Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-20
Nebraska New. Notr,.

IClDb w. MOTIFS, congress-
man, addressed Il large audience al the
opera house Friday evening.
TECUMSEH-Rain prevailed in johnson
county yesterday, the first in weeks. The
wheat was badly in need of the moisture.
HUMBODDT-A district Sunday school
convention is on at Pleasant View Meth
odist church, ten miles north of this city.
TECUMSEH-The Tecumseh fire depart
ment has decided TO hold it's annual ball
at the Smith theater, on the evening of
November 10.
FALLS CITY-A small fire at the cold
storage plant near the b. & NJ. station
Saturday caused great excitement here, as
II was a very windy day, but did very little
damage.
PONCA-Rev. Curtis ]. Hannant of Ray
mond, S. D., has been visiting his sister,
Mrs. William Lister. He expects to take
charge of a Presbyterian church in western
Nebraska.
TECUMSEH-The contract for the cree
ton OF the new $4,000 school building at
Cook, this county, was secured by W. 1.
Shoots of Avoca, Elmer Dovel of Auburn
has the contract for the heating plant.
The contract for the erection of the new
GERMAN college at Sterling was let to ii.
Bellas of Auburn.
GENEVA-Ex-Senator Butler of North
Carolina spoke twice, once in the afternoon
and also in the evening on Saturday. He
advised all men to use their right of suf-
frage at the coming election and to endorse
the present administratton-to vote for the
man who would continue the Roosevelt
pOllCleS bl ADMINISTRATION, 10 vote Tor the
man OF action and not for the man of
many theories. a good crowd was out.
FALLS CITY-A gold medal declamatory
contest was held at the court house Satur-
day evening, with the following contestants
Louise Rule and Fred Doerner of Falls
City, Bessie Bacon, Emerson Helm and
Anna Klima of Dawson and Elma Crook
of Verdon. Miss Louise Rule was the win
ner of the gold medal and Miss Anna Kllma
was a close second. Several excellent must
cal numbers were given during the evening.
HUMBOLDT-The local Methodists have
arranged for the special ceremony of Law
ing the cornerstone of their new church
on Wednesday afternoon, October q, at
2 o'clock, and the services will be in charge
of District Superintendent Wright. The
foundation has been completed and much
Of the frame work is finished, so that the
contractors hope 10 push the structure to
completion before the severe cold weather
sets in.
HEBRON-The new Christian church al
Chester was dedicated Sunday. Services
were held I'm the morning, afternoon Rnt
evening. During the afternoon services sub
new structure, and in one hour the entir,
cost Of the church, $1,000, was raised, ST,
church is a beautiful building, made o
gray pressed brick with stone
1t Is the best church building in tn,
county.
HUMBOLDT-Rev. George c. Aydelot
yesterday morning conducted at the Chris
tian church a special 'old folks service.
which was largely attended by the elderly
people OF the city, in respons to specia
George Grinstead of Falls City, a forme
resident here. and DIR. j. G. Cox of thi
city, both old-time workers in this church
occupied seats on the platform and assiste,
in the devotional part Of the services. tn
regular church choir was supplanted by a.
improvised choir made up largely of tn
elderly women and men of the audience
under the direction of Mrs. Aydelott.
TABLE ROCK-Every available seat 1
the opera house here was occupies SatuT
day night at the meeting OF the Taft an
Sherman club. DR.. r.. c. Bowie, presiden
Of the club, made q few introductory re
marks, after which Hon. w. b. Raper an
Hon. ]. c. bort Of Pawnee City, candidate
for the legislature and county attorney
made short addresses, after which tn
speakers of the evening, Hon. Bob" Cal
of Stella, candidate for state senator, an
Hon. G, G.. Martin Of Lincoln, assistant al
torney general, entertained the audienc,
dwelling largely on national and state IL
sues. Much enthusiasm was manifest
2 the meeting.
f., TECUMsEH-The members of the JohT
club have decided TO defer work on tn
! exhibit to be taken TO the National Cor
= show at Omaha until after election.
meeting will be held Saturday, Novembe
T. when the work will be taken up. 1t hs
. been decided TO have corn, cattle and hors
judging at the coming Johnson Count
n Farmers Institute, which will be held
, Tecumseh on December l to 4 ExpeI
d Judges will be in attendance and vi
e demonstrate the judging. An afternoon an
e evening OF the session has been give
to the women and the same amount
5 time 10 the boys and girls. The tndustri
I contests to be conducted by the latt,
will be features. The best corn hat
shown at the corn exhibit, in connectiC
with the institute, will be taken to Il
Omaha show.