Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-24

the three-wire plan throughout. The con-
tract has been let to the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing company Of
Pittsburg Pa.
FALLS CITY-More than 1000 dead hsh
were discovered floating about the lakes
Of George Abbott north OF town, and Joe
Culp, south of town, one morning last
week The lakes were stocked a year or
two ago with catfish and crappies. IL is
thought the lakes were dynamited or lime
used why II was done or BY whom, has
not yet been discovered.
SCHUYLER-The first load Of this years
wheat was brought to the local NIL ,i,ei9sd iass
all of the early promises, testing siNty-hve
pounds and yielding about thirty to thirty
five bushels to the acre. The Kernels are
large, fat and hard, and declared by all the
farmers to be the best grade yielded in
years. The mill received about 5000 bushels
last week.
CUMSEH-secretary Al Russell of :he
Southeastern Nebraska Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION has called meeting Of the as
that time a constitution and bylaws will
be adopted and other matter to the interest
Of the members disposed Of The society
tlon companies in the way of securing bet
ter shipping rates this year.
SUTHERLAND-En have been at
work during the past few days, chaining
the Keith and Lincoln Counties Irrigation
company ditch, with view to ascertaining
tRTougS thT the big AMI b Sest Of
about four miles. Water is now brought
from the North Platte river by way OF
cut through the hills north Of town, ana
II is thought that by building a canal
on the proposed route the benent TO the
territory through which 1t would pass
would be very great.
WEST PoINT-Tha Nebraska Telephone
company Is extending its rural line from
Monterey three and one-half miles south
to the line of Dodge and Cunning counties.
This company is constantly, actively en-
gagged in covering the rural districts with
telephone lines and In short time expects
to have every important district in the
county connected with the central office
at West Point.
LUMBUS-Conductor c. S. Raney of
the Burlington, who was shot in the foot
July 4, is at his home in this city and is
able to hobble about on crutches. The
ball is still In his foot and will not be re-
moved unless II should give him trouble.
train between Lincoln and Seward at the
time of the accident, and some enthusiastic
Who did the shooting was never ascer-
talned.
sUTHERLAND-Crops Of all kinds have
improved wonderfully in the past Two
past few days have enhanced the optimism
of the farmers. While small per, cent
Of the acreage of sugar beets was almost
destroyed by the foods OF the early part
of the season, II is thought that the crops
generally, will yield pretty satisfactorily;
grains will 20, in many places, as high
as fifty bushels to the acre
sCHUYLER--At a meeting OF the vice
presidents of the Colfax County Old Set
Tiers association + ID at the office Of @.
H. Wells, county judge, last Saturday aft.
ernoon, II was decided to hold the annual
reunion and picnic at Schuyler, September
T. The Old Settlers association was organ
lied August %, 1902. Any person who has
resided In Colfax county for twenty-one
years or more is eligible to membership.
Picnics have been held every year since
the association organized and the attend
ance has been exceptionally good. lndica-
blRRest time vet for the picnic this year.