Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-08
Nemn Of NehrnaIsn.

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BEATRICE--Threshing is in progress IN
the vicinity OF Adams and wheat Is YIELD
ing twenty-five bushels to the acre.
BEATRICE-s. E. Pike. who has been
playing with the Davenport, Neb., ball
team, has Joined the Beatrice nine and will
play shortstop.
terday that Spill the pacing horse recently
sold at this place had won the 2:O9 pace
at Llbertyville, III.
COLUMBUS-The reporter Of vital sta
tistics reports that for the month OF June
there were fourteen deaths and four births
in the city Of Columbus.
WORKINGS Grace Moss, aged about is,
daughter Of d. f. Moss farmer living
just outside the city, died Friday evening
after a sickness of about ten days.
| COLUMBUS-James ONel, IS years old
one OF the pioneers of this county. died
| this morning at the home Of his daughter
and son-in-law, MIR. and Mrs Stephen
Ryan.
BEATRICE-work is going on at the
Mary Young Mems Christian associa tion
| building at a rapid rate and the building
will probably be finished in about a
month.
LYoNs-Corn and small grain have
| shown a wonderful improvement In the
| last two weeks on account of the fine
| weather that has prevailed over this part
| of the country.
! WEST POINT-The tax levy of the indie
| pendent school district OF West Point for
school purposes will be 9 mills. as against
/ levy last year Of l0k mills, a reduction Of
I over 10 per cent.
| WhSI GOlNl-Mr. ana Mrs. j. X. Nor
! ris have just arrived in this city from their
! trip to Ireland and Wales Mrs. Morris is
| the eldest daughter of the veteran editor,
| p. F. O'Sullivan.
| COLUMBUS-John Schneider has lust
| completed taking the school census and
| reports that In the city there are 755 males
! and al females between the ages of 5 and
! p, total of 1882.
- PAPILLION-The farm residence of Rob
! ert Schram, two miles southwest of town,
! burned to the ground this morning with all
uyQg
| insured in the Farmers Mutual.
| WEST POINT-Former State Treasurer
! William Stuefer and Ex-senator D. c. Gif-
fert, with their wives and children, left
| Friday afternoon for Grand Rapids, Mich,
where they will spend the summer vacation.
BBATRICE-Louie Miller, the s-year-old
| eight miles northwest of Beatrice was
severely cut and bruised about the face
| and head in a runaway accident. His in
| juries are not considered serious.
! WEST POINT-Three of West Points
citizens are preparing to make the journey
10 f shoshoni Myo'' to take their chances ICE
start west on the Northwestern on Monday
and purpose remaining thirty days.
! CoLUMBUs--The mortgage record Of
amounting to s52,1S1. released. 1888; town
! mortgages filed. SlS,SS, released, N4,17S
Siss7S maRins {bs inepeased i indebted
| amount to S29,240.
| WEST POINT-John c. High, a we'll
known West Point citizen, has filed his ap-
| plicatlon with the city council for a license
to sell liquors in West Point for the coming
year. He purposes to use the building to
be shortly vacated by the merchandise
stock OF August Kleine.
! LYONS-Three young men working in
! the fence crew on the Great Northern rail-
road road were arrested on the evening of the
Fourth for being noisy and insulting on
Y the streets. The next morning they were
| brought before the justice of the peace
pleaded guilty and were fined 81 each and
4 costs.
| PLATTSMOUTH-Una to close his
mouth after yawn, Jacob Moneypenny, a
mouth. came to this city and DR.. e. w.
Cook soon had his jaws at work again
| While walking down the street his Jaws
again became set and he returned to the
| physician.
RULo-Farmers are beginning to thresh
wheat and II yields more and is of much
Some OF 1t yields thirty bushels to the
! acre. Oats are well filed plump and ripen-
Ing They will soon do to cut. Most OF the
hay so far this season has been stored
away In unusually good condition.
LYoNs1A large amount of work is being
put on the streets of Lyons this year,
better drainage and great improvement
IN the appearance of the streets. Lyons
walks as nothing but cement, brick or
stone can be used inside the city limits
for street sidewalks.
ALLIANCE-Urban Zediker of this city
VINO was arrested last week at Bassett and
brought here Friday morning by Sheriff
,Wlker upon the charge of stealing two
horses from the ranch Of +. p. Sweeney,
seven miles east OF Alliance celebrated the
natal natal day by making his escape from the
is offered for his arrest
BEATRICE-The Beatrice Electric COM
pany is oyerhauling its plant in this city
and installing new machinery. Within the
last rev days new generators and switch
boards have been received here by the COM
Pany, t and new S65-hoIse power engine
to be installed in the plant. The improve
ments will cost probably $1,000.
BEATRICE-Last evening Miss Mary
Reimund came near losing the sight of her
| right eye. She was in the crowd on Court
/ street which had gathered to witness the
free exhibition given by Parkers White
! apple, winch struck her glasses, breaking
| them all to pieces, Particles OF glass en-
tered the eyeball, but fortunately did not
AFFECT the sight.
! WEST POlNT-Adolph Shada, formerly a
compositor on West Point papers. is under
arrest at McCook, Neb., charged with plI-
cling railroad ties on Burlington tracks with
| Intent to wreck "A train. lie has been bound
over to the district court. The county at
! tOrney OF Red Willow county has written
| to this city, inquiring as TO the boys men
| tai condition, People here have considered
| him slightly demented.
| BEATRICE-Mr. insolvency of Kansas
! City, who Is to establish a packing plant
! in Beatrice, is in the city, and yesterday,
In company with a committee from the
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sites along the Blue river bottom. AS the
necessary bonds have been raised, Mr.. Nc
| Sweeney assures the Commercial club that
| work will be started on the plant within
| ten days after the site Is agreed upon.
| BEATRICE-The ministers of Wymore
will oppose the use OF gambling devices
| at the driving park during the circuit
races to be held at Wymore July II to 20.
/ This action, II Is understood, was taken
| at recent meeting o. ,he Ministerial
! ISOLATION In WymOre. 1t is the intention
/ Of the management of the races to keep
/ out all fakes and to run the ahair free
/ from all questionable amusements as is
| possible.
/ PLATTSMOUTH-Th body of Elmer L.
! Cole, who was killed in Nickerson Friday
morning when his engine went off the track
/ on the deraillnG switch, was brought to this
| city Saturday forenoon and met at the
| train by the local lodge OF MasOns and con-
| veyed 10 the home OF his parents. Funeral
! services will be held in the First Presby-
/ terrain church Sunday afternoon. Deceased
grew to manhood in this city and was we'll
/ ing for the Burlington in the capacity OF
engineer for several years and was highly
! esteemed.
| were occupied in the county court In hear
ing the protest to the will of the late Mrs.
Sarah c. Berry. Mrs. Berrys will decreed
that her property valued at from $4,000
to $1,000 should go to her husband, Edwin
Berry, to be used by him during life and
at his death should go TO her children. She
! favored three OF her children, Charles and
/ Grant Buerstetta OF Tecumseh and Mrs.
! Jessie Hahn OF Johnson. Consequently the