Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-19


| just in time for all vegetation.
PIATTSMoUTH-Abo two inches of
rain fell in this vicinity Friday.
SEWARD-Charles Long of Beaver Cross
ing cut the end of his thumb off with a
| circular saw.
SEwARD-P. II. Updike has sold his
| interest In the Cordova State bank to Mr.
Southwick of Friend.
sEwARD-The. annual eighth grade
county examination will be given Friday
and Saturday, April "a and %.
SEWARD-The first annual shoot OF
| the Seward Gun club will take place at
| The entertainment will consist of fifteen
| events.
PLATTsMoUTH-The workmen in the
| local Burlington shops were given two
| days vacation this week, Good Friday and
Saturday.
CHAPPELL-A steady downpour Of rain
| for four hours last night broke the con-
tinued dry SPELL and the farmers are feel
! B1ATRICE-John Tulleys and r. A.
| Robinson, state examiners Of county treas
| urers books, finished their work here yes
| terday and returned to Lincoln.
BEATRICE-A rainfall of two inches was
reported from the vicinity of Hoag Friday
! evening. The government rain gauge reg
istered LIS inches at this point.
| CAMBRIDGE--A gcrtle rain began fall
| ing here yesterday afternoon and contin-
ued until night. during which time five
tenths Of an inch of water fell.
PBATTSMOUTH-Mrs. Amelia Hoffman
| who has resided in this city for forty years,
| was buried Saturday afternoon. She was
born in Prussia, Germany, sixty-six years
| ago
BBATRICE-The Beatrice Nursery ball
| team was organized last evening by the
| election of John Brojinski manager; Ralph
| Williams, Captain, and Alfred Folden, sec
retary.
meetings are being held in the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church in this city, under
the leadership of DIR. A. A. Randall, pastor.
A large choir furnishes excellent music.
BEATRICE--The graduating class of the
| Beatrice High school yesterday presented
the high school with bronze bust of Abra-
ham Lincoln. program of music and
addresses was given after the presentation
SEWARD-There will be a ball same be-
| tween the Seward and York teams on the
fair grounds Tuesday, April 21. A prac-
tween Seward and the Lutheran college
| teams
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Theresa Hen
ner, aged rs, died at the home of her step
Germany and came to this county many
years ago. Her funeral was held yester-
| day afternoon.
BEATRICE-E. j. Bodwell of Norfolk.
| Neb., who was recently elected superin-
tendent of the Beatrice schools to succeed
| 9. A. Fulmer, resigned, has notified the
| Board of Education here Of his acceptance
| of the position.
| PLATTSMOUTH-Th case of the state
| OF Nebraska against John L. Burns, who
is charged with having sold Intoxicating
| liquors In Louisville without license, was
continued by County Judge Beeson until
the 18th inst, as requested by the defend
PIAATTSMOUTH-Su has been com
menced in the district court in this city to
compel canvass of the vote cast in Louis
Vile, this county, to decide whether or not
that town shall have a saloon this year
The hearing is set for May 4 and A N
sullivan of this city appears for the saloon
interests.
NEBRASKA CITY-The funerals of Fred
Schroeder and w A. Bader took place yes
terday afternoon, that of Mr.. Schroeder
under the auspices of the Elks and Work
men lodges and Mr.. Baders the firemen
! and Eagles. They were two of the largest
funerals ever held in this city and were an
| hour apart.
| CHAPPELI-wertz Bros. of this pIace
| are making arrangements to put in an al
falfa meal plant at Sedgwick Colo. twelve
miles south Of this place. The plant will
market for all the alfalfa raised here. They
| expect TO nave the machinery in working
order in time for this seasons crops.
,BLAIR-Mr. MIR Ben F. Haller. ,jr.. Of this
| for many years, has bought a large stock
IN Holdrege and moved there with his fam
eler OF several years experience. has moved
his family here and takes Mr.. Haller's
place In the Haller Drug store.
sCHUYLER-The drouth which has pre-
vailed for some time was broken Friday
| by a nice, even rain, which started early
and continued throughout the day. The
ram came Just in time, as the ground was
beginning to get quite dry and the fan
| wheat was making slow progress. Spring
planting is about completed in this section
ELGIN-The first good rain of the season
fell here Wednesday night and yesterday.
IT rained at intervals for twenty-fotr
hours and little more than two inches of
more opportune Time. Spring ys SEEDING Sins is ia
all done, and this will assist in starting
the planted seed and put the ground in ex-
| ceilent condition for spring plowing.
| PLATTSMOUTH-M Mrs. Sllas Long. SO
years old passed away in the home of her
| daughter, Mrs Harry Long near South
Bend. this county. Friday afternoon. Her
husband was cousin Of the late Hon. j.
| M. Patterson, and they were all early set
tiers in this county. She is survived by a
husband. two sons and two daughters.
| NEBRASKA CITY-The elevator of the
Duff Grain company at burlington burned
yesterday with all it's contents A box
car belonging TO the Burlington which had
been set In on the elevator track a short
time before was also consumed. II Is
/ thought the car wss on fire when II was
by insurance.
| CAMBRIDGE-The annual meeting of
| the stockholders Of the Cambridge Elec-
trie Light company was held yesterday
and the following election was had: r.
| r. George, president; f. c. Rodwell lse
president; G. M. Brown, treasurer; G. Eli
simon, secretary; w. III. Failing, e. c. Rod
we'll d. F. Neiswanger. George WilSsfns
and r. f. George as the board of direc-
tors.
| CAIRO-Farmers were greatly relieved
| in this part OF the country BY a heavy
rain which commenced falling yesterday
/ afternoon. II is estimated that fully an
inch and half OF water has fallen This
/ Is the first rain Of the season here IL haV-
! ing been excessively dry all the spring
| Wheat was looking good in most cases,
/ though in places IL had commenced TO
suffer. Oats were all sown, but In the
/ majority of cases the ground was too dry
to sprout. This dOwnpour OF moisture in
sures a good start for the small grain
/ crop, also the corn, planting Of which will
commence In few days II the weather
stays warm.
NEBRASKA CITY-After three days
! fight in the district court ana after the Jury
had been out for twelve hours, a verdict
! was brought in for the defendant in the
case OF the Paul Schminke company against
/ w s. Holden, involving Ed Holden. son
| Of w. s. Holden, who skipped out leaving
/ a number OF creditors, after disposing OF
| the grain In the elevator, save three cars,
/ which the father claimed and shipped out
/ but which the creditors attached. The case
! has been IN the county court several times
with several other litigants. and they an
| Joined and took Il TO the district court, and
] Will now take It 10 the supreme court.
EXPECT DECREE IN DIVORCE
/ Report of Referee in Vanderbilt
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