Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-14
close. About $50 were present from Craig,

close. About $50 were present from Craig,
Oakland and Lyons.
BEATRICE-F. c. Abbott & Co. are look
ing for a location TO establish a packing
house with a capacity Of 400 hogs daily.
representative of the firm has written
to Mayor Shultz with view to having
some of the residents of Beatrice take
stock in the enterprise and to put up
little bonus, The matter has been referred
to q. II. johnson, president Of the Com
mercial club.
TABLE, ROCK-News was received here
yesterday of the death at her home in
Gosper county, Nebraska, of Mrs. VIII
Usher, and also her infant child. Mrs.
Usher was a former Table Rock girl, her
maiden name being RoXie Robertson, a
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Prince Robertson
of this vicinity. Mrs. Usher left here about
a year ago bride, for her home in west
ern Nebraska
EDGAR-Rain has been falling here in
heavy showers for the past twenty-four
hours. Last night the showers were ac-
companied by brilliant lightning and heavy
thunder. The ground is now very wet and
the farmers will be still further delayed
| in their work. Grass and wheat are In
| splendid condition and few days or hne
| weather is needed now to give the farmers
a chance to sow their oats.
! ILARVARD-One of the best farm sales
reported about Harvard, showing the
| advance in price of farm lands, is that of
| Madison Farmer, who fourteen months ago
| bought l60 acres with fairly good improve
| paying $500, and has just closed the sale
| at $4,000. A l6O-acre tract with no improve
ments whatever two miles and half out
| sold recently for $50 an acre.
! COLUMBUS-District court in and for
Platte county is again in session, with
Judge Hollenbeck presiding. Among the
i equity cases to be tried this term are the
| u. & NJ. tax cases under the scayenger
| law. Attorney j. w. Deweesc and Super
! intendent Bignell of the Burlington were
| here the first part of the week, when the
cases were tried, and after argument Judge
! Hollenbeck took the cases under advise
ment
BEATRICE-The funeral Of William
| Clark was held this afternoon at o'clock
! from the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Army of the Republic post. The services
! were conducted By Rev. n, A. Martin and
! interment was in Evergreen Home ceme-
| Shfeve, ]. A. Forbes, Philip Hess, c. NJ
Carpenter and L. I. LoyeJoy acted as pail
! bearers.
BEATRICE-o. K. Jones, for the past
! five years manager of the Blue Valley
| Milling company at HOlmesville, was ad-
! judged insane last night and ordered COM
| United to the asylum MT. Jones Is only
| rs years of age. He visited Beatrice Tues
| day and secured five orders for Hour. His
mental trouble came upon him suddenly
which necessitated his being brought here
| last evening. lie was taken to Lincoln
| today by Sheriff Trude.
| ARLINGTON-There is considerable in
! terest shown by citizens here about the
| proposed interurban road between Fremont
! ana Blair and Omaha. Fremont Is push
| ing the project and our citizens are ready
| to assist in the enterprise. That "A line
| would branch of at Arlington and run via
| Elk City to Omaha is certain The farm.
| eTs ana people of the small towns want
| better transportation and the proposed road
| would unite the city, village and the farm
| SEWARD-Wallace Christian of near
! Utica, Seward county, fell between a stalk
| cutter that he was working in the field
! lie was driving colt and In some manner
| lost his seat, railing In between the cut
ters and being wedged i'm so tight thai
/ the cutters had To bee taken Oft before ht
! could be eXtIlCated from his peTilOus posi-,
| ton. Luckily a boy saw the trouble anC
| rushed to his assistance. lie was badly
bruised and the attending physicians say
! q was a marvellous escape.