Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-16

planning to render a series Of dramas. to
begin in the lear future.
COLUMBUS-Next Tuesday there will be
an election in Columbus to vote bonds for
a sewer system. The amount of bonds
asked for is 1900 and they will run for six
years. City Engineer Andrew Rosewater
| of Omaha was here and told the council
and citizens just how to do 1t
WACO-Wallace Boon of Utica and
Henry Campbell Of Tamora object to the
manner and the rapidity with which they
claim to have each lost over $1,000 playing
the bucket shop game and have brought
suit against the H. e. Gooch Commission
company of York for $1,000 each.
YORK-Although the rainfall was only
.s5 inch 1t came in good time and while
not actually needed, 1t is of great benefit
to the large acreage of winter wheat sown
many field three to five inches long and In
the best of condition FOR this time of year.
ALBION-The Albion Alfalfa Meal mills
which were recently erected In Albion
have finished installing their machinery
and will be ready to grind meal the first
of the week. This enterprise is backed by
1.-The prominent alfalfa growers OF this To-
cality and the future of the business is as
sured.
BEATRICE-The woman's Christian
Temperance union yesterday afternoon
the home of Mrs. G. w. Warner. A short
program was given. and Mrs. Dodds gave
state convention. The hostess served fruit
Ice and waters.
ALBION-At g meeting Of the CONNER
cial club held in the county court rooms
last night the proposition Of city owner
ship of the gas plant was discussed and
a committee appointed to get the feeling
Of the citizens relative to holding a special
election for submitting the proposition OF
voting bonds.
BURWELL-Word has Just come to town
that the threshing machine of Slade & Pig
man was burned at the home Of d. s. Gill
bert yesterday. The fire caught from a
spark from the engine and the separator
and about 200 bushels of oats were bruned
and the fire got away and burned a lot OF
hay.
PLATTSMOUTH-E c.. Bishop, repub-
lican nominee for state superintendent Of
public instrusti lon Visited "a n tine n,gf trs SGh0Ci
which he said was the largest he had
visited this fail. He had nothing but praise
work being accomplished. Mr.. Bishop att
tended the republican rally in the evening.
HUMBOLDT-Ben Lucky and Alb May,
the two young men detected in the act of
taking and loading UP grain from a car
on the Burlington tracks, were each given
a fine of $25 in the court of H. t, Hull,
police judge. The first named paid his
fine and the latter has not as yet, but was
released by the judge on parole until he
could procure the funds.
PERU-At the home Of Banker Jacob
Good of this city, his only daughter, Ada,
was given in marriage to James G. King, a
prominent live stock dealer of Wood River,
Neb., in a pretty home wedding, which took
place here this evening. Mr. ana MrS. hlnB
departed at once for an extended tour in
the east. They will be at their home in
Wood River after November l.
FALLS CITY-A successful performance
Of "Fairyland," anoperetta in four acts,
was given last evening by the young So
ciety women. assisted by three choruses
were taken by the Misses Nell Cain, Mary
Paxton, Lois Spencer, Edna DeWald Floy
% Tobp Crook MRS several Srs readings by Miss
Bernice Rose of Chicago were among the
features of the evening.
est ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to do with the
great bumper crop of corn and how to get
help to shuck it is agitating a large number
of York county farmers. Owing TO great
scarcity OF labor, a number OF farmers are
buying corn shucking machines and others
have their fields surrounded by woven
wire fence and are turning hogs In and
hogging down corn which. they claim, is
the cheapest and most profitable way or
gathering and feeding hogs.
TABLE ROCK-A fine matched driving
team was stolen Sunday night from the
premises of A. II. Porter, five miles north
OF town, and so far, no trace has been dis
covered of the missing team. The thieves
also took a light buggy harness and llght
wagon and a heav. double harness from
the premises of Frank Kovanda, sr., right
across the road. The team weighed about
/, $50 pounds. Fifty dollars reward Is Of
fered for the capture and conviction of the
thief and the same for the recovery OF the
outfit.
GRHSHAM-Mr. A. Johnson Is not sure
whether or not the parties who threatened
to destroy his business building are In
earnest. He received the following letter
through the Gresham postoffice written by
; some one living In Gresham or near
Gresham: "Mr. A. p. Johnsonc Sire Your
building has been rented for a billiard or
club room and will be destroyed If you
rent the building for this purpose. Better
lose some rent than have whole building
destroyed" The letter is signed "A. Com
mittee!"
ALBION-At the Lutheran church north
east of Albion yesterday the double we'd
ding of John Horn to Tillie Skillstade and
Raymond Skillstade to Julia Fodues there
were over 500 guests present and the we'd