Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19

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NEBRASKA CITY-The republican county
central committee held a meeting at SYRIA
Cuse yesterday afternoon and organized Tor
the coming campaign.
sEwARD-Mrs. John Erb died at the
family home southeast OF Milford Mednes5
been III for a long time.
NEBRASKA CTTY-Miss Nora Thorp was
called to st, Joseph, last evening to look
after Miss Lima Powell of this city, who
fell down a flight Of stairs and fatally in
jured herself.
sEwARD-The high water took out the
big bridge between the towns of Pleasant
dale and Milford on Tuesday. The county
commissioners have been called for con-
tinually to different parts of the county,
as ten bridges went out.
BBATRICE-The village board OF Barnes
ton met last evening and set Monday, July
20, as the date for hearing the remon-
STRANGE filed against Walter ]. Judah, who
recently applied for a saloon license.
NORTH PLATTE-Yesterday about fifty
workmen were sent to Lewellen to begin
work on the North River branch of the
Union Pacific. This increases the force at
work in extending this railroad to a large
number.
BEATRICE-Henry Meyers, sent up from
Wymore recently on a burglary charge,
became violently insane Thursday. He was
given a hearing before the insanity com,
mission yesterday and ordered committed
to the asylum.
AINSWORTH-This morning while Thos.
Bower, jr, was hauling hay the wind blew
a barn door shut and caught Bowers
head. Two pieces of his skull were taken
out above the left eye at the hospital. He
may die.
-CoLUMBUs-The funeral Of Thomas
oolic church. Mr.. Eurick had lived in
Columbus for several years, having form
erly lived near Shelby in Polk county. HI
was 70 years old and leaves besides his
wife a family of grown-up children.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. young women
school for the annual teachers xamina
tlon under charge of County Superintend-
ent Matzen, Many are from other counties
mont Normal school. The attendance from
the city and county is merely normal.
FREMoNT-sherift Bauman arrested
coin as soon as they arrived in the city
Saturday afternoon, at the request of the
girls father. TIL latter claims that the
thinks it looks like an elopement. The
girl is Il and the man processes to be 50.
Both are colored.
BEATRICE-G. II. johnson, H. H. Nor
cross and S. c. Smith, appointed as a COM
mittee by President Ed S. Miller of the
Commercial club to study the problem Of
lettering all public roads leading into Bea-
trice, held a meeting yesterday and out
cedure.
cry and r. Meth Of Omaha, a representa-
tive of the Standa Bridge company, have
been inspecting bridges in the county for
the last week and have found many which
were badly damaged by the floods. Some
OF the wooden structures have been washed
away entirely.
NORTH PLATTE-w. H. Spoon ap-
pointed by the United States government
as a specialist upon the subject of good
roads, is visiting here and examining the
roads In this vicinity. He has gone over
and a public meeting will be held in the
commercial club rooms to discuss the I'M
provements of the roads with him.
NORTH PLATTE-The Lincoln County
Insanity commission held a second hearing
upon the subject Of the sanity of Charles
Johnson, and decided that he was insane
and ordered that he be taken to the Hast
ings Insane asylum, where he will he
treated for epilepsy, which Is the cause OF
his insanity. At a former hearing he was
discharged.
the Beatrice Fire department met last even
Ing and organized as follows: j. r. Ellis,
president; II. C.. Leech, vice president; j,
urer. The committee will incorporate and
the campaign for raising funds for the new
building. which is to cost about &b5O0, will
be started at once.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Schwan, a young
farmer living north of the city a few miles,
had a narrow escape from death as the re-
suit Of being attacked and knocked down
by an Infatuated cow, as he was engaged
In the farm work. A younger sister near
at hand came to his rescue and doubtless
ooNCu AL lAt bg hllNllk II Cu" away
with a stick, with which she beat 1t about
the head.
TECUMsEH-John Earlewine, a pioneer
settler of Tecumseh, died at the family
but a few days. He was 70 years of age.
Mr.. Earlewine Is survived by a widow and
four children, Mrs. H. T. Slower and Will
liam Earlewine of Lincoln, and Miss Theda
Earlewine and Mrs. George Miller, jr, Of
Tecumseh.
NEBRASKA cITY-Nebraska. City a
short time since, held a special election for
the purpose of voting bonds with which TO
purchase a new city park, which was to
be used for a race course, base ball park,
chautauqua grounds and for the stock show.
The bonds carried, the grounds were pur-
chased, but there is considerable trouble
experienced In closing a road which runs
through the grounds purchased. Many of
the people owning land near the road re-
fuse to allow the commissioners to close
the road and open another and the matter
may have to be taken into the courts.
NEBRASKA CITY-John summer, an en-
ploye of the Graham Touring mills, came
to town with a load of flour and some bills
to collect. He collected the bills and dis
posed OF the flour and ~telephoned the mill
that the wagon was broken down and he
would be back today. Last night It was
found that he had left the city and nothing
was the matter with the team or wagon.
A complaint has been filed against him
and the officers are looking for him.
NEBRASKA CITY-Harry Brewer has
brought a peculiar suit in the county court
! al AaAAAAA AN'AhNAH u HIS NANao
wife. He says that he gave him $500 on
the I'D OF December, 1907, with which TO
purchase and erect a monument over the
grave OF his deceased wife. daughter Of the
defendant, and that the defendant erected
a monument costing only SIS and put the
remainder of the money In his pocket, and
now he wants Sll5 back. The suit created
considerable surprise as the deceased
woman was the only daughter Of the de-
PENDANT, who is wealthy,
NEBRASKA CITY-Rev. Emanuel Hartig
who has been pastor Of the st. Benedict
| Catholic church Of this city since 1861, has
been sent to Atchison. where he will enter
the st. BenediCtine home. He has become
quite feeble and had to be replaced by
another priest. He is the oldest priest IN
the state and was vicar general Of this
diocese when he was retired, He built the
Catholic churches at Lincoln, Palmyra
Tecumseh, here and other places, and Il
nearly % years of age,
, NORTH PLATTE-A successful term O,
I the North Platte Junior Normal was closeG
!, today. In point Of attendance the Norti
Platte Junior Normal ranked highest ot
the eight Junior normals OF the state, thu
e total enrolment being 1R for the norma
o proper, and for the combined normal ant
institute 1888. The following were members
, OF the faculty; DR.. A.. ]. Beattie Of Cot
|. ner university. Wilson Tout. Paul Goss, r
2 s, Cowan, Ruth Pyrtle and County Superin
q tendents A. Softly and William Upright
u The last number OF the lecture course O.
the Junior normal was given last night h,
Congressman Norris. He lectured upon tn,
subject, international Peace" In the hiEl