Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-16

returned from wyoming and other western
states, where he went for the purpose OF
buying several thousand head of sheep for
winter feeding.
BEATRICE-Yesterday the Gage. County
Society of Agriculture held meeting and
decided to hold fair here the first week
in October.
BEATRICE-Fred Redde, an employe of
the Dempster plant, had his hand crushed
last evening by getting the member caught
in the machinery.
WAYNE-Mrs. George V. Grassland of
this city was terribly burned about the
hands and arms today by the explosion Of
a gasoline stove tank.
BBATRICE-Acting under orders from
Mayor Schultz. Chief Burke served notice
last evening that slot and card machines
in the city must cease operations.
HUMBOLDT-Clay Edwards and Miss
Ina Harshberger two well-known young
people of this city, drove to Pawnee City
yesterday and were united in marriage by
the county judge.
Brookings has invited all the principals
of the several schools of this county to
meet here tomorrow for the purpose OF
organizing a reading circle"
HUMBOLDT-Rev. H. A. Hohnwald, who
for a year had charge of the German
Methodist passionate of this city, has been
returned for another year by the conference
which has just closed its session.
TEKAMAH-Dr A. d. Nesbit OF this
place delivered an interesting talk to
the members of the high school this after
noon on the subject, The Great North
west and the Lewis and Clark Exposition"
BEATRICE-The brick walls TO the
Young Mems Christian association build
ing have been completed and a force Of
men is at work upon the roof. II is the in
tention TO have the building enclosed next
week.
WOOD RIVERA dry wind has been
blowing for the past few days, that is
ripeninR the corn very quickly. The i'm
mensity Of the corn crop in the Wood river
valley can hardly be realized by those who
live here.
WOOD RIVER-Land men are coming in
on every ta a from oWG sos S a
brought a good price, Most Of the buyers
| are coming from York county.
| BEATRICE-Gilbert L. Cole, a civil war
| veteran of this city is the author of book
entitled I'm the Early Days Along the
| 1852" The book will soon be issued from
/ a Kansas City publishing house.
| WOOD RIvER-Joseph Nolan and owen
\ Mullin are hauling out the lumber for inn
mense barns on their respective farms,
| They will be the largest barns in the county
= when finished william Etherton has com
| menced the erection OF costly residence
| in town.
| WAYNE-Charles Erxleben, a prominent
and wealthy farmer residing in Plum Greek
! precinct. southeast of Wayne, was struck
| by horse jumping 10 one side, sustaining
| injuries from which he died in a few hours
in spite Of medical assistance summoned
| promptly.
| NEBRASKA CITY-Isaac N Apologize
I aged % years, died this morning OF heart
disease az his home, one mile east Of
1865 and settled in CaSs county where he
has since resided. He leaves one son LIE
Roy Applegate Of Nehawka, Neb.
/ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. annual stock
| show and carnival is in progress, with q
large crowd in attendance today. old Sol
\ dieTs day, which was Thursday, was rem.
| dered practically a iEzle by reason OF the
| rain which fell steadily until after noon
and only a portion Of the program was
carried out.
HUMBOLDT-The work Of construction
! OF the new city hall has just begun and II
| Is expected 20 complete the structure by
| the middle Of November, although the con,
tract gives until December l. Cement viii
be used, and as this Is the frst buildins
Of the kind TO go up here the work is
BEATRICE-Albert WitzHd was lodged in
jail last night charged with abusing his
sister Mrs swartz, and daughter, and
! home with his sister, and while under the
! influence OF liquor L is alleged that he
daughter with a trowel.
| NEBRASKA CITY-The Otoe Preserving
company has closed the corn pack for this
corn were packed which is about the same
es that OF last season. At present tine
factory is working with apples, tomatoes
| ton until early in the winter.
AINSwORTH-Thls part OF Brown
/ county was visited last night by a heavy
storm q rain and lightning. Al the ranch
| Of Walter Langley, about twelve miles
! south OF here, lightning killed three horses
| in one stable, one horse the property o.
| Langley and two belonging 10 Ira Dewitt
| The building was badly damaged.
| BEATRICE-William HOOK, for twenty.
/ fve years in the employ OF the Burlington
/ road as an engineer died yesterday az
| Mymore, aged 30 years. Mr.. Hook met
| with an accident about four years ago and
! since that time he has been gradually fall
| ing. The cause Of his death was a cancer
/ I'm the head HA Is survived nv a pidou
| and one son
| YORK-Yesterday was a great day for
| the Catholics OF McCOol Junction For
| several years the Catholics OF McCOOl and
| vicinity have been wanting a church OF
their own. and last winter they commenced