Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-04
News of Nebraska.

BEATRICE-John Meyer, a German
farmer living west OF beatrice, nau ms
left hand badly crushed IN oinoer TO-
SEwARD-County Treasurer Newton
paid of $1,000 of the court house BONDS
this, week; This makes $4,000 OF the
BEATRICE-Horace Cook, 10 years Of
age, will probably lose. the sight OF an
eye, caused by the explosion OF olahK
cartridge pistol yesterday.
SEWARD-During the storm on Sun
day night a large tree was struck by
lightning near the residence OF sherman
Diers, shocking some or the famly'
BEATRICE-Mrs. Carl Schultz died At
her home nine miles southwest of Beatrice
yesterday aged 40 years. She Is survived
by her husband and three children.
BEATRICE-Paul Witzh Of this city
was yesterday awarded the contract for
building the new plant for the Beatrice
Poultry and Cold Storage company.
BURCHARD-Dr. r. s. Humphrey, who
has practiced his profession at Tobias
this state, for ten years past. has moved
to Burchard and opens his ONCE mere To-
day
BEATRICE-Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Claus
sen of West Beatrice left yesterday on
an extended visit to Europe and their old
home at Denmark They will be absent
until next fall.
BEATRICE-A heavy rain fell heee
wind and hail. The storm was not severe
enough to damage crops. The rainfall
amounted to an inch.
PIERCE-Mr. Albert o. Schramm and
Miss Kate Halpin were united in marriage
Saturday night at o'clock al the cath
Ollie parsonage, Rev. Father Mester per-
forming the ceremony.
BEATRICE-The case of Charles Jones,
who IS charged with driving his sutomo-
bile faster than the law permits, was
called in Judge lnman's court yesterday
and continued TO July ~.
BEATRICE-New mail service was es,
tablished on Rock Island trains Nos. 81
and So yesterday, which will be greatly
appreciated by the citizens OF Beatrice.
These trains run between Kansas city
and Denver
HARVARD-sunday afternoon a hard
rainstorm came up and one-halr or 40
inch of water fell in few moments SIX
miles north OF here, along the county line,
considerable hail fell and many farmers
were heavy losers.
PLATTsMoUTH-The cass county
mortgage record for June y as follows;
Farm mortgages filed, IL; amount, iZ2,-
$50; released, Il; amount. s2Z,olS; ely
mortgages fled, 81 amount S4'llei re-
leased, 3; amount S2,SlS,
LUMBUS-Columbus is to have q
new national bank. 1t is TO be called the
German National, its capital stock 70 be
$4,000 Its directors are Hans Elliott
j. McKillip and ]. f, Slime.
STANDARDIZATION General Culver
will go 10 Beaver Crossing TO see II there
is rifle range near there where the state
troops may meet Tor target practice. ne
powerful small arms now used by the
state require a l,O0O-yard range.
sEWARD-The wind which aecompan,
led the storm on sunday night destroyed
all OF the small outbuildings on William
Wilson's farm. Hail as large as a base
ball fell In A precinct on Sunday even
ing. Seven inches of rain fell at Bee.
BEATRICE-At meeting of the Hoas
Farmers Elevator company last niSh
William Keefer was elected manager
Work has been commenced on the lew
| 20, 0OO-bushels capacity elevator and n
will be pushed TO completion with oil pos
sible haste.
GRAND ISLAND-The city of Grand
Island yesterday received the money. $685.
900. for its recently issued municipal
lighting bonds with which 10 construct
an electric plant in connection with the
waterworks, and IL has develoSed thai
| a final effort was made by private parties
through an outside arm. TO defeat the
sale OF the bonds, which, however, wa
unsuccessful since the procedures In con-
nection with the election and issue Wer'