Frank
Woods of Chicago is visiting J.
L. MCGee and family.
A
marriage license was issued today
to Clayton M. Kerst and Mattie McDonald
of
Wymore.
The
following Nebraska City gentlemen
were in the city today: A.
L. Stillwagon,
Grant
Ash and E. O'Brien.
The
members of Company C were enjoying
a picnic at Iron Mountain today
and
incidentally
doing a little target shooting.
Sheriff
Glasgow of Nemaha County was in
the city today looking after witnesses
in the case
against a young man named Carpenter,
who was recaptured here after breaking
jail
in Nemaha County.
Word
comes from A M. Winebrenner that
he intends suing the city for $50,000
damage
and
also for false improsinment. As
he was arrested on complaint and
request of his
wife
it would appear his imprisonment
was anything but false or
unwarranted.
Another
freight crew was put to work on
the Union Pacific at this point
today.
Recently
George Brophy, one of the company's
conductors, made two trips and
a
half to Manhattan and returned without
stoppinig, covering 500 miles in
twenty-four
hours'
continuous service.
At
a special meeting of the board of
educations held last evening, President
Watson
announced his committees
for the coming year. Mrs.
Minne Putney was elected to
fill
a
vacancy caused by the resignation
of one of the teachers. Janitors
for the various
school
buildings were elected and it was
decided to open the public schools
on Monday, September
6.
Henry
Coleman and John Larsh are two of
the happiest young men in town,
as they
can
each
be called "papa," a fine
daughter having made her appearance
at the home
of the
former,
and the home of the latter being
blessed by a baby boy.
Attorney
Logan F. Jackson has received from
the clerk of the United States Circuit
Court
at
Omaha, notice of his appointmen
by Judge Munger to the position
of the
United States
Commissioner
for this locality. Mr. Jackson
is a rising young attorney
and will
fill the office
with, honor and ability. The
retiring commissioner is Attorney
C. W. Seymore.
