Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-08
Nebraaka Newa Notes.

BEATRICE-Yesterday WILDER G. Stalker
and Miss Elvira Arnt, both of this city.
were married by Judge Spafford.
BEATRICE-L. d. Gray has sold his lum-
Der and hardware business at Holmesville
to Heaston Bros, who will have charge OF
the business in the future.
BEATRICE-Robert Klose and daughter
left yesterday for their home in Germany
They expect to be gone until next spring.
Mr.. Klose is president Of the Beatrice Brick
Works.
BEATRICE-The Sunday school Of the
Christian church held its annual picnic yes
terday at Zimmerman's Springs, northwest
Of the city. Nearly 400 people were IN at
tendance.
BEATRICE-The office men and machin-
lists of the Dempster factory met on the
diamond last evening and played eight fast
innings, when the game was called on ac-
count of darkness with the score a tie 4
to 4.
BEATRICE-The city council, in special
session last evening, passed the tax levy or
dinance for the coming years. The total
amount Of the general fund appropriations
mills more than last year.
BEATRICE-John Fererichs. a prominent
German farmer living seven miles north
east of this city, was kicked in the stomach
bv a horse and seriously injured. He was
treating the animal for a lame shoulder
when II whirled and struck him.
BEATRICE-The drouth was broker IN
this locality last night by a timely rain.
which will materially help the corn crop.
About half an inch of water fell, and 1t
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ground received the full benefit of it.
BEATRICE-A large number Of Beatrice
people attended the street fair at WILDER
yesterday. In the ball game between the
Plckrell and WILDER teams the latter won
by the score OF 3 10 / The Dempster team
of Beatrice and the WILDER team play Sat
. urday forenoon.
RED ~CLOUD-The second annual session
! of the Red Cloud chautauqua opened with
a large crowd in attendance. Senator ]. p.
iDolliveT l~ectured in the afternoon, and the
Royal Hungarian orchestra gave several
numbers. In the evening the Hungarian
orchestra occupied the entire time.
BEATRICE-The socialists OF Beatric
began a series of meetings here today which
will be held afternoons and evening 70
three days. Rev. G. c. Porter Of Omaha
district; Captain w. II. Ashby OF this city
and other socialists will appear on tn
program.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Brown. a youni
farmer near Ainsworth, II is charged, mort
gagged a lot of property he did not own {
and to other parties and skipped the coun
try. He was arrested in Erwin and place
in jail. The parties compromised with hi
father and turned him loose.
PLATTsMOUTH-A meeting Of the Rail
way Mems Protective association in tn
Ancient Order OF United Workmen hall las
evening wC\addressed by S. Z. MecombeI
a conductor on the Union Pacific and
member of the executive committee of IN
association. He advised the boys TO unit
men would be elected. He urged them I
see that Commissioner Williams was no
reelected, but To vote for George BTophy
+. NJ. Ryan and F. II. Crosby were tn
other speakers along the same line o
thought.
GRAND IsLAND-An electric light wir
OF the private lighting company in thi
city in some manner broke and one Of tn
wires touched a large sorrel horse belong
ing 10 a farmer by the name of RathburT
The animal was in agony for several min
utes before electroeutiOn was complete. Sew
eral men who rushed TO its assistance tool
hold Of the wire where II was still pro
tected, but their efforts came too late
others took care OF the terrified horse
nearby and prevented further accidents.
BENKELMAN-A generous fall OF rail-
occurred in the central and western por
lions OF the county Wednesday, and NOR
moisture fen IN other parts OF the count
Thursday. The weather has been extremel
warm, but the corn crop has not been dam
aged except in a few places where II ha
received insufficient cultivation
TBCUMSEH-Miss Merel Henry. daugf
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. James Henry. an
n r. VIII. son Of Mr.. and Mrs., WlIlial
VIII. all w~elEknown farmers who resio
near tins city. were married Al the HON
Of the bride wednesday AFTERNOON a.
O'Clock. The ceremony was performed b
Rev. n. NJ. Sturdevant of I
and Mrs. VIII will go 70 housekeeping q
a Johnson county farm.
BESKELMKR-In a runaway at Benke
10 a buggy containing Miss Martha Wen'
land. Miss Amelia and Wet,
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