Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-29

wound. He was brought to this city to
receive medical attention.
CRETE--Joseph Christians, who has been
here for six weeks visiting his home folks
supposedly on a furlough. was found to
have been a deserter from the Twenty-irst
regular infantry. Word from Fort Crook
received today called for his appearance
there at once. He was taken to Fort Crook
by Constable Atteberry.
EXETER - The Methodist Episcopal
church people have commenced work on the
enlargement and remodeling OF their church.
The improvements will cost about $1,000
when completed. There will be basement
s snIs mn ue with a kTeSen and dining room go
to be used for suppers and socials.
TABLE ROCK-Dana Andrews, adjoining
at thes5ed hs Tee o p mis- a5een
average OF almost fifty bushels per acre,
| which ne sold at the Butterfeld elevator at
Of J s55ss7 William PSnEburn. on the farm sT
| adjoining, had a yield of forty-six bushels
to the acre.
NORFoI.K-Three families, including
men, women and children, were arrested
at Butte on charge of cutting fences
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Miller, Mr., and Mrs.
Van Kirk and S-yeaT-old daughter were
arrested The men were held and the
| an old homestead disagreement.
| NORFOLK-C. F. Stockwell OF Bassett,
Neb.. who DISTINGUISHED himself himself several r9l
and their causes, is just now experimenting
| with the cornstalk disease, with prospects
good for learning Its cause and cure. He
believes prussc acid will be found to be
| the whole cause. Sugar Is given as an
antidote in several experiments it has
OSCEOLA-Samuel G. Jacoby of Univer-
sity Place, near Lincoln, has been here
the past week, getting voters TO pledge
| themselves by signing card that they
| will vote the prohibition ticket in city,
| county. state and national elections until
| the year 1908. He tackles almost every
voter and thinks he is meeting with won
derful success, by the number of cards
| he has secured.
| ton held a special meeting last night and
| elected Miss Sally Wilson of this city lam
guage teacher in the High school to sue
| granted leave of absence for one year.
| Miss Winona Proper was elected to sue
coed Miss Jessie Nicholson, who has re-
| signed to accept a position in the public
schools of Portland, ore.
| PLATTSMOUTH-Dr. wv. A. Alton of
Bayamon, Porto Rico. is visiting relatives
in this city. He describes conditions there
| as improving under American rule, but
years of development are necessary before
the nieces and nephews of Uncle Sam and
| Aunt Columbia can be expected to show
a high grade of civilization or refinement
DIR. Alton is in charge Of an orphanage at
land within two months.
BEATRICE-The Demster Assurance
company held it's annual meeting last
night The report of the secretary showed
that 81, 700 had been collected last year, and
the disbursements were sl.25s, leaving a
icers were elected: F. p. Clippinger,
president; A. p. Sage, vice president; e.
F. wilt, secretary; William Elliott, treas
urer.
! HUMBoLDT-Cooper g. Linn. local grain
buyers. are earnestly searching for G. g.
, VandVeer, a young farmer of about % years
, | of age, who a couple of weeks ago called at
their Office and secured a check for $50 as
advance payment for lot Of wheat which
. deliver at an early date. Later investiga-
ton revealed the fact that the young man
had no wheat and shortly after securing
the check disappeared from this section
/ HUMBOLDT-Local scientists who have
? investigated, claim that lightning and not
dynamite is responsible Tor the destruction
| found floating on the surface of various
lakes and the Nemaha river one morning
| 1t is the first instance of the kind ever re-
ported in this section. George A. Abbott of
3 the Crystal lakes at Falls City claims to
' have lost over 5000 members Of the finny
tribe
PI.ATTsMOUTH-while Ben Dill, a
farmer, crossing small bridge with
e his threshing outfit yesterday che struct.
4 ure suddenly gave way and precipitated
, the engine and coal wagon into the creek
1 distance of fourteen feet. Mr.. DILL who
! was caught between the engine and wagon,
r was seriously injured, but It is thought he
1 wound on the left hip, also an injury to
r his left shoulder. The accident occurred
nine miles southwest of this city.
YORK-The York Chautauqualls having
, little contest with Pluvips. yesterday thou
sands came to York. TO, attend and all day
a adjoining York park Early In the morning
: President Corcoran of the York Commercial
8 club received a telegram from Governor
Folk in which he stated he was unable &c
attend as he was after the race track
gamblers at Delmar, Mo-, and asking If he
could arrange to come few days later
Q The management at once wired all station
agents within forty miles of York to notify
those who were coming that Folk would MOI
be at York. Arrangements were made and
Q Mr. Berge, the defeated fusion candidate
n spoke in place of Folk on Bribery" Las
: night every seat in the large pavilion wa!
y filled. Many were standing and Hhe boys
{ selling chairs did a big business. The pro
gram had hardly started when II threatened
rain and hundreds left, and within forty
| minutes all left. The rain came and farm
ers are rejoiced, as 1t insures big corr
: crop in York county.