Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-04
News of Nebraska.

Observation-Disclosures visited the home
were ,d Dell dipstea SSat4rday night put
thing of value.
BEATRGCE-Mrs. Roxanna Arnold, an old
resident of Beatrice, died at Inavale, Neb.
Inc BODY was brought here today for inter-
ment.
BEATRICE-The furniture for the new
bank at Holmesville has arrived, and the
institution will open for business In a few
days
OSCEOLA-OsceoIa's water works system,
that cost $4,000 in bonds, is completed and
gives good satisfaction to all concerned.
The mains. are all filled and work without
leak or break
WOOD RIVER-Mr and Mrs. Charles
Furgason, living near Shelton, were blessed
with triplets. all boys, Friday morning
In apparently good health.
WOOD RIVER-Frank Whalen of this
place has succeeded Bert Miller in the Union
Pacific depot, the latter going to Grand
Island, where he assumes charge of the
night Office of the Pacific Express company.
BEATRICB-James Pinson, for many
years connected with the Dempster plant
here, has been appointed superintendent Of
the A. r. Dempster factory at Des MOines.
duties.
BEATRICE-Rev. c. A. Killie and wife,
who have been engaged in missionary work
In China for the last fifteen years, arrived
in this city yesterday to visit for few
weeks with the formers sister, Mrs. o. p.
Lesion.
WOOD RIVERA C. White who has
held the office of justice of the peace here
almost since the recollection of the oldest
inhabitant, has filed his resignation with
the county commissioners, and II has been
accepted.
! WOOD RIvER-N f. Parkhurst, an old
sOildieT and one Of the earliest settlers Gr in
| in Grand Island and is not expected to live.
His children, who reside here, were called
] to his bedside yesterday.
| WOOD RIVER-Saturday evenings at
| tendance al the camp meeting which is be-
| ing held at Cameron was very large and
ha xHyal TNla cn1 with fhR a &C
! by Bishop Hie of Chicago. About forty
ministers and their families are in attend
! anee.
WOOD RIvER-O. H. Crumley's hand
some new residence, which is being built
near Shelton, was twisted about three
/ inches out OF plumb by the wind last week
| and the damage was not noticed till re-
| Gently. 1t will require considerable extra
work to straighten it.
! BEATRICE-T. A. Woodward has sold
| his farm of 200 acres three miles south of
Beatrice to Joseph Witkowski for $3.50 an
for Gage county land. Ambrose strawder
near Filley for $65 an acre.
! BEATRICE-Footpad attempted to hold
| up young man named Hadley in the
northeast part of town, but he escaped
from an alley and ordered him to throw up
| his hands. Hadley ran down town and
notified the officers, who failed to locate
WOOD RIVER-Martin Diefenderfer of
J this place, who won the grand American
handicap shoot at Kansas city three years
ago, proved to the local sports about town
that he was an expert shot with the rifle
| as well as a shotgun. Saturday he shot a
! score of 221 out of a possible 500 at a
range of 100 yards with a 22-calibre rifle.
| WOOD RIVER-The republican primary
was held In the town hall yesterday and
| twenty-five delegates to the county con-
| vention selected. Township officers were
| nominated. A motion to instruct the delega-
| ton for Frank WescOatt for sherin was
lost as the west end of Hall county has
| two candidates for that office, Frank Brown
being the other candidate
AINSWORTH-The farmers Of Brown
county met in the courthouse here Saturday
afternoon and organized Brown County
| Potato association. The following officers
| were elected: President, A. ID. Beebe; sec
rotary B. S. Harrington; treasurer, II. s.
Rising This county Is well supplied with
a very fine quality of potatoes and the as
sociation will soon have a carload sent eas'
for distribution as sample OF Nebraska
potatoes.
| DECATUR-The carnival here is proving
| a decided success, Thursdays crowd being
considerably larger than that on the first
day last year. Blencoe defeated the Local
nine Thursday by a score of 10 5. Winter
ringer made beautiful balloon ascension
and the usual number of street sports were
held in the evening. The base ball game
| Friday was one OF the best of the season
Lyons winning by score of to in q
ten-inning game.