Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-17

Treasurer, Cunning County, Neb.: lnclost
find SO-put this in general fund of your
county" No signature appears. 1t Is doubt
less a case of conscience money.
BEATRICE-The funeral over the re-
mains of the late Perry Jerman, who was
drowned last fall at Rawlins, Wyo., was
held here today at 2 o'clock from Cen
tenary church. 1nterment was IN EVER
green Home cemetery.
H~ARVARD-C. w. Gardner leads the
farmers in bringing the first new wheat
to the Harvard market. He threshed
twenty-three acres that yielded about soc
bushels and sold at 30 cents per bushel, the
test being fully sixty pounds.
LAUREL-The 9-year-old daughter or
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ, Mayer, south OF town.
was bitten on the forehead by their shep-
herd dog yesterday, necessitating the tax
ing of several stitches by a surgeon. 1t Is
thought there will be no other bad ettects'
MCOOK-Company NJ, Nebraska Ma
tional Guard, of this city, has orders 10
go into camp next Tuesday at Ashland
for a ten days encampment with the First
Nebraska regiment. Captain A. X, scott
will and the company VIII De
represented fifty strong.
FREMONT-The school census of this
district has been finished and gives 2,6Ol,
between 8 and q years of age. The lumber
between the ages of I and 10 Is l,5O5. me
increase Of those of school age over last
year is 149. The district includes a part of
Platte township, with LAG children.
WEST POINT-Three thousand dollars
was paid this week by the insurance com
panies for the damage done to st. Mary's
church by the tornado on June "a. The in
jury to the property amounts to much
more than the sum paid, but a compro-
mise was effected whereby the church gets
a partial reCoupment.
WEST POINT-Wmiam Schaefer, an in
mate of the Norfolk Hospital for the In
sane from Cunning county, escaped from
to West Point, where he was captured
with great difficulty by Sheriff Malchow
and assistants and lodged in Jail, pending
his return to the hospital.
PONCA-The picnic at Martinshurg and
the Grand Army parade at Sioux City took
everybody out of Ponca who could get
away. Sixteen veterans from Stoneman
post No. 116, Grand Army of the Republic
of Ponca. marched in the parade at Sioux
City. The Lutheran church had a picnic
also at the home Of Lee Sinsinbaugh at
the west end OF Ponca.
FULLERTON-At a meeting of the city
Board of Education here this week Miss
Anna McClelland, who had previously been
elected to teach the seventh grade the com
ing year, was promoted to the high school
English department, leaving a vacancy in
the seventh grade. Mr.. f. Wood Smith.
the secretary of the board, also reports al
opening in the high school for a teacher
Of science and public school music.
PONCA-The Modern Woodmcn had an
ideal day for their picnic at MartinsburE
The program was carried out according 70
schedule and a very large crowd was
III z W NAJoN iH AAN b"NA bNAAAN w.
the only thing not according to the adver-
tised program. Newcastle was booked tC
play with Ponca, but withdrew because
they thought the purse was too small
Allen and Ponca played the game, result
ing s 10 4 in favor of Ponca.
WEST POINT-The new nominations fol
the primary for COUNT offices are: Fol-
treasurer: Ferdinand Koch (dem.). For
sheriff: B.. G. Herman (dem), Milton
Knight (rep.). The present county Judge
Louis Dewald (dem), has filed, also w.
Harstick (dem.), for county clerk, and Miss
Emma r, Miller (rep), present county
superintendent. The three last named Of
ficers are acceptable alike to both partie.
and II Is believed will have no opposition
to meet.
NEBRASKA CITY-The deep well. which
is down to a depth Of !.150 feet, will have
to be abandoned unless some capitalist car
be interested. because tho funds OF the
local company are exhausted, and they car
go no further. They found traces OF botf
oil and gas. but as they had not the funds
with which to put iron casing down the
entire depth OF the well they were unable
TO ascertain the full extent OF their find
The contractors have great hopes that II
less than fifty feet further they woulC
have struck oil.