Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-19
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News of Nebraska.
sALEM-(owing to the inclemency Of the
weather today the crowd at the chautauqua
was not so large. but the interest seems 20,
grow daily. Sunday will be the closing day.
oPAPILLIoN. Aug. 1S-The Sarpy County
man In the state, Hon. James Cow of
BELLEVUE Mr.. Cow is in his Gath year, hale
and hearty.
ALBION-Crops Of all kinds continue to
improve and seldom has the country ever
looked more promising. The corn Is ma
turing nicely and small grain, which never
was better, is being saved in fine shape
ALBlON-R. Carsten, living a short dis
lance west Of town, sold his farm one day
ing been purchased a few years since for
sold
sUPERIOR-James Harris. who bought
spring has sold out and will remove to
Hildreth. Former Senator Dysart is the
future.
SUPERIOR-All the veterans of the civil
war In this locality who are at all ply
slcally able to endure the travel are pre-
pairing to attend the national Grand Army
Sa,,t me republic encampment at Denver
WOOD RIvER-E. Corbin, the Union Pa
eitic's florist, has sold a fine farm near
Csno through Mitchell & Taught of this
place to George A. Heubell of Lincoln.
me piece is quarter section and the
consideration was $500.
HUMBOLDT-Mrs Edna Harding-Sterns
who has been in steadily failing health for
some months, died yesterday afternoon at
tne nome of her parents, Colonel NJ w.
Harding and wife, In the north part of the
city, at the age Of q years.
TEKAMAH-A heavy rain visited this
part Of the county last night and it was
more than welcome, as the corn was get
ting to that point where good rain would
insure big crop. The pastures, especially
blue grass, were beginning to show the eff
fects of the hot, dry weather.
son Of Mr. and Mrs, t. i F. PaTlk, residing residing
northeast of Wood River, had a bad run
away with a team az ~horses and a wagon
wagon upset and fell on the boy, injurins
him quite severely about the legs. ..
WEST POINT-The republican county
central committee, which met on Monday,
has called the county convention to meet
In this city on September for the pur-
convention and for the nomination of a
full set of candidates for county Office.
,SUPERIOR-In evidence Of the fact that
the profits OF the farmer in business still
seeks investment Amri Worden, one OF the
substantial farmers and stock raisers of
this section OF the county, broke ground
yesterday for the erection of a fine brick
business house, %x7O on Central avenue
BATTLE CREEK - Between 4 and 5
worst rain, hail and electrical storm that
we have had here for years. Three Inches
OF rain fell in about an hour. The telephone
wires are all down, so that no communica-
ton can be had with surrounding places
SUPERIOR-A most timely and appro-
pirate Improvement in this town is the
in convenient places about the streets and
alleys for tying farmers teams. This is
being done by the city and will be much'ap
town. -
sUPERIoR--The annual picnic Of the
Jewell United Presbyterian congregation
nine miles southwest OF Superior was held
today A very large party Is in attendance
The exercises are largely memorial, as it is
congregation and has been kept up with
growing interest for eleven years.
AUBURN-The machinery for the con-
structton OF the "object lesson road" across
the Nemaha bottom east of town has
reached here 1t consists of a large steam
roller, water sprinkler, truck wagon and
begun on the road and will no doubt be |
in full force within very few days
YoRK;T7,Within the next thirty days
tiers tiers and fraternal picnic a circus and
different churches in York have agreed to |
have union tent meetings and have en- |
gagged evangelists who will be here soon |
and the good work will commence.
LEXINGTON-The third DAY of the Daw-
son County chautauqua passed OFF with |
added numbers in attendance. The chief |
s ssye tSn sSdag was Pp Ph Baird who
exception OF DIR. Baird, the program will |
be completely changed. Frank r. Robertson
Afiame."
ALBIoN-Company NJ, Second Nebraska |
National Guards. has returned from the an |
nual encampment at Kearney. The record |
made by several members of the company |
as marksmen is highly gratifying to their |
many friends, and II Is expected that Com |
encamDment
WOOD RIVER-The annual campmeat- |
ing of the United Evangelical churches !
of the Platte valley conference will be held l
IA cameron eE near Wood River, beginning
Among the speakers will be Bishop w, f. |
Hiel OF Chicago and Rev. b. H Niebel OF |
charge of Presiding Elders 8. B. DilloW
HUMBOLDT-Power Bros, local grain
buyers and farmers who have been quite |
and marketing sheep are arranging 10 en-.
bark In the business more extensively than /
ever during the coming winter, and to that /
end are just completing a gigantic shed |
near their elevator The structure will be |
used TO shelter the flock from the severe |
weather which has caused a great many to |
perish in other years. The building is lO8 |
KISS in size, and over four cars OF lumber |
were used In its construction.
WEST POINT-The nonarrivaI OF Rev |
rather Nugent OF Des Moines, who was |
billed 10 deliver lecture last evening at |
at this place, was grievous disappoint-
ment 10 some LOO persons who had as |
making tour of the county in his auto !
mobile and was caught in a severe rain |
storm which visited this section yester- |
day afternoon and was prevented from
reaching West Point This afternoon a |
lecture was delivered by ". NJ. Davidson |
superintendent Of the Omaha city schools |
DAKOTA CITY-Mrs. James Jackson
wife of one OF the graders in the Smith /
camp, which Is located on the Great North /
ern grade, about mile southwest Of this /
place, created considerable excitement IN /
the camp last evening by feinting an at
tempted suicide by taking carbolic acid 1
Her husband had gone TO Sioux City to the /
Pawnee Bill show. at which she was much
disappointed In not accompanying him. DR. I
ID. &. Stinson was called and after laborinR 4
with her couple OF hours and seeing no /
outward sign Of the drug and no inward /
symptoms concluded she was only DluninR /
which proved 70 be the case