Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22

Observation-Disclosures e. Reynolds, To-
cal horse buyers, will soon erect a large
sale barn at the corner of Clay and Sec
ond streets.
TABLE ROCK-John r. Boyd and Miss
Lille Hanna of this place took the train
Wednesday last for Falls City, Ncb., at
which place they were united in marriage.
PLATTSMOUTH-The extreme dry hot
weather has TipCned up the corn in this
county very rapidly during the past few
weeks and the farmers report 1t out of
the way of the frost.
CROFTON-A second election was held
here last week on the water works bond
proposition, there having been a mistake
in the proceedings of the former election.
1t carried this time, IS to 4.
OSCEOLA-The funeral of Mathew Her
manu- was held on Saturday at the home
of his son. Mr.. Adam Herman, and at
the German NJ. E. church in Valley pre-
cinct, with the pastor, Rev. f. II. Shultb,
officiating.
FAIRBURY-F. L. Rain, city clerk, has
rendered his resignation to AXE effect DC
tober 1, and Mayor Evans appointed r. r..
Riley to fill the vacancy. The appoint
ment was confirmed by the council. Mr..
Rain was nominated at the republican
primaries for county attorney.
TECUMSEH-H. S"teinkuhler, a saloon
keeper of Sterling, has been found guilty or
selling liquor in unlabeled bottles. He was
fined $40 and costs i'm the county court. An
appeal was taken to the district court, ana
the case will probably come up at the COM
ing term. which begins tomorrow.
CROFTON-The Crofton Journal was
sold TODAY to w. H.. Needham, editor of
the Bloomfield Monitor. Editor Robinson
will remain in charge of the Journal until
the new management can make arrange
ments to assume control, AFTER WnlCh ne
expects to go up into the new Trlpp coun-
try.
LEXINGTON-After an interregrum Of
fifteen years the Dawson County Agrlcul-
tural' association will hold a great fair
and jubilee in the city. of Lexington ms
week, beginning Tuesday. Great efforts
are being made to have TINS surpaSs any
thing o fthe kind ever held in Dawson
county.
PONCA-Elmer B. Kingsbury. the genial
editor of the Leader, has taken up a claim
near Bend, s. D., and Will soon lenve
Ponca and his friends for a lonesome lire
to prove up the claim. He leaves ms sister,
Mrs. r. e. Bach, to edit and publish the
Leader till his return, about a year ana a
quarter hence.
TECUMSEH-Miss Marguerite Davis, the
laughter of Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. 7. ID. Da-
Wis, was the victim of a runaway expert
ence this morning. Miss Davis was thrown
under the buggy and the horse dragged
the same over her. Fortunately no pohes
were broken, but she s%uffesed scratches
about her face and a great nervous shock
TECUMSEH-The new creamery at Gran
Orchard is now in operation. The machin-
cry was installed the first of last Week
and d. c. Williams, an expert puttermaket
from chicago, came on and TOOK charge OF
the plant. The stockholders and citizens
were present when the first churn OF butter
was made, and the attar was lollo"eu Ny
a lunch aud speech-maklng.
PLATTSMOUTH-C. c. Wescott returned
to his home in this city Monday from
Auburn, where he attended as a delegate
a meeting of the presidents of the Meth
odist Episcopal Sunday School association
and also the general conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. Bishop Nc
Intyre made the appointments of the min
listers for this conference Monday.
PLATTSMOUTH-One of the most bril-
liant meteors ever seen In this vicinity
passed west of this city going In a north,
westerly direction Saturday evening at
o'clock and was witnessed in this city by
Judge ]. w. Johnson, A. W. Atwood, E. r
Hilton and many others. 1t was also seer
from other towns in this county. the pal
of fire was described as appearing TO be a.
large as a barrel and having a tall OF IRE
1000 feet in length.
TECUMSEH-William Jackson OF st
Mary, this county, was the victim OF 7
painful accident Friday. He was at Wori
with a crew of men baling hay for Aloer
kirkpatrick. In stepping over the MACHINE
while in motion Jackson slipped and rel
and his foot became caught in the CLOSING
chamber of the baler. Mr.. kirkpalrlcF
observed the mans position and stopped TN
horses in time to save his foot. AS 1t wa
Jackson suffered d dislocated ankle ana a
broken bone of the foot. He Will be unapl'
a. ,,orly for Soma time.