Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-14
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PIERCE-The republicans of Pierce
county have been called to meet in con-
vention at Plainyiew on Saturday. Au-
ton will choose delegates to the state,
congressional, senatorial and represent
, alive conventions
RULo-Friends of Cass Jones, an ex-
member of the Nebraska legislature, are
trying to induce him to accept the repub-
lican nomination for the legislature again
to become a candidate, but his friends
think he will take it if urged little.
AINsWoRTH--At the residence Of the
Shultz was married to Mr.. Frank Fergu-
son of Wood Lake, Rev. Mr.. Johnson Of
the Methodist church officiating. They will
make their future home on Mr.. Ferguson's
ranch five miles northeast of Wood Lake.
BLOOMINGTON-On account of the
congressional convention being called IN
the Sth Of August, the day set for the re-
publican county convention, the date WINS
changed and the republican county con-
vention for Franklin county will be held
on Wednesday, August l, at Hildreth.
FAIRMONT-Last evening Isaac East
wood met with severe accident. He was
in the Miller pasture, northeast or town.
carrying meat fell forward, knocking him
| over the front of the wagon one or the
wheels running over his face and one over
his body.
CREIGHTON An important business
! change took place here yesterday when
F. p. Berger president OF the Cluzens
| ness of Frank Winters of this place. The
| new firm intends to run the business here
in conjunction with their main house at
Sioux City.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was the seventy
sixth birthday of the venerable William
| friends to the number of about forty, in
| GLIDING Rev. G.. c. Morrison, whose sixty
| seventh birthday occurred on the same day,
| assisted Mr.. Summers in properly celebret-
| ing the event.
| BEATRICE-The Board Of Managers of
| the Wymore Driving association has desig-
| the race meeting TO be held there next
! week. A special train Will be run from
| Beatrice TO Wymore, leaving here AT !
| O'Clock in the afternoon and returning at
Z in the evening.
I AINSWORTH - Farmers of Brown
county are not discouraged yet and say Il
we do not get any more rain the county will
| have a good, fair yield of all kinds Of
| farm produce, and If a few good rains 10
come soon the crops Will be far ahead OF
last years crops. As the prospects are
good. the building is still rushing
BEATRICE-The republican city central
! committee met yesterday and approved the
! list of delegates 10 the county convention
to be voted on at the primary election to
/ be held Saturday, July Il, There is no
as agreed upon viii have seats in the con-
| vention. which will be held next Tuesday.
YORK-Little Emory, the 2-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. DeVaney, ran up be
yard and hit IL with a stick, when the
horse kicked the boy in the face, bruising
him and cutting some gashes. He is get
ting along nicely with no more serious re-
| suit than perhaps an ugly scar In the
face.
| COLUMBUS-Al the insurance COM
panies that do business here have adj
| Vanced their rate on merchandise 20 per
cent; school buildings, rs per cent;
| churches, 20 per cent; elevators and mills,
| 20 per cent and people are debating the
question whether they had better not
carry their own Insurance rather than pay
such exorbitant rates.
TABLE ROCK-A slight rain fell here
yesterday which was not heavy enough to
greatly interfere with haying and thresh-
ing but was heavier northwest of here,
shape and much Of Il laid by. The hay
crop Is quite light. Peaches are ripening
In this section and being brought to mar,
ket, readily selling for 81. % per bushel.
Il TECUMSEH-The wheat crop in johnson
county, which Is now being threshed, is
one of the best farmers have secured I'm
years. The reports are that the grain is
yielding from twenty-five to thirty-hve
bushels TO the acre, with an occasional
field that makes forty bushels. The test Is
good. Oats are turning out much better
than was expected and all crop conditions
are very encouraging.
| TECUMSEH-At a meeting OF the
Johnson county republican county central
! committee, held in Tecumseh this after.
! noon, IL was decided TO hold the county
| convention in Tecumseh Saturday after
noon, August 4. Candidates for county at,
torney, clerk Of the district court, repre-
sentative and commissioner are to be
chosen, as we'll as delegates 20 the several
conventions to be held IN the state and
this district.
TABLE ROCK-wheat threshing in this
| vicinity has been In progress for the last
few days until checked by the rainstorm
The farmers are thTeshinG from the shock