Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-27
aOou, $3.50 On guilding and contents. which

about $3.50 on building and contents. which
Is covered by insurance.
EDGAR-A heavy electrical storm oc-
o GTITeq mere ERE rs fs' time ehs vsap the light
ming was unusually brilliant and the thun-
der heavy. The electrical display was &C
cOmpanied by heavy rain and considerable
hall There was no wind and no damage
done so far as heard from.
BEEMER-A three days rain set in here
Saturday afternoon. which has entirely
melted the layer Of snow that covered the
ground. Much anxiety is manifested among
the farmers OF this section, fearing an
exceedingly late spring, as seeding time Is
already here with no prospects OF getting
least ten days.
york; +. Porter, manager OF the
York; Hydraulic Cement and Stone manu-
factory. an infant industry that has been
prospering. complained TO the York Com
In and out rates charged by the railroads
/ he was unable to increase his business
| and asked the Commercial club to assist
| him in getting a commodity rate that
would put him on equal terms with rates
! given brick companies
! DAKOTA CITY-Three members of the
/ village board are to be elected at the
coming village election April 3. No regular
party nominations have been made, but the
| following names have been filed with the
| village clerk TO appear upon the ballot by
petitions: William l.ahrs, 5. A. Stinson
a ae,nbrEX LahTs Il. j., , kohlmierd Barney
| Foltz. The outgoing councilmen are VIII.
| liam Lahrs, Henry Lahrs and r. f
| Evans
DAKOTA cITY-Mert Davis, a 19-year.
old lad Of Homer, is being confined in the
| county Jail awaiting his preliminary hear
| ing before County Judge j. J. Eimers or
| the 18th inst. on the charge OF attempted
assault on the person Of Emma Labohn
| lG-year-old girl of Homer. The charge
| Is preferred by the brother of the gir
| assaulted. The crime is charged as having
! been committed on the 18th inst. while
! the girl was en- route to her home from a
neighbor's where she is employed as a
EDGAR--The Young Mems Christian as
! ISOLATION of~this city met yesterday after.
noon In the opera house and effected q
! permanent organization. The following
! officers were elected for the current term
! President, Ralph Seare; vice president
r., L. L, Hill Hill; secretary, Milford Gardner
| program was also appointed, consisting OF
! the following members. {. G. Cottle. +. A
! Voorhees, and Earl Hart. re organiza.
ton starts out with about 200 members
ana VIII hold regular meetings each Sun
day afternoon.
BENBDICT-D. W. Baker, a farmer liv
| ing west of here and one of the board oil
! managers of the Benedict Farmers Ee
| Vator company and recently elected vice
president of the State Farmers Elevator
association, has come out and announced
MS candidacy for the republican nomina
| ton for representative and in letter t
| the public states that he is in favor of
| reasonable reduction I'm freight and pas
! senger rates, the abolition of rebates anC
| ueScrlnllnations, prohibiting passes from
! railroads except to actual employees anC
| primary election law.
EDGAR-On account of the dense foe
| sunday evening a large flock of wild
geese attempted to spend the night in tn,
suburbs of the city, but their loud squawk
| ing aroused the sportsmen and nOtwith
standing the fact that it was Sunday
| evening shotguns were soon playing upoT
the flock with deadly effect. ii did M
good, for the flock to change locations. a.
the merciless hunters were soon upor
them and fascinating their ranks rapidly
Inc war upon the geese was kept vi
TIL nearly midnight, but on account of tn,
dense fog much powder was wasted
DAKOTA CITY-Mel A. Schmied. clerl
OF the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge
OF this place, today received a Telegram
from Imperial, Cal, announcing the dealt
az that place from gangrenOus append
citis of Marshall Mtster, a member of tn,
order of this place. Mr.. Minter left her,
| FEBRUARY 10 with a younger brother
Arthur, who is suffering with lung trouble
to see If southern California would no
| be beneficial to his health. The funera
Of the deceased will be held at Allen, Neb.
on Tuesday. Mr.. Minter was one of tn,
| best known and well liked young men In
this locality and his death is sincerely
mourned. a delegation from the Woodmei
! lodge of tins place met the body at Siouy
| CITY and accompanied il to Allen