Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
Nebraska News Notes.

ATLANT1C-So far the citizens havI
subscribed $50 toward the purchase Of
a horse hose team.
BEATRICE. NJ. Marvin. editor Of
she Beatrice Daily SUM-, and Morris
Freshman, returned home yesterday from
a months trip to the Pacific coast.
BEATRICE-Word has been received
here Of the marriage Of Mrs. Jessie NJ.
Spinks, until recently Il resident OF this
city, to Joseph McClerce, which occurred
last week In ST. Joseph,
GENENA-Onc inch and eleven hun
dredths OF rain fell last night, making
over tn inches for the month Of July 50
Tar. As 1t comes in haying time, il makes
difficult work for the farmers
BEATRICE-LlOyd Strough. who lives
seven miles north of this city, yester-
day threshed 441 bushels of wheat from
eleven acres of ground, which is a little
better than forty bushels per acre.
EDGAR-Rain last night of nearly an
lnch brought the wheat threshing to a
sudden termination. There nave teen only
threshing could be done, and those days
have been well improved. So much "a n
IS disCouraging to farmers at this time.
BEATRICE-A light rain fell here
last night. A heavy rain at the present
time would greatly retard farm work.
Many farmers in this county are laying
their corn by and finishing their oats
harvest. Corn has made great progress
the last few weeks and promises a good
yield.
BEATRICE-The marriage of G.. c.
Talbot and Miss Orlie f. Burr was sol
emnized yesterday morning at the home
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p.
A Burr, in West Beatrice. The young
couple left Immediately after the cere-
mony for Seneca, Kas., where they Will
make their future home.
BEATRlCE-The Woman's Relief corps
Of Blue Springs gave a dinner at the
home of Mrs. Agnes Mover at chat
place YESTERDAY which proved to be a
hour Mrs. Hines presented Mrs. Mover
with a beautiful. set Of silver spoons as
a slight token of esteem.
ATLANTIC-Welkin Larsen, a young
farmer from near Griswold, was struck
on the head by a falling hay fork and
his skull fractured and his nose broken.
He was brought to the hospital in this
city last evening by DR.. Jones Of Girls
void and its is thought that he will re-
cover.
wYMoRE-word was received here
the IA year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Fine of Muskogee, ok.
The boys death occurred Wednesday
OF last week, and was caused by a pistol
wound, George Fine lived in Wymore
a number of years owning a department
store.
BEATRICE-At a meeting of the Bea-
trice Fire department last evening, the
board of trustees was instructed to turn
over the money Invested in the state
i hSy'f to ab SmH $685. ISSa to aSs the bGFl'din amU cunt
mittee for the purchase of two lots on
South Fifth, street belonging TO l.. w
Colby on which the department expects
to soon erect a headquarters building to
cost about $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures of small
grain will begin this week. The crops
have matured nicely and the yield will be
exceptionally heavy. With good rains
occurring with satisfactory regularity,
the corn crop promises an enormous
yield. Haymaking operations were
started this week by the owners Of the
large tracts of hayland in this valley,
and the harvest will be very good.
ATLANTIC-A local grocery house in
this city adopted a unique form of adver.
Using, having on July 4th sent up a mum.
Der Of large paper balloons with a mote
attached stating that whoever found the
balloon and the attached note would be
given two pounds of candy at their stor'
on presentation of the note. Yesterdat
afternoon NJ. p. Petersen, a farmer Twin;
ten miles north of the city, in Audubo
county, presented one of the notes.