Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-10

recently been found In this community.
DR.. Tibbitt, there has been no new cases
discovered and 1t Is thought that the dis
ease has been stamped out.
HUMBOLDT - Threshing outfits have
started up in this section and wheat yields
of forty-seven to fifty bushels to the acre
are already reported: The grain is grading
correspondingly well pleased. II would
seem that west Richardson is destined to
come up to its usual standard as wheat
producing section this season.
SEWARD-A peculiar wreck happened on
the Burlington Thursday. Four cars
jumped the track near Boyes & Efulshi-
zer's mill and ran along the ties until near
the railroad bridge and were rushed on
the bank there. Two went down the en-
bankment on one side and two on the other
side. The wrecking crew came from Lin
coin to clear the track, but on account of
wreck at Fremont had to leave and re =
turn here Saturday.
TEKAMAH w. An enthusiastic and har-
monlous meeting of the Burt county re-
publican central committee was held here
today, committeeman for every precinct
being present. A call for the county con-
vention to be held at Decatur August a. at
IL o'clock, was issued. The primaries OF
the several precincts will be held August
6. The county convention will be composed
of ninety-seven delegates, as follows:
Tekamah, 20; Everett, is; Oakland. 22 De-
catur, II; Craig, Il; Arizona, s. Silver
Creek, g.
IECIMSEE-Ine summer term OF the
district court for Johnson county convened
in Tecumseh Monday Judge j. b. Raper
of Pawnee City will probably be on the
bench. The term will be without jury
and it is not expected that much business
will be transacted. Judge Raper, who was
appointed by Governor Mickey to fill the
uneXpired term of Judge A. II. Babcock
of Beatrice, deceased, will probably have
a clear field for the nomination by the
republican judicial convention, which is
scheduled to meet in Tecumseh August 20
ling was one of the real old settlers in at
tendance at the semi-centennial celebration
Of the surveying of Johnson county. Mr..
Kneeland recited many reminiscent ex-
periences. He was in attendance at the
first celebration of the Fourth of July held
in Tecumseh, and that was forty years
ago. At the noon hour on that occasion
all the participants in the festivities were
seated for the meal at sixteen-foot table.
The crowd that celebrated In Tecumseh
5000. WV ~
PLATTsMoUTH-Mr and Mrs Conrad
Schlater celebrated their golden wedding
at 10 o'clock this forenoon solemn high
mass was said. Father Hennessey of Man
ley was celebrant; Father Hancik deacon,
and Father w. F. Bradley, subdeacon.
After they had renewed their matrimonial
pledges before Father Bradley. the latter
exhorted the married couple TO thank God
for the many blessings they had received
during the fifty years OF their married lives
and especially for their dutiful and de-
voted cnlldren.
PLATTsMOUTH-As requested, o. NJ.
Druse of Omaha. special agent of the
law department of the Burlington, has
furnished County Clerk Rosencrands copy
Of a statement said to have been made
by John Rukonan to Timothy Halme,
Ftnlander of Omaha, and sworn TO by the
latter regarding the injuries he received
here June &c The statement exonerates
the company. RukOnan, who cannot speak
or understand English, expects TO start
for Chicago Tuesday afternoon over the
Burlington which road will furnish him
with transportation.
BEATRICE-BeTt Hull, a noted forger
who is now under arrest at Buffalo, n. T.
was a former resident OF this city. Hull
left Beatrice about eighteen years ago,
since which time he has operated in the
principal cities Of the United States and
Europe. His first step to the bad was the
stealing OF his teachers pocketbook, just
before leaving school, From Beatrice he
drifted east and nothing was heard from
him until his first arrest at Chicago for
forgery Hull Is about 35 years of age and
unmarried. He has a sister living in Beat
rice.
BRADSHAW-The funeral Of J. N. Can
field was held from the Methodist church
Mr.. Garfield was an old and respected
citizen Of this place and his funeral was
largely attended. The widowed wife IL an
for several months. Until about a week
ago, when he was himself taken down,
he kept constant vigil at the bedside Of
his wife. Mr. Garfield had been married
twice and ten children by his FIRST wife
survive him, all OF whom were present
at the time OF his death. They have the
sympathy OF many friends.