Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-19

camp meeting 1t the church in Cameron.
located ave miles northwest Of here. The
nstsnssnce I. large and many are sr I,SS
speakers are on the program. A large
tabernacle has been completed and In this
the meetings are held, while the adjoining
grove II dotted with tents.
BDAIR-Postmaster w. J. Cook was
violently assaulted while driving in his
automobile at the 2ienic grounds satur-
Cook Of soaring his team After calling
Cook some vile names he proceeded ~
disrobe him by tearing on his suspenders
and shirt and attempting TO drag him
from the car Cook =ut the fellow to
sleep with a well directed blow from his
machine wrench
BLAIR-A serious runaway occurred
just outside the city limits Saturday even
Ing as the family Of Mr.. Mark Foster.
delegate to the convention, was driving
nG man wnipPS.d up MS Inn
team driven by Mrs. Foster to run away.
The l5-year-old son OF Mr. Foster was
picked un unconscious and was still 80 =.
serious condition when. taken to Herman
on the evening train. The name o. the
reckless driver could not be learned.
BROKEN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are COM
street fair to be held here Thursday, FRI
day and Saturday next. Among the well
state taking part n are S'e dra RdF' island
Merna, Oconto, Ansley Galloway Ravenna
and Broken Bow. At night there will be
urdsy afternoon. as fitting finale. Grand
Islands crack team will play picked
nine composed of the best men in the OPP
posing clubs
PLATTsMoUTH-D W. Copeland arrived
in this city some time ago, saying that he
came from Finney county, Kansas. He
soon formed the acquaintance OF Andy Rus
sell and gave Mr.. Russell deed to eighty
acres Of land in Finney county. In re-
was to . Soa Te.R R he as Long
for parts unknown to anyone except HIM
self, In answer to letter from Judge
Archer the recorder OF deeds in F1nney
county, Kansas has informed Russell that
Copeland did not own any land In that
county.
ST. PAUL-This has been a gala day for
the Degree of Honor in this section. The
ST. Paul lodge had eight candidates to
initiate, and the lodges Of Ord and Boelus
had been invited to participate in the fes-
Ord under the lead Of Chief OF Honor
Sieyers presented some splendid drill work,
and they were well suppoptedd by the s,t team n,
| Honor Kenyon and Chief of Honor Jacobs
with her st. Paul workers. A most pretty
and entertaining drill was also rendered BY
NORTH PLATTE-T j. Foley, owner of
a number of business blocks in this city,
! has let the contract for the removal Of
clothing house and the construction OF an
| up-to-date, new building to E. r. White OF
Elm Creek, Neb.. who VIII move 70 this
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buildings and cement walks. The new
! building to be erected by Mr.. Foley will
| measure 44xl26 feet, and the lower floor
| will be occupied by the Star clothing house
| and the second floor will be equipped for
| Offices. The building will be made of &C.
ment stone of the Thomas patent.
! NORTH PLATTE-A contract has been
let by the ODD Fellows for the remodellns
CT their hall The contract was awarded
| to o. Angler OF Central City, Neb., whose
bid was S144S7. Five bids were filed
ranging from that made by Mr., Angler ur
| to 1900. The contract provides for the
| remodeling of the present hall building
and the construction of new building ad'
Joining It on the south; size. 22xlA feet
the building will be inclosed by the time
cold weather sets In; The building. al
added 70 and remodeled, will be modern
! throughout. The ground floor will be used
for a store, having already been leased tc
j business man of this city. The upper
4 floor will be splendidly fitted out for the
purpose OF the lodge.
threatens this city, the local stocks hav
ing about run out. The meat markets arr
| attempting to arrange with the Union Pa
| cifc Railroad company to supply ice from
| their ice houses In this city. which are thu
| largest In the world. 1t is questionabl,
| whether the railroad will be able to accom-
modate these parties, as the Union Pacific
Biuffs. Ia; l5O tons to Grand Island anc
| twenty tons to Columbus. One of tn,
citizens has pur released an ice manufactur
ing plant, with a capacity OF five tons PEI
day, which will be shipped here as sooI
as possible. The Union Pacific, with
gang Of forty men at work all the time. \
Icing sixty cars OF fruit and meat eaci