Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-26


SEwARD-sheriff Gillian arrested a rre-
sumed horse thief Saturday, but found ont
that the supposed horse thief was a luna
Wymore was sold at sherif's sale for 1850
to the Rock Island Savings bank, Rock
Island, III.
HARvARD-G. A. Herzog is pushing to
completion his gas lighting plant and many
Of business prepared for the lights,
HUMBOLDT-After a period OF nearly a
month in darkness the electric lights were
again turned on last night, the installation
OF the new engine at the mill having been
completed.
aged IS years, had a stroke OF paralysis a.
a m. Sunday which resulted in his death
He was a prominent Mason and had lived
In Utica since 1870
HUMBOLDT-The wheat harvest is we'll
under way in this section and with contin-
ued favorable weather the crop will be
The kernels are we'll filled and nicely
ripened.
NORTH PLATTE-County Chairman
Hoagland has extended Attorney General
Norris Brown an invitation to be present
In North Platte either at the meeting of
the republican county central committee
or al the time of the county convention.
BEATRICE-James Lille. who was ar
rested recently for assaulting his mother
and nephew, was released by County At
torney KILN today upon his promise that
time in the Kansas penitentiiary and y
regarded as a tough citizen.
WEST POlNT-A pleasant wedding took
place at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Newman, nine miles northwest OF Wausn
Thursday afternoon, when Miss Sarah
Newman and Mr.. August Welander OF West
Point were Joined in the holy bonds OF
matrimony, Rev. F. o. Huffman perform
ing the ceremony.
JUNIATA-Last evening at the close Of
one of the most beautiful Children's day
eXNTCtRRR g1Vpn N Mpfhndiat
copal church, Miss Florence Martin and
Mr.. H. c. Hoover marched to the altar,
where Rcv. Story pronounced them man
and wife. 1t was a genuine surprise to their
friends and had been carefully planned.
SEWARD-Mrs. F. B. Upton was found
with life extinct yesterday forenoon. He-
husband called her. and, receiving no re-
Spouse, he hurriedly summoned physician,
but 1t was too late. Her death was due to
nee H. ni ists a MTs IiPt0n W d dsuGnter
OF wealth. The funeral services Will be
held on Tuesday afternoon.
HUMBOLDT-Quite a crowd from this
section of the county drove out to Minis
City, ten miles south. Saturday afternoon
to attend their ball game. balloon ascension
and other sports advertised for that after
noon. For some unexplained reason, how
ever, none of the attractions materialized,
the Verdon ball team and the aeronaut
| both falling to put In an appearance
FREMONT-sherifr Bauman was called
up Saturday night by a prominent Pro-
mont man, who said that, during the alb
sence OF himself and wife at the carnival
his l6-year-old daughter had been abducted.
/ Two or three minutes after a neighbor
called up the Jail and said that the girl
was at his house. She was asleep up
I hearing the noise, thought II was burglars
/ She was so badly frightened that she tore
| UP the sheets Of her bed and, letting herself
| down the post OF the porch ran in her
night clothes to neighbours.
! RULO-James Wiltse was kicked by a
vicious horse and perhaps fatally injured
south of here, was kicked directly over
! the heart yesterday morning while at.
tempting to lead a vicious horse from the
barn. II is thought that three or four ribs
are broken. DIR. Henderson was called
and while it is difficult to tell how serious
the case Is, he thinks 1t dangerous one
the region of the heart and fears OF in,
ternal injuries are entertained. His hear
beats so loudly as TO be heard to the dis
| lance of three or four feet away.
NORTH PLATTE-Saturday what cam,
near being a serious accident was caused
by an automobile, owned by one OF the
TO a cart and driven by two young meT
the horse became so excited that in IL
the rig at the side of the road and threw
| the men out. The horse became 80 en-.
tangled in the harness and the shaft,
| that 1T was about fifteen minutes befoT,
it could be released and allowed to ge
up from its fallen position. The drivers
| were Hugh l.. Gaunt ana Dot BeSack.
NORTH PLATTE-There are evidence,
| that Lincoln county will be overrun witt
| coyotes. Yesterday the scalps Of forty
four Of these animals were presented a
| the county clerks once for certificates Of
| bounty and these certificates Were pai.
| by the county treasurer. The total mum,
Der Of scalps presented since June l il
21s. Last year the county paid out ovel
$, 200 as bounty on these animals and thii
year promises 70 exceed last Lincoln II
a big county; Il has many hills and can
yons, which are naturally the home O
/ coyotes. yet II seems almost Impossible,
| that LOO of these animals could be killed
last year and still a sufficient number b,
left 10 produce even a larger crop To-
this year. Should the coyotes continu,
to increase there Is danger that the pay
ment OF bounties may bankrupt the county
HARTINGTON-An abstract OF the as
SCISSORS returns OF Cedar county show
the actual value OF personal property a
being S,644 SIS as compared with 81 s4s 50
in 1906 and Al9S, 400 IN 1904. There wa
building improvements in real estate L
the value OF $4,000 last year. Among tn
leading items of the 1906 assessment ar
600; cash on hand or in bank, ass OOJ
merchandise. $4,000; farm machinery, $50
600; household furniture and library, S35
COO There Is In the county SO $50 head o
cattle, 6S0l9 head OF hogs, r. $50 head o
, | horses, 1900 head OF sheep, 543 head Q
| mules and nearly 1000 dogs Other item
are $40 wagons and buggies. q bicycles
2.00O sewing machines, l600 watches an
clocks, s. threshing machines, las cor
shelters. D5 pianos, Sc organs and sol s.
bushels OF corn and 5n,i2S bushels OF CAT