Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-02
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consin, from which place he removed to
Harvard during the '10ss
PLATTSMOUTH-State Senator George
l.. Sheldon of this county, who some time
ago announced by wire that he would be
candidate for governor before the repub-
lican state convention is still in Mississippi.
Mr.. Sheldon has plantation near tina
Mississippi river and the water has threat
ened to overflow the dykes and ruin his
crop is the reason that he has been kept
in the south so much longer than he ex-
pected. .....,3terrr.t ,. lss.
TABLE RocK-Mrs. Lydia A. Holmes
of this place received a letter yesterday
from her brother-in-law, DIR. George g.
Gere of San Francisco, saying that him
self and family escaped with their lives
his Office and everything 1t contained was
totally destroyed DR.. Gere is a brother
Of the late c. H. ,Gere of the Journal anu
for many years lived in Pawnee county,
being one of the pioneers.
FREMONT-The city council last evening,
after a session lasting until 1875, over
ruled the remonstrance to the granting of
liquor license to Henry Thompson, by
vote of to 2. The remonstrants and
the city attorney not taking any active
part in the matter except in an advisory
capacity. The remonstrants have appealed
to the district court and are determined
to keep the saloon out of the block.
FREMONT-A. Smith, the manager OF a
small dry goods store on lower Main street,
who has been having all sorts of trouble
with police and sheriffs forces lately, was
yesterday adjudged insane and will be
taken to the asylum at Norfolk for treat
ment. His mania takes the form OF draw
ling checks on banks where he has no
money, hiring livery rigs and making
things lively on the streets. His friends
here have been unable TO find out anything
about where he came from or where his
relatives live.
sion of street paving may have to be aban-
doned because an appropriation cannot be
sec: for the work in front Of the new
$1,000 government building. Representa-
tive Norris was asked ia have an item in
cluded in the Postof1ce appropriation bill
s2 Psy for the Paving in rpnt Of the gov
through the records in Washington and
found only one instance where the govern
ment has paid for paving, and that was
in Speaker Cannon's home town in Illinois
SCHUYLER-The council met Monday
night, having adjourned from Saturday
made and approved by the council: Chief
Of police. J: H. Felmer; police. James
anws wsteh%SH chss spde water
Churchi assistant water commissioner and
electrician, John Edbar; engineer, John
a siSa IL nreRan chris bKs0hiey city physl
Chas NJ. Johnson. AS W. A. Rathssck
was elected mayor there is a vacancy in
Neidhardt was appointed, but the council
rejected him. The once will probably
stand vacant all year.
FREMONT-Some rather sensational de-
yelopments are coming to light In regard
to the man killed in a runaway accident
here Friday; His name is John Grabowsky
instead OF DobroVsky and that the party
with whom he has been living has a hus-
band in an insane asylum from whom she
has not been divorced. He has no children
living. so that his mother and his sister
will inherit his property. The alleged widow
went TO Saunders county on business yes
terday afternoon. leaving the keys to the
house and barn with a neighbor. During
her absence a sister OF the deceased and
her husband arrived here and broke into
both buildings and are now In possession
and propose to keep the widow" out.
| Grabowsky sold farm in Saunders county
| last winter and received quite a sum OF
/ money for IL, which Is supposed 20 be in
the possession OF the widow" or in bank
here.