Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-17
Nebraska News Notes,

NEBRASKA CITY-The will OF the late
Andrew Roos has been filed for probate
and he leaves his estate OF some so, 900 to
$4,000 to his children to share and share
alike.
BTsATRICE-Mrs. Chris Larson, living
one mile east of Ftlley, died Monday morn
ing after an Illness Z few weeks aged
40 years She leaves a husband and five
children.
NEBRASKA CITY-S. p. Mccain OF
owen county, Indiana, and Miss Caroline
marriage in this city Monday and left
for their eastern home Monday evening.
WYMORE-The Woodmen of the World
will hold big picnic at Wymore on Oc-
tober II. The Wymore and Blue Springs
bands have been secured to furnish the
music, and prominent speakers will APP
pear on the program.
BEATRICE-At a special meeting of the
board of education Monday night four jani-
tors We're. elected and the resignation OF
Beatrice. was accepted. Miss Marian Reed
was elected supervisor OF drawing in the
schools, which open September IL.
FREMONT-A special meeting Of the
board of supervisors will be held Saturday
morning to consider bids for the improve
ment of the Military road west Of FREE
mont. The estimated cost was fixed at
sl.sOO, but bidders on two occasions declared
now ready TO bid at that figure.
NEBRASKA CITY-John McFarren, an
employe of the cereal mills, was struck on
the head by flying piece OF machinery
Monday and seriously injured. A long
cash was cut in his scalp requiring a num-
Der OF stitches to close the wound A
daughter of Mr. Paddock fell off the porch
Monday morning and broke her shoulder
blade.
AUBuRN-The Auburn Chautauoua
closed yesterday with large crowd In at
tendance and an exceptionally strong pro-
Gram for the day. In the morning Rev.
the National Religion" In theSafternoon
Bishop Hughes OF San Francisco gave one
OF the finest things ever heard in the city
when he presented his lecture sermon on
the Fifth commandment. In the evening
Mrs. l.. Ulu Taylor Gates and the Sterling
Jubilee Singers divided the time between
southern melodies and readings.
LEIGH-A severe electrical storm visited
considerable damage. The large barn on
N. III. Nelson's farm, three miles south OF
town, was struck by a bolt OF lightning
and burst into flames instantly. Ten tons
of alfalfa hay, two hundred bushels OF
oats, some harness and machinery, and
the large new barn were consumed by the
fire. Mr. Nelson succeeded in saving his
horses He estimates his loss at $1,000,
with $500 Insurance.
TECUMSEH-While johnson county will
not have an average yield OF apples, there
are, nevertheless. lots OF orchards filled
with the fruit in the county. The fruit
favorable TO spraying and the fighting OF
scab. One orchardist near this city, who
had no apples at all last year, will have
several thousand bushels this year, and his
fruit Is very fine He will ship eight bar
rels to Lincoln to exhibit at the state
fair. People who have formed an idea
that there will be no apples in this county
this year are very much mistaken.
FREMoNT-rhe board OF directors OF the
ElkhOrn River Drainage district today filed
an answer to the petition OF Samuel
o'Brien, asking that the district be dis
solved and the 1907 drainage act be de-
clared unconstitutional The board alleges
that O'Brten, by his business transactions
with the district in selling the board right
of-way through his farm, acknowledged its
legal existence. IL further alleges that he
participated in the election at which the
question OF forming the district was de-
cided. O'Brien's suit was declared By his
lawyers to be capable OF turning over <he
entire drainage district system as evolved
udsr the 1907 law. The attorneys aver
that II will be carried 20 the United states
supreme court. II defeated In tho lower
courts.