Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-19

ing nicely. and fan grain is going IN in hne
shape. The prospect for a heavy crop Of
corn was never better.
BURwE1I-The populists held their
convention Saturday and nominated a fun
county ticket and elected delegates 20 the
state convention. No resolutions were
passed.
WEST PO1NT-Pruf v Pospisn. in
structor Of the West Point Cadet band,
| returned saturday from VISIT 10 his birth,
place in Bohemia, extending over several
months.
BI4AIR-A heavy. cold rain has been
/ falling all this afternoon. Corn is badly
blown down over most OF this county
owing to the wet ground and heavy weight
OF the ears.
SCHUYLER The republican central
and after considerable discussion decided
20 hold the county convention at Clark
son October 3.
WEST PoINT-John Gerdes and Miss
Alvina Lohding were united in marriage
at St Pauls German Lutheran church In
West Point Rev. A. r Z. Oelschlaeger,
pastor. offiCiating.
BEATRICE-N. z. Jones has sold his
drug store to F. Shaher Of stockton. Kan,
who took possession today. Mr.. Jones will
Ssnet on On his rfRSi bsah near lot '
| LEIGH-A heavy rain fell here last night
and is continuing ct intervals durtng the
and considerable damage Is being done
/ to hay and stacked grain.
EATRICE-Lghtning struck the farm
house Of Rush Hartzell four miles east
Of Pickerell The building caught fre and
/ burned 20 the ground with all It's contents
Loss 1850. partially insured.
! FREMONT-The heavy rain of last night
( was followed by another soaker this after
noon which viii make some Of the country
| ming slow on both railroads.
TEKAMAH-Wi illiam Adair plead guilty
/ Saturday before Judge Sears to the charge
! village Of Decatur. Judge Sears sentenced
him to six weeks in the county Jail.
! TEKAMAH-J. S. Crue has commenced
up a large feed mill when the plant Is
/ completed Mr.. Crue will enter into the
! wholesale as well as the retail business.
! HARvARD-Close to l.25 inches OF water
| fell since last night, the rain being ac-
companied by heavy wind, thunder and
rain will continue at intervals during the
day.
GENEvA-Harry Richard Of MARYLAND
was arrested Saturday night while at the
| Northwestern depot with his wife, whom
he threatened with knife after filling up
on booze. He is enjoying solitary con-
! WEST POINT-Rev Charles H Sud
brock, pastor Of the German Methodist
I Episcopal church has been retained in his
present charge for the ensuing year to the
1 great satisfaction of his parishioners and
1 the people Of the town.
TEKAMAH-Grand Master Melville r.
Seward, Neb to take part in the laying
Of the cornerstone OF the new court house
Ane ceremonies DelIE conducted
! by the Masonic fraternity.
GENEvA-Yesterday Rev. ". H Moor
OF Omaha held services in Trinity Episco-
he baptized hve infant boys, one being
from st. Edward and one from Blue Hill.
ALBION-The Boone county fair will
open tomorrow with the brightest prospects
in it's history Unless the weather, which
is now threatening, interferes, the exhibits
will far outstrip former years There will
/ be more speed horses entered, and faster
races than ever before.
TABLE ROCK-The Nemaha is out Of
its banks and higher than It has been for
| some time. Many Of the corn fields are
under water. The rural route men were
| and no one from east Of the river was able
| to get across into town
| OSCEOLA-The Polk County Fair asso-
| citation over which Grant T. Ray presides
as secretary, begins its twenty eighth an
nual fair tomorrow, the 18TH and II con-
tinues for three days. The management
has spared no pains or expense to make
this the most successful fair that has ever
been held in the county.
BEATRICE-The Union Pacific put an
extra force Of men TO work Sunday morning
near Hoimesyiiie. which was washed out
by the high water few days ago. The
first train to cross Sunday was the one pull
ing Sells & Downs shows, which appeared
at WahoO Saturday and which were en-
route to Wamego, Kan where the appeared
today.
BEATRICE-Fred Cook and Bud Grimes
two sportsmen Of Beatrice purchased three
fine bird dogs Of man named Mason, who
lives in Missouri They paid the price
asked and yesterday the animals arrived
and with them an extra c. o. D. charge Of
SIS. They refused to pay the amount and
had Constable Mack replevin the dogs. The
case is set for hearing Tuesday in Judge
Inman's court.
LEIGH-A real estate deal was made
here Yesterday that shows how the values
Of farm land are increasing in this vicinity.
Henry Frank. ST.. sold his 120-acre farm
TO Lowie Robert for SIS per acre. This
farm is located two miles east OF town,
is broken and badly cut up by creek, and
is not very elaborately improved Five
years ago $40 per acre would have been
big price for this farm.
COZAD-A terrific hail and rain storm
visited this locality about midnight do
ing considerable damage. Almost all the
windows facing west are broken. The hall
stones ranged from the size Of marbles
TO that Of a goose egg. Corn was too well
matured 70 suffer much damage, although
| the fodder was destroyed. The course OF
the storm was from southwest to north
, ! east and not very wide.
| NORFOLK - Northern Nebraska was
! drenched by another downpour Of rain
, / which started at midnight and continued