Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-09

TECUMSEH-Mars John w. Carter
has been removed from office in Sterling
officer Of the law.
WOOD RIVER-station Agent r. r. Root
Is taking layoff and with his family
leaves for an extended visit with relatives
in Illinois tomorrow.
WOOD RIVER-There are a number Of
land seekers in town this week. the larger
number coming from York and Seward
county TO buy land here.
TABLE ROCK-The opera house was
crowded here last night to witness a game
Of basket ball wherein the high school OF
Table Rock competed with the Town club,
the latter being victorious.
WOOD R1VER-For the past few days
filling the stores and houses and causing
much discomfort among the neat store
keepers and tidy housewives.
WOOD RIVER-The frame work of the
| work is being rapidly completed The peo-
pie here are rejoicing over the Improvement
which has been needed for years.
WOOD RIVERA large beet dump has
| been built on the Union Pacific right-of-
way, which greatly facilitates the loading
| of beets into the car. The dump raises the
| wagonbox and empties 1t into the car. The
| crop of beets has begun moving and the
| quality is good.
WOOD RIVER-The remains of Elias
| Jameyson was taken to Clinton, Ia, yestcr-
| day for interment. The deceased was Is
years of age and had made his home with
| his daughter, Mrs. G. ]. Hauke, VINO dled
| last week. This bereavement hastened
| the fathers death, who had been Ill for
| some time.
WOOD RIvER-Two Inherent physicians
had a fight here last evening over trihing
! dispute. In the miXup one of them hit
ms partner over Ihe he eaara T n,ecss ETbe
| quarrel was soon patched up, the injured
mans wounds dressed and they proceeded
| on their way together.
TECUMSEH-The prohibitionists Of John
! son county did not launch a full ticket at
| their convention held in Crab Orchard.
dates For county clerk, Fred Metzger OF
Nesta precinct; for judge, j. n. Mills or
nolds of Maple Grove precinct.
| TECUMSEH-The delinquent tax list In
johnson county is by far the smallest this
It has been b in twsn5y hS OF
the people. The same used to make page
and one-half in a local paper, and this year
! 1t makes less than two columns.
TECUMSEH-Word comes from G. K.
Phillips Of San Bernardino, CAL, formerly
of this city that he is recovering nicely
at work for the Santa Fe railroad in that
city. His arm was broken and terribly in.
Jpred at the ep9w Ihe zap Was ics removed
TABLE ROCK-James Tillotson of this
place and Frank Kevanda, jr., of Elk
Rock, have entered into partnership and
will open up I'm the near future in the
hardware business in the Martin building,
third stock Of hardware in Table Rock
WOOD RIVER-The cucumber threshing
has commenced and lot OF men and boys
are employed in the fields. The cucumbers
are thrown into a machine which separates
the seeds from the pulp. Several thou
sand dollars worth OF seed has been raised seq
seed is another industry, several hundred
acres of squash is now being harvested.
TABLE RoCK-Hon. c. s. Wood and his
SON. c. j. Wood, who went to Pierre, s. D.,
some two or three weeks since to purchase
sheep, arrived home this morning. bringing
with them. for Highland stock farm, the
ranch of the former, four miles north OF
here, eight car loads or sheep, numbering
2,43o head, Mr.. Wood is going into the
iTECUMSEH-One OF the biggest sales OF
thoroughbred live stock ever held In this
part Of Nebraska, will take place near Te-
Hon. William Ernst and his sons VIII sell
off the stock on Wolf Creek farm, the
senior Mr.. Ernst's home place Mr.. William
Ernst has now located in Tecumseh and
will discontinue the stock raising business,
but the sons will continue the same.
ECUMSEH-Contractor Ed Carr of the
railroad grading firm OF William Carr &
Sons of this city, has been here the last
days HIS ontS % 9I %en IN a s6e n sess
hood OF silver Lake, Kan. During the re,
cent flood the water came up and washed
ery and the Arm suffered considerable loss
Some OF the new railroad work was also
damaged.
CoLUMBUs-The remains OF Jay Will
liams, son OF Hon r. F. Williams, passed
, through here yesterday for st. Edward
where they Will be laid to rest Monday
Mr.. Williams was 80 years old and died In
! Panama while engaged with an engineer
; corps working on the canal. A permit
was secured by Senator Millard for trans
portation of the body through the various
| states. Mr.. Williams died from yellow
fever some weeks ago. The remains were
sealed in a metal casket ana especially
prepared for their long Journey.
COLUMBUS-This city Is just on the
verge OF an ice famine The dealers have
, only enough ice on hand for two or three
DAYS and have so far been unsuccessful
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