Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-10
Nebraska


living three miles south 6f Beatrice, solo
his quarter section farm tow 8 McHugh
OF Clay Center, Neb.f for Sa,ROO, ,or tE6 PEI
acre. The farm y well Improved and y
one " the best IN GAG county.
LYONS-The telephone poles have ar.
rived for the buildirg Of the new independ.
ent line and workmcn are on the ground
20 put them in place. As soon as the poles
are set Tor the town the line VIII be carried
to the country, nearly aW farmers having
subscribed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. heavy rain visited
this section last evening. Crop conditions
at present are unusually bright. Wheat 10
heading out, and corn and wheat are max
are cutting their first crop Of alfalfa,
which is very heavy.
BEATR1CE-A r. Kahl Of this city had
his Collarbone broken yesterday IN q
somewhat unusual manner. He was at the
farm Of a. L. Miller. near Wymore, and
was assisting the latter in dressing a wire
cut on the front foot Of a horse when the
animal plunged and threw him against the
Manager. 20
Personalities divorce cases were
filed in the district court yesterday, all
on the grounds Of cruelty and ronstpport.
They are Amanda Selleck against Champ
lin Selleck, Alvina Jewell against Adelbert
Jewell and Loa Miller against sampson q.
Miller. None OF the parties have been resi-
dents Of the count Ions. "a
BEATR1CE-The marriage OF Homer
Hardenbrook OF Blue Springs and Miss
Hazel sherman Of Holmesville was solem-
nizcd last evening az s o'clock az the home
OF the brides uncle, L. n. Gray, Rev. L. q.
Brown officiating Following the cere-
mony Mrs, GRAY served a delightful we'd
ding dinner. The Young couple Will make
their home on a farm near Blue Springs.
KEARNEY-Flstorate preparations are
being made for the reception Of the dele
gates to the state Sunday school conven-
ton. which meets in TITS city June Is to
II, inclusive G. The mayor has issued a re-
quest that the city be decorated In the
oolors Of the association and that each
citizen OF Kearney throw open his home
and help house and feed the assembly,
which will exceed 1000 delegates.
KEARNEY-Flve marriage licenses were
granted by the county Judge Tuesday. They
were TO Gustav II Widholm and Mtss
Selma Olson, both of Wldholm; Albert II
Elliot and Miss Katherine e. Pry. hotI
OF Ravenna; Adrian 5 Cronk of Omaht
and Miss Jessie simpson OF Sumner; BarlG
+. Richmond OF Rock Springs, Colo, ans
Miss Estella NJ. Green OF Kearney and ts
John Gerhert and Miss Helen Rahm, both
Of this city.
kEARNEY-For the purpose OF narrow
ing the channel OF the Platte river al
Elm Creek. this county, the county super
viscrs have caused to be placed on 'th'
bridge at that point n steel cable weighing
300 pounds. The cable Is fastened to the
bank at a point above the bridge and Is
then swung out over the stream and FAST
ened TO the bridge at a point between the
shore and the center of the bridge. To
this cable barbwire will be fastened, which
will catch the refuse and cause a deposit
of sand. thus forcing the water to the
center of the stream, causing the channel,
to be deepened and narrowed. The same
method is to be used at the bridge at
Kearney, where 1900 feet of cable viii be
used.
BEATRICE-A of the county
board consisting OF Campbell, Layton anc
Kretzer was appointed to investigate the
records at the feeble minded institute inr
order to ascertain II all those inmstes
charged to Gage county are properly listed,
or whether some OF them should be
charged to other counties in the state. The
board has a "hunch' that this county Is
credited with more than its share OF instt-
tute inmates, hence the Investigation. Su'
pervisor Campbell presented to the board .
placard taken from the window Of Thomas
Salsgiver, a barber at Wymore, II reads:
The Board Of Equalization convenes At
Beatrice this afternoon. This IA where the
common citizen Is assessed up TO the limit
while the prosperous fellows, self-made
schedule is allowed to stand, or is reduced
in Difference to his rulings" Chairman
McCleery raised a question as TO whether
such a notice Is not In contempt OF a
quasi judicial court, in which case the
writer stands liable to prosecution 10 the
full extent Of the law: ..