Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
resent tenants. CHM q white. to continue

present tenants. CHM q white. to continue
possession
BEATRGCE-Henry Krueger,. German
farmer living near oden, hrcshed $50
bushels OF wheat from fourteen acres the
other day.
BEEMER-The little son Of K. II. Loney
was badly scalded the FIRST Of the week
machine. The water psIT SSd been III used for a
few minutes. else the scsldinE would have
along nicely.
NORTH PLATTE-George f. simsnts
and Miss Annie l. Baggott were married
at the home OF the brides parents, six
miles southwest Of this city, Rev. John F.
Sibert OF the Lutheran church ofnoiating.
About forty relatives and friends witnessed
the ceremony.
GENEvA-During the thunderstorm
Thursday afternoon the barn belonging
to Rev. Hewitt was struck by hghtnluE,
This Is the third time that Mr.. Hewitt's
barn has been struck one was burnt to
the ground a year ago.
BEATRICE-Ohver Tucker and Dennis
Kehoe, employed on the stone crusher near
Wymore, were severely beaten in a fight
at Ford's rooming house, After the trouble
they made complaint TO the officers, but
as they had been drinking and were in
quarrelsome mood no arrests were made.
UTlCA-Peul Knoechel and WIN Ragan
were wrestling in the Knoechel barber
shop, when in some manner they ran
against the hot water urn and knocked IT
over: Knoechers arm and leg were
scalded. Young Ragan was badly burn.
on the back. A doctor had to be called
for RaEan.
BEATR1CE-Frsnk Backman. car in
spector for the Rock Island, was severely
Injured here Friday afternoon. He was
inspecting a ballast car when an engine
struck 1t, throwing him violently against
the end OF the car. He was injured in
ternally and also suffered severe injury
TO his spine.
ton for vacancy in the subcarrier force at
the postofice in this city was held here
Saturday under the supervision OF q. Ii.
Van Horne OF the civil service commission.
! Those taking the examination were A. s.
| Wadsworth, J. A. Bumgardner Mrs.
Grace BumEardneT.
YORK-The sad news has been received
| of the death of Clay Adams son of MIR.
and Mrs A. J. Adams of Bradshaw, this
county. and a former resident of York.
who, during his residence here was clerk
in the First National bank. The deceased
was working for a life insurance company
| at Lincoln and died from diphtheria.
/ BEEEMER-Chris Munderloh. the oldest
son of George Munderloh, one of the promi-
nent farmers OF Cunning county, died AT
after an operation for appendicitis. The
| operation was performed Tuesday but his
condition was such that recovery S SSd im
| REPUBLICAN CITY,. E. Gosnell has
| purchased of F. c. Kellogg his ranch or
200 acres adjoining Republican City. Mr.
Gosnell also bought the Kellogg Elevator
coal business and about 500 head OF hogs.
| The consideration was $4,000. The ranch
! Is one oil the pest IN TINS part VI tue ENdNc
for aifaiga, handling hogs and cattle.
| BEATRICE-W. N. Maupin, the oil man,
| says the contract for sinking one well
| near Beatrice has been let, and that as
| soon as his machinery arrives from FIRE.
donia Kan active operations will begin.
He was yesterday showing a piece OF rock
formation, the surface being covered with
black bubbles and having an oily odor.
| PAWNEE CITY-R. f. Herdman, a for
mer resident OF this city. is here for a
short visit Mr.. Herdman is located in
Manila, Philippine islands, where he is
agency director of one OF the large Ameri-
can life insurance companies. He comes
to the states for the purpose of providing
school facilities for his children, and has
decided TO leave his family at Palo Alto,
WEST PoINT-Enoch wetzel. an aged
pioneer settler who has retired from the
farm and is living in town, suffered a
severe stroke ce paralysis while picking
cherries in a neighbours orchard. He fell
to the ground from the tree Upon being
carried to the home OF his daughter, Mrs
Rinehart. he suffered second stroke. Ow-
ing TO his advanced age fears are felt for
his recovery.
BROKEN BOw-Ground is about to he
broken here for a new $4,000 hospital, to
be erected under the supervision Of DR..
George Bartholomew, the present manag-
eral thousand dollars have been subscribed
by Broken Bow citizens, and what is lack
ing to the necessary amount will be
made UP by DR.. Bartholomew and his i'm
mediate family.
PLATTSMOUTH - Dennis Denniher
aged 81 years ear who formerly
shops. died at his home west of PIatts
mouth. His remains were brought TO this
! Johns Catholic church. at 10 o'clock this
forenoon. Interment was In Holy Gro {
cemetery. A widow, two daughters anC
one son survive him.
WEST POINT-An ordinance was passed
r at the last meeting of the city council
, granting to the Chicago & Northwestern
system of private waterworks. The ordi
nance grants the railroad the right t
build and maintain system of water
i, works, to build a pumping station west o
: the track on North street, TO lay waite
{ mains along Mill street and to erect
water tank In the southeast corner of tn
depot grounds.
BROKEN BOw-The Custer county re
publican convention will be held in Broker
county attorney will be nominated
seventeen delegates selected for the con
gressional convention of the Sixth cen
. gressional district seventeen delegates
Z for the state convention, seventeen dele
gates for the senatorial convention OF tn
teen delegates for the Fifty-siXth repre-
q sentative district.
Observation-Disclosures shindoll arrive
in the city yesterday from Lincoln an
: drill. Privstes Eidon Graham, stuar
: Dobbs and Charles Brown have been rec
commended by Captain Penrod to corporal
! | company had a general jollifcation meet
= ing at Pease's Tefreshment parlors. Tn
company is getting in fine shape for tn
Fort Riley encampment and Is drilin
| about three times week.
= BEATRIcE-The case of j. Alfre
Johnson against Mr.. and Mrs Seth Terry
= | an action brought to secure the custod
y of his little daughter, was called in tn
= | county court yesterday and continued 1
! ! August %, Johnson is a son-in-law O
D. the Terrys and resides at Villisca, la. Til
: case has been in the courts for severs
s years, and Mr.. and Mrs. Terry obtaine
a possession of the child recently by habea
n corpus proceedings Just as Johnson's slI
ter, Mrs. Devoire OF Omaha, was in tn
d act OF leaving town with II.
@ NORTH PLATTE-Regular shipments {
e ice have been begun here from the Unite
States ice houses to Council BLUFFS, III
amount sent being $50 tons a week FC
% sometime heretofore ice has been shippe
J. regularly from the local plant to Kearns
= for use of the railroad company. The bus
J. ness at the ice house has been increasln
lately. the movements OF fruit trains beln
e heavier than for sometime. However, N
4 shipments are not as great as those OF
a year ago. which is probably due 20 a ligl
a crop of fruit in parts OF California.
PLATTSMOUTH-H c. McMaken ha
? just been presented with a number
"a curiosities and relics by Lige Brown {
Z Kennossha, and among them is on
a United States bill on which Is printe,
This bill entities the bearer to re. eli 4