Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-09
News of NchrnnIsn.

YORK-The regular summer meeting OF
the, State HORTICULTURAL society VII be
Sion Is o Sln to the public. anu ~ Ing 'e
BEATRICE-Adams will hold a street fair
on July % and g. A good program has
been prepared for the occasion.
GENEVA-Major T. L. Williams has sold
his property on Church street and is build
ing upon his lots in North Geneva.
ATRICE-Farmers in this locality
have nearly completed their wheat harvest
Some expect to begin threshing next week.
WOOD RIVER-The new gasoline launch,
which will carry some twenty people, has
arrived and will be put on Wood River lake.
STROMSBURG-A 12-year-old son of
Hugo Flodman died last night after short
illness at his parents home, west of this
place.
BEATRICE-The Fulton bloodhounds
were taken to Genoa yesterday to run down
the robbers who raided store at that place
Thursday night.
WEST POINT-The corporate existence
of the First National bank of West Point
has been extended by the Treasury depart
ment for twenty years.
BEATRICE-Judge A. H. Babcock, one
of the judges OF the First judicial district,
is i'll at his home in this city His condi-
ton is regarded serious.
WEST POINT-Prof. Albert Rich, well
known Cunning county school teacher, has
been appointed principal Of the Pilger pub
lie schools for the ensuing year.
BEATRICE-The Rock Island road ran
two Of it's main line passenger trains
| through this city yesterday because of a
washout on the Clay Center line.
YoRK-The foundation for the new two
Blodgett house is laid 1t is 60xlOO feet
and will be nice addition to the block.
WOOD RIVER-Nearly every farmer is
busy cutting rye and wheat this week. The
wheat is of a splendid quality and 1t is be-
lieved that the yield will be quite as good
as last year.
WOOD RIVER-William Bruner of this
| place is just recovering from an operation
| for the removal of a large abscess fro mhis
arm, which has laid him up for over eight
months past.
| YORK-W. d. Fisher has been appointed
manager of the York opera house. He says
the new owner, Mr.. Campbell, will com
| thing in a first-class condition.
WOOD RIVER-The assessors valuation
OF real and and R@ ers95naI , property IN Hall
/ with an increase of $25,12. Grand Island
| shows up with 1889.
| WEST POINT-George Porter and Miss
| Bertha Allen were united in marriage by
| County Judge Dewald. The couple are
well known citizen OF Bancroft precinct,
where they will make their home.
| ALTOONA meeting was held here last
several independent telephone systems now
! operating in this part of the state. Repre-
| sentatives of several lines were present.
| BEATRICE-At a meeting of the Fourth
| Ward Hose company last night, Henry
! Steffen was elected second assistant fore
| man. Several new members were taken in
| and considerable business was transacted.
| BEATRICE-George Little, a resident OF
West Beatrice, was bitten severely on the
| leg yesterday by a vicious dog, which at.
tackled him as he was passing along the
| street. The officers promptly killed the
animal.
| NEBRASKA CITY-William T. Faux OF
| Omaha and Miss Maude McNutt of Tai
! mage were united in marriage this morninl
| in the county court room by Judge NJ. G
| Joyce. They will make their home ii
| Omaha.
| BEATRICE-Having cleaned up thu
docket during the last week Judge Kelliga
yesterday adjourned district court sine die
| He will hold a short session in August L
dispose of a few cases which were not trieC
| at this session.
STROMSBURG-Mrs Julia Stevens die,
suddenly Thursday evening from hear