Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-13
THOS. FITZPATRICK & CO.

date conflicting with the date of the Beaver
Crossing fraternal picnic.
BEATRICE-Judge Hazlett of this city
poisoned his ankle few days ago and
Is taking treatment at Robinson's SANTA
rum. He believes the infection was CAUSED
from wearing colored socks.
BEATRICE-Miss Lizzie Spilker, aged Is
years, died yesterday at Heperlen's SAM
tarium following an operation for appendi-
ctis. The remains were taken to her home
near Clatonia today for interment.
OXFORD-T. f. Mackprang of the hard
ware firm of Nielsen q Mackprang, will
depart this week for his old home in Ger
many, where his aged mother still resides.
He will be absent about three months
SEWARD-The republican county con-
vention will meet in Seward at O'Clock
Saturday afternoon to select deiegates 10
the state and congressional conventions.
The call calls for county convention OF
ia delegates
BEATRICE-The Union Pacific company
| is concentrating large force of laborers
at this point to begin the work of bal
| lasting the line between here and Lincoln
Crushed rock from the Blue Springs quar-
ries will be used as ballast.
| SEWARD-Adolph Hartwig was seriously
! injured by driving in front Of the Columbus
passenger train. He is deaf and did not
! killed outright and the other carried some
twenty feet on the COW catcher.
FALLS CITY-Rev. S; w; Griffin who
the Presbyterian church in this city, was
| formally installed as pastor OF the church
Wednesday evening. he is extremely pop
ular with people of all denominations here
| SYRACUSE-The Otoe county republican
| central committee met at Syracuse today
! and named Saturday, August 4. as the dty
! county convention will be held at Syracuse
! Monday, August 6. But one convention
will be held in otoe county.
| HARVARD-A fine rain came up this
morning just after daylight and in one
hours time the rain gauge showed 4-loO
! of an inch of waterfall. This rain is
| timely as wheat Is in stack and corn was
! in position to be much helped though not
suffering for want of rain.
1 HJJMBOLDT-There is talk of abandoning
I the usual fall carnival and street fair in
this city and substituting a firemen's tourn-
! ament with various other athletic sports
| interspersed. Purses will be provided OF
| suficient size to bring teams from the
larger cities to compete In the various
HUMBoLDT-The Board of Education
! has elected Mr.. A. L, Moon of Arcadia,
Neb.. TO fI the princlpalshlp OF the city
! schools in place Of Osher Schlaifer, who
gave up the place to teach in the Lincoln
schools. The new principal is a graduate
of the State university and has taught
| two years
FALLS CITY-The funeral of George Hin
in this city Monday evening, was held
| Wednesday afternoon at o'clock under the
direction of the knights Templar. Mr..
Hinton was-the only son of County Com
missioner John Hinton. He leaves wife
and one child.
HUMBoLDT-A slight rain fell in this
| section and while not heavy enough 70
! Interfere greatly with haying and threshing
did revive pastures and help fruit consider
/ ably The hay crop is reported very light
| in this vicinity, some OF II hardly paying
/ for the cutting. Corn, however, Is coming
out well and promises full crop.
| SEWARD-The Board Of Supervisors was
| In session this week and in connection with
the city of Seward and this school district
entered into an agreement for the construc-
ton of a sewerage system. The county Is
I 4 Of the al
installing tne SYSTEM while Seward and
this school district Will pay the remainder
HUMBOLDT-Miss Gladys Wood Of
sabetha Kan, and Mr. John Larrabee
two we'll known young people OF their home
! neighborhood, were united In marriage a
the home OF the groom's parents, Mr.. and
=. Mrs o. l. Larrabee, several miles south
| east of this city. The couple will MAKE
their home on the Riley farm for the pres
BEATRIcE-GaEe Lodge No 16l, Fra
terraI Union OF America, installed thes'
| officers last night: James Pethoud, fra
ternal master; Polly Bull, justice; Eliza
, truth; Jessie Leech. mercy; A. w. Fryer
guide; II. Guenther, guard; II. II. Palmer
sentinel; Polly Bull, II. z. Palmer, stephei
Bull. stewards
HITMBOLDT-A gang OF railroad survey
ors is at work in this vicinity and the re
/ port is current that men are making
fishing double track facilities along thi
} line OF the Burlington road from Tabl
Rock 10 Napier, where the trathc Is entirel,
too heavy for single track 70 be used witt
GRAND IsLAND-Within a year Hal
| county will have another complete system
: OF bridges across the Platte river II oeinl
| on the section line due south OF this cit!
= ! and into a section OF territory the resident
{ OF which. II they desired 70 come 70 tn
, I four 10 eight miles extra either east o
i west and back. The county has now thre
bridges across the stream and there wa