Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
. ebraska News Notes.

SEwARD-Dealers in Utica sold $1,000
pounds of binding Irvine for this months
harvest.
sEwARD-D. e. urint of near Utica
had his right foot badly hurt while stack
ing oats.
BEATRICE-A splendid rain visited this
section last night. As the ground was very
dry the moisture will be of great benefit
to the corn crop.
BEATRICE-The S-year-old son of Silas
Burcham, living east OF the city, had his
right leg broken yesterday by being run
over by a wagon.
BEATRICE-Company c returned home
last evening from Camp Poynter. where
they have been in camp for the last week.
The boys report a pleasant time.
BEATRICE-The directors or the chau-
tauqua association held a meeting last
night and decided to hold a c~hautauqua
assembly in this city August "a to 20. in
elusive.
BEATRICE-The farm house Of A. Ger
week was struck by lightning yesterday
and considerably damaged. Mrs. Gerwtck
and her daughter were badly shocked, But
recovered in a short time.
NEBRASKA C~ITY-Toney Novack, an
employe at the packing house was caught
under a pile of lard tierces, which fell, and
was badly crushed. He had several ribs
broken and II is feared injured internally.
BEATRICE-Fred Dismyre was kicked in
the stomach by a mule at his home near
Adams Tuesday. After receiving the blow
he fell TO the ground and the wagon passed
over him. He was severely bruised about
the body, but 1t is thought he will recover.
SEWARD-The Redpath Chautauqua
company, Campbell Bros. circus and the
Other Girl" troupe have decorated Seward
lavish with advertising matter. The
c~hautauqua begins August 10 and lasts until
August 10. La Toilette is the big attraction
and no other than he will be appreciated.
NEBRASKA CITY-Nebraska City boasts
Of the oldest officer in the state, in
Constable Richard Vitte, who has served
In that office for the last ten years. He
is SO years of age and very spry. Last year
he walked from Horton, Kan, TO Lincoln,
on a wager and often takes a jaunt Of ten
or twelve miles.
YORK-The York Commercial club has
taken hold Of the King hospital proposition
and training school for nurses, and there
is every prospect that York will have a
modern hospital Of sixty beds. Every phys
lcian in York and nearly every one in the
county has signed an agreement to use
this hospital and send their patients here
FOR the mex seven years.
Y~ORK-Robert Florer, a we'll known
farmer, was seriously injured in a runaway
which occurred on his farm south OF York.
lie was thrown, and falling on his mead
received serious and probably fatal in
a barbed-wire fence and every post was
broken off by the lumber wagon. When
cduBht helther morse mao a scratch.
NEBRASKA CITY-L. F. w. Horst
ran, in charge Of the elevator at Lorton,
had a narrow escape from being instantly
killed. He was starting a gasoline engine
and was In some way caught and whirled
about. His clothing gave way and he was
found In an unconscious condition. with a
severe scalp wound and a broken arm.
MISUNDERSTANDING on the application
TO have n-year-Old Japonica Fleming, who
disappeared mysteriously from Chicago on
July ~, committed to a reform school, was
filed today for next Wednesday. In the
meantime the prosecuting attorney and the
Humane society will investigate to deter
mine what Is best TO do with the girl
BEATRICE-John r. Quein, clerk Of the
district court, received an ugly cash In the
head yesterday while in tho act Of driving
a stake at his home. The axe which he
was using caught on the clothes line with
the result that II fell with considerable
force, striking him upon the head and in
nicting a painful wound, which required
several stitches TO close.
NEBRASKA CITY-Rev. J. W. morrill,
pastor OF the Baptist church.. has twice ap-
pealed to Mayor Jackson to drive the scar
let women from the city, but the mayor
has refused TO comply with his request and
now he has promised TO do IL himself. He
has headed several so-called reform move