Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-05


BEATRICE-The new bank building at
Holmesville is nearing completion: The In
stitution will open for business about Sep
NoRFoIK-Mrs Fred scheuy of this
city stepped out OF doors with pan of
milk at noon today. She slipped on the
step, fell backward and suffered concussion
of the brain.
BEATRICE-At a meeting of hose COM
pany No. last night Al White was elected
a delegate to the National FiTemens con
Vention, which convenes at Kansas city
next month.
OAKLAND-A. A. Stewart Of Fremont,
Neb., has rented the Crane hotel lin this
furnished Mr. Stewart expects to get
opened up by August Is
SCHUYLER-At a late hour last night
carpenter shop. It proved to be a pile OF
shavings in the engine room, which Mr..
Schroeder soon extinguished.
sCHUYLER-WoEk, Was begun this week EEK
Schuylers new hotel The building will
have twenty-seven outside rooms and Will
be ready for occupancy In about sixty days
ATRICE-Yesterday August Hasenohr,
living near Pickrell, purchased half-sec-
ton OF land, for which he paid $3.50 per
acre Chris spill1er, also living in the same
neighborhoOd, purchased a quarter-secton,
paying $3.50 per acre.
OAKLAND-Axel johnson. a 14-year-old
boy OF this city, was trying to board a
! freight train Thursday afternoon, when he
slipped and fell, the train running over his
| foot. necessitating the amputation of three
toes and a portion of the foot
CENTRAL CITY-The Modern Woodmen
of America held their first annual picnic
here today. Although a very heavy rain
had fallen last night large crowd was in
attendance. Six inches OF rain fell at
this city.
BEATRICE-The Library board met last
pisht and elected these officers for the com
ing year: Samuel Rlnaker. president; Hugh
]. Dobbs, vice president; A. L. Green, secre-
tary. The board ordered the purchase OF
500 worth OF new books. II also purchased
a set of the International Encyclopedia
COLUMBUS-Oscsr Nelson minor liy-
ing In Walker township has brought suit
next friend, against Julius Strand for $50,
damages. The petition recites that Strand
did publish, in the presence of divers wit
nesses, the false and defamatory language
CENTRAL CFTY-The Grand Army OF
| the Republic is making elaborate prepare
| tions for the district reunion which is 10 be
| held here next week. Twenty-Five years
ago this fall the first regularly organized
| reunion was held at this place, which was
one Of the most largely attended reunions
| ever held I'm Nebraska.
| sTOCKVILLE-Fhe republican centra
| committee Of Frontier county met here yes
terday, September - was set as the dat'
| for holding the county convention. Tn,
| populst county central committee me
| Tuesday and set September l6 as the dat,
| for holding its convention Two members o.
| the committee were present from outside o
| the village.
| OSCEOLA-The records OF Polk count!
/ for the month OF July show; Eleven farm
mortgages filed amounting 10 $4,000; twelv
| released, amounting to N6,56s; three towI
| mortgages filed. amounting to S2,03; thirty
| four chattel MOI tgages hled, amounting I,
/ H7l3.l7; seventeen released. amounting 4
s., $3.50; making an increased Indebtedness
| OF tl5,55933
| SCHUYLER-Three members OF the cit
| council went up 10 Columbus this mOrnin
| 10 investigate the system OF cement gut
| tiers they have there. Some time ago IN
| council offered TO furnish two steel hitchn
| posts for every twenty-five feet OF quite
| put In. The Wells Grocery company ha
| placed gutter In front OF It's place O
business, but instead OF running the waite