Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-06
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the corn growing contest to be held here
next fall.
BRATR1CE-A light rain visited this
section Sunday morning. The moisture Is
badly needed for crops.
BLUE HILI,7Arthur F. Kort and Mary
PlautI OF Blue Hin were married by Rev.
Schubkegel on Friday.
TECUMsEH-woo Bros, the West
Point grocers, have sold their goods TO
T. 3. Brewer and the latter is now in
charge.
PLATTSMOUTH-Th funeral services of
Grandpa Joseph seybert were largely at
tended and were conducted by Rev. j. K.
HOulgate.
BBATRICE-Richa Dibble living porth
west Of this city, examined field OF corn
planted on April Is and found the seed in
good condition.
REPuBIIcAN CITY-G. A. Brooks is
now owner OF the Eagle house In this
city, having purchased the property Of
Peter Helfrech.1
PLATTsMOuTH-Mis Mildred Cummins
won the medal at the Womens Christian
terian church Saturday evening
PLATT5MoUTH---w Jossiyn arrived
duties as storekeeper here for the Burling-
ton, His appointment was from May 1.
BEATRICE 81 The Gage County Rural
saturday. The, members present exchanged
ideas and disguised plans for the year
work number were present from Blue
Springs, Wymore and Ellis
board Prof r. b MoritE handed in his
resignation, having accepted the spperln-
tendency of the Red Cloud schools. Prof
Moritz has been superintendent Of the
Blue Hill schools for six years.
TECUMSBH-The University of Nebraska
Mandolin and Glee club was given warm
reception at the Smith theater in this city
last evening. The entertainment through
out was meritorious and the gentlemen
were accorded rounds Of applause,
NEBRASKA CITY-CounciIman Frank
w Of
ing gang at the packing house for the
last thirty years, has resigned and will
live on easy street the remainder OF his
time. He has accumulated a competence.
PLATTSMOUTH-W Gillispie, the
grain merchant in Mynard, has brought
suit in Justice Archer'a, court. to collect
from the Missouri Pacific Railroad com
pany the amount OF S1SS.62 damages. al
legged to have been caused by delay in the
shipment of grain.
TECUMSEH-The Tecumseh Board of
Education has employed Miss Myrtle Nen
OF Peru as high school teacher, and
Miss Helen Swan of Tecumseh as a
teacher in the primary department. The
teaching force of the schools for the COM
ing year is now full.
TECUMSEH-Dstrict court for John
son county will convene in this city to-
morrow. The docket is small, being COM
posed of but thirty-seven law and equity
cases and four criminal cases. II is not
known which Judge will preside The Jury
Will not be employed.
BEATRICE-'rhe Rock Island company,
by it's attorneys, Hazlett g. Jack, has filed
| condemnation proceedings in the county
court for the purpose of acquiring title to
nine acres OF ground ten miles east OF Bea-
trice on the farm of Mrs Indiana Knapp,
! where 1t intends to build stone crusher
plant,
REPUBLICAN CITY-A base ball game
was played by the Alma and Republican
City teams Friday afternoon at this place,
OF 4 to l. Last night a bali was given at
the opera house under the management of
the Republican City team, the proceeds to
go into the base bail fund.
FREMONT-The Presbyterian church has
extended call to Rev. Frank Reed of Ell
mira, Ill. A reply has not been received
from him, but itfis thought he will ac-
S eoPa dSeh % R 81 s oTtrl Epi 81
Trinity. at Lincoln, conducted services for
the first time this morning and preached
very strong sermon. p,
BEATRICE-The opening exercises of
dedication week for the Young Mems Chris
tian association were held this afternoon
at 3 o'clock In the Presbyterian church.
The meeting was addressed by p. E. Ben
nett president Of the Young Mems Chris
tiar association OF Lincoln. Each night
! this week special program will be given.
! The dedicatory services will occur next
| Sunday
FREMoNT-Ther was a light rain here
! last night which will do much good.
Farmers report the prospects for crops
good in spite of the cold, dry weather.
! With rain and warm weather later grain
I VIII Dt III Hnt shape anu the BTOuHu All
/ right for corn. Hay is the highest 1t has
| ever reached here, selling for from IS to
| $40 per ton and being scarce and none too
J good at that figure.
/ HUMBOLDT-John NJ Brockman, the
well known retired farmer politician, who
/ suffered a stroke of pulmonary apoplexy
| on Friday, died twenty-four hours later
at his home in the north part OF this
city. The death of Mr.. Brockman removes
! from the scene Of activity one of the best
| known characters of southeastern Ne
J braska he having served two terms In
/ the Nebraska Legislature In the early
nineties. .t-
| TABLE 'ROCK-A convention of the
/ Home Missionary society of the Methodist
| Episcopal church of the Nebraska City
! district, met at Sterling May 2. Twenty
one delegates were present from Nebraska
! City, Syracuse, Falls City, Humboldt
Tecumseh and Table Rock, The speaker
! of the evening was Mrs. Libby Allen OF
! Des Moines, Ia. national organizer. The
meeting was one OF the best ever held
( In the district