Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-13

NeoEhAka news NONees
GORDON-Two cases OF smallpox have
developed here this week.
GORDoN-The fat men met the leans
on the diamond Thursday and defeated
them In hard fought game by a score OF
IL to g.
SUTHERLAND sickness of the ma
ture OF typhoid has been in evidence about
Sutherland for seevral weeks, but only one
or two deaths have resulted.
STRoMSBURG-The Chautauqua will be-
gin Sunday and hold for eight days. There
has been 700 season tickets sold. and the
attendance will be good from the begin
ming.
KBARNEY.-The Second Regiment band
OF the Nebraska National Guard left Tues
day for Ansley, Neb., where 1t will fill an
engagement at the Woodman picnic being
held at that place.
CLARKS--A Minnesota ditching company
has been cutting bitches in the vicinity
of Clarks, and as a result some rich hay
bottoms will be profitably cultivated Tor
grain crops The ditchlng has cost $50 a
rod.
last several days have had the effect OF
saving considerable OF the corn crop and
farmers figure that they will have some
corn. The long drouth nearly ruined the
crop.
RISING CITY-The village has installed
new engine and pumping apparatus which
has q twenty-eight inch stroke, The stand
pipe has been painted inside and out. J. II.
Helwig is building an iron implement house
54xs0.
sUTHERI4AND-The funeral Of Leslie L.
Martin, a 17-year-old son OF ]. w. Martin,
was held Thursday afternoon from the
Hershey officiating. The boy had been an
invalid for several years.
STROMSBURG-The school board has
submitted bids for the new High school
26, and the work will begin on the new
building as soon as the contract Is let. The
building will be one OF the best in the
state Of its kind.
HARTINGToN-Severa threshing ma
chimes have commenced work near town
and they report small grain good average
crop at all places where they have threshed
so far. Corn Is needing rain badly and
some say there will not be over half a crop
in some sections.
STROMSBURG-Sev Of the people
who left here in the spring to take UP
homesteads in Montana have returned this
week, and they say It was nearly impos-
sible to get water there even for drinking
purposes, and the cattle and horses had
to drink from ponds
BEATRICE-Two tramps who refused to
give their names were lodged in Jail at
Wymore yesterday on the charge of robbing
a cripple Of gold watch and IS in cash in
the railroad yards there. A charge OF high
way robbery will be preferred against them
In Judge Crawfords court.
SUTToN-The annual picnic of the
Catholic church was held Wednesday IN
Wachter's grove, three miles south OF
town. Different kinds of sport entertained
the young people, and a program of music
and speeches, principal Of which was given
by Governor Shnllenberger. His speech was
of political nature.
CLARKS-A good rain measuring about
three-quarters of an inch fell here Wcdnes-
day night. AS this was preceded by lighter
rainfalls during the week the ground now
Is well saturated and a bumper crop of
corn Is practically assured. The wheat crop
so far as threshed tests unusually high
and is a heavy yield.
TBCUMSEH-Mrs. Emma M Cook, wife
OF Charles G. Cook, died at the family home
In this city. Tuesday. She had been in fall
Ing health for year or more Her age was
Thursday afternoon at o'clock and was
conducted by Rev. Richard Pearson, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
TECUMSEH-The Board of County Com
missioners OF johnson county will meet az
board of equalization NEXT Tuesday, at
which time the levy will be made for the
1910 taxes. The Tecumseh city council
and placed the levy for city purposes at
80 mills. The council bought 500 feet OF
hose for the fire department
CLARKS-A new record was made in
land values last week when quarter sec
| tion, five miles from town, brought SIZE
per acre. UnimproVed land close to town
is held at SIS to 500 an acre. and, while
few improved farms from two to four
miles Of CIarks can still be bought at SIS,
this is about the bottom price and these
farms are rapidly being snapped up.
| FREMONT-Prof. r. c. Theolbald,
teacher of science in the Fremont High
school, has resigned on account of i'll
health. The school board has no applica-
lions or anyone in view for the vacancy and
are embarrassed on account of the resigna-
tion being handed In 30 late. The attend
ance at the high school next school year
will be large, but the present building will
amply accommodate all.
| FREMONT-Earl Ayres was arrested
Thursday afternoon on the charge Of break
ing into Stats confectionery store. He
broke into living room in the rear of the
store and was detected rifling the drawers
of a dressing case, but escaped He was
arrested at the Coad farm, where he works,
and acknowledged his guilt and said he had
broken into the same place once before and
| stolen q revolver. He is only Is and mas
just been discharged from the Kearney Re-
| form school.
FREMONT-The Fremont Commercial
club has decided to have three automobile
excursions to neighboring towns instead Of
one, as at first proposed. One will take in
| the towns to the south and west of town
] and the others to the north and west. These
excursions will take the place OF the annual
| trip by special train which the club has
been taking for several years. 1t is be-
lieved that the number OF excurslonists will
| fully equal those OF previous years. The
dates have not been definitely fixed.