Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
SEWARD COUNTY SENTIMENT
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glass at Parkers harness store, and barely
missed Clarence Cave, who was passing
down street. The officers are looking FOR
Sypherd. but It is reported that he has
left town.
Measles are reported in
OsCeola. and among the families which
have IL bad are Grant I. Ray. Jud Hol-
comb, DR.. NJ V Byers, Y. II. Clark. Or.
L. NJ. shaw and other families too nnmer-
Gus to mention. II is presumed That u
will be epidemic in the town for almost
every child and youth have been exposed.
GENEVA-A slight rain. with some snow,
fell Sunday night and yesterday morning
and the mercury dropped to 10 above zero;
GENEVA Charles II. Sloan presented
the high school with a year subscription
to the Review of Reviews and several
bound volumes Of Poems ,I p san nd 'ss
World in fine library binding.
FREMONT-Fish lake, a small body of
water covering seven or eight acres north
OF Nickerson which has been for several
years a favorite fishing place for Ere
monters, is no more. II laid several feet
above the level OF the Elkhorn. from which
iii was separated by n sandy ridge. last
fall the river began to cut into this ridge
and this winter when the water began TO
rise II cut through the bank.
SCHUYLER--Erastus Wsshburn died at
his home in this city today of q oomplica-
ton of diseases and old age. Mr.. Wash
burn had been sick for the last three weeks
and his death was looked for any time. He
was an old soldier, having fought In the
civil war. and leaves a host of friends, be-
years old and for several years had lived
in town, being a retired farmer.
AINSWORTH-ThIs afternoon Ainsworth
had quite an exciting wrestling match be-
tween two of Brown countys would-be
champions. Their names are r. w Rosser
who lives ten miles south of here, and
II. Runolfson, living fifteen miles north of
here. The game was catch as catch can
and showed that both parties was we'll
drilled in the art, but r. Runolfson came
out first best and got the stakes.
Tha Gs.rfn of tfpIa tt,,e-
which have been in progress in the various
churches in Gordon the last two weeks.
castle OF Lincoln. assisted by the local
pastors of the town, closed last night.
This probably has been the most interest
Ing and profitable series Of revival meet
ings ever held in Gordon. The church was
crowded every night. More than seventy
persons vowed their intentions to lead a
new life.
EDGAR-The revival meetings that have
been in progress here for the last three
weeks closed last night. The results of the
meetings so far have been $50 conversions
and additions to the various churches in
the city, 5000 raised for the purpose of a
Young Mems Christian association build
ing. With pledges OF more money to equip
the building after its completion. There
was also raised something over $1,000 to
pay the evangelist and other expenses of
the meetings.
Observation-Disclosures Thornburg dis
covered certain mineral and metal sub
stances on his farm northeast of Beatrice
high school to have them analysed. AS
yet no complete analysis has been made,
but IL is thought the substances contain
possibly lead and coal. Mr.. Thornburg s
farm is located only a short distance from
where coal was discovered recently on the
banks of Bear creek.
DAVENPORT-A number OF business
changes have taken place here recently.
among which are the purchase of the
f. II. Allen stock Of goods by parties from
Central City, Neby. Mr.. Allen going in
business at Cozad, Neb. F. +. Slogel, who
has had charge of the Peoples Journal
the past seven years leaves this week, =.
r. Podgett taking charge, and the owner.
c. c. McLeese, has added an entirely new
plant, making 1t one of the best small
plants in the state
GoRDON-The Gordon Journal changes
hands again this week Editor s. G. Stan
hope having sold the plant, business and
good will to George l.. Williams Of Harri-
son, who will assume editorial control with
the next issue of the paper. ~Editor Stan
hope goes to Everett. Wash, to engage in
business. Mr.. Williams is young man
of several years experience in a print
shop and comes recommended as energetic,
reliable and trustworthy. He makes the
fourth man to succeed to the edttorship of
this paper in the last eighteen months.