Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-18


made In Walnut Grove cemetery, Brown
vile. The funeral was very largely at
tended.
WOOD RIVERA large horse sale was
conducted at the stock yards. Saturday
and largely attended. The animals brought
good prices.
WOOD RIvER-J. w. Coomes has rented
the McEvoy building and will occupy the
same with new meat market as soon as
new fixtures arrive.
WOOD RIVER-The deposits of local
banks as shown IN their statements just
ltsued, show up splendidly. The aggregate
Increase over last year.
WOOD RIVER-During the rain yester-
day afternoon people were alarmed by a
curious rumbling noise among the clouds.
attributed 1t to hail, but none fell.
COLUMBUS Columbus democrats are
putting In their best ticks to keep the po-
ntical pot boiling at fever heat, and have
secured A. G. Shallenberger. candidate for
governor. to speak here on Friday even
WOOD RIVER - Work has been COM
menced on baling and shipping the I'M
mense hay crop Of the Platte river bot
saRed anu the %oTk iS % be- Carried on
during the winter.
WOOD RIVER-Many farmers were In
town yesterday, being unable to work in
the fields. and were feeling very Jubllant
over the rain which fell yesterday. The
ground which was Plowed for wheat was
FALLS CITY-District court convened
here this morning with Judge Kelliger of
Auburn and Judge Raper of Pawnee City
has been done SO far, the time being taken
up with getting the work in order.
AGNSWORTH-The Ainsworth band will
leave here Wednesday morning for Merri-
man, Neb.. where II furnishes music for
the nrst annual carnival and the cowboys
horse races and base ball games. for three
days, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
FALLS CITY-Mrs otto p. Wirth is
dangerously sick at her home in this city
and owing to her extreme old age it is not
mother of Otto Wirth OF Omaha and L. p.
With of the firm of Wirth and Winter
bottom In this city.
PAPILLION-District court for sarnv
county convened at the court house this
morning, Judge George Day on the bench,
s tas with long docket The day was
TAKEN up with calling the docket and as
signing cases. The criminal cases will be
taken up next week.
AINSWORTH-At O'Clock Sunday morn
ing DIR. Allison of Omaha arrived here and
performed an operation for appendicitis on
Nay Luce and lett for Omaha at d o'clock
ne brought with him Miss kipler trained
nurse, from Omaha, who remains with the
pauent, who appears to be resting well.
COLUMBUS-1hese young men have gone
70 attend military schools: North Evans,
70 the military academy at Culver, Ind. :
maurice Whitinoyer. to the Kearney Mill
tary academy; Junior Post, to the Faribault
lMlnn.) Shattuck Military academy, and
Myron Gray, to Morgan Park (lllJ Military
academy.
WOOD RIvER-Considerab BILE opposition
Is being demonstrated in this part OF Hall
county over the fact that Grand Island
asks the county board to donate a $4,000
block to 1t for memorial park and keep
garded as simply benefiting Grand Island
while the rest OF the county helps foot the
bills.
FALLS CITY-Yesterday morning Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Becht, VINO live south of
Fails CITY, were driving into town to at
tend church, their team became frightened
a Mi Of - l,,&w. -
and ran away. Mr. Becht was thrown
from the buggy and two ribs were broken
he was also badly bruised. Mrs. Becht
was unin1ured. -
TEKAMAH-R. A Smith. OF the firm of
share to his brother, II. H. smith. MI.
Smith expects to locate In California
TEKAMAH-A drizzling rain has been
falling continuously here for the past TWEEN
ty.four hours. greatly damaging the hay
ground ready to stack.
TEKAMAH-The corn in this section OF
the country Is in fine condition and prac-
tioally all Of it is out of danger of frost.
pleton, sr.. of this place, who was on his
way from wyoming to Omaha with
%r.sn OF sheep states that he
killed.
GRAND ISLAAND-The republican sena-
toriai eonvention for Hall and Howard
tuesday, October 2 at II 80 a. M, in ST
Paul, Neb., at which time Honorabies G.
Il. Sheldon and Norris Brown and other
republican state candidates will be In the
city. The nomination falls to Hall county
this year. 30 far three candidates have
been mentioned, only one of whom, Mr.
scudder. is regarded as an active candidate.
The three are Mr.. A. L. Scudder of
Doniphan and the Messrs. w. II. Harrison
and Mayor Schuff of this city.
EDGAR-The Grand Army of the Repub
lie post and the Women's Relief corps held
public hall Saturday evening. The women
OF the corps served supper from to 4
p. M. to the members of the post and
corps. The campfire opened at 1880 with
music and singing by the old veterans.
D. NJ. Nettieton Of Fairfield on tt the subieo s
Of .Woman's Work and Influence IN the
Civil War" calling up her work and in
1uence among the sick and wounded every
whereg that made her one of the heroes of
the war. The evening was very pleasantly
passed.
oAKLAND-Quite an electrical phe-
nomena took place here yesterday when q
terrific bolt Of lightning struck Henry
Turnberg's house about 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. Although cloudy there was no
electrical storm, but the day was warm
and sultry and inclined to rain, and the
suddenness with which the bolt fell startled
| the whole community Luckily no great
damage was done to the house, but the tele-
phone was rendered useless and bread on
| the kitchen table fell to the floor. Tele-
phone wires In the vicinity OF the house
were cut into tiny pieces and some were
melted together. -Four men standing across
the street from the house were knocked
down by the force OF the bolt. but were
unin1ured.