Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-04
News of Nebraska.

PAPILLION-Patrick Dorsey died here
suddenly last night. aged A. He was around
on the street yesterday.
WOOD RIVER-M. Diefenderfer and S. r.
Jones received new automobiles today Dr..
f, w. Rowe has machine on the way
from the factory
BATTLE CREEK-The Battle Creek pub
lie school opened today. The German Luth-
eran school also opened with Prof. Martin
Doering in charge.
PLATTSMOUTH-Georg L. Farley, pub
Usher of the Plattsmouth News, and sew
eral others from Plattsmouth attended the
funeral services of the late Hon. Edward
Rosewater Sunday afternoon.
WOOD RIvER-Labor day IL being OBJ
served here. Banks and postoff1ce are
closed, while the. Ave rural mail carriers
the state mall carriers meeting at Hastings
PLArrSMOUTH-Labo day was gen.
orally observed in this city today all of
the different departments OF the Burling;;
ton shops being closed, as were most OF
the stores, county Offices and the three
banks.
AINSWORTH-T Today, at p. m, there
was a wedding solemnized at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Mdrsden. Rev. Connell of Neigh. Neb., Of
ficiating. Miss Anna r. Marsden to John
CalVer
WEST PoINT-Henry Farley. the tele-
phone man. has built a line from a point
In eastern Cunning county to Resale, 4
station on the Ashland cutoff of the Great
Northern line, and will operate it from
Bancroft.
WOOD RIvER-The Modern woodman
lodge Of this place went vent to Cairo this
initiation of a class OF thirteen candidates.
A banquet followed the work and all had a
splendid time.
WEST ~POINT-A largely attended mis-
sionsfest was held at the German Lutheran
church ia Neigh township, yesterday.
under the auspices Of the congregations Of
the district. Rev. William Harms. pastor Of
the church presided and a large number Of
local clergymen were in attendance.
WEST -POINT-Jerome LANCER. a native
son of West Point, who has filled the posi-
ton of chief Inspector OF the electrical de
partment of the United States navy yard at
Brooklyn, N, r., has been promoted TO the
superintendency of the test room OF the
| navy yards at Newark. Brooklyn and Phila-
| delphia.
WEST POiNT-Emiel Kube. a farmer lv.
| ing north of West Point. has fifty-acre
| field of corn that is prize winner. There
| IS a perfect stand OF corn in the entire
FIELD with no stalk less than ten feet in
ears OF corn upon II. each ear being from
ten TO twelve inches in length.
HUMBOLDT-The democratic hosts OF
Park hotel in tnis city Saturday and placed
| in nomination for the senate from this
and Pawnee counties Hon. John NJ Osborne
| in this capacity during the palmy days OF
| populism ana will contest for the placG
| with DIR. Wilson OF the same county.
degsiorm yesteSday Morning syer ssrns SSR
| Nielsen. living about fve miles west Of
| here had ive horses and two colts killed
| lightning also set nre TO the barn. whicf
burned. Total loss about 1850 with $50
/ insurance. John Samuel Bower, two and
/ one-half miles southeast OF St. Paul had
three cows killed during the same storm
/ PLATTSMOUrh-ReY J. f. HoulGat,
| preached his farewell sermon in the Fire
Ing. taking for his text these words: "B,
| still and know that l am God" He VII
| depart Tuesday for Hastings. where he viii
attend the Nebraska Methodist Ep.seopa