Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

q victory Tor the former BY the score o.
9 TO g
BEATRICE-Tas Gaze county TAR vii be
held in Beatrice. September I-h lH
premium list BE- large. and prospects pulni
90 the most successful fair ever hcld m
Gage county.
PTAnrsNOT-TH-I. w. TUNER vs scnen-
ectady. X. y and Miss Elizabeth Couurr
man were united IN marriage Wednesdh1
a. the home 81 the brides parents Nj and
Mrs. r z Couut-ymHu-
PLATTEMOUTH-Tuesduy afternoon The
Cass county commissioner awarded the
contract for the construction Of four con
crete culVerts 60 the Lincoln CunsIrucuun
company FOR the sum Of $3.50.
BEATR1CE-W0rd was received here yes
terdsy announcing the marriage o. Miss
Gladys Bush. formerly @. TINS city 10
Sheldon Temple. which occurred az Den
I yer, Monday. The bride is a daughter ul
the late Judge J. L. Bush Of this city.
BEATRICE-The sunday chool Of The
Lutheran church held its annual picnic az
salts grove. yesterday, which was aILehoea
AnderseDs bali team played a game which
was won by the former by the score Of F"
to .
MILFORD. F Gormley, head miller a.
QueuCuHuuH mills. was badly injured YES
! terday while adjusting q belt with a xxi
piece o timber, which struck him on Inc
side and shoulder. breaking three RIBS and
otherwise iniurinE him severely. bui hpl
fatally.
ELgIE-The recent showers have assured
a large corn crop ThresninE small grain
and putting up hay Is the ORDER o. ins
dsy al present. FIRST threshinE indicates
q yield Of eighteen 20 thirty-fIve bushels
per acre. A large acreage OF fan wheat
viii be sovn.
Observation-Disclosures county has q
small postoffice called FHirvlew. the mail
for which is sent from Sutherland. Fpslal
/ clerks have been sendInE mail tntenoeo ior
W. J. Bryan there and the local postmHs-
u Ter "a WnmnEwHnE III DO WULNnU Z nav 10 EEA
the office discontinued.
PLATsMOUTH-Mrs. /. C. Todd, AGED %
yesrs, one OF Cass county's first settlers.
was buried Wednesday. Her husband died
four years ago. Deceased is survived by
one daughter. Miss Jessie. and three sons
J. z. Of Lincoln and l. G. il, ard H G.
both residing In this county.
NEBRASKA CITY-Roy T. Mershow Of
Auburn and Miss Vera Minlck were mar
ried at noon today at the home OF the
brides parents. near Syracuse, in the pres
encs Of d large number Of friends and rela-
tives. Both are popular young people ana
will make their future home al Auburn
PLATTSMOUTH-Solomon Rowe. a pros
porous farmer residing east Of Flautsmouth'
in Iowa, brought TO this city d corn Stalk
that measured thirteen feet in length, CON
tanning d large ear OF corn seven Ieel
from the root and a smaller one farther
Up. He says the corn win yield 100 bushels
10 the acre.
NEBRASKA C~ITy-EdwBrd Ricketts,. a
tramp, entered some cars occupied by
Greek section men, at work for the mis-
sour Pacific railway here, ana broke open
q number Of their trunks. They caushi
the thief and nearly beat him 10 death
before ne was rescued and placed IN jail
10 await mis- trial
NEBRASKA CITT-James P. Whitlow Of
Auburn was united in marriage yesterday
afternoon al the home Of the brioe 5 par
ents. in this city TO Miss Iona OlNett
Linsley. The young people were gwen q
reception al the home Of the brides par
ents last evening and left Today Tor thelr
future home at Auburn.
PLATTSMOCTH-The Douglas co1Ety
commissioner were in this city yesterds,
and visited the stone q~uRrries Of Newell d
Atwood in Cedar Creek and mace 3
thorough examination Of the stone, which
they pronounced to be the best they mac
examined. The commissioners soon expect
to purchase 100000 tors Of crushed stone
10 build nine miles Of paved roads in Doug
las county.
CLAY CENTER-The CLAY County Teach
erE' institute is in session here this week.
I About eighty teachers are IN attendance
The instructors are County Superintendent
z. L. Rouse Of Peru and Mrs. Elizabeth
Crawford OF Peru. A reception was given
the teachers last evening on the court
house lawn, where a lunch was served sno
a program Of toast and songs was rendered
BEATRICE-The force ir the county
clerks orffice Is busily engaged IN sendint
out supplies for the primary election. Bea'
trice viii be represented on the ticket
aside from the county candidates, by j. n
4 Alden. republican candidate for state audi
tor: NJ. ". Terry. democratic candidate To-
attorrev general. J. II. Won Steen, prDhi
bition candidate for presidential elector ana
w. h. Ashby socialist candidate for INT
same office.
NEBRASKA CITY-John Thomas Carl
ton died in this cGy yesterday morning
and was buried this afternoon. he SUI
fered from heart failure and was takcn
i'll Bt the chautauuua grounds SATURDAY
and never rallied. he was born in Shelby
O., October Z, 1880, and came 10 TINS cry
with his parents in 1857 and since MADE
it his home. He leaves a wife Ano tWt
children and three brothers, Frank Carl
ton Of Seattle, Albert A OF Kansas City
and H Reed Carlton OF this city. H.
was q member Of the Royal Arcanum and
was buried under the direction Of tina
D lodge.
CENTRAL CITY - Heinis Bowers snr
Frank Smith, the two men charged viii
3 robhinE the Christian church lunch stsnC
during the soldiers reunion two week
ago, had their preliminary hearing 10
day, and at its conclusion were bound owe
TO answer 20 the charge before the dis
p trCt court, and upon their failure 10 So
Cure $500 bail, we're rcmaDded 10 the count!
4, 1al TO await the session Of the distTiC
court IN September. During the reunion
. the Christian church stand at the EroundI
was robbed Of about $50 and some 1evelr!
and watches.
/ HARNARD-Harvard's carnival opene,
. out in good shape yesterday. among tho at
fractions being balloon ascensiuns, eEper
bicycle riding and fine music by d selec
DhnGs Ram ItlI laSl nlENl 10 lhE AMOUR
Of two and tvo-thirds inches, that ma
20 t~erially iuterfered with The ATTRACTIONS 70
today. During he heavy rHir0of last nigh
the farm home Of Frank Seifkin. livinl
: some nine miles northwest from this Ciry
was struck 10y lightning and badly tor
up, setting fire TO the house. The fire va
put out before serious damage was don
The family was fortunate In receiving n
. Serious harm.
. CENTRAL CITY-Considerable excite
. ment has been caused here by the claim O
= =. c. Jensen that the fire at his imD}e
meut warehouse Sunday night was nj in
b. Cendisry origin. When tine ftTemeu hrOk
= into the building 10 eNtInEuIsh the blaz
: they found that u originated from a oil
\ Of shHvinEs and kindinE wood direct
under q window. and there was ? strou
s Odur Of coal oil present. One Of the pane
had been removed from the window. an
r apparently the pile OF Cumbustibie ma
terisl and the coal oil had been put IrroUE
y IN this manner and a match applied froI
the outside.
: NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO Dk'