Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

sARGENT-severa farmers have re-
ported cattle dying in the corn stalks.
BEATRICE-The wymore foot ball team
was defeated Friday at York by the score
OF 3 to 0.
BRADSHAw-Irvin Fickes has a broken
arm caused by a kick-back in crankin
his automobile.
PLATTsMoUTH-The Red Men will visit
Omaha Tuesday evening. departing from
this city on a special train at Z o'clock.
BEATRICE-w. II. Dobbs Of Wymore
was operated upon yesterday for peritonitis
at Fairs sanitarium. lie is in a critical
condition.
BEATRICE-L. l.. Kurtz. for twenty-five
years a merchant OF Cortland, has sold his
general merchandise store to Floyd Clough
Of Lincoln.
WEST PoINT-A meeting Of the West
Point Poultry and Pet Stock association
has been called to meet in West Point
on October IS.
NEBRASKA CITY-Joseph A. Polston
and Miss ollie Robinson Of Peru came
to this city yesterday afternoon and were
united In marriage
WEST POINT-Frsnk Goebell and Miss
Theresa Scharfen were married by Rev,
II. School, rector OF st. Boniface church,
at Monterey yesterday.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. James Murray's
body was brought to her home at Lorton
yesterday and the funeral was held there,
She died In a hospital at Lincoln.
NEBRASKA CITYJoseph Benson who
fell from a wagon while going home last
week and was seriously injured, died
Thursday and his body was taken to Ham
burg yesterday for interrment
WEST POINT-John Hoff. a member Of
the drug firm OF Hoff Brothers of Beemer,
has sold his interest to his brother, An
drew o.. Hoff, who becomes sole proprie-
tor.
ALBION-At the home OF the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mansfield,
occurred the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Lulu, to Clarence b. Marlcle Thurs
day evening, October Il.
SARGENT-An enthusiastic gathering of
division advocates at Hagerty hall on
barbecue on October %. Among the speak
ers from abroad will be Representative
Bushee of Morrill, county.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Elks are erect
rear Of their home on some lots which
they recently bought. The building will be
used as a bowling alley and gymnasium. 1t
Will be of the latest design.
ALBION-Max Wolfe, who with his wife
has ben spending some time in Germany,
arrived home one day this week, bringing
with hin q carload of imported horses.
These horses were shipped from New York
to Albion by express at a cost Of about $500.
PLATTSMOUTH-A new electric light
plant is being installed in the local Bur
lington shops. The Burlington is INSTALL
ing its own generator. which has a capac-
ity of 20 kilowatt power, and will be a big
Improvement on the present lighting sys-
TEN.
YORK-One Of the largest and most sue
cessful breeders sales this season was
held here yesterday on the Cedar Bank
farm. This was a sale of pure bred Po-
that sold as high as $40. York
county is noted for its large number of
good breeders of all kinds of cattle and
hogs and blooded stock.
NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. William Miller
died at her home in this city Thursday
Of typhoid fever, aged SS. Her children
had, the disease and she nursed them all
back to health, when she was stricken and
died in a short time. She leaves. a hus-
band and four children. All OF the chill
dren had the disease prior to the mother
back to health.
PLATTSMOUTH-The strife for the pos
ition OF postmaster In this city is waxing
hot. DR.. e. w. Cook is a new candidate
for the position. The others are Charles
#. Guthmann, H. e. Schneider and j.. E.
Douglas, ex-county Judge. Senator E. ].
Leans to get together and agre and let
him know what they desire. Schneider and
Douglas have had petitions signed asking
the senator for the position.
SARGENT-An unusual accident hap
pened last Monday. As two Walworth
men, o Wolfe and George Mulligan,
were on their way to the hills for hay
they stopped to repair a fence and as
Wolfe was tamping in a post with the
handle of his pitohfork It stuck and in
giving 1t an extra pull needed to loosen it,
pierced his eye lid with a tine. His suf-
fering was intense until medical aid was
reached and 1t is doubtful whether his eye
can be saved.
BROKEN Bow-The republican and
democratic nominees for township offices
are as follows: Republican,. M. Krouse,
assessor; Lon Davis, treasurer: yFlorin
Jacobs, clerk p. M. Towsley and Charles
Walton, constables; e. G. Schwind and
]. M. Fodge, justices of the peace; Ton,
Myers and Charles Orem, road overseers;
Charles Luce, city assessor. Democratic
G. y. Orr, treasurer; John McGraw, clerk;
@. T.. Robinson, assessor; H. j. Shinn and
James Ledwich, justices.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Knights and
Ladies OF Security celebrated their ami
versary on Thursday evening and elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President, John g. Watson; vice presl-
dent, Wilson Irwin; secretary, Mrs. j. C.
Watson; financier, Mrs. e. w. Clark; con-
ductress, Mrs. Carl Miller; prelate. Mrs.
Cohn; sentinel. Mrs. Carl Frank. After
the election a banquet was served and a
number or state officers who were present
made addresses. Among those who deliv-
cred addresses were r. B. Windham of
Plattsmouth.
BROKEN BOW-G A. Darrah, who has
been occupying a cell in the county Jail
for the last few days on a complaint issued
by County Attorney Gadd, charging him
with imposing on a feeble-minded woman
living In the northwest part of the county
and being the father of her two children,
was taken before Judge Shinn yesterday
and given the choice Of marrying the wo-
man and fathering the babes or of running
against all kinds of trouble in the future.
Darrah chose the side of the
venture and the judge quickly tied the knot
that made him legally responsible for the
support of his family. AS Darrah owns
1GO acres of land the county attorney will
keep a wary eye on him in the future and
see that the mother and children do not
come to want.