Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

Yesterday morning OF typhoid fever. was
formerly editor OF the Talmage Tribune.
He was also connected with the Brock
Tribune At one time.
wYMORE-Mr. and Mrs. John stromer
OF near Barneston will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary September q
wYMoRE-w. e. Coke has purchased the
interest Of James Kahout In the Coke
Kahout Cigar company. The cigar factory
now employees three men.
WYMORE-The vestry of the st. Luke's
Episcopal church rs endeavoring to securue
support for three lectures by Guy Carleton
Lee, to he given in November and Decem-
Der.
BENKELMAN-A heavy rain fell all over
this section last night. measuring lis inches.
This puts the ground in splendid shape for
fall wheat. The corn crop has been as
sured for several days.
YORK-The York Country club IL one OF
the latest athletic and social clubs organ
ized in York. The grounds secured adJoin
the members are playing golf.
YORK-There is a scarcity of men in the
building trades at York. There are so many
buildings contracted for and more VINO
ters, that II no more workme locate at
York there will be building all winter.
WYMORE-The citizens who are backing
a lecture course to be held here this winter
held a meeting yesterday and elected = Il.
Yoder. president; Superintendent r. h. era
ham secretary. and J. A. Mcguire. treas
BEATRICE-The Berean Sunday school
class of the Christian church met yesterday
and elected these officers: J. M. Croan,
Harry Thorney, second vice PRESIDENT; +.
l.. smith. secretary; Glen Riecker, treas
urer; Don McCleery, steward. d.
wYMoRE-Aspecial meeting Of the city
which time the subject of street lights will
be taken up. The council will probably
Wymore has had no street lights for about
eighteen months, although the levy has
been made each year.
YORK-Farmers are alarmed about a dis
ease that is devastating a number of herds
of hogs, which is different from hog chol-
era. The first symptom of the disease is
the eyes swell shut n the head sweiis.
A large per cent Of the hogs die. Some
get over 1t very quickly.
YoRK-Live stock buyers complain that
York county farmers are and have been
disposing of hogs and pigs and that the
kind now being sold are not fat. 1t is a
and the low price of hogs York county
farmers did not keep many hogs and are
disposing of nearly all they have.
PLATTSMOUTH-The annual state con-
vention OF the Young Peoples association
will be held in Elmwood on August Is and
30. A great gathering Of young people Is
Bishop Thomas Bowman. D.. D.. of Allen
town, Pa, and Rev. F.. c. Berger, field
secretary Of the Young Peoples association
and Sunday school work, of Flint, Mich.
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PLATTSMOUTH-The wife of Colonel j.
Murray county Sunday and the funeral
services were held in the Christian church
in Murray Tuesday by Rev. Mr.. Lucas.
She was a daughter of William Royal and
was born in this county September 10. 1888,
where she has Stree resided. She is sur
vived by a husband, one son and one laugh
ter.
BBATRICE-The Gage county teachers
institute convened here yesterday with an
attendance of 10. Last evening a reception
was RivpO nv Miss Anna aV. county SuDPT-
intendent, at her home. The session will
last throughout the week. The instructors
are: H. NJ. Garrett, Beatrice; Mrs. Ella
Ford Miller, Des Moines. Ia; Miss Grace
Culbertson, Peru, and Miss Florence Smith,
Beatrice.
Observation-Disclosures Taylor and Reu-
ben Campbell are neighboring farmers re-
siding about seven miles northwest OF
Parks, this county. Campbell had taken up
as estrays some hogs belonging to Taylor.
Sunday evening Taylor went over to Camp
bells farm. it is alleged, and turned from
the pen the hogs which ampbell had
penned and took them home. Taylor is in
Benkelman today having extracted numer-
Gus and scattered bird shot which lodged
in his body, which he said Campbell had
fired into him after following him home
with his hogs. Legal process has been
issued and the matter will be more fully
explained in county court. Taylors III
juries are not serious.
PLATTSMOUTH-The latter part n last
week there was a strange, sad sight, two
boys, barefooted, pulling a rough home
made cart, on which lay their invalid
mother, thlnly clad and without shoes.
They had come from Fremont and said
they were going to C~offeyville, Kan. Some
kind-hearted movers first noticed them and
told the people of the facts. They gave
them an old horse at one place, an old
buggy at another. a pair Of shafts, pieces
OF harness and straps were picked up at
different places and from them a harness
was made. Others gave clothes and shoes
and one generous farmer gave a s. bill,
others smaller amounts, and in a short time
/ Nkaxr ahIa 10 drive n their NAV re-
joicing.