Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

light plant is being tested this week
preparatory TO the final acceptance from
the contractors. About half the city is
connected up with tho new light plant
which was started up last night. The city
win be brilliantly lighted with about 2N
lamps of fifty candle power each.
PLATTSMOUTH-JUdge H.. ID. Travis
held a short session Of district court and
handed down a few decisions on motions.
He is holding court in Nebraska this week,
but expects to return Saturday and may
sentence Fred Ossenkop to serve a term IN
the state penitentiary for the killing of
Charles Byrne in Eagle last September.
WEST POINT-Dr, H.. s. Summers has
again resumed the practice of medicine in
West Point. The doctor, seeking to I'M
prove his hcalrh, Incveo to Utah, where he
had invested largely In fruit lands, intend
ing to devote the remainder of his life to
horticultural pursuits. Upon arriving there,
however, he found the altitude too great.
ARLINGTON Nurserymen and fruit
growers have examined the peach blossoms
and report that they are all killed. In
some orchards n few live blossoms can be
found, but indications are that there will
be nc peach crop in this section this year.
II Is thought that the ~aprtCots are safe
and all other fruits look fine at present.
AXTEL-Articles of Incorporation of the
! Axtel Investment company have been filed.
This corporation has for It's purpose the
holding and owning of all kinds of per-
sonal property and real estate. The in
corporators are b. j. Hallberg. w. A.
johnson and William awfo II is cap
italizad at $4,000. The first property bought
by the corporation is a newspaper, the AK
tel Times.
! MANLEY-The northbound local freight
train No. 1876, on the Missouri Pacific rail-
way, running between Auburn and Omaha,
with Conductor Klepser In charge, was de-
rallied two miles north OF Manley and
seven loaded cars smashed TO splinters.
The cars were loaded with lumber and
were all smashed to pieces, car wheels
| broken. rails torn up. ties all torn up for
| "a hout Am wards Fortunately no one WAS
hurt.
! ARLINGTON-Thc demand for good sccd
oats is very great at present. Several car
loads have been shipped to other parts of
the state. Spring wheat for seed is bring
ing good prices as the demand is great
and the supply limited. Many farmers
claim that the winter wheat crop is in
fine shape and that contrary reports are
all fake. II is claimed, however, that some
fields have been injured by the winter
thaws and that the crop In places will be
light at the best.
ALMA-Last night a nominating commit
tee appointed by the citizens met at the
court house and put up the following ticket
10 be ratified or turned down at a mass
meeting next Thursday evening: Mayor, b.
NJ, Simms; clerk, A. \, Billings; treasurer,
Il. Nj. Cox; councilman, First ward, Theo
Mann; Second ward, Earnest Byers; Third
ward, Philip Everson. These men are all
business men Of Alma and II is the inten-
ton. to unite the peopel on one ticket by
pledging all eandidates to abide by the
saloons or pool halls.
NORTH PLATTE-A republican mass
meeting was held Monday evening for the
purpose of nominating city officers. The
convention first took an informal ballot on
mayor, with the result that a large number
of names were voted upon, with r. c. Pat
terson, w. w. Birge and A. +. Streitz in
the lead, After a number of votes Streitz
received a majority and the committee
called upon him and stated the result. Mr..
Streitz, thanked the committee, but refused
to accept the honor. Voting was then re-
sumed. with the result that w. w. Birge
was offered the candidacy for mayor on
the republican ticket and he being present
positively declined. Voting was again re-
stGmed and 7. c. Patterson was nominated,
and will accept. For City clerk +. l..