Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-17

sEwARD-The annual fraternal picnic
will be held at Beaver Crossing August
PLATTsMoUTH-This has been the hot
test day Of the summer, the mercury reg
istering 9S above In the shade.
BEATRICE-The democratic convention
Of the First Judicial district is called to
meet in Beatrice on August 30 at 2. m.
BEATRICE-Dr. Gilbert Robertson Of this
city yesterday vaccinated lT head Of cat
tie on the fitzpatrick ranch west Of the
city a preventive for blackleg.
| BEATR1CE--A pair Of the Fulton blood
hounds was taken to Nicola, Ia, yesterday
to run down some parties who had robbed
a store at that place early yesterday morn
ing
drouth still continues here. No rain to
be of any benefit has fallen for weeks. So
far the crops have not suffered to any
great extent.
BEATRICE-Yesterday afternoon at 2:3o
o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal parson-
age was solemnized the marriage Of Mr..
Fred w. Brown and Miss Mary osborne,
Rev. N. A. Martin officiating
SEwARD-Judge Evans will be here on
September rs to grant final papers OF nat
| uralisation TO all who apply. The new law
goes into effect September "a.
BEATRICE-Gideon Fitzgerald, a resident
OF South Beatrice, was kicked in the fore
to the buggy. The blow severed the tenn
pora artery. He Is recovering nicely
from his injuries.
| SEWARD-The twenty-eighth annual
session OF the Seward county teachers in
| slit lite will convene in Seward August o.
Thursday. August 80. Is school officers day.
large corps of instructors and lecturers
have been secured.
! SEwARD-Rev Frederick, one OF the
most popular ministers ever engaged by
| the Congregational church of this place.
! has resigned from this charge and his res
| ignation will go into effect october l.
| BEATRICE-w. II. Canon of Winfield,
New Home Telephone company at this point
to succeed c. M Mcneil. resigned. He
ss Sha % n few d TSs
BEATR1CE-Mr. Mark L. Powers and
Miss Mamie Goodwin, both of this city.
were married yesterday at the home OF the
where they will make their future home
sBwARD-F J. Fitzsimmons. the, man
money in the banks to redeem the same.
was arrested by Sheriff Gillian. and the
sheriff. of Nuckolls county came up to
| Seward and took Fitzsimmons to Su-
| perior.
PLATTsMoUTH-At the Cass county
Weepps Wster this H week tRere w nge III
names enrolled the first day, and the
| teachers reception was largely attended.
| There are sixteen men teachers in at
AUBURN-The attendance at the Chsu-
| tauqua for Tuesday and Wednesday was
| exceptionally good. The general attendance
is much better than on previous years.
| No assembly in the state has better pro-
gram and no better list of entertainers
has appeared upon the platform In the
| west.
sEwARD-At the democratic county
! convention at this place only thirty-eight
delegates were in attendance when there
| should have been 100. Berge was endorsed
for governor by vote OF rs to 10, AT the
congressional convention here on Tuesday
Judge ]. Thomas Of Seward was nominated
1 for congress.
CLAY CENTER-A young man giving his
name as Joseph willard was arrested this
| noOrnin0 the CCnnainf of the county
attorney for running a covered wagon,
used as a dwelling house, for immoral
purposes; He pleaded guilty :oo before a the
which he paid.
FREMoNT-The mercury this afternoon
reached o. the highest this season and 8
been but little wind stirring and the heat
was very oppressive. 1t is just the kind
OF weather ,n for corn which is growing owing
! the unexpected happens.
FALLS CITY-The funeral Of Mr.. John
Brecht. who lived south Of Falls City. ives
Brecht was 90 years Of age. He died a,
cancer Of the stomach. He was promi-
nent man in this part of the country.
BEATRICE-Two picture agents who
Witt for the last few weeks attempted to
beat their board and livery bills amounting
to about $50. They were overhauled at
Fairbury by the landlord of the De Witt
hotel who received enough cash and some
of their paraphernalia to satisfy his claim
and that of the liveryman.
BEATRlCE-Bill Wilson, a former uni
versity ball player and a member of the
Beatrice aggregation three years ago, has
ager. He will organize the local talent
and II found necessary will import few
professionals. He has arranged games
nee City. Roca and other towns in this
section Of the state.
SEwARD-sherifr Gillian went to Pleas
Srousht 70 seward raiiPoad aSerer whO
In an encounter with fellow laborer en-
ployed on the Burlington construction
neckyoke and almost killed him. About
every nationality is employed on the new
Burlington line and the "mixups" are too
frequent
; ARAPAHOE-The Furnas county teach
ers' institute is disappointment as to en-
rollment and number Of teachers In At
can only be accounted for by the fact thai
so many have attended the summer schools
at Holdrege and McCook and also taken
special work at Lincoln, Peru and other
places that excuses the teachers from at
tendance at county Institutes.
: SEWARD-The surveyors OF the Omaha
& Denver railroad were In Seward four oil
Ave days making a survey through thls
part OF the county; They ran me , tro ron
4 south of Germantown and parallels this
Burlington to Seward, coming In south OF
the river. Inc line IOllONs lne
west to a point between Tamora and Utica
where It runs southwest to McCool juno
ton.
STROMsBURG-The annual graduation
exercises of the eighth grade OF the Polk
county public schools took place at the
Auditorium in Osceola on Friday, Augus
TO- County Superintendent Wilhelmina
Rydberg awarded diplomas to a bright and
interesting class of seventy-two members
Twenty-six members of this class were
pupils of the Stromshurg schools. An In
teresting program was given In honor OF
the occasion.
STANTON-A division has occurred ir
the membership OF the German Lutheran
church at this place. A new class ha,
been formed with thirteen active anC
twenty passive members, and are classet
German Lutheran, st. Lucas church
With the assistance Of business men o
the town the rev organization has pur
chased the old Congrega tional church fol
its services. The reasons alleged for leav'
ing the mother church are hack of freedom
Of thought and speech accorded TO mem
bers and the barring from membership o.
the church members of secret societies.
/ STANTON-There are indications tina
a shortage OF teachers may exist In Stan
/ ton county the coming school year. Th'
new law, which requires that applicant
for certificates pass state examination
has caused many teachers to fan In TN
examination. These will be given mor'
time and an additional opportunity 10 ma X
good. The consequent demand for teach
ers has caused an increase in the wages
| Maid. so that $40 per month in country