Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-08
Nebraska News Notes.

COLUMBUS-There were fifteen deaths
and but five births in Columbus for the
month of June.
LEIGH-The Leigh fire department will
hold it's first annual firemen's tournament
here on August 10 and IA.
EDGAR-An electrical storm of unusual
magnitude began here shortly after mid
night, last night. The rainfall was
simply torrential, two and one-half inches
falling in a little more than two hours.
ELSIE-Thls vicinity has Just received an
all nights steady rain, soaking up the
ground at an important period for all kinds
of crops. Corn is making rapid growth
and the farmers have as a rule freed 1t
from weeds.
DICKENS-A nice, gentle rain began fall
ing here Sunday evening ard continued
till Monday morning. over an inch Of rain
fell, which means dollars to the farmers.
Corn has been flourishing during last week
and farmers are cultivating it for the last
time.
NEBRASKA CITY-News has been re-
ceived in this city of the death of Mrs.
Catherine Mcleod of Glencoe, Ore. The
deceased was one of the pioneer residents
OF this county and grandmother of County
years of age at the time of her death.
HARVARD-sunday about 5 p. m. a
heavy rain came up and has continued
much of the time since, the fall amounting
TO nearly three inches. This will again
one-half cut, and before the ground can
become dry enough for the harvester much
Of the wheat must be lost.
WEST POINT-A class of thirty-two
young people partook of their first holy
communion in st. Mary's Catholic church
last Sunday morning. Very Rev. Joseph
Ruesing. rural dean of the Omaha diocese,
rector of the Church of the Assumption
and pastor OF the parish. celebrated solemn
high mAss for the occasion.
LEIGH-While returning home from the
Fourth of July celebration at Clarkson,
distressing accident. Another team at
tempted to pass his and in so doing the
wheels. of the two buggies became en-
tangled, upsetting the one Mr.. BriXus oor
cupied and dragging him some distance
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Mamie E. Tay-
Tor, adopted daughter of DR., J. A. Haggard
and wife, who recently left this city, has
attached their household g oods claiming
there is due her something like 5000 of
borrowed money and some on a contract
which the defendants signed when they
adopted her, agreeing TO give her 500
and two suits OF clothes when she was IS
years of age.
REPUBLICAN CITY-At the annual
school meeting Mr.. L. L. Johnson and L.
c. Breithaupt were elected as the new
members on the board for a term of three
years. This district Is in the best shape
financially II has been for several years,
All out Of debt and over $1,000 in the
treasury. Three thousand six hundred dol
lars was estimated as the probable amount
needed for expenses this coming school
year.
GENEvA-The sessions Of the chautau.
qua were held in the Methodist church
Monday, instead of the tent, on account
Of the heavy rain OF Sunday night. Al
the contest for the Demorest medal in the
afternoon Miss Josie Egg won the prize
on 'Swore Off" The three inches of ratr
early Monday morning again stopped har
vesting and corn blowing, both OF which
are beginning to suffer. Many fields arr
too wet to enter at all.
WEST POINT-Nearly three inches OF
rain fell in this section during the las
t~wenty-fouT hours. Low lands Throughout
the county are badly flooded and corn vii
be a practical failure on those tracts. IT
other portions Of the county corn Is al
right, notably on the lighter, black. sand,
soils east and south OF West Point. Tht
storm was entirely electrical. no violer'
wind disturbance being felt in this place
although IN Some places the large volum,
OF water falling has beaten down field