Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-22

news OF nebraska.
BEATRIC IS. S. Young was severely
cut and bruised about the body in a
| runaway accident today.
WEST POINF-Arrangements have been
West Point to celebrate the Fourth of July
in West Joint.
BEATRICE-Mayor Shultz today APP
pointed J. H. Inman police Judge, to fiji
Callison deceased.
SCHUYLER-Nea all corn is planted
in this section and all small grain is look
| ing good rain IL needed as the top of
the ground is hard.
CHADRON-James T Sampson, one OF
the oldest residents of this place, is dead
and many grandchildren.
COLUMBCS-During the warmest part
OF the afternoon yesterday the water main
broke. and the water had to be shut of
| from the western part of the city.
SCHUYLER-F. Lambert passed away at
MS nome carry this morning. He was one
Of the oldest settlers of this city, coming
here before there were any railroads.
HARTINGTON-The Public Cemetery as
socia ton at their annual meeting decided
to buy six acres more ground TO add to the
cemetery, also to install water works
| system.
LElGH-The Leigh concert band gave its
| hrst concert of the season at the opera
| house Saturday evening. The band has a
salaried instructor and the organl zation is
| self-suppOrting
WEST PoINT-Allen Edward Schultz,
Edward
Schultz of West Point, died of appendi-
citls and was inferred under the auspices
] Of the German Lutheran church.
| CHADRON-Harry, the 1O-year-old son OF
| Leroy V. Bowman. was drowned today
while trying to swim just below the dam Of
small irrigation ditch on the farm of
Clifton Freeman, adjoining the city.
| BEATRICE-B. H. Carson was severely
| bitten on the arm by horse today while
| trying to remove the animals rect from
the wheel of wagon in which it had
| ant N oil cd N not
| considered serious
| TECUMSEH-Mr Sarah C. Berry, wife
of Edwin Berry, died at her home in this
| city today. She was 20 years of age and
was native of Germany. With her parents
| she came to America when she was but an
| infant, locating in Warren county, Mis-
| souri,.
CHADRON-Edith Larock was married to
! Ralph w. Fisher. The happy couple left
inediately for Sisseton, s. D., where the
| groom has civil service appointment in the
| Industrial department of the Indian school
! Both were teachers here and graduates of
| the Chadron academy.
| HUMBOLDT-Prof. Osher Schaifer of
! this city, who for three years has been
! principal of the city schools, has been of
| fered place In the Lincoln High school
| here, to which he was unanimously re-
elected, to take the new place.
WEST POINT-Miss Eleanor d. Thiele
of West Point, the oldest daughter Of
Julius Thiele, the former editor OF the
Cunning County Democrat, was united in
marriage at Greensboro, n. c., last week to
| w, b. Haynes, the southern representative
| Of the packing firm of Swift and company.
HARVARD-The funeral of Mrs. W. L.
Stone was held from the Christian church
OF this city at o'clock this morning, her
body having reached here last evening
from SEATTLE, Wash accompanied by her
son, DR.. Melvin Stone. Mrs. Stone was so
years of age and was a distant reIative
of Daniel Boone.
EDGAR-The last game OF base ball in
the contest for place in the coming field
Edgar and Clay Center teams on the Clay
| Center grounds Saturday afternoon. Edgar
won by decisive score of to 3. This
concludes the contest and gives Edgar the
place In the field meet
LEIGH-The class sermon 10 the gradu-
ating class Of the Leigh High school was
church by Rev: G. l.. Shull, the pastor.
good musical program was also rend-
cred. There are seven members of the
class. The commencement program will be
held at the opera house Friday evening
WEST POINT-Miss Ella Carter, the
representative OF the Nebraska Childrens
days this week I'm the interests OF her
work. Miss Carter presented the work OF
the society to the congregations of three
local churches during her stay here and
much interest was manifested in the pro-
ject
PAPILLIoN-Corn planting is about
70 be sunering most from the dry weather.
OAKLAND-Jame A. Saunders, a farmer
living nine miles southwest of here, had his
barn, hog house and corn cribs destroyed
by fire Saturday. The houses were all that
were saved. The explosion Of an incubator
lamp started the FIRE,
HUMBOLDT--The first event on the
commencement week calendar took place
at the Presbyterian church Sunday even
ing, when Rev L. Richmond Smith, pastor,
delivered the annual baccalaureate sermon.
Appropriate and excellent music was fur
nished by the high school double quartet
under direction OF Miss Bryan, assistant
principal, and by the ladies quartet, with
duet by Misses Byran and Beery.
SCHUYLER-Last week has been a busy
one for the teachers and senior class. get
ting ready for the graduating exercises
which will be held at Janecek's opera house.
June i. The other class events are: Junior
reception at Janecek's opera house. May n:
class sermon by Rev. W. W. Mckee at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday even
ing; May 20; alumni reception at the home
Of Mrs. Thomas Bryant, June 2. The class
OF 1896 contains ten members.
COLUMBUS-The First PRESBYTERIAN
church here has been without a settled
pastor for the last six months: they have
had many candidates for the position. and
among the good ones settled on s Rev
James 5. Root OF Rochester, n. y, and ex