Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-15


NORFOLK-Copious rains on the Rose
bud reservation have dispelled all fears of
a drouth and the corn crop is assured.
All other grains are well out of the way
WOOD RIVER-H. s. Eaton, prominent
sheep feeder, has gone to New Mexico to
purchase several thousand head of sheep,
which he will feed here the coming winter
WOOD RlVER-Fall plOwing has COM
menced and the indications are that the fall
and winter wheat crop for next year will
be the largest ever known in this section
of the state
SCHUYLER-The funeral of the late
William Draper was held here today. A
squad of Company K boys came down
from Kearney to attend the funeral and
act as pallbearers.
SUPERIOR-C. E. Adams leaves today to
attend as delegate the national recipro-
ity conference to be held in Chicago Au-
gust 16 and L. Mr. Adams is a firm be-
lever in reciprocity.
WEST POINT-The various churches of
the town united last evening and held union
services In the mammoth tent which has
been erected for the accommodation of the
Teachers institute. A large crowd was
in attendance.
WOOD RIVER-Two new sidetracks have
been placed in position at the Union Pa
citic yards. One runs mile east of town
and the other west, and leave the principal
street crossing with but one track. The
ground has been broken for the new depot.
SCHUYLER-A heavy rain fell here Sat
urday and Sunday. 1t came in good time
as corn was beginning to get dry. This
rain practically insures good corn crop.
The haying continues in full blast furnish
Ing employment to everybody who wants
to work.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Otoe Preserving
company commenced to can corn today. 1t
corn season and expects to pack more than
| 100000 cans of corn this season. The
sweet corn crop is unusually large and of
| firm quality.
SUPERIOR-The Soldiers and Sailors
| monument association this week completed
| the permanent work in the city park by
placing in position near the monument two
| pieces Of ordnance donated by the War de-
| partmeht. The park now presents an at
| tractive appearance.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Jerry Reed of
| Sidney, Ia. died yesterday afternoon at
| st. Mary's hospital, where she has been
| receiving treatment for several weeks. She
had been sick for several years. Her re-
mains were taken to Palmyra, Neb., this
| morning for interment.
| LEIGH-Rev ]. f. Smith, who has been
pastor of the Congregational church al
resignation at the morning service yester-
! day. He asks to be relieved October l. Rev
Smith has accepted call from the Con
| gregational church at Olds, Ia.
| NORFOLK-Jo Handling viciously as
saulted his wife at Spencer, Neb.. and TOOK
to the prairie to hide from enraged citi
| zens. He beat his spouse in the face til
| she was unconscious, then stamped upor
| her breast. She is in a critical condition
from the assault and the nervous shock
| SUPERIOR-Work has been begun look
| road across and along the Republican rivel
| bottoms south, east and west of this town
| which the Unprecedented floods of this anC
the past two or three seasons have ruined
| Both Nuckolls and Jewell county, Kansas
will take hand in this work, each in il
own territory.
| OSCEOLA-If granted the right-of-waS
| through a village is any assurance of
| railroad, then Osceola and Polk county
are sure to have the interurban, for tho
| village board has granted the electric roaC
| the right-of-way through Valley stree
| and the incorporators are given five years
| in which to finish the line OF the proposed
| route from Omaha to Hastings.
| OAKLAND-The buildings on the Grea
| Northern right-Of-way on Commercial ave
| nue. in this city We're sold at auction Sat
| urday afternoon. These must be remove,
! within ten days. Grading in this localit!
is progressing rapidly. A steam grader has
| arrived and will be started at work this
week. second steam shovel will arriv,
this week and will be placed at the nortl
end Of the big cut south OF town.
PLATTSMOUTH-B E. Thompson and ]
M. Covolt, two Iowa citizens, were ntht