Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-12
News of Nebraska.

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News of Nebraska.
WEST POINTING picnic of the Oakland
Commercial club, which was to have been
Thursday on account of the wet weather.
FREMONT-The city schools opened this
morning with a large enrolment. The
| cannot be learned from the other schools.
WEST POINT-Nfiss Matilda Peters of
Bancroft ives seriously injured in a runa-
buggy and it ran over her, leaving her un-
conscious.
| WOOD RIvER-Over score of Wood
| river people returned yesterday from the
state fair at Lincoln, and everyone was
very enthusiastic in praising the exhibits
and entertainment.
WEST POINT-The West point public
schools opened this morning with very
large enrolment. Only three of the old
teachers remain, Miss Miller, MISS Melcher
and Prof Fesenbeck.
| WOOD RIVER-Many Wood River people
are making arrangements to attend the
| expected that fully a hundred from this
community will attend.
BEATRICE-The democrats held their
ward caucus Saturday evening to select
delegates to the democratic county con-
vention to be held next Thursday. There
were no contests in any OF the wards
| BEATRICE-Jacob Shaw, an old resident
| Of Beatrice, is suffering from blood poison
ing caused by nail penetrating the flesh
near near the knee joint; He is confined to his
/
WEST PoINT-Rev. e. A Klemmenz,
| assistant pastor of st. Mary's church in
this city, contemplates a journey to Bo-
hernia in October. to be present at the
golden anniversary of the marriages of his
parents.
TECUMsEH-Mrs. E. ]. Hassett and
gone to Lincoln, where they will remain for
several months. Miss Hassett is attending
of music.
TECUMsEH-A conference of German
Lutheran ministers was held at the church
southeast of Tecumseh last week. Nearly
| 100 ministers from over the state have
been In attendance and the sessions were
| filled with interest. ..,,.
WOOD RIVER-Much new lumber is be-
ing sold here every day and taken into the
country, where the. farmers are building
| graneries barns and residences. This has
been the busiest building season ever known
in this part Of the state.
TECUMSEH-Henry Grippe, a young
a broken finger. He was attempting to
| bride an unruly horse. when the animal
tossed its head and struck Mr.. .Grupe's
| nnger on the Manager with great force.
TABLE ROCK-Willam Ellis is carrying
one of his hands in a sling, the result of a
the skin being barely broken. Much APP
prehension has been felt, but his suffering
Is not so intense for the last day or two.
| BEATRICE-Patrick Gallagher a pioneer
resident of Beatrice and a painter by trade,
died at his home in Glenover Saturday
night after an illness Of few weeks of
is survived by widow and two daughters
| WEST POINT-The work of surveying
the new town of Uehling has been COM
pleted by the surveyors. the stakes having
been set and the lots are ready for occupa-
ton Several young men of West Point
intend to go into business in the new
town.
TABLE ROCK-willlam starkweather, a
young man residing here, was shot through
| lhe hand Dy the accidental discharge of a
revolver last evening: The wound is not
serious one and although he will be laid
up for Time no serious results are antici-
pated.
| TECUMSEH-Ths school board has sold
its old school properties. The west ward
building and lot was sold TO D. L. Robb
Sheldon Phillips for $3.50; the old grammar
school building and lot to o. J. McDougal
for SLIGO.
TABLE ROCK-A government chemist
was here last week taking samples and
testing material for making cement, in con-
reservoirs for irrigating purposes in the
great west. His report will be anxiously
NORFOLK-Miss Bertha Stotenbere. A.
domestic employed at the home of Fire
man Wood of the Northwestern, was nearly
burned to death today as the result Of
lighting a gasoline stove: Her clothing
caught fire and her face, throat and hands
were seriously burned. 1t is thought she
WOOD RIVER-The county commission
ers held special meeting at Grand Island
yesterday for the purpose of approving the
been appointed justice of the peace in place
of A. c. White, resigned. Wood River was
without legal authority and hence the spe-
| ctal meeting was called,
BEATRICE-The members Of the Farm
ers Elevator Company at Pickrell met
out the grounds for their new elevator
| which will be built on the Union Pacific
right Of way, just north Of the Nebraska
commenced in a few days
BEATRICE-Mrs, o. H. Van Auken Of
Cantrell, Ia, who has been visiting in the
city with c. z. Potter. in company with
her husband. reported the theft Of gold
watch TO the police. The officers We're not
long in locating the ticker, which had been
stolen by a small boy who had been sent
to the Potter home on an errand.
| WOOD RIVER-Farmers are feeling very
Wood river valley. For the past few DAYS
| the late planted corn has been ripening
until ali Of the late planted q eds seW Will aaSS s
out of the way OF frost The yield will
be from forty to seventy-hve bushels to the
acre.
TABLE ROCK-The personal property
clothing, etc, of w. B. Riggle, who left
here so unceremoniously some two months
! since, leaving numerous creditors TO mourn
his departure, were sold on attachment at
coGstable's sale yesterday. Very little was
| realized above the costs Riggle has never
been heard Of since his departure although
II is understood that detectives have been
placed on his trail.
EIKHORN-F1re was discovered in the
cob room OF II. A. Notes elevator last
night about $50 o'clock. BY quick and hard
work the fire was extinguished. About
twenty wagon loads OF cobs were moved
in putting out the hre. No damage done
70 building, The fire is supposed to have
been started by a drunken tramp smoking
while resting on the cobs. one having been
seen there.
NoRFoLK-The Il-year-old son OF Jacob
Bruneimeier. living in Boyd county re-
ceived possibly fatal injuries as the result
Of a runaway accident on the farm. He
was riding a sulky pillow and the horses
broke away. He Was thrown under the
pillow and his left hand was cut on at the
wrist by the pillow knife. He was bruised
severely from bead - foot and was seri-
ously injured internally.
4 EENTRICE--f Iaet,r Dunn OF the south
1 err division Of the BURLINGTON n here