Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-16

to create a building fund. Yesterday they
dedicated with appropriate exercises their
handsome new church. over 100 from YORK
were in attendance.
WOOD RIVER-Home-grown water
melons are coming in town by the wagon
load and great big juicy fellows are selling
for almost song. One farmer living near
town has five acres with thousands OF Dig
watermelons on the vines.
BEATRICE-Yesterday at $3.50 o'clock. at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Epson.
marriage of their daughter, Miss Ethel
Epson, to Mr.. II. Lester Silver. The young
couple will make their home In Beatrice
! manager of the Singer Sewing Machine
company at this point.
BEATRICE-The Ladies' Aid society OF
Centenary Methodist Episcopal church held
its annual meeting yesterday and elected
these officers: Mrs. O. P. Lston president
Miss Florence Thompson, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. z. F. witt, treasurer; Mrs. VIII
liam Graham, secretary; Mrs. o. w. Beck
with assistant secretary.
NEBRASKA CITY-The bronze statue Of
the late ]. Sterling Morton, which was re-
ceived from Parts a short time ago. has
the secretary of the treasury, as a work Of
art intended for public purposes. The re-
Omaha has been received and the statue
will be put in place at once.
! TEKAMAH-Great preparations are be-
| ing made for the ball game which is to
| take place here next Wednesday, the 10Th.
between the court house gang and the
business and professional men. The game
| will be played in relays In order to give
| a member of each firm chance to par
! ticipate All the stores will probably be
closed during the game as the business
men generally are very much interested
in the game
| EATRICE-Yesterday afternoon bolt
Of lightning struck the house OF W. 8,
| MCHugh, who resides about FIVE miles
south of town, tearing a hole in the roof
and setting it on fire. The flames were
done Al the home aof Samuel Fora Just
across the road from Mr. McHugh's place,
the electrical ,,l shock F,l was SO great that !,
rendered her unconscious for some time.
| MCOOK-The NTH district convention,
| Degree of Honor, closed here tonight with
| hall. at which the delegates from all over
| the fifth district and citizens of McCook
reception was rendered Mrs Latky, grand
! chief OF honor, and the visiting delegates
| were served by the McCook lodge The
| business sessions have occupied the after
noon sessions for two days with Mrs
| HUMBOLDT-Compl has been made
/ TO the authorities that followers of the
. circus which showed here yesterday oper-
| ated a number of questionable games By
! means OF which they fieeced a number OF
: farmers Of this section out Of various sums
well up into the hundreds. The shell game
| seemed 10 be a favorite and was played
! the heaviest. No arrests were made for the
| reason that by the time the losers fileC
| complaints all evidence OF the games haC
disappeared along with the promoters.
WOOD RIVER-Frank S. West, a prom
Europe, where he has been for the purpose
I OF buying horses. He purchased them in
Belgium but during his trip visited in
/ that a Nebraska farmer could easily make
| a fortune in France raising hogs They
sell there at ten cents per pound and corn
| s. cents a hushel and alfalfa can be sue
/ cessfully raised. Few people he SAYS are
/ engaged in this business.
| YORK-One Of the greatest religions re-
| yfvals in the history OF York is now beins
| in a letter published IN the Times appealed
held IN a large tent, which each evening Is
| crowded TO overlooking. Rev Mcconnell.
! the evangelist and Professor Maxwell the
! soloist' have been engaged and have al
| evening the ministers OF the CITY Of York
] 10 every Christian In the city OF York 10
| attend the meetings and bring some one
! bringing about conversions MANY havs
already gone forward.
ALBION-Judge Paul held a short SEES
sion or court here yesterday The princi.
pal business transacted was the ErantinR
Z or the divorce from Dora Miller TO heT
husband, Casper Miller. This is the second
within the last year. They have been IN
court much OF the time for the last two
years on various actions. The husband has
peen arrested for assault upon the wife
has also been examined twice relative 10
MS sanity and after several attempts q
/ divorce was secured, but within very
! snort time they were remarked, end are
now redivorCed
| OsCEOLA-lt has been more than twenty
years since there has been a grand iury
called In Polk county, and IL is presur1eS
| that there has been whole lot OF devil
! ment going on in that time and more IS
| pecialy the past couple Of years that oughi
| 70 be Investigated. and a grand Jury IA,
| been summoned consisting OF the follow,
| ing; T. klassey, j. Addison, f. T. Blevins
| a peterson. L. NJ. Bergman, c. Dorsey
| 8. Barnes, F. Bernt. William Hope j. p
| Carlson, n. Edberg. F. Cherry. G. Willets
! A ., Colson, v. J. Anderson and A Gross
Jurors for The term Of court beginning