Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-14


drummer, which position they held in the
army.
News of Nebraska.
CHADRON-Reuben Buchanan and Olive
Bedell Frederick were married by Judge
c. Dan Sayers.
CHADRoN-The Chadron aerie Of Eagles
has chartered a car to take its members
to to the the me meeting place at Denver They
CHADRON-The republican county CEN
tral committee of Dawes county is called
to meet in the court house the 18th to desig-
nate place and time of holding the county
WEST PoINT-The republican county
central committee is called to meet Mon
day afternoon, August a. At this meet
will be fixed
TECUMSEH--A county convention of the
Womans Christian Temperance union will
be held in Tecumseh Tuesday and Wednes-
day, August % and %. The state president
has agreed to be present and deliver an
address.
IHCU UMsEH-The Johnson county Board
of Commissioners, sitting as Board OF
Equalization, has made the county levy
for the coming year as follows: For gem
eral fund I mills; for bridge fund, mills;
for road fund, mills; total lS mills.
WEST POINT-Late Friday night or
early Saturday morning the clothing store
of Schmitt Bros. was broken into and
quantity of clothing was stolen. Four
crime and will be given a preliminary
trial before the county Judge on Monday.
TECUMSEH-A meeting of citizens will
ing, at which time it il expected to COM
pete the organization of the Tecumseh
Commercial club Shares are being sold
sixty business men have already taken
stock.
IECUMSEH-Hon S. p. Davidson of this
city will be one of the orators at the Ger
man-American picnic in Auburn Tuesday,
and the Tecumseh orchestra will assist
81, ssin Hn FNWrnGG "a
band and the Tecumseh orchestra will fur
nish the music for the Woodmen's picnic
in Cook Thursday.
MCOOK-The Standard Bridge company
of Omaha commenced work on the new
bridge over the Republican river at Perry,
this county, few miles ives, of McCook.
large force of men. were put at work this
morning and the structure will be rushed
to completion at the earliest possible date
YORk-In the death of Mr.. F. Baldwin,
whose funeral services occurred yesterday
York loses highly respected and one
of its wealthiest citizens. Mr.. Baldwin
suffered a stroke of paralysis, which was
the cause of his death. He was 81 years
of age, and leaves a wife and three
children, two of whom are living in this
county.
FALLS CITY-Followlng is Richardson
county's mortgage record for July; Farm
mortgages filed, Is; amount, SSS, lZ5O
Farm mortgages released, 8; amount, $lI,-
43S. City and town mortgages hled, s.
released, s; amount S. 49O. Chattei mort
cages hled, 49, amount, $lO.59S54. Chatlel
mortgages released, %; amount, $l2, 120S5
GRAND ISLAND-The marriage Of Miss
Efhe Van Camp, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs E. b. Van Camp, to Mr.. William
Baxter WYATT Of LONDON, Ontario, took
place last Thursday. The bride has been
a school teacher In this city for the past
eight years and the groom is professor
at London, Ontario, Canada, where they
will make their home after weeks honey
moon trip to Denver.
GRAND ISLAND-The death of Walter
c. King, one of the early residents of this
city, occurred Thursday night al his home
on East Fifth street after a months sick
ness of paralysis For the past twelve
where he was taken sick and brought to
this city. The deceased came to this city
grown sons and daughter.
FALLS CITY-Miss Ruth Akin, who re-
sides south Of Salem in school district No.
county W grasses at the institute held held fsGe here
last week which was the most complete
ever shown in the state. Miss Akin was
awarded hrst premium at the state fair
last fall on native grass display. The dis
play last week was far better than the
one at the fair, there being hfty-seVen va
rieties.
TECUMSEH-M d. Murphy, who lives
five miles east Of Tecumseh on the Brown
vile road, had one field of wheat of thirty
acres which made ll6O bushels, or an aver
age of SS3s bushels 10 the acre. Another
held Of sixty acres made 1900 bushels, or
33ls bushels to the acre. Both tested
"a pounds and Mr. Murphy sold 1t under
contract for n cents per bushel. He had
twenty acres of oats which made 80 BUSH
els to the acre of good grain.
YORK-The several committees are maxi
ing great preparations for the old settlers
at York In the York park on August "a.
| The program committee announces II has
meeting and In addition there will be sew
eTal other prominent speakers from all
over the state Several bands will be in
attendance and there will be games OF
ball between Gresham and Lushton teams.
FREMONT-A fine shower Of rain fell
| here last evening, the total precipitation
| being lilo inches. About 700 people were
at the carnival grounds when Il began TO
| pour down without much warning, and for
/ a time owing to the strong wind which
stirring things up little around the tents,
/ out the corn crop, which was beginning
70 show the effects OF the dry weather.
| Pastures were also dry and the leaves were
beginning to fall from many trees.
| OSCEOLA-While Attorney General Nor
| ris Brown Is monkeying around with the
Grain trust, the Lumber and Coal trust and
| others, how many other kinds OF trusts In
| Nebraska, not excepting the fraternal IN
suranee companies, would II not be good
! plan TO look after the common people d
! little. Polk county hos just formed a
/ trust; there are ten Of the doctors that
stromsburg and four in Osceola. They
| have adopted big fee bill. Very few or
| the fee bills in Osceoa but that are nearly
double what they have been formerly.
| GRAND ISLAND-A case OF forgery was
discovered at the Grand Island Banking
| company. in which cash TO the amount OF
S42 was given for a bogus check. The
| forger appeared at the bank and on not
| being known was sent out to get some
Identification. He soon returned with the
| Endorsement OF c. n. Waston, a car
| checker In the Union Pacific yards. and
the check was eashed Later i developed
| that the fellow had signed Watsons
| name himself, as he knew nothing OF II
| when aCcosted. No trace OF the fellow has
been found and the bank is out the 342.
| NORFOLK-With the remains OF his
! wife and baby In the baggage car ahead,
! A. ThOrensen, a Rosebud homesteader who
4 went TO the reservation when the country
was opened year ago, and whose home
| Is near Burke, S. D., passed through Nor
'n MS IT, ~ iltS ~ s outs 70, ~, 9i,
/ Will be held Measles was responsible for
/ the death OF the child, the mother sue
I cumbng 20 a broken heart and exhaust on
due 10 measles, herself. Thorensen was