Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21
Nebrankn Now. Notes.

Cortland has been sold to H Focken for
$llb per acre.
Hastings have begun preparations for a
Labor day celebration September 5. There
will be parade, athletic contests, dance
and public speaking.
HASTINGS-The various labor unions in
Hastings have begun preparations for a
Labor Day celebration on September 8.
There Will be a parade, athletic contests,
dance and public speaking.
HUMBOLDT-Mi Mary Candy and Mr.
Henry Seeley were united in marriage
Thursday afternoon at the home Of the
brides parents, DIR. and Mrs. J. L. Candy,
the ceremony being conducted by Rev. J.
II. Bounds, pastor OF the local Methodist
church.
BEATRICE-In the shoot held by the BE-
atrice Gun club yesterday o. f. Harlan,
the druggist, won the trophy offered by
the Dupont Powder company, a gold watch
fob, by breaking twenty-five blue rocks
straight
IDA GROvE-Mr. orson Stewart, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Stewart. and
Miss Laura Stafnbrook, daughter of Peter
Stainbrook, were married here, uniting two
promiCent Ida county families. They will
farm the place owned by the groom
father.
BLUE HILLl-Crop conditions here are the
best in the past fifteen years one small
piece of wheat on alfalfa ground yielded
age is from twenty to thirty-tour bushels
Corn is also good and gives promise of al
most a full crop.
BLUE HIL-Crop conditions here are the
best in the last Afteen years. One small
piece OF wheat on alfalfa ground yielded
fifty bushels per acre, and the general
average Is from twenty to thirty-four
bushels. Corn is also good and gives prom
ise Of almost a full crop.
IDA GROVE-Because of the epidemic
of tramps that have been visiting this
place this summer Mayor Brannan has
balls will weigh thirty-five pounds. Here
after the hoboes will be given thirty days
hard labor on the streets and roads.
CRYSTAL LAKE-News reaches here
that John Gilstrap, former resident of
this place, now living at Arriba, Colo, has
been killed by lightning He left here only
BODY boz" viii be Brought here FOR burial. He
was man very highly esteemed in the
community.
STANDARDIZATION Bros, editors of the
Oakland Mail, were this week sued for libel
by the Burt County Telehone company,
through its president, II. s. Johnson. The
amount of damage asked is 5000. The suit
is based on articles published in the Mail
making charges against the telephone COM
pany.
ANSLEY-The Custer County Board of
Supervisors allowed the petition OF the
new proposed Ross county, one of the new
five county division plans of Custer county
and ordered vote at the general election
In November. All the petitions have been
allowed except for new proposed Albany
county with Oconto the leading town.
values was Established here 9ru YESTERDAY aT.
when Charles c. Britain and Mrs. William
Burgess sold the Britain elghty-acre farm
north of town for $l25 an acre. H. b.
Smith. who has been a tenant on the Can
nam farm for several years and who came
hare from Hampton several years ago, is
HUMBOLDT-The firm of Callahan Bros,
Mum & Co, contractors, is making rapid
progress with the drainage bitches along
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end OF Richardson county, their efforts
proving much more effective than similar
efforts in other sections OF the country.
They use the dragline method, develop
ment of Mr.. Reise, one Of the firm.
NEBRASKA CITY-The county commits
sioners of Otoe county have made their
annual tax levy, which is % mills. The city
levy is 10 mills and the school board has
made a levy of % mills. This makes total
of SO mills, which is the highest tax levy
this city has had In years, while the county
levy is / mill lower than last year. 1t is the
school levy that made the big increase.
NEBRASKA CITY-Some days since a
man giving the name of Moore, came here
and tried to pass bogus check on one of
officer off ''S and left the city The Officers
finally located him In the southern part
OF the state, but now they cannot arrest
him because the check has mysteriously
disappeared from the hotel where 1t was
left.
NEBRASKA CITY-Thursday Sheriff
Fischer received a telegram from Council
Bluffs Ia. that the sister OF Lester Adams
man held here on charge of bigamy,
was dying at her home at that place, and
the officer, out of sympathy, took the man
out OF Jail and took him to Council Bluffs
SO he might be with his sister to the last
The sheriff and his prisoner returned home
last evening.
BLUE HILL-The Blue Hill boosters
numbering about sixty made a tour of
Webster county in fourteen automobiles
last Tuesday. The object Of the trip was
10 advertise the harvest festival and ju-
blee TO be held August 25 to q. The Blue
HIN band numbering seventeen pieces ac-
companied them on the trip. The towns
Guide Rock Mt. Clare, Lawrence. Rose
mont and Cowles.
IDA GROVE-During the long dry spell
the city water wells were pumped dry
twice a day, and it was with difficulty
that this town was kept supplied with
water Since the sanitary sewer swstem
was put. In the town uses four times at
much water aud even the digging OF a
new well last year has failed 10 relieve the
situation Believing that the people are
wasteful of the water the council has de-
termined TO install a meter system.
IOWA FALLS-Rev William Hardcastle
of this city, has been rendered an urgent
call TO assume the pastorate OF the First
congregational church OF Albuquerque. ~
NJ Mr. Hardcastle has the matter under
Amusement and will give the New Mexico
church an answer Monday night. The ac-
ceptance OF this cav means an Increase in
salary and the pastorate Of larger
ehuEIn.
ST. PAUL-Firs. believed 70 be due to,