Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
Nebraska News Notes.

BEATRICE-The Seward ball team will
play in this city Friday and Saturday
City league.
wYMoRE-A large party from here went
to the San Luis valley to be present at the
this city have invested in the land scheme.
MISUNDERSTANDING early yesterday
morning set fire to five wheat stacks
Pickrell. which were all consumed Loss.
about>t600, with no insurance.
WYMORE-Charley Snow returned from
LaPlatte. Mo, this morning, with Corners.
@. HulshiZer's horse, which had stepped in
a hole and injured an ankle, so that II
can do no more racing this season.
GENEVASDuring a rainstorm yesterday
morning the residences OF T. J, Hill and 7.
l. Williams were struck by lightning. The
former had a hole made in the roof. On
the latter the chimney was injured some.
ST. PACL-Several light showers have
fallen here during the day and evening.
Altogether the precipitation was SO of an
Inch ana VIII be or great benefit TO the
corn, which now promises to be a fine
crop.
MCOOR-McCook's base ball team de-
feated the Arkansas Travellers in a hotly
/ contested game by the score of 4 TO 8.
The Arkansas Travellers are westward
bound on a tour to the Pacific coast and
return.
BEATRICE-Henry Frerichs, proprietor
OF the feed barn at the corner of Seventh
and Market streets, was severely injured
by falling from the haymow. A cut three
inches long was inflicted in the back of
his head.
wYMORE-Barneston has challenged
Wymore to a thirteen event track meet. "a
be pulled off before August 2, and wy
be arranged for this city the first OF the
coming week.
BEATRICE-A number OF the repubh-
city hall Monday night for the purpose
Of organizing a Taft club. but IL was de-
cided not to take any action until after
the primaries.
PONCA-Today was held the sixth an
nual Old settlsrsAs Jubilee picnic al New
castle. Rev. J. w. Taylor Of Newcastle
was played between Newcastle and Allen
for a purse of 500.
CENTRAL CITY-The members OF thj
hold a big revival. The services OF Rev
H. C. Knowle a noted evangelist Of Col
umbus, o., and Of Prof, T. n. Ridenour
singer, have been engaged.
PONCA-The annual harvest picnic al
Dixon will be held on Saturday. Prominen
speakers viii address the people. Bal
eridge for a purse OF 80. and BY PlalnvieV
and Allen for a purse OF 30.
HASTISGS-B. P. Bailey has resigned
the position OF city electrician 10 accept
a place as manager OF an electrical plant
at Pasco. Wash. Give Morey. who re
emily graduated from the Armour instt'
tute, has been appointed his successor.
MINDEN-Three recent rains have put
the corn in the east two-thirds of KeaTney
county into the bumper class. Enough TaiT
has now fallen TO insure a yield OF fifty tC
sixty bushels. Many spots in the western
part OF the county have been injured con
siderably by the recent hot winds.
WYMORE-A light rain fell here thil
morning and is welcomed by farmers. The
ground Is so dry that blowing is impossible
In this neighborhOod- Down on the Kan
sas line. nine miles south OF hers, 10 Il
too wet to pillow. Corn in general is in ex
cellent condition. Many fields with twelve
and fifteen foot stalks arc seen.
NEBRASKA CITY-James Carpjer and
Miss Cora kreimer. two popular younl
people. were married this afternoon a
the home Of the brides parents at Tai
mage The wedding was a very elaborat,
affair. They will take a nip through
Yellowstone park and on their return
make their home on a farm belonging L
the groom
BEATRICE-while in attendance at III,
Methodist sunday school picnic at IN
chautauqua grounds yesterday. Miss Hare
Underwood ran into a wire stretche,
across a small bridge. causing her TO fal
headlong with considerable force. Shi
was unconscious for several hours ana 70
q time II was feared she could not re
cover. She was reported better today.
MCOOK-Inspector Grogan OF the Post
office department Is in the city MAXIM
a preliminary survey Of the city for IN
city free delivery system to be i~nstaile,
in McCook as soon as the government cal
perfect arrangements AcCook passed int