The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-05
JULY 5, 1906

Beatrice. c. Brown, merchant
of Burchard, and j. G. Fletcher of this
city, two civil war veterans who were
in Andersonyille prison together, net
here last night for the first time and
talked over Old times. MIR. Brown
served during the war as member
of the Eighth Iowa cavalry and Mr..
Fletcher the Third Iowa cavalry.
Fremont-The attendance at the /
Fremont normal school is the largest /
in it's history, the total enroll |
ment reaching 1880. The increase is
owing to teachers who are taking
special courses in order to receive
state certificates. The rooms in the
dormitories are all taken and board !
ing house keepers in the northeast
part of the town are having all they
can accommodate.
West Point-The annual conference
of the teachers of the German Luth-
eran parochial schools for the north
Nebraska district is now in session at
West Point Forty teachers of the dis
trict are in attendance and the con-
ference is proving a great success.
The sessions are held in the st. Paul's
German Lutheran church, under the
presidency of Rev. A. r. o. Oelschiae-
ger, pastor, and close today.
Lyons-Robert Small, who has been
in charge of the work for Phelan &
Shirley at the big cut on the Great
Northern railway, about twelve miles
north of Lyons, has completed his
work and expects to leave before long.
Assistant Engineer McKellip, who has
been in charge of this division, also
expects to finish his work this week.
Fremont prospect of new
naturalization law which will make
the obtaining of naturalization papers
more difficult and expensive has stim-
ulated naturalization business in the
district court. Judge Hollenbeck has
held two session for the purpose of
issuing final papers to Fremont resi-
dents, some of whom have lived here
for twenty years. Saturday it is ex-
pected that a carload of Stanton
county would-be citizens will be here
for their papers. There will be no SEES
sion of the district court in that coun-
ty until fall.
Beatrice-A party of Union Pacific
surveyors was running lines south of
the city yesterday, and it is reported
that the company is making plans
to remove its roadbed from the east
to the west side of the river between
Beatrice and Blue Springs. For years
the floods have interfered with traffic
over the present roadbed, which fol
lows the Blue river for miles, and ii
is understood the company intends to
seek higher ground by building a new
line from this place to Holmesville and
thence to Blue Springs on the west
there would be no danger from floods
Auburn-This vicinity had rain
fall of one inch which, following a
rainfall of over two inches some days
ago. makes the prospects for a good
crop very f1attering. Wheat is jus
ready for harvest and some of it is
being cut The yield is going to be
above the average and the quality Of
the grain fine. Ten days ago the out
look for oats was very poor, but i
has sprung up so rapidly since The
rain that the farmers are predicting
a large oat yield The fields of corr
are quite spotted and the corn seems
to be farther back than usual, ye
it has a good color and the prospects
for a corn crop is as good as it us
ually is at this time of the year. /
nothing happens to injure the frui
crop we will have bouncer. TIL
prospects for apples has never been a.
good within twenty ears.
Broken Bow-The average assesse,