Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-05
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LEIGH-The Leigh public schools opened
this morning with a large attendance.
OSCEOLA - Osceola's high school bell
began ringing this morning and will keep
1t up for the next nine months.
4 and will Immediately adjourn until Oc-
tober t. on account Of the illness of Judge
A. H. BabcOck. The Chamberlain case will
come up at the October term.
ALBIoNl-The. mercury. dropped last
night and frost was quite prevalent in
low places 1t is generally believed no
particular damage has been done to crops
WEST PoINT-Doctor Edwin Oxford of
Omaha, and son of Doctor Charles
oxford Of this city, has been made assist
ant physician Of the Mormon Hospital of
Salt Lake City, Utah.
WEST POINT-The Danish brotherhood
Of this county held its first annual picnic
at the home of II. ]; Simmonson. on Sun
county and were about 300 in number.
WOOD RIVER-Twenty-n tickets were
sold here last evening for Cheyenne, to
Wood, River people who will attend the
Army of the Republic encampment at Den
Yer.
WOOD RIvER-The motor car of the
Galloway branch passed through here this
morning on its way to Kearney, after
| being in the repair shops at Grand Island
Sunday and receiving general overhaul
| ing.
osCEoLA-More Of Osceola's citizens are
! attending the National Encampment of the
| G.. A. r. at Denver, this year, than have
| ever gone before to a like meeting in the
past thirty-hve years; and they are still
going each day.
| TECUMSEH-A little son of Mr.. and
| Mrs G. A Dunlap sustained a broken arm
! as the result Of falling from a piano box
! Together with some companions he was
| initiating a circus performance when the
| accident occurred.
SCHUYLER-The September term Of
district court set for Monday, September
County Bar association to Monday, October
g. Judge Hollenbeck was here Friday and
| made the change,
| yyTrSr DnTNJTN T3o,, ttnr
pastor of the Catholic church in Howell
| has returned home from a few months
visit to his old home in Germany. His sis
ter, Miss Mary, remained in Germany and
will return in the spring.
! TECUMSEH-Murray Townsend of this
city, who RECEIVED a badly bruised knee
Is at his home here. Blood poisoning
threatened for a time, but the young man
Is out of danger at present.
| NORFOLK-Norfolk Elks may build a
new club house for home. The lease on
the present quarters expires next May and
| being drawn for a new home.
! WOOD RIVER-Yesterday there was a
In the Platte river, which is almost dry.
The river was dotted with people who were
taking the hsh out with Ditchforks. A
number Of large hsh were captured.
NORFOLK-A light frost visited the val
ley portions of northern Nebraska last
night and was visible early today. The
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The damage done was practically nothing
because of the lightness of the frost
WEST POINT-The slot machines, which
have been in use for 80 many years in
the business houses and saloons Of West
Point have been ordered taken out, Her
man Rubin, citizen OF the town, having
taken the necessary steps to bring this
about.
NoRFoLK-Deba Rees, 2-year-old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Rees of this city,
was seriously burned as the result OF her
clothes catching fire from an alcohol lamp.
Enveloped by the flame, her face and
II is thought she will recover.
| ALBlON-The funeral of the late Isaac
Letson occurred yesterday afternoon and
was one OF the largest ever held In the
town. 1t was under directions OF the Ma
sonic lodge and quite a number OF Masons
were present from neighboring towns. The
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Pittenger was also buried here.
WOOD RIVER-The camp meeting of the
Platte Valley Evangelical conference closed
semblies ever gathered in Hall county,
many driving Tor a long distance to at
tend the meeting. Bishop Hiel OF Chicago
and other prominent ministers spoke. To-
day the grounds are almost deserted.
! DAKOTA CITY-William H. O'Keefe
who is charged with robbing the Great
Northern depot at Goodwin. this county,
on the night of July u. and who was ar
rested in Sioux City and refused to come
10 NseTSSka without Gequis,uon VIII have
Judge ]. ]. Eimers on the 9Th inst O'Keefe
now languishes In the county jail here.
| OGALALLA-W. +. Shepard an old set
tier on the North river has been helping
In the hay field on the Dougherty ranch.
Yesterday while he was working around
the stacker, a rope or pulley broke, let-
ting the big stacker fork fall on him. One
leg is broken In two places, and Is badly
bruised In many places, besides he IL in
iured internally. DIR. Lykens, who attended
him. says there Is only slight hope for
his recovery.
STROMSBURG-The Young Mems Chris
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night several OF the state general secre-
taries being present. The large tent was
hlled with attentive listeners three times
Sunday. and II was estimated that over
LOO people, were present. And In the
forenoon and afternoon services over q. 900
was raised in pledges apd cash 70 defray