Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-27

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EDGAR-A much-needed rain fell here
last night The weather had been very
dry for the past six weeks and corn and
grass were suffering siev YER Inc s,oT
magnitude, began al a little after mid
night and continued two hours. The
amount Of precipitation was two inches.
sEWARD-The children Of Jacob Msurer
OF ID" town have commenced action in
the county court, the object being to have
a guardian appointed for him on the ground
property. The case was hotly contested
and msny witnesses were examined. Mr..
Maurer is said to be worth nearly 5000
Judge Leavens took the case under advise
ment.
BEATRICE-The funeral Of Mrs. Anna
Lang who committed suicide here yester-
day, was held this morning at o'clock
from St Joseph's Catholic church. The
services were conducted by Rev. NJ. NJ.
Merkl. Emile Lang, enc OF the leading
engaged IN the restaurant business here
for many years, are stepsons Of the de-
ceased
YoRK-The Commercial club band of
York has engagements for nearly every
week from now until cold weather. On
August they go to Geneva. They have
Lincoln and also at the county fair at
Nelson. The Commercial club band of
York has the reputation OF being one Of
in the west.
WOOD RIvBR-seth Lee. one Of the
early settlers in this portion Of Nebraska,
is dead at his home In Cameron town
ship northwest Of town. Mr. Lee was IS
years of age and he had been sick but a
short time. He is the father of four chill
dren. two girls and two boys. one OF
whom, Arthur Lee, is engaged in business
at Hastings. He has brother James Lee
Of Newton, Ia.
YoRK-Ldttle Paul Bernstein, the 10
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bernstein, who lives at $50 East Twelfth
street, was severely burned and at the
present writing is a great sufferer The
children had a bonfire in the street. and
Paul struck the fire with stick scattering
the blaze, when Unexpectedly some sparks
burst into flames in the back of his shirt
and before the garment could be removed
he was badly burned.
BRAlNARD-Last night about clock a
heavy rainstorm, followed by hail, passed
over a narrow strip Of country about four
or flve miles east of this place. on about
completely destroyed by the hail. on VIII
liam Browns farm fifteen window lights
were knocked out At this place the hail
stones measured as large as from four to
seven inches. Fortunately not over a half
dozen farms were touched by the hail.
ECUMSEH-Lightning struck the large
barn of George Dominey one and a half
miles northeast Of Johnson, last evening,
and the structure. with its contents to-
gether with a small icehouse and a buggy
shed, were burned to the ground. In the
barn was 300 bushels OF corn, 800 bushels
of oats, eight tons Of hay, harness, imple-
ments, etc. The stock was in the pasture.
A buggy was lost In the buggy house. Total
81 100.
TABLE ROCK-Pawnee county farmers
who are so fortunate to own walnut
timber are reaping rich harvest. buyer
has recently been through here, securing
such timber. and paying from SIS to $S5
per thousand feet, the price being deter
mined somewhat by the size of the log
thirteen inches in diameter at the top of
he Loo hahn fhn min cd
$1,000 feet will be shipped from this county
to Kansas City, where 1t will be sawed
and shipped afterward to Germany and
France, to be used in the manufacture of
fine furniture.
HARVARD-At midnight last night
heavy storm came up, accompanied by con-
tinued flashes of lightning and sharp peals
of thunder and some hail, but so far as
known no material harm was done except
shocks of grain The rainfall was close to
an inch and a half. This morning was
clear, cool and bright, but at II o'clock sSa;
moments, accompanied with wind ana llght
hail. These rains will again delay thrcsh-
ing and cause much Inconvenience ana some
loss to the farmers.
PLATTSMOUTH-Artie Of incorpora-
ting the Cass Land company have been
capital stock is 100000. The purpose of
the organization is for the raising Of
cattle sheep, hogs, horses and other kinds
of stock and buying and leasing land for
ranch purposes. The company recently
purchased a large tract of irrigated land
near Lamar, Colo, but the headquarters
f Snt were elected President, c. c.
Parmele vice president j. M. Stone; sec
rotary, County Attorney g 4. Noawis;
j. q. Richey. The latter win have charge
of the property in Colorado.
misunderstanding Trude yesterday
executed an order from the district court
which commanded the infant child OF Mr.
and Mrs. George Whiteomb returned 70
it's parents. About year ago the chAd,
then a babe weeks old. was deserted by
its mother, who left 1t with Mr. and Mrs.
George Reed. About six months ago
Mrs Whitcomb returned TO her husband,
and soon after her arrival in the city she
and Mr.. Whitcomb brought habeas cor
pus proceedings to recover the chllu from
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed The case was carried
TO the district court and decided in favor
If the Whitcombs At the last session of
court the attorney for the plaintins Sc
cured an execution and had the sheriff
return the child to It's paT Taie VINO are
NORTH PI4ATTE-Last Saturday small
excursion on the new line of the Union
Pacific railroad from O'Fanons up the
valley OF the North Platte river was taken
NV General Superintendent Park Superin-
tendent Anderson, Trainmaster Clabaugh,
Assistant Engineer Thayer, w. H. McDon-
aid, Arthur Mcnamara and Ira Bare, ed
tor Of the Tribune. The Tribune editor,
| in writing an account OF the trip Tor his
paper issued yesterday, says that the line
| is in every way an almost perfect one and
| that the bridge across the North Platte
| river north OF Paxton, though frame, Is
splendid construction. Section houses are
being erected almost as fast as the railroad
| and depot is being done. The telegraph
! line and the fences on each side OF the
road are being constructed as fast as the
steel is laid. Most of the road on the east
side of the bridge across the North Platte
river has been surfaced
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