Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-03
News of Nebraska,

BROKEN BOW-Nearly two and one-half
inches Of rain has fallen in this vicinity
within the past thirty-six hours.
PLATTSMOUTH-Quit a number Of
Plattsmouth people are attending the Ep-
worth league assembly in Lincoln.
TEKAMAH-Cmpany e, Nebraska Ma
Barker and Lieutenant G. z. Thomas VIII
leave tomorrow morning for Fort Riley
Kan, for a ten days outing.
LEXINGTON-This has been another
ideal day for the cbautauQua, and the at
tendance has reached It's climax, save per-
haps that of the coming Sunday, which Is
expected to eclipse all former occasions.
NORTH PLATTE-The attendance at the
North Platte Junior Normal has now
reached 10. Examinations were held last
week and but few failures resulted, most
of the teachers receiving excellent grades.
BEATRICE-John r. Ellis today assumed
the management Of the Gage County Her
He succeeds Ed +. Roberts, who has taken
a position on the road in the interest Of the
Western Publishing company.
BEATRICE-Word was received here by
the local lodge of Elks that Horace Scud-
der, member of the order and at one time
one Of the proprietors OF the Pad y, OK
typhoid fever at Denver.
NORTH PLATTE--The funeral services
Of Edward a. Park, -jr., eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward l. Park OF Omaha,
were held from the Episcopal church sun
day, Rev. e. +. Chapman officiating. The
child died at Denver Friday.
PLATTSMOUTH-A stranged passed $40
check on Ed Donat. The check was drawn
on the First National bank of this city
and made payable to II. H. Brown and
bore the false signature Of A 5. VIII,
wealthy farmer residing west of Platts-
mouth. g., p,
PLATTsMoUTH-W c. Williams, who
disappeared so suddenly from his wife and
children in Council bluffs, has been To-
Gated near Oreapolis, working for farmer.
lie says he HAD no intention of deserving
his family and will send money to them as
soon as ne earns II.
BEATRICE-Edward Ulrich and his sis
ter, Miss Augusta, were severely injured
in a runaway accident near DE Witt.
Both narrowly escaped being killed and the
buggy In which they were riding was
smashed all to pieces and scattered along
the road for a considerable distance.
NORTH PLATTE-Richard sculley, who
was killed on the Union Pacific railroad
| here last Friday, left quite a bit OF prop
erty. He had recently sold piece of land
for which he received 5000. lie was a
single man and at present there are no
relatives known. Leo Tobin OF this city
was appointed special administrator.
TEKAMAH-George Waters, an employee
at Stout Bros meat market met with a
| very painful accident yesterday while load
| ing ice. The team became frightened and
| started to run, and in attempting to get the
lines Waters slipped under the wagon and
| the rear wheels ran over his back, in
| ticting severe injuries, but luckily no bones
were broken.
| PLATTSMOUTH-On the Perry Walker
J farm Frank Jean and w. t. Smith threshed
| 1900 bushels of oats by weight in four
hours. or at an average of five bushels per
] minute. The oats are turning out from
| thirty to forty bushels per acre. The
wheat is also large yield. The large
ears, Of early corn are hanging down and
! potato crop was never better.
| FREMONT-Work has commenced tear
ing down the old buildings west Of the
| Farmers and Merchants National bank on
Sixth street, which are to be replaced with
a brick block extending to the alley. The
buildings We're among the Oldest In the
| city and have been an eye-sore to that
street for some time. Another new bust
| ness house Is under construction on the
same street one block west.
OAKLAND-The Burt county teachers
institute will open at the high schoo
here next Monday morning. Miss Nelson
the superintendent, has secured Miss Dasit
&. johnson and II. H. Hahn as instructors
A lecture course has also been arranged
and the speakers are Or. Edward Amherst
OFT, Superintendent II. II. Hahn and DR.
George t. Condra. A reception TO teachers
and patrons will be held at the high schoo
on Monday evening.
NORTH PLATTE-Mr. Honmeister pres
ident Of the North Platte Water Works
company, has been in the city for severa
days in connection with the negotiations
pending for the disposition of the loca
Platte informed Mr.. Hoffmeister that tho
city would not submit TO any other valua
ton than a physical one and that am
value which might be attributed to tn,
plant as going concern would not bt
considered by the city. Mr.. Hoffmeistel
announces that he will go at once to Pitts
burg, Pa, to consult with the officials OF
the corporation which owns the local plant
OAKLAND-A team hitched to a lumber
| wagon belonging to Gust Hallng, a farmel
living six miles southwest of here, raT
away Wednesday afternoon. They started
on Main street and when they reached thu
! Northwestern tracks turned and ran doWI
the tracks until they reached the towel
house, then ran onto the road going ives
and were not stopped until they were owe
I mill NJ No aur,
was the result. but some OF the wires anS
pipes running from the power house wer,
badly bent and twisted. but were soon re
paired One horse was scratched a little
but the wagon remained intact