List Saturday night, between the hour-* of 12 and 1, the coxy little homeof Mrs, Wolf was burned to the ground. She being away from home at the time oot a thing was saved. Had there not been plenty of,help on the ground, the adj icecit home of Mrs. Fry would alsohave burned, Mrs. Wolf’s los*- is esti-mated at $6(J0—with $400 Insurance.Mrs. J W. Crever was visiting relatives and friend4 here Wednesday.Mrs. Ida Schneider returned fromLincoln Thureday. 1W. J. Hicks has sold his saloon to a man from Otoe county who took charge Thursday.The three-year-old son of C. A. Meisinger, who has been very sick for two weeks, is improving nicely.George E, Styles and Andy Seibert were P.altsmouth Passengers Wednesday.G A. McKoynolds of Ashland has brought his sawmill hero and is sawing a lot of cottonwood for the Schneiderbrothers.M, P. schroeder, who was called toHennett Saturday because of the illness of hia boy, has returned, and says his son is recovering nicely.