The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-19
The Nebraska Independent

of the Presbyterian church in this
city, was formally installed as pastor
of the church Wednesday evening.
He is extremely popular with people
of all denominations here.
Oxford-The small grain crop in
this section is matured and will great
ly exceed the most sanguine expecta-
tons both as to quantity and quality
Some estimates place the average
yield of wheat at from twenty to TWEEN
ty-five bushels per acre. Corn, though
late, is looking remarkably well con-
sidering weather conditions, though
rain would be beneficial.
Beatrice-Things political have be-
gun to warm up little in Gage coun
ty during the last few days. 1t is
understood that Mayor Shultz and
Samuel Rinaker are out for the office
of congressman from this congress
sional district, while H. e. Sackett,
ex-county attorney, would not be
averse to the nomination for state
senator. Bob Kyd and w. W. Wright
several weeks ago announced their
candidacy for the Office of state treas
urer.
Beatrice-G. w. Walker threshed
forty-fve acres of wheat. which yield
ed 33 1-3 bushels to the acre and test
ed sixty-one pounds. He sold the
grain to Cummings & Laughlin of
this city for Ga cents per bushel. Ollie
Zimmerman threshed his wheat crop
at his farm, ten miles northeast of
Beatrice and reports yield of 35
bushels to the acre. He says he has
twenty acres of oats which will make
so bushels to the acre.
Tecumseh-The wheat crop in John
son county, which is now being
threshed, is one of the best farmers
have secured in years. The reports
are that the grain is yielding from
% to 35 bushels to the acre, with an
occasional field that makes 40 bush
els. The test is good. Oats are turn
ing out much better than was ex-
pected and all crop conditions are
very encouraging.
Tecumseh-At meeting of the
Johnson county republican central
committee, held in Tecumseh it was
decided to hold the county conven-
ton in Tecumseh Saturday afternoon,
August A. Candidates for county at
torney, clerk of the district court,
representative and commissioner are
to be chosen, as well as delegates to
the several conventions to be held
in the state and this district.
Table Rock-Wheat threshing in
this vicinity has been in progress for
the last few days until checked by
rain. The farmers are threshing from
| the shock. The wheat is of an ex-
cellent quality ard IN fine condition,
| testing sixty pounds and more in
some instances and running all the
way from 35 to As bushels per acre
| and brings 65 cents per bushel at the
elevator The elevator men have been
busy caring for the crop.
Ansley-Jesse B. Hendrickson who
drew number 1856 in the Crown Indian
reservation opening at Billings, Mont,
returned from Billings this morning
without taking land. Sixteen Ansley
| boys got favorable numbers in the
drawing and not one of them will take
homesteads They believe the land
| to be worthless. A. H. Banks, editor
of the Argosy, advised friends by mail
that outside of a few numbers he
would not give one of his red pigs
for 10000 acres of the reservation
and be compelled to keep it.
Bloomington-On account of the
congressional convention being called
on the Sth of August, the day set for