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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
2
Short items from area towns highlight community events, council actions, school activities, and upcoming schedules. Officials note achievements, permits issued, and public notices to inform residents succinctly.
A collage of short items reports bank dividends, tariff moves, and political maneuvers. Others note a Belgian consul change, crop money loosened, a Kansas boy's fatal shooting, a woman burned in a Poughkeepsie fire, Arkansas gains a new representative, and Welsh-style postal enforcement shaping smugglers at the New York port.
The will of the late Mrs Mary Baker Eddy disperses an estate estimated around 1.5 million dollars. Provisions name likely heirs and trusts with permanent support for affiliated institutions and dependents.
A roster lists state and city officials including Henry N. Miller chief deputy game warden of Wahoo, A. Bostrom state veterinarian of Minden, W. N. Thomas superintendent Beatrice Institute for Feeble Minded, C. A. Randall fire commissioner of Newman Grove, Mamie Muldoon secretary to fire commission of Omaha, C. B. Manuel superintendent of Boys Industrial School at Kearney, L. B. Puller secretary to the governor of David City, L. Fiegenbaum chief clerk of governor’s office at Geneva, C. C. Husted record clerk in the governor’s office at Lincoln, James Delehanty warden of the state penitentiary at Clay Center, Louis V. Gaye deputy labor commissioner of Omaha, E. H. Phelps adjutant general of Lincoln, R. C. King superintendent school for the blind, A. G. Etherton deputy oil inspector for Firth district at Bartley, Ella Stevenine stenographer to chief oil inspector of Lincoln, and D. W. Hoyt commandant of soldiers home at Grand Island York.
State Superintendent elect Crabtree announces appointees for Peru Normal with strict stance against partisanship. G A Gregory re appointed inspector. Anna V Day Beatrice assistant. A H Waterhouse Fremont board member. Fred M Hunter Norfolk board member. E J Bodwell Beatrice re appointed board member. James E Delzell Lexington inspector. Clifford M Penney Blair rural examiner. Jennie B Adams re appointed head secretary. Elizabeth I Pollock reappointed stenographer. Dora M Goethe reappointed stenographer. Bee A Denham reappointed recorder. Mathewson re appointed secretary on certification. Minnie Morrell re appointed steno.
Governor Shhalienberger approved the court martial findings addressing the delinquencies of about forty National Guard members. The findings will be embodied in a department order and are described as not harsh, marking the first court to sit on National Guard members.
Jeffarnon's Fat Catie reports Fairbury county boasting one of the largest cattle shipments received to date. The fat cattle originated from Sm. South St. Joseph and marked a notable livestock market event.
The report outlines multiple Nebraska cases and events including Henline & Oligner versus Union Pacific with $700 awarded, Sam Childs recovering from a train incident, Lincoln shippers at an interstate hearing December 19 in Chicago, Henry Lau’s sanity examination in Dakota City, a baby found frozen near Lexington, horse losses near Friend, a Beatrice pocket-picking conviction of Charles Sherman, fire code complaints against eleven Omaha firms, snow impacts on crops in Lincoln, a $600 jury verdict against Milton Booher in Pleasanton, and swamp drainage plans near Dakota City.
Washington reports a dramatic drop in the postal deficit from 17.5 million to 5.8 million, with Postmaster General Hitchcock urging magazines to pay for advertising pages and recommending limited parcel post on rural routes up to eleven pounds. He also seeks authority to extend postal notes under ten dollars at lower fees.
President Taft plans to nominate Ward Douglas White to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. Saft to send the nomination to the Senate. Expected further nominees include two new associate justices to fill existing vacancies. Reports suggest Willis Vandevanter of Cheyenne Wyoming and Joseph Racker Lamar of Georgia may be named as associate justices.
Secret Service agents arrested Frank Weber and Benjamin Letters in Astoria New York on charges of producing counterfeit five and ten dollar gold pieces. Weber, a former German mint worker, allegedly led the operation. Police seized seven steel moulds metals and alloys, genuine coins, counterfeit pieces, and two elaborate machines valued at about 2500 dollars.
In Endfield New York the community laments too few children to attend a Christmas church event. A church leader cites migration of marriageable youths to cities as the cause while Roosevelt once stressed that raising children matters more than crops.
The Olympia belonging to the Alaska Steamentip company with 106 aboard went ashore on Sea Island in Prince William Sound during a furious storm. No word has been received from the wire.
Five alienists examined James J. Gallagher in New York, subjecting him to a mental test of three hours following his shot at Mayor Gaynor.
Oklahoma City specialist says Ernest Williams, a seven year inmate in the state prison for a Muskogee county forgery charge, is afflicted with leprosy.
A patient brief notes preference for preserving current health and avoiding further illness. The fragment references remedies and attitudes toward treating a cold, with a casual tone and a call to action for quicker relief.
The Rochester Post Express notes two celebrated grandmothers visiting the country Mme Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry. Bernhardt remains energetic despite age while Terry, retired from acting, tours as a Shakespeare lecturer.
A quotation emphasizes that love, contentment, health, sleep, and friendship are the true riches and remedies that define a good life. The speaker credits Temple for this reflection on values and well being.
A brief, reflective note contrasts marriage progression with the idea that wedlock positions the bride at the center. The piece nods to social norms and the pursuit of truth within personal roles.
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