Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-16

BEATRICE-D. d. Dacakes of Falls CITY
yesterday purchased the Beatrice candy
store of T. V. Lowe.
STANTON-The first frost of the sea-
son was noticed early this morning, but
1t being light no damage was done.
YORK-A new publication has made its
appearance and is entitled The Public
schools The county superintendent Of
YORK county is editor.
BEATRICE-In the competitive drill for
the Colby gold medal held last evening
py company G, Private Seth Stockton
carried off the honors.
BEATRICE-Company C will go to Blue
springs saturday evening to Civ an exhi-
billion drill on the streets, having accepted
the invitation Of the business men to visit
that place.
BEATRICE-Mr. and Mrs. Evan Sage,
who have been visiting in the city, left
yesterday for Moscow, Idaho. where Mr..
sage has charge Of the Latin department in
the university.
Neutrality-suspicious. General Hartigan
mas granted Major Hollingsworth permis-
sion to organize a gatlfng g1In detacb-
ment in this city. The Organization will
be perfected soon. ~
BEATRICE-The Dempster Mil Mann
occurring company is Installing an electric
ilBht pant OF It's own at the new building
being erected near the main factory. The
plant will cost about 5000.
YORK-While on a visit here at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. w. e. Crown
~ 80 - Nhs CoN after a lingering
illness, died and the body was taken 10
Unadilla, her late home, for interment.
YORk-C. S. Harrison, known as Father
Harrison, a horticulturlst of national repu-
tation has made an offer of a $4,000 con
tribution to a worthy, struggling college
in Colorado, providing that the college
raises an equal amount.
BEATRICE-The engine and tender of
northbound Burlington passenger train
No. 30 left the track yesterday morning
soon after the train left Concordia, Kan,
The accident delayed the train only a few
hours. Nobody was injured.
BEATRICE-The body Of Gottlieb Over
beck, the young man who was killed nv
lightning near Plymouth, Neb., SUNDAY
evening, was taken to Pickrell YESTERDAY
for interment on the farm of the dead
mans father, Frank Overlook.
YORK-There is a scarcity Of workmep
in the building trade at York. MANY
buildings have been erected In York IN
the last three years, and many have been
Obliged to wait because contractors arc
unable to catch up with the work they
have.
NEBRASKA CITY-The plant Of the
Great Western Cereal company is heinz
run night and day to enable them to sup
ply the orders they have on hand. Yhey
have doubled the capacity OF this plant
during the last year and are adding n
number Of new buildings.
YoRK-Rain, falling last night and a
greater part OF the day, is Just what the
York county farmer likes, as il, with pre-
viOus rainfall, has thoroughly soaked the
soil, making conditions most favorable FOR
sowing and drilling in winter wheat and
the seeding OF alfalfa. AS is usual 40
per cent OF the cultivated acreage is in
winter wheat.
KEARNEY-Buffalo county boasts NJ
one school district that is a little out OF
the ordinary. That is district number ia
and That district is peculiar for the fact
that II does not owe a cent Indebtedness
anywhere and IL has on deposit 1900. .
Only about twenty pupils attend the dis
trict and most OF the acreage in the same
Is taken up by the big Watson ranch.
BEATRICE-Ruth Marian. the S-year-old
aughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bangs
Of West Beatrice, died yesterday OF diph-
liberia. Two other children are seriously Am
Of the disease. The West school was closed
yesterday and an effort will be made to
prevent a spread of the disease. Anna
another daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bangs.
died this morning. She was 6 years old.
BEATRICE-George Leeper, a young man
from Diller In search of a wife. He has
been advertising for a bride in a local pa
Der and. receiving several answers, came
10 town TO investigate. II developed that
the epistles were written by parties who
wanted TO play a joke on the young man.
he was chasing rainbows most OF the day
here yesterday. and at last reports was on
his way home without the much sought for
sTANToN-The Stanton county fair
poets. The weather is fine. the track Is