Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07

FAIRFIELD Fairfields base ball team
defeated Clay Center by the score Of
to 2 In hotly contested game at Clay
Center Friday afternoon.
WEST POINT-The old Settlers associa-
ton. of Cunning county will hold their an.
nuRl reunion at the Riverside park. at
West Points, August is.
YORK-On the filing Of information by
Deputy Game Warden Stapleton, Bird Il.
I'LL was arrested yesterday and fined 5
or shooting a turtle dove
SDWARD-The fifth annual base ball
tournament will be held at Milford August
) and "a Seward and Hastings OF the
state league win play ball.
SEWARD-Hon Charles Sloan and Con-
sressmen @. M. Hitchcock and George w.
Norris will speak at the fifteenth annual
reunion at Beaver Crossing on August IL
and Is.
,FA1RFIELD-D. $. Bradley Of the firm OF
6iailey a Cowan, died at Everett's hos
pital, Lincoln. Thursday evening. The body
will be taken to Phillipsburg. Kan, for
.nterment
srRoMsBURG-The Park hotel, the
leading hotel of this city, has changed
hands this week. Mr.. John Colson, retiring,
having sold out to j. w. Youngman Of
Grand Island.
DERsoN-Cornelius Heinrichs, an
old resident OF this county, died at his home
after an illness of less than one hour aged
"a years. The funeral will be held at the
German church sunday.
WEST POlNT-City Superintendent Of
Schools r. NJ. Campbell has rendered his
resignation to the school board. Professor
campbell has been elected superintendent
of the schools at Columbus.
WEST POINT-Mrs. oelschlaeger. wife
OF the pastor of the German Lutheran
church at West Point who has been dan
gerously III and operated upon at the FREE
mont hospital. Is now at home, and lie re-
covering rapidly.
+ WEST POINT-The Independent school
district of West Point has paid 1000 OF the
5000 bonded indebtedness of the district
The financial condition OF the district is
such that the tax levy for the year has
been reduced 2h mills
BEATRICE - Judge Pemberton held a
short session Of the district court Friday.
Mabel Holman was granted divorce from
James Holman, and William Stoner a
| divorce from Effie Stoner. Court ad-
| jOurned TO September is.
WEST POINT-The new rectory Just com-
pleted in the historic parish Of st. Anthony 5
in st. Charles precinct Will be dedicated
! with appropriate ceremonies on August
| 10, Congressman Latta will be present
and will deliver an address.
| NEBRASKA CITY,. w. Hobson OF this
city, while visiting at Auburn left his vest
hanging upon rail at his stopping place
| and a door open. Two fine watches were
missing when he came back for the vest
| The thief could not be located.
WEST POINT-The heavy rains of the
| last two days have saved the corn crop of
| Cunning county. Corn was in great danger,
especially on the uplands, and the rains
1
also been considerably benefited
| NEBRASKA CITY-The case filed by the
ministers against the members of the Ne
braska City base ball team was called in
county court yesterday for hearing and
continued again until September g. None
OF the ministers put in an appearance.
| BEATRICE-An auto load OF chicken
thieves visited the farm of Clark McCurdy
near Diller the other night Mr. McCurdy
heard them in his chicken house and opened
IRE with shotgun. The thieves escaped
without taking time to rob the roosts
i BEATRICE-The city council held a spe.
cial meeting Friday, evening and passed the
levy ordinance. The levy for all city pur.
poses this year is S6s mills. or mills more
than last year The contract for remodelinI
the city hall was let to j. r. Conn of thii
city for $500
BEATRICE-R. c. HemphilL county as
SCISSOR, yesterday completed the abstrac
, for the year 1910 which shows that tn,
total assessed valuation, not including tn,
railway terminals, is $3,593,190. The tota
I erty, is S10,614.120.
BEAVER CITY-Mrs c. H. Stone wa
operated upon two weeks ago and min
tumors removed. Instead Of getting better
precarious. Friday she submitted to an
other operation and cancer OF the stomach
was disclosed. No hopes for her recover,
are entertained ,.sirr N -
1 WEST POINT-The local camp of III
Y Deutscher Landwehr Verein an organiza
ton Of veterans of the German wars. wi
hold its annual reunion at Riverside parl
: West Point, on September 1, that da
s being the anniversary OF the battle q
Sedan. Mayor James G. Dahlman c
Omaha will deliver the grafton of tn
k day.
: NEBRASKA CITY-John T. Beetem. on
Of the leading young farmers of the south
western portion OF the county, was Marie
at noon Saturday at the home of tn
brides parents. near Douglas to Mis-
n -.
Z young woman of that section. They hav
gone to the Pacific coast for their honey
q moon.
Y CAMBRIDGE-Prof o. A. Thomas. pres
= dent of the new State Normal school q
o Kearney lectured befor the chautauuu
= here yesterday. The chautauqua which ha
a close on Sunday evening, August 18th, an
h is unquestionably from the standpoint Z
A excellent talent and attendance the bes
chautauqua ever held at Cambridge
NEBRASKA CITY-Famous, the son {
y Mr.. and Mrs. William Rodgers residin
e near Syracuse, was bitten by rattle
snake while in, the melon patch. I'll
! him all night. The father found and kilie
$ the snake and II was found that his ia
s had been cut off by a moving machir
v which had been working near the melo
n ST. PAUL-About o'clock yesterday
o fire in the old frame dwelling house mort
OF the First State bank completely guttc
NhO VuhlNhH diAu QCblTOycQ In6 nOuSenO
goods before the fire department WI
70 summoned. The house was tenanted I
l. Francis George, who carried $500 insuran
n on the contents. He suffered the extra To-
=, OF 500 cash money, which was in a We
% that was burned.
d CUMSEH-At a special session of u
se city council last evening, an agreemei
a was made between the council and Fran
"A Freemole, superintendent of lights and wi
- ter and a contract made to that effec
or whereby Mr.. Freemoie Is to furnish ii
labor required to operate the citys ele
n trio lighting and water plant for $160 d.
. month. Based upon the cost Of operatlT
I the plant the last two years, the savir
III will be at least $500 per year.
" BEATRICE-At a meeting Of the stoc
ir holders OF the Farmers and Merchan
bank OF Wymore Friday evening the
officers were elected: Sherman Taylo
president; Julius Neumann, vice preslden
F. n. High, cashier The following w
- comprise the board OF directors: Shermt
IN Taylor, F. N. High. Jesse Newton, e.
~ Kaufman and w. A Dawson The bal
r. was recently organized and will open Z
n business in Its new building about Octob
i first.
-. STROMSBURG-The Swedish Methods
w opened their annual camp meeting at the
no camp-grounds Just outside the city II
In week. Rev, Leonard Stromberg, as pre-
-, dent, and twelve other ministers OF I
: Swedish Methodist denominations in I
en- state, with delegations from churches OF
ID, side Of this city, are as follows: Swe
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