Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-28
Nebraska

test the field with James Nichols. present
county attorney, who was renominated
without opposition.
BEATRICE-Mrs. @. o. Rains yesterday
received a message conveying the news OF
the death OF her brother Truman Harms,
former Gage county resident, which
occurred at Rockland, Idaho, where he was
located on a ranch He was 50 years OF
age and unmarried.
BEATRICE-The poultry fsnciers of De
Wit have organizsd BY electins the follow
sire vice PRESIDENT; J. A. Sire, secretary;
+. A. Brewer, f. l.. Pfeifer B. r. Dunn,
William Jewell and A. Boyer, directors.
BEATRICE-The two strangers who
visited WILDER Thursday and made some
easy money" by collecting about $50 from
that they were soliciting for the Dahlman
campaign fund, d. owe into Beatrice Thurs
day night in an automobile. The officers
learned OF their presence In town. hut the
fellows left on an early train before the
Officers got busy"
BEATRICE-Mrs. Lizzie Hoover yester-
day received word from Mauston, Mich
announcing the death of her mother. Mrs
Il. Stickler, which occurred at that place
the other day, aged a years.
BEATRICE-George Culver and w. G..
the American Automobile company Of Kan
sas City to take the state agency for the
eompany's product They will erect large
garage here and fill orders from different
sections Of the state, making Beatrice the
headquarters of the company.
FREMONT-Twenty farmers at F'onta-
nellie have indicated their willingness to
Join the Fremont Commercial club on its
next trade junket, which runs into Omaha
september s. The farmers have the auto
mobiles and they would like to try them
out on an endurance run. 1t is likely that
an invitation will be extended to them to
join the trade boosters.
FREMONT-Miss Ruth Mulliken, a Ere
mont girl, is to be commissioned a mission
/ airy to China at special services at the Con-
gregational church Sunday. Miss Mulliken
is to teach in school at Canton, China
leaving for her station early in September
FREMONT-If the plans of j. W. Glenn
proprietor Of the BiJou moving picture
talist, do not go awry, Fremont will have
a vaudeville house within the next few
months. Miller proposes to build theater
with seating capacity of 800, which Glenn
will lease for vaudeville performances,
! FREMNONT-With the coming to Fremont
next week OF a travelling carnival company,
the city is to be treated to form OF en-
tertainment which It's merchants two years
| ago tried to taboo for all future time. The
| company comes under the auspices of the
| base ball association, with the intention OF
cleaning up some money for the base ball
| deficit Merchants are not looking kindly
on the proposition.
sCHUYLbR-F. ]. Vogltance conducted
the ColfaX County Teachers institute at
Schuyler this week. Between sixty and
seventy teachers enrolled and an interesting
program was carried out every day.
| SCHO 1LEkt-lne ola EettlefS OF COlldJN
county will hold their ninth annual picnic
in Schuyler on September 1. A. NJ. Walling
of David City will be the speaker of the
day.
SCHUYLER-Glen e. Beatty has started
with the preliminary work on the Platte
river bridge, which will be constructed be-
tween Butler and Colfax counties.
| ALBION-Several years ago the old set
tiers of Boone county formed permanent
Organization for the purpose OF keeping
alive the acquaintance and friendship
have continuously lived in the county at
least twenty-five years are eligible to mem
held at the fair grounds, and although the
morning was anything but promising, &
large crowd from all parts Of the. county
Shallenberger, who was expected to de-
liver the address of the day, G. e. Spear
gave a short talk, and Miss cara T s Buil
noon was devoted to base ball and various
other sports.
TDCUMSEH-Former Postmaster Nelson
H. Libby and family and John Bruhn and
family Of Elk creek will soon locate on
newly purchased farms near Kalispeli, Mont.
Mr.. Libby formerly conducted The Elk
Iiage, and being unable to sell the same
has boxed up the outfit and Will take II
with him . IS mot Werk thousS he has
been in the harness for ABOUT quarter
of century.
TECUMSEH-News Of a runaway, acct
ter Miss Mabel Ward, wife and daughter
of Former County Treasurer John Ward OF
this city were seriously injured, has
reached this city. The family is now living
at Cody, Wyo., and the runaway occurred
last Sunday.
NEBRASKA CITY-Frank j. Penn and
bride who were married in Omaha Wednes-
day, were given reception on their return
home and the parents Of the groom pre-
scented them with handsome home neatly
Furnished as a wedding gift
NDRRASKA CITY-Several of the farm
ers in this vicinity are exhibiting samples
of their growing corn which they claim vii
go from 100 to ITO bushels TO the acre Inc
! corn Is fully developed, the cob Is filled
: out to the end, and nothing short OF ar
: early frost can prevent them from having
las big a crop as they claim. The recent
rains have done wonders for the corn croI
Z in this section.
TECUMSBH-Luther Lorin Blakeley, tol
a humber of years a resident of the Long
Z Branch neighborhood in this county, dice
! at his home In Billings, Okl., on Tuesday
August 20. He had been In falling health
for nearly two years