Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-21

church Tuesday evening. Evangelist II, l..
Powers of Lincoln is in charge of the
meetings assisted by the pastor. Rev. j. L.
Beebe. The attendance Is already large,
and much interest is being manifested. The
meetings will probably continue for three
or four more weeks.
AUBURN--News has just reached this
city of the serious illness of Miss Grace
Fletcher, living east of this place. SOM
few days ago she was poisoned by ivy
worst cases that has ever been known By
the local physicians. Miss Flecher's body
is swelled very badly and she has been UNI
NEBRASKA CITY-After lying helpless
for four days with their legs imprisoned in
mud and without food or water, two horses
belonging to Henry Shark were released
today from the bottom of ravine near
this city. The team ran away last Satur-
day and were not found until today. When
placed on solid ground the horses were un-
able to stand until after they had been fed.
WEST POINT-A continuous three day
rain fell here and throughout this entire
banks above the milldam and has flooded
thegsurrounding low lands, though no par
ticular damage is apprehended TO property
in the city. The rain Is greater in guam
tity than at any previous time at this
season within the memory of the oldest In
WEST POINT-The remains of Henry
Gentrup. sr., pioneer settler of this
county. were inferred in the, Catholic Gem,
breeder OF fine stock, In which he took in
tense interest He was in attendance at
the state fair at which he had stock on
exposure fastened his death. He was Is
BEATRICE-At the annual meeting of
the Woman's Christian Temperance union
held yesterday afternoon these officers were
elected: Mrs. William Dobbs, president
Mrs Jennie Macy VICE president dt IN mrs; We r.
L. M. Epson, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. J. b. High, treasurer. Delegates TO
september Is to Is, Mesdames Macy, Kret-
singer, Cobbey High and Manon.
NEBRASKA CITY-The live stock show
and sale announced for this city October
interest is reported on the part OF farmers
and stock raisers through this section.
announcement of some additional prizes Of
fered by the Morton kregsen Packing COM
pany and the Nebraska City Stock Yards
company. The companies have offered
twelve silver cups as special prizes. The
prizes are In addition to the list of prizes
already announced by the Breeders asso-
GRAND ISLAND-Another chapter in
the troubled domestic affairs of E. Roth
and wife took place when one Of the, Ben
nets of Colorado, who sued Roth, labor
ing man, for $1,000 damages, because IN
| proceedings for divorce against his wife he
made charges against them; a ahiIS mere
| turn with him to Colorado. Roth heard
| of the intended departure and accompanied
| by the Sner1u went 10 the uepOl anu LOCK
| from Mrs. Roth the child, just before the
train was about to start. Mrs. Roth left
| with the Coloradoan.
| GRAND ISLAND-A small riot was ere
| ated by the attempt of a lessee of a
| hotel, Mr.. Rownds, to put up an electric
sign on the building, requiring the making
! OF some holes in the masonry, against the
| owners protest The owner, w. s. Hay
! man, when he saw workmen attempt to
| put up the sign. went for a shotgun. Chief
] of Police Koeplin, however. restrained him
4 and urged that the quarrel be settled by
| Injunction proceedings. During the argu-
ment Ed Hayman came TO the assistance
| of his father and with a genuine foot bal
| movement upset a ladder with workman
! on II and caused several others to go &c
earth. In striking out at one Of them hi
| landed a blow on Police Oficer Switzler
| who in turn used more decisive tactics
| than words and settled the controversy
| All participants were arrested and today
the Injunction prevails against the putting
/ nm of the sign