... $6.75
Ice doesn't get anything to eat but burnt
bread "-Strickland correspondent Hayes
Center Times.
J an sen a Good "Industry" An effort Is
being made to get Peter Jansen. to movo to
Falrbury instead of Beatrice Here's soma
more work for the Commercial club. Some
body start a subscription paper, Peter Is
a good "Industry." Falrbury Journal.
The Modest Correspondent There will be
a wolf hunt west of Ksene on February V.
See Frank Anderson, captain on the east
side. We want Milton Dos sett along so
we can kill the wolves, as there will be
plenty there who can't shoot to kllL on
of whom we are which. Keene correspond
ent Minden Times.
Panic at Wlnslde 8lnce witnessing th
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" performance
last week some of our bravest ladles, those
who are not even afraid of a mouse,
dare not go down cellar for potatoes with
out taking a lamp, two or three members
of the family and all the cats and dogs
around the house. Wlnskle Tribune.
An Editor Misled The Wasp was imposed
upon lost week and published a notice of
birth in Mr. Theron Wahlln's family that
never occurred. The party who sent ths
notice to the Wasp should be ashamed of
himself. To say the least. It was a very
sneaking way to try to Insult a good ' re
spectable family. We shall be a little mors
careful In the future in publishing; Wits
notlcesA-iWahoo Wasp.
In addition to serving as representative.
K. a. Drown, me sots newspaper man in
the legislature, writes a weekly letter , to
his Loup City Times-Independent and In
his last says: "I continue to receive letters
from cltltens of Sherman county requesting
me to rote against H. R. 75, when In fact
said bill was killed early last week. Rer.
Mr. Stevens may continue to dispense
bellyache medicine throughout ths rural
districts."
New Record for Crows W. A Babcock
thinks he has broken a record. Last Mon
day on his farm eight miles northeast of
this city he killed seventeen crows with on
shot. As a big flock of them flew over ha
fired into ths bunch, and for a time, hs
says. It fairly rained crows. Hs picked up.
seventeen that were killed outright with
that shot and says hs would not attempt
to say how many more were woundod.-
Falrbury News.
Cordial Invitation to Move If a certain
young man had used lest mouth. mors
brains and had better training It would not
have caused Sam TUden on last Friday
night to have sought to have order around
his store, but as the young man persisted
in using his Up, Sam persisted In using his
right arm, that caused th young man's
eye to go In mourning and also file a com
plaint against Sam, which he did, where
upon Monday morning Sam straightway
went to David City and paid his fine. Now
It seems that this boy's people are an. eye
sore to th cltUons of Octavto, so much
so that a petition will be circulated to hav
them go in peace out of their sight. Bon
Creek correspondent David City Banner.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
FOR SALE The Nebraska City Dally
and Weekly Press at a bargain for cash;
oldest republican paper In state; reason.
Ill health. E. A. Brown, Proprietor.
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