Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-24

one mile OF sewer mains have been COM
pleted at this time and the contractors are
pushing the work as fast as possible.
PLATTSMOUTH-John Karvanek and
Miss Matte NJ. Alden, both of this city.
were united in marriage by Judge NJ.
Archer.
BEATRICE-The funeral of Mrs. Justine
Andreas was held yesterday afternoon at
o'clock from the Mennonite church. west
Of the city. There was a large attendance.
Interment was in the Mennonite cemetery.
COLUMBUS-Rev. L. X. DeWolf, pastor
OF the Methodist Episcopal church, per-
formed the rites that made Mr.. Stanley Ia.
Henshaw and Miss Clara Goetz husbaa nS
and wife on Wednesday evening August p.
SCHUYLER-John Ichlois is dead. He
was a veteran of the civil war and served
many years in the employ Of Wells, Abb
bott & Nieman Touring mills. He had
been confined to his home for about one
year.
BEATRICE-A large force of men has
Pacific roadbed with crushed rock between
Beatrice and Lincoln. The rock is being
furnished by the stone crushers at Blue
TEKAMAH-A runaway team belonging
to the Tekamah Implement company ran
into a buggy tied on Main street belonging
to Colonel Harrington this morning and
completely demolished 1t. The horses es-
capped uninjured
TEKAMAH-The annual Sunday school
picnic, consisting of the schools of the
eastern part of the county, was held to-
day at the county farm, about five miles
north Of this place. Several hayrack loads
OF young people went from here.
PLATTSMOUTH-The steamer Counter"
which was advertised to give two excur-
sions from this city Tuesday and two from
Nebraska City Wednesday, is reported TO
be on a sand bar near the mouth of the
Platte river. A number of people were
disappointed.
TEkAMAH-J. C. Peery has just COM
pleted about $500 square feet of cemqnt
walk for the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
Omaha railroad at this place. This new
ings hotel and is eight feet wide and about
800 feet long.
BEATRICE-The Pickrell ball team
passed through the city last evening en-
route home from Pawnee City, where II de-
feated the nine at that place yesterday by
the close score Of to 0. Burget, Plckrells
pitcher. held Pawnee to two hits and struck
out fifteen men,
BEATRICE-Elmer Essex, a farmer, liv-
ing near Rockford, this county. lost all his
oats crop by fire yesterday The grain was
in the stack and was consumed in a short
time. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by a Rock Island engine, which
passed through Rockford shortly before the
fire was discovered.
FALLS CITY-Plans are being made to
organize a new cemetery association at
this place. The land which will be used
is the thirty acres Joining the Steele GEM
etery on the east side and which belongs
TO L. S. Towle. A stock company will be
organized and the work of surveying will
be commenced at once.
SEWARD-Francis Trent and Ed.
Thompson, two typical "hobos," were ar
rested by Sherff Gillen for stealing two
pairs of shoes from Richard Hartwigs
shoe store. They were taken before Judge
Gladwish and plead guilty and were fined
$50 each with costs. OF course they will
board IL out at the expense OF the county.
TECUMSEH-Mrs. Lille NJ. Peterson of
Crab Orchard, aged 80, was brought before
the Insanity board here this afternoon
ordered taken to the Lincoln asylum and
Deputy Sheriff b. b. Buffum and wife took
her up on an evening train. Mrs. Peterson
has two children, the youngest being IL
years of age.
RULO-Elmer futile of Salem, Neb is
in the county jail at Falls City, charged
on the night of June q, last. Suspicion
at once pointed toward him as the guilty
person, out before a warrant could be
served upon him he left the country and
stayed away until a few days ago, when
he returned TO Salem.
TEKAMAH-The large dredgS boat Is
being moved this week from the completed
combination ditch to the Cameron spur,
south of town, where work will be COM
menced in a few days. Hollenbeck Brothers
of Council Bluffs have the. contract for
moving the machinery and boat The small
J boat has been moved to the spur north of
town and will be set up ready for work by
next week.
SCHUYLER-Miss Florence Payne and
| Mr.. George Johnson were united in mar
riage at noon today. Rev. David Putte
OF Cedar Rapids, Neb officiating, Miss
! Florence Is a graduate of Schuyler high
school and is very popular in this city.
| Mr.. johnson is lawyer of Portland Ore
| gon, and will return there and resume his
practice after taking wedding trip to his
| fathers home in Iowa.
| RULO-Safe Gilbert OF Stella met with
/ very painful accident Tuesday morning
while hanging a picture on the wall at the
\ Florence hotel. where he makes his home.
1 The chair, on which he was standing, up
| set, throwing him to the floor. The
| weight Of his body came upon his hand In
| such a manner as to turn the hand back
| ward and break both bones in the forearm
| OF his right arm above the wrist
| SEWARD-Mr. Frederickson, the young
| man who did all OF the high" work on
! the Seward county court house, was
| severely injured yesterday while at work.
He was on the elevator. which carries ma :
! terisl for ths dome, when II suddenly
started up and he would have been cut in
two had he not jumped. He was partly
| caught and thrown quite a distance. his
right arm and hip being badly bruised.
| BEATRICE-The Seventh Day Adventists
| are holding camp meeting on the Chau-
| tauqua grounds this week. Elder A. O.
| Daniels OF Washington, ID. c., a missionary
| spoke yesterday and at the close Of his
| address about s. 500 was raised TO plant
/ their work in Greenland. Prof. c. c. Lewis
| president OF the Union college at Lincoln
/ delivered the address yesterday afternoon
and Charles Thompson spoke last evening
There Is a good attendance.