Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-12
News of Nebraska.

cases the officers are kept busy summoning
jurymen.
News of Nebraska.
PAPILLION-In the district court that
convenes next Monday there are seventy
civil cases and six criminal.
PAPIBLION-The delinquent tax list lust
published is one-half less than in former
years-eleven cOlumns-seven of which are
for the village of Bellevue.
PLATTSMOUTH-A heavy frost was WIS.,
ible In this vicinity this morning, which
cooked" the tomato vines in some locali-
ties, but was beneficial In ripening corn.
BEATRICE-Mrs. w. w. Luberger enter
! tained a company of friends last evening
, In honor of Miss Luelia Mcdonald. After
/ luncheon the guest of honor was given a
linen shower.
BEATRICE-George Hurn was fined so
and costs yesterday In police court for
assaulting William Upthagrove. He was
unable to pay his fine and was put to work
on the streets.
BEATRICE-The Board Of Directors OF
| the Beatrice Chautauqua association met
| 1906 assembly and adjourned sine die. The
new board will meet next Monday night for
reorganization.
BEATRICE-Henry Burroughs, a resident
! of this city, in fight with Roy Heffiefnger
at an early hour this morning, was slashed
with knife and severely beaten. Two of
up. All escaped.
| AINSWORTH-This morning the people
| OF AlnSWOrtn saw the nrSt frost this iall
end with It there was ice about a sixteenth
OF an inch, but all vegetation Is out of any
I danger, and some farmers are going TO
musk corn soon.
BEATRICE-The wheat raised on the
county poor farm this season was sold yes
terday to the Davis Grain company of this
city for 242.9S by Superintendent NJ. e.
| E.ieman. That amount was turned over
/ to abe county treasurer.
| loLATTSMOUTH-Mrs Lucy Worl has
brought suit in the district court against
| ms ny n
and collect the sum of 81 $50 damages for
I injuries alleged to have been sustained by
! falling upon a defective sidewalk In this
| city.
! BEATRICE-An ear of corn of the white
dent variety which measured twelve inches
I'm length, nine and three-fourths inches IN
circumference and weighed two and one
fourth pounds was shown here yesterday.
near F1lley.
BEATRICE-At a meeting of the city
council last evening the report of City
| treasurer Jones was submitted, showing
to $40, 1896 A contract for constructing
new sewer at the corner OF Elk and High
streets was awarded to Barkhurst & Hecka-
| TTSMOUTH-Leonard e. Hanford OF
/ Lincoln and Miss Susan NJ. Shopp were
united in marriage this evening at the
Frank b. Shopp, In this city, Rev. ]. II
| Salisbury, pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church, officiating.
| DEAL hlCE-lne county rair opened yes
terday at the driving park for a four days
run, with good attendance. The exhibits
OF grain vegetables. stock etc. are quite
large and of the very best. Besides horse
racing every afternoon. there are enough
counter attractions, to furnish plenty OF
entertainment for those who attend.
| FREMONT-Rev. F. NJ. Sanderson of the
! Methodist Episcopal church, who leaves
this week after six years pastorate to
take charge of the Methodist church al
Lafayette, Ia, was presented today by the
people of his church with a silver cup con.
tanning 800, the presentation occurring al
a dinner given to himself and wife. by r.
.BEATRICE-The annual Sunset reception
gwen yesterday AFTERNOON In the parlors
OF the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
large number of those who had reached
the three-seore milestone and upwards. a
musical and literary program was rendered
after which splendid supper was served
In the basement of the church.
FREMoNT-At the session of the county
| board today a petition was presented By
100 voters OF Logan and Hooper township:
10 have the question submitted TO the
voters or the county whether the bridge;
70 be hereafter built be of wood or steel
No action has yet been taken upon it. Th,
bridge contract for the year was AWARDED
to the Standard Bridge company OF Omaha
| PLATTSMOUTH-Hon J. w. Barns, whC
SUFFERED stroke of aPoplexy in Tecumsel
yesterday, was resident OF this city anC
county for some twenty-five years. HI
and later married the daughter of Judg,
w. d. Gage. A daughter married Davit
Campbell who was county treasurer herr
supreme court.
BEATRICE-Dr. @. w. Crofts. formerl,
/ pastor Of the Congregational church of this
city. has accepted a call from the Congre
gational church at West Point, Neb., ant
IN company with Mrs. Crofts will leave
for that place soon. Dr.. and Mrs. Crofti
| nave been residents of Beatrice for tn,
| last fifteen years and the announcement
of their intended removal from the city
causes a feeling of genuine sorrow among
NEBRASKA CITY-A large gang of mel
is at work constructing the Mule slough
Grahi Image ditch east of this city. The ditcl
that is provided with rollers, and as In,
work progresses the machine is move,
thirty feet wide at the top, twenty fee
wide at the bottom and eight feet deem
Ihe main pain channel will be nine miles long
more than fourteen miles. The ditch will
drain about 10000 acres OF land
III. TRICIEEMichael and Stephen Dim
Rock Island, were quite badly injured a
Rockford yesterday. They were riding OF
with several other men who are engages
IN making repairs on a bridge near tina
point when the car jumped the track. throw
ing them on. They fell in front of tn
car, which passed over them. Stephen sus
tanned two broken ribs, an injured spin
badly cut about the head and body Tn
formers condition was so serious that n
was Drought TO this city for treatment
NEBRASKA CITY-The Board OF Educa
ton has instructed the superintendent an
truant officer to file Complaints in m
county court against the parents of childre
VINO are habitual truants. A number a
| test cases will be filed and II they proy
inenectual complaints will be filed agains
the children under the general law and a
enort be made to have them Sentenced =
the reform school. II Sentence is "a SEE
on the children II will be SUSPENDED a
long as the child is regular al schoo
| over forty children are remaining ava
! ! from the schools and their parents "a
they cannot control them. County Attorne
Bisehof Is acting with the board in th
DAKOTA CITY-With several gasbas ,
his head and his face pounded black an
blue, William Threehouse, a cook employe
IN camp on the Ashland extension al IN
| Great Northern railway, located near No
mer, was taken through this place 10 Siou
city last night to be placed In the hosnits
| Tor treatment. ThreehOuse claims he ia
gone to livery stable in Homer 10 mir
rig 10 go to Sioux City and was return
ing TO his companions who Were to accom-
pany him, when ne was accosted by fvS
men, hit over the head with ciub =
billy, knocked down and robbed OF abor
10 lie did not hesitate to name his 80
sallants, accusing two Homer parties Z
the crime, whom he says he Will bring inf
court as soon as he is able.
PLATrSMOUTH-Tho F. WhaI,.
died at his home In Roanoke, Va, Monda
night with pneumonia -.