Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-18

Brinkworth; register Of deeds. George
Drake sheriff, George Harrum; coroner, ..
J. Sylvester.
BEATRICE-The gathering OF the sec
ond crop Of strawberries and grapes In
this vicinity was equalled, IL not surpassed,
yesterday when B. II. Oden, a resident OF
this city. picked l65 ripe pumpkins from
one vine. For productive soil Gage county
has few II any equals.
HUMBOLDT-A few mornings since when
Mrs. Charles Larrabee, wife of a farmer
living south of the city, went to move her
6 months old infant into its crib she found
the little one dead, II having died some
child had not been very strong.
BEATRICE-Manager Edwards Of the
Beatrice Electric company yesterday put
q force Of men to work constructing the
lights are turned on new dynamo Will
be installed, which will add one-third to
the capacity of the electric plant
TEKAMAH-The Burt county republican
central committee met at Decatur yester-
day and filled the following vacancies:
John +. Shultz, supervisor of the Fifth dis
trict; Frank Hansen, supervisor of the the
Seventh district. No man was nominated
for the First and Third districts.
BBATRICE-There is movement on
foot here to give general complimentary
reception and musical at the Paddock
Opera house in the very near future in
preacher, and Mrs. Crofts before their de-
parture for their new home at West Point,
PLATTsMoUTH-Alexa Hunter and
Alexander Black were arrested last even
ing on the chronic inebriate act and eX-
amined last evening by the Board of In
sanity. They will be taken to the asylum
for insane in Lincoln tomorrow for treat
ment. These make four cases from Cass
county.
AUBURN-District court convened this
morning, being the regular fall term of
court with Judge B. +. Good of Wahoo,
Neb., presiding. Some important cases will
come up this term, among which is the
Charles w. Chambers defaulting case of
Tecumseh, Neb., which was brought to Au-
burn on a change of venue.
HUMBOLDT-Charles A Gore, the mer-
chant who is shipping his stock to Colo
rGdo, met with ,G quite loss a few Days
containing nearly 500 and has since been
unable to find it. MIR. Gore remembers us
call the last place and has given up find
ing it.
HUMBoLDT-A special train over the
Burlington from the northwest yesterday
morning brought in nearly 5000 head of
sheep for Power Bros, local buyers and
feeders. The shipment came from Wyom-
ing and will be added to their invoice of
10000 recently purchased in New Mexico.
Prospects are that many of the farmers
hereabouts will handle sheep this winter.
TECUMSEH-John l.. Sherman of 1873
South Eleventh street, Lincoln, yesterday
bought the grocery business of c. S. Fergu-
son in this city, together with Mr.. Fergu-
sons residence. Mr.. Sherman will move
his family to this city this week. The store
Mr.. Sherman bought was formerly his prop
erty, he having sold out to Mr.. Ferguson
several months ago and moved his family
to Lincoln. He was not satisfied with the
capital city.
AUBURN-Miss Bertha Cicle was found
unconscious at her home in this city Sat
urday evening and died in short while.
Miss Gicle, who was a sister of Mrs. j.
a long time. Friday she visited her sis
ter and left in apparently good health.
known, but is supposed to have been liver
trouble. Miss Cicle was So years old at
the time of her death. The funeral will
take place Wednesday.
DAKOTA CITY-John N. Peysen, the
erstwhile mayor of old Covington, today
had warrant issued Tor Pete Paul allas
sault and battery. The assault occurred
last Saturday evening in the saloon of Bill
Hollingsworth, in South Sioux City, and
was a drunken brawl in which about half
a dozen participated During the melee
Shot Gune Pete" hit Peysen over the head
with a revolver, knocking him down, and
afterwards kicking him.
TEKAMAH-The populists of this county
held their convention yesterday with very
small attendance. The following are the
Roth, county clerk; surn Swanson, sheriff;
Edith G. Nelson, superintendent Roy
Thomas, surveyor; j. w. Patterson, judge;
supervisor of the First district; A II. Gill
bert, supervisor of the Third district f.
s. Brokaw, supervisor of the Seventh dis
trict; Henry Mowrer, supervisor or the
Fifth district.
ALBIoN-The case OF F. M. Sackett
against j. E. Green is now on trial In the
the plaintiff sues the defendant for ma
licious prosecution, growing out OF the case
where the defendant in this action was
prosecuting witness in liquor case where
| the plaintiff was arrested for having in his
possession liquor for Illegal sale. Sackett
was acquitted in the original action sand
other parties were arrested and convicted
of the offense. Sackett now brings this ac-
ton. asking for $4,000 damages, and yes
nod in