Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-23
News of NebrnsIka.

news OF Nebrnska.
LFXINGTON-The seventh day Of the
tonight with an interesting program.
TECUMSEH-The Johnson County Teach
today, has an enrolment OF seventy-fve
teachers.
BEATRICE-Another fine rain visited
Beatrice and vicinity last night. Vivid
lightning and heavy thunder accompanied
the storm.
GENEVA-An s-year-old boy, Matthias
Moritz, was sent to the Reform school yes
terday, the charge being that he started a
fire in an implement house In Grafton and
was generally incorrigible.
BEATRICE-Joseph Murray, an old resi-
dent of this city, was taken suddenly ill
at his home Sunday afternoon while un-
hitching his team, and for short time
was slightly improved yesterday.
SHELTON-The Shelton race meeting and
free attraction show commences today and
the best of attractions have been secured
for the four days amusements and enter
tainment of the visitors, and large crowds
are expected to be in attendance.
GENEVA-Word reached here yesterday
that while out with fishing party at
IGeneseo, Ill, last Sunday, BENJAMIN Brooke
was drowned. He lived for several years
township, and Mr.. Warner sent orders to
send the body here for burial.
BEATRICE-Richard Leonard. the boy
VINO was arrested in this city last week
for stealing horse and buggy at Fair
bury, was taken back to Boone Ia, by his
unsound mind and that he had recently
Iowa.
ALBION-The teachers institute opened
yesterday with a large attendance. A re-
ception was given by the local teachers
last night, at the Congregational church,
to the visitors. Lectures Will be given each
night and everything points to one Of the
most successful Institutes ever held In the
county.
BEATRICE-The Dobbs family at Rock
ford held reunion Sunday, the occasion
being the 74th birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Mary j. Dobbs, one OF the pioneer settlers
of Gage county. About 100 members of the
family were in attendance. sumptuous
dinner was served and all enjoyed the day
to its fullest extent
SCHUYLER-The Fullerton ball team
will play the Schuyler team next Thursday,
August 81. The Schuyler team is being
re-organized and this is the first game the
games played here recently aroused the
sporting blood of the local fans and they
got together and re-organized the team.
AINSWORTH - Brown county is on
boom 3nd the farmers are all very busy
taking care of the largest crop of small
corn crop is beyond all spring expecta-
tions. There are seven steam threshers in
the county running at full blast. This
morning there are hve running in sight Of
Ainsworth.
osCEoLA-Miss NJ. Malta Anderson was
united in marriage to Mr.. Alfred W. Palmer
here today. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Knox Boude. The church was
filled to overiowing with the young couple
friends and relatives. A reception was held
at the home of the brides parents, Captain
and Mrs. J. H Anderson, from 10 to Y
o'clock.
WYMORE-Ed. Lyons, assistant hostler
at the B, & NJ roundhouse in this city
had his leg severely crushed yesterday
afternoon. He was on the tender of the
and he gave the engineer an order to back
up, which he did, In some manner he
caught his leg between the edge of the
II will nha lN fanf
have to be amputated.
TECUMSEH - Tecumseh business men
have perfected the organization Of a COM
mercial club. The movement has been on
foot here for several weeks and a num-
Der of meetings have been held for the
discussion OF plans Of organization, A
members. was elected and authorized to
conduct the AFFAIRS of the club. The mem-
bership numbers siXty-three at present
CHUYLER-Tomorrow William Morley
and his wife will celebrate their golden
wedding. In connection with the celebra-
viii With their families viii be held % they egRye 6aye
been arriving all week and tomorrow al
WIZ be mere; Mr; % and SssE Mrs Morley wers
10 them eight are alive and will be here TO
John Nye and wife Of Chicago are also
| here.
BEATRICE-Four employees OF the Lone
a carload OF baggage belonging to the
| company on the Burlington tracks, claim
| ing that there was due them the sum OF
] $3S.N for services rendered. Two other
men, Milton Maxey and Fred Schwanenger,
| are members Of the band, and Herman
| Vanquest and Ferdinand Mayer are aero
! bats. The case is set for hearing on Au-
| gust "a in Justice Walkers court. The
| company is booked TO appear at Wymore
| this week during the circuit races.
| BEATRICE-The Nebraska State Sunday
| School association was represented in this
| city Sunday by Field Secretary Stsidley
| and Miss Mamie Haines, primary worker
| A union meeting OF Sunday school workers
| was held IN the afternoon at the ConRre-
| gational church and a temporary organiza
ton was effected by the election OF Prof
| E. A McGlassOn, president, and Mrs j. 81
McCleery, secretary. Plans were made for
| a county convention TO be held here this
fall In the evening there was a unior
mass meeting al Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church. addressed By Miss
j aatnss.