Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-20

1906 The Rurlneton and the Rock Island
Companies E1vc not nsid.
EUSTIS-Ths burlington s. Missouri has
g steam shovel OUTFIT vorElng east Of here,
ditChinE and otherwise improving the right
of-Way. Ahe company will make many eS-
tensiNC Improvements at this point I'm
larging the coal shutes and lengthenns
the sidetrscks will be the main features.
TEKAMAH--There are now so.S5O sheep
and lambs being fed IN this vicinity. Tho
farmers figure that il is cheaper to run
husked at 4 cents a bushel Frank \.
Cameron and Houston Templcton are the
heaviest feeders each having over 1900.
COLUMBUS. II. Stems left here sew
look after his large crop OF fruit aud has
lust returned. having disposed Of the crop,
which consisted mostly of Bartlett pears, %
eastern parties, MI Stems owned farm
returned to Columbus.
COOK-The son of Lewis Nuenning
who lives northeast of here, was severely
burned today he pulled tho plug from
the washing machine and let the hot
water IOur out on himself. The burn
covers the entire left leg and right arm,
besides several places on his back and
chest II is thought MS will recover.
FAGRBURY-The city council last even
ing awarded the contract for the con-
struction OF 6,4Oo lineal feet of sanitary
sewer I'm district No. Z, to King X Lam
bert Of Dee Moincs, Ia. The contract price
is s4,522,5o The city clerk Was directed Gs5
feet of eight-nch sewer for districts Nos.
! and 3.
COLCMBUs-H t. Babcock, one Of the
promoters of the Columbus power canal
has been IN New York state for several
weeks in order 20 get others to help him
promote the project Mr.. Babcock IS as
mum as an oyster in regard to what he was
able TO accomplish, except to report prog
gress. He will return to New York about
December ].
TECUMsEH- IA series Of revival meetinss
closed at the Christian church In This Cit-
last evening which had been in progress for
one week, The pastor Of the churcn, Elder
A, J. Holingsworth, was in charge and h.
was very anly assisted nv Mr.. Don G.
TroXCl baritone, who had charge of the
music. 4 large number Joined the church
during the week.
TABLE ROCK.-A slight fail Of snow oc-
CURED mere last night. The weather Is still
cloudy and threatening
TABLE ROCKETS Nemechek Brothers
stock Of hardware and furniture at this
place has been traded TO Arthur Robertson
Of Newman Grove in exchange for sec
ton of Antelope county land. The trade
includes the store building OF the Nemechc6
Brothers.
OLIMBUS-The other day Chief Of Po-
lice Scnack arrested an Indian named
Walker who had run away from the In
dian school at Genoa The fellow, was
he got his liquor from members of a trav-
eli e minstrel show which came from
Genoa 10 Columbus. He was taken back
came down for him.
TEKAMAH-The 15-year-old son of John
Weber, . farmer living southeast OF this
place was accidentally shot and killed
Friday while out hunting with one of his
neighbor boys of the same age. The boys
were hunting along the creek, young
Weber being down near the water, his
companion up on the bank. A rabbit
jumped up, and in shooting at 1t young
Montgomery had 10 shoot over Weber s
head. The shot scattered and five double
BIS lodged in the back of his head. Weber
lived about six hours.
COLCMBUS-A number of the good peu-
pie OF Columbus have been highly wrought
IN and greatly indignant the last week
at some advertisements that have been
displayed on the billboards near the st.
Alary's academy, whore their children at
tend school, and at other places on soma
Of the principal streets. Rev. Father
Rambert petitioned Mayor Phillips to make
an effort To have the pictures covered with
other advertising matter or else put more
clothes on them, The mayor looked up the
law of Columb-s and could not find where
he had authority to dc as the petitioners
requested. and the result at the prese nj
writing is that the figures remain just
where they wers placed and have no addi-
tional clothing 20 keep them warm, and
the thermometer down below the freezing
point