Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-13

THE OMAhA
August IS and 10. Reduced fares win be
conceded by the railroads.
TABLE ROCK-The annual picnic OF the
| Table Rock Fishing association Is beinr
held today on the grounds at Cut on lake
a couple OF miles north.
SEWARD-Work on the new court house
has begun and will go forward as fast as
the material arrives. The first car OF cut
stone was received last week
SEWARD-Paul Swearingen. deputy grand
master OF the Odd Fellows came TO Seward
Monday evening and Installed the newly
elected officers Of Seward lodge
STROMsBURG-Two OF Reuben Noyd
the smaller one was Instantly killed Mr.
| and Mrs. Noyd live one mile west of this
city.
sEwARD-Mrs. Tom Moody abandoned
/ her months old infant Sunday and left
for parts unknown Her husband is serv-
Ing out fine Of sixty days in jail for as
sEwARD-The branch Young PEOPLES
Christian union Of the east Nebraska CON
ference will be held in the L. y. church
July % to q. DR.. Lands of Dayton, o.,
will be one Of the speakers
TABLE ROCK-Edmond Taylor a young
FARMER living a couple of miles southeast
Of town, had his left arm caught in the
wheel Of harvester yesterday breaking it
below the elbow in a couple of places.
BEATRICE - Sherman circle, No IS,
ladies' OF the Grand Army of the Republic,
y
Two new members were received into the
order and several applications acted upon.
SEWARD-Clyde Wright, young man
who was being taken to the reform school
at Kearney, Jumped from the window of
a toilet room on fast train last Friday
night and up to this time has not been
BEATRICE-At meeting of the city
council last night J. b. Weston, H. ].
Dobbs and a. II, Kidd were reelected mem
6ers Of the Library board. A report OF the
city treasurer was submitted showing a
total in all funds of S2s,S43S5
BEATRICE-John NJ Collins was bound
day by Judge Crawford on the charge of
wife desertion. He was released ION bond
OF SSoo. Only one witness appeared in the
BEATRICE-Mrs. j. A. Grimes died this
morning at her home in this city after an
illness Of several weeks. She is survived
by her husband and five children, one son
ana -FOUR daughters. Mrs. f. II. Fans,
daughter, is a resident of Omaha.
sEWARD--Judge T. L. Norval, ex-chief
Justice of this state, has been suffering
from a bad case of blood poisoning He
Injured his hand on a barb wire fence and
this induced blood poisoning. DR.. d. d.
Potter gave the necessary surgical aid.
TROMSBURG-Drs Flippin of the Flip
pin hospital of this city bought an entire
block of land in the east part of this city
and will in the near future erect modern
hospital with all modern equipments, The
made the sale.
.sEwARD--The wheat harvest is prac-
tically ended in this county. 1t is esu-
mated that the harvest was never so SPLEEN
did. Rust is affecting the oats to some
extent. There will be no apples or cher
vest will be unusually good.
PLATTSMOUTH - Louie Kohrell,
killed timber rattlesnake which measured
five feet in length and twelve inches in
circumference. When killed 1t was found
that the snake had a full sized gray ground
squirrel In its stomach.
TABLE ROCK-W. b. ,Riggle. who has
been here since February last, first working
afterward selling pianos for Lincoln and
an Omaha house, left town last Thursday
and his return is anxiously looked forward
TO by numerous creditors hereabouts.
acknowledgements is going on
in this county at rapid speed. The wheat
is filled better than ever known in this
heavy. Harvest hands are scarce and good
wages are being offered. The corn is above
the average in height and looking fine.
PLATTSMOUTH-J. w. Robinson, who
brating on the Fourth, is now critically
III with lockJaw. The middle finger of
Mr. Robinson's right hand was injured, but
the patient was thought to be doing nicely
when the symptoms of lockJaw set in.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Toegjes filed her
petition in the district court today for a
alleges that they were married here In
1902 and that short time ago Theodore
married another woman without the for
mality of a divorce.
SEWARD "A dramatic entertainment
under the auspices of the Congregational
home of Mrs. Walter Cattle next Monday
night Two comediettas under the direc-
be presented. A musicale given by Mrs.
w. L. Langworthy will precede the enter
tainment.
FREMONT-The body of Albert Easter,
drowned Platte
yesterday afternoon, was found late last
evening on sandbar almost half mile
peculiar feature of the affair is that no
less than five persons who have been
drowned in the Platte within the last few
years drifted down to the same place, the
last one only year ago.
BEATRICE-Figures taken from the rec
ords Of the county clerks office show the
this year to be S4,919,S5 assessed valua-
ton of railroads, 81, 444, O36; household goods,
500 626; number OF. Of horses in Gage county,
at $l4l, l6s; dogs, $3.50, the rate per head
being $l.O8 The grand total of the assessed
of the county is $9O59 49,
OSCEOLA-Polk county's Board Of In
sanity has had two cases of insanity be-
fore it this week so far. One was Mrs.
C. W. Jarnee' whose home was found 70
The other was Olof Walline,
who resides in this county. They were
found to be insane and dangerous and this
morning Sheriff Hartman with other as
started to deliver them to DIR.
]. l.. Greene, superintendent of the Asylum
for the Insane, at Lincoln.
FREMONT-Mrs Cora Fellows was
lodged in the county Jail charged with
having fiourished a gun in a threatening
manner against party who was moving
into some rooms in the same house she |
He claims that he rented the |
front part of the house and was straight |
ening out his goods when Mrs. Fellows
on the scene with a gun and |
told him to get out or die, and he got out |
Mrs Fellows, while admitting that she |
took possession of the house without the !
consent of the owner and expected TO be |
elected, said she proposed to walt until |
elected according to law, and keep every |
enc out.
MINDEN-A farewell reception was given |
to Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Chaplin by the |
club last night, upon the eve |
Of their departure for Lincoln, which is to ]
be their future home The spacious lawn /
and beautiful residence OF n. 9. Rogers, |
lighted and trimmed with Japa- |
nese lanterns, was the scene of one of the |
most pleasant gatherings held in Minden /
for a long time, 200 or more leading citi- |
Gems Of the city and surrounding portions |
OF the county being present. The Juvenile |
band furnished a generous quantity of |
good music, refreshments were served on |
the lawn, short and appropriate speeches !
were made by number of those who have |
known Mr.. Chaplin the longest and most |