Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

and found that L. e. Jones, republican,
was nominated, and James A. White,
democrat, for county commissioner, and
{. N. Karstens, republican, for coroner
These were the only contests in the county.
HUMBOLDT-Mr. Bobbitt, an apple
buyer of advanced years, who has been
operating in the region southeast Of this
city, suffered a badly broken hip by a fall
from a tree yesterday at the home of Oliver
Ayers, where he was working. The victim
is about 80 years old and serious results
are feared, as the fracture is near the nip.
HUMBOLDT-Bruce Dorland, the young
man from this city who was last week
admitted 20 the navy, started on his way
from Omaha to san Francisco, where he
was assigned to first duty, and in visiting
the Burlington shops at Havelock enroute
got one of his hands so badly burned as
TO necessitate delay in his trip to the coast.
STROMSBURGtThe Rystrom Implement
ompany To-Day purchased additional
frontage to the already large implement
house and will construct an automobile
garage twenty-five feet front by 100 feet
deep, built of cement, and this new room
will be used entirely for the automobile
business which is becoming a very i'm
portant branch of their business.
PLATTSMOUTH-Mrs Edwin Davis was
assisted by her children and grandchildren
and many neighboTs in celebrating her
ninety-third birthday anniversary at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Rasmus Peter
son. Her other children living are Lota
Davis of Colorado City, Mrs. r. 4. Kcency
of Central City and Mrs. r. p. Kennedy
of this city.
WEST POINTING marriage of John p.
Everett of Lyons to Miss Leila NJ. Barber
of Bancroft was celebrated at the latter
place Tuesday, Rev. G.. M. Junkin pastor
of the Congregational church, performing
the A hundred guests were
present and. the ceremony was performed
in the open air at the residence of the
brides parents.
NEBRASKA CITY-The executive com
mittce of the Otoe County Live Stock as
ISOLATION held a meeting last evening and
decided to have their annual exhibition
parade and flower parade on September
q, % and %. This is an annual affair and
is the biggest stock show held in this part
of the state, and always closes with a big
stock and flower parade in the daytime
and an automobile and flower parade In
the evening, a large sum of money has
been raised for hat purpose.
HUMBOLDT. l.. Mullen. a forme
Humboldt young man, who has been for a
number Of years a leading business man
of Galveston, Tex, arrived in this city
yesterday to see his brother, Frank Mullen,
one of our young farmers, who was lying
at the point Of death from an attack OF
heart trouble. The patient was pronounced
in a dying condition by a specialist who
was called in Sunday, but in spite of the
prediction is steadily recovering and seems
in a fair way to gel around again.
ADAMS-The Adams street fair and
carnival opened yesterday moring for a
run of two days. The management has
arranged plenty of entertainment for every
body and until the affair closes Adams
will be a real live town. Yesterday there
was a balloon ascension, acrobatic feats
by the DeyeT family, base ball game be
tween Filley and Adams and other at
fractions. Ftlley won the ball game by
the score OF 9 to 6. Saturday the attend.
ance was larger than on the preceding day
and the program was OF the best.
HARVARD-The old settlers picnic foI
Clay and Nuckolls counties was held a
Deweese Thursday and Friday, and wa.
well attended and an enjoyable time had
Local speakers filled the program and
and much important formati relative
settlement experience, among which wa.
a carefully prepared paper by T. A. Bar,
bour of Harvard, giving comparisons OF
present values and other items of interes
and much important Information relativ,
to first settlement. An excellent band con
cert was given Thursday evening by tn,
Deweese band, who furnished music dur