Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21

Nebraska News Notes.
LYONS-Charles A. Turen was married
home OF the brides father, east Of Oak
land.
NEBRASKA CITY-A. II. Fletcher Of this
city and Miss Ross OF Omaha were mar
ried and will make their future home at
Sioux City.
BEATRICE-Joseph Norton. an old rest
dent of the Diller neighborhoOd, died yes
terday from blood poisoning, caused from
an injury to his foot.
~LYONS-Robert orr, west Of town, is now
marketing potatoes that produced about
900 bushels to the acre, which beats the
record here so far as known.
BEATRICE-A light rain fell here last
night. Winter wheat is badly in need Of
moisture and a good soaking rain would
do much good In this section.
NEBRASKA CITY-The body OF Louis
Meinke, who died in a hospital at Omaha,
was brought to his home at Talmage today
and the funeral held at st. Paul's Catholic
church.
BEATRICE-The funeral services for the
late Nathan S. Reynolds were held yester-
day from the family home, conducted by
Rev. l.. ID. Young. Interment was In the
Beatrice cemetery.
NEBRASKA CITY-Fruit growers are
experiencing so much trouble securing help
to gather their crop Of apples that they
are offering them from Is to 20 cents per
bushel on the trees, but find few purchas-
ers.
LINDSAY-Mr. George HOMELAND. while
fixing the steps on the Paulson building,
slipped and fell from a ladder, dropping
fifteen feet to the ground below. sustaining
a broken nose, a broken arm and a badly
twisted leg.
BEATRICE-Paul Acton, an employee of
the Burlington, had his left foot crushed
at Wymore yesterday while unloading ma
chinery by letting the tire OF a drivewheel
fall on Il. The injury win lay him up for
several months.
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McElhinney, who was so near deaths
door, has sufficiently recovered to enable
him and his family to go to Sulphur
Springs, Mo, where they will remain some
time for treatment.
KEARNEY-Robert Radcllff, accused of
forgery, who was brought here from Des
Moines to stand trial. was released on bond
furnished by T. E.. Garrison and left on the
first train for Des Nome to see his
mother, who is Ill.
PERU-Reports from the farmers around
Peru indicate that Notwithstanding the
supposed drouth of the summer, the corn
crop is of good quality and The acreage
large. The rich LAND on the bottom yields
especially fine corn.
NEBRASKA CITY-The government snag
steamer was here yesterday and remained
all day. it is en- route to st. Louis, where
il will go into winter quarters. This is
the first boat that has passed this city for
the last four months.
PONCA-Mr. A. c. Whitaker, agent for
Omaha railway at Winside, Neb., was
transferred to Ponoa today. James l..
Ryan, travelling auditor of the road, was
here and effected the transfer.
Observation-Disclosures lodge, No. 1856, An
cient Order United Workmen, held a big
meeting last evening, which was addressed
by Grand Master Workman Waliing of
David City. Following the meeting the
Degree Of Honor served refreshments.
LYONS-The farmers are complaining
that the hard freeze of the 18th has dam
aged the winter apples, which remained on
the trees, causing them to rot
ting at the core and rendering them un-
marketable. Few had been gathered be-
fore the freeze came.
BEATRICE-John o. Pearce, a resident
of Diller since 1876. died yesterday at the
home of his son, Frank Pearce, editor of
the Diller Record, with whom he had made
his home for twenty years. He was a ma
IL months and s days of age.
NEBRASKA CIRY-F. L. .Keran. who
lives on the east side OF the river, sold
1900 watermelons from eight acres of
has something like two carloads left, from
which he will take the seed. This is the
most profitable crop that he raised on his
farm.
KEARNEY-The city council met Mon
day evening and accepted the bid of
Troupe & Cruit for the erection of the
soldiers and sailors monument at the in
tersection of Twenty-fifth and Central ave
nue. in this city. The monument Is to be
built along elaborate lines and to cost
tho city 1880.
KEARNEY-Mayor Patterson, O. G..
Smith and Warren Pratt left Wednesday
morning for a hunting trip in Mcpherson
county. They are accompanied by G.. A
Bryant of Bloomington, ILL.,, who holds
large interests in this city and In the ter
ritory where the hunt is to be. Ducks and
geese VIII be the game sought.
PERU-The formal presentation Of the
large statue Of Horace Mann by the class
forth the life and character OF the man,
were made by Prof. C. f. Beck, adviser of
the class, and by Ethel Williams and Prof.
Letfler, members of the class.
KEARNEY-The Northwest District Den
tai association is in session in this city
and having a large attendance. The Owls
have extended as a courtesy the use OF
banquet was held Tuesday night. Tuesday
afternoon DR.. Woodbury. OF Council Bluffs
gave a lecture on Cavity Preparation"
PoNCA-The Presbyterjans are preparing
10 lay the cornerstone of their new church
edifice next Sunday, October "A. The brick
work for the basement Is nearly completed
and the floor wi. be laid in the rough this
Week, Inc new building will far surpass
beauty and convenience. There will be
five rooms in the basement besides the fur
mace room and a lecture room.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Nebraska Fish
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and secured another load of small bass and
crappie from the small ponds on the east
side OF the river. The fish will be taken
into the state and placed In the smaller
streams so as to stock them. This Is the
fifth carload OF fish that has been secures
here and IL the weather will permit ths
load. "a
KEARNEY-Miss Alice Winn died AT the
Kearney hospital Monday evening at n
O'Clock after an illness OF fourteen DAYS
death being the result OF acute Bright
disease, which set In six days before her
death, Following a minor operation. which
had been performed and from which shs
was recovering rapidly at the time the LAT.
ter disease set In. Miss Winn was a grad.
uate OF the Normal school here ana had
been teaching at Gibbon the last year
she was % years of age
NEBRASKA CITY-Clint Gilman tbs
young man who was badly burned nv
reason OF an electric wire setting fire ~
a can OF paint with which he he WAS DaiDt.
ing a telephone pole tWenty-three feet
above the ground and who was seriouslV
injured By his fall, died yesterday am
was buried today. He was SO years of Az
and leaves a wife and 4-year-old son. an.
man was born at Falls City, but apeni
most OF his life In this city. He was =
member OF the Ancient Order OF United
Workmen and Red Men and was buried
under their auspices today.
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