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The Nebraska Independent JUNE 14, 1906 t i KleBwaska Klews POPULIST STATE CONVENTION The State Committee Calls State Con vention at Lincoln August 15. Tb.e people's independent state committee met at the Lindell hotel Tuesday the 12th inst. and called a 'state convention to meet at Lincoln! August 15, at 2 p. m. Twenty-five, counties were represented and the meeting exhibited much of the old time enthusiasm of the halcyon days of the party. Reports from the counties repre sented showed that the party is very much alive in those counties, Its mem bers holding many of "the important county offices." ;It seems that fusion between the democrats and nonulists waS successful generally last year in ' the matter of electing county officers. The members expressed the belief that ; their respective counties would send full delegations to a state con vention. The representation at the commit tee meeting in the character and en thusiasm of the members was equal to that of former years when the party was the controlling" factor in the politics of the state. The basis of representation to the state conven tion was fixed at one delegate at large for each county and four additional delegates for each 100 votes cast in the county for J. J Points for presi dential elector in 1904. This will make a convention of about 800 dele gates. The committtee was unanimous for Berge for governor and for Bryan for president. . ,, MRS. LILLIE LOSES AGAIN Supreme Court Turns Downier Third "Request of Rehearing.'" . The supreme court- this afternoon refused to grant a-leave to file a motion for rehearing in the Lillie murder, case. This is the third time Judge Hamer, attorney for Mrs. Lillie, has asked the court for a rehearing and this is the third time the court has refused the request. T Albion Albion will, celebrate the Fourth of July and it is expected that one of the largest crowds ever seen here will be in attendance. Hon. Geo. W. Berge will deliver the oration. Albion The weather for the last few days has been much warmer and farmers say it is just what is needed for the corn. Crops are in good con dition, but is somewhat backward. Beatrice At a special meeting of the Nebraska City presbytery, held at -Lincoln. William Reedy of this citv was ordained a Presbyterian minis- . r . i 0 11 ' ler. tie was assigned as pasior oi iue two churches at Firth and Sterling for the present. Beatrice J. A. Barnard, county treasurer, yesterday issued a state ment showing the cash on hand and. in the banks of the city and county! at the close of business May 31 to be $100,841.56. .: York John Dever, for several j years street commissioner of York, ' who was considered the best andf most faithful of city officials, was . taken to the hospital for the insane at Lincoln. For some time he has been in ill health. Columbus Grace Episcopal church received its new rector, Rev. Arthur J. Wescott, D. D., of Elkhart, Ind., with open arms and glad hearts last Sunday, as it was the first time he had held services. They gav3 a re-' . ception for him at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Roen. North Platte The North Platte fire department for the first time in its history will send a running team to . the state firemen's tournament, which will be held at Fremont the middle of August. The local team will soon go into training. Beatrice W. H. Bobbins received a letter rom G. W. Chandler who, in company with his wife, was reported to have been killed in the San Fran cisco disaster. Mr. Chandler states that himself and family escaped un hurt and are now living at Seattle, Wash. They resided in Beatrice for many years before locating on the coast. - Beatrice At the regular monthly meeting of the library board last ev ening Miss Florence Smith, the city librarian, tendered her resignation to take effect July 17th. She has ac cepted the position of librarian of the Carnegie library at Walla Walla, Wash., at an increase in salary. She has been city librarian here for the last two years. , . Falls City The library board for the Lydia Brunn Woods Memorial fund met Tuesday night and elected a librarian to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Miss Morton, who has been elected librarian at Silver ton, Colo. Mrs. A. G. , Wanner s was elected 1 to fill the place during the coming month, after which Miss Lois Spencer will be librarian. North Platte The Junior Normal school opened Monday with an at tendance of 150, which is a larger en rollment than any previous term. The county institute is being held this week in connection with the normal and the attendance in this branch up to last evening was an even 100, an enrollment that is very gratifying to County Superintendent Trotter, es pecially as nearly all the institute at tendants will remain during the nor mal course. , 1- " Fremont The Elkhorn river is proving about as erratic as its big neighbor.'ihe Platte, this season. At Herman Schroeder's place, ' hot far from Arlington, it has cut a new channel running across one of the numerous bends for a distance of forty rods. The change, while not "very profitable for Schroeder, will benefit other lands in the vicinity and the old channel will soon become dry. " ":. Beatrice One of the worst rain, hail and electrical storms of the season visited this section. Rain fell in tor rents for -nearliy two hours, during which time considerable hail fell.' As there was but little wind, reports are to the effect that crops escaped ser ious damage. The rainfall is esti mated, at two inches and farmers say it hats insured the wheat crop. The lightning played havoc with the tele graph and telephone service in this city, twenty-five lines of the Bell com pany, including three toll lines to Fairbury, being put out of commis sion. ' ' Beatrice S. M. Blythe, who has been in the grain business at Blue Springs for many years, has sold his elevator to R. E. Simmons of Brad shaw. Mr. Blythe will leave soon for Los Angeles, Cal., where he will make his home. Albion H. L. Brooks, secretary of the Boone County Agricultural asso ciation, is erecting a commodious dining hall upon the grounds of the association. This is a much-needed improvement and will add to the popu larity of the fair, Plattsmouth The Cass county com missioners have decided to repair the wagon bridge that spans the Platte river at. Louisville. Tecumseh Judge W. H. Kelligar of the district court has appointed John R. Pierson, president of the Citizens' National bank of this city, as receiver of the defunct Chamberlain banking house of this city to, succeed William A. Campbell, deceased. The appointment gives general satisfac tion." , North Platte A terriffic windstorm raged for twenty-four hours and did great damage to trees in this city, blowing down quite a number and tearing off branches of all sizes from others. It is estimated that the wind also did considerable damage to crops, such a3 corn and beets. It was one of the fiercest gales western Nebraska has seen for some time. Beatrice Davis & Mayne, proprie tors of the stone quarry fit Blue Springs, shipped 202 carloads of stone from that point during the last month. Plattsmouth A sad accident oc curred at the home of Joe Tague, east of Plattsmouth. Mrs. Tague was do ing the family washing, but stepped out of the room a minute, and in her absence her eighteen-month-old son pulled the plug out of the , washing machine and the scalding hot water fell on the child. A physician was summoned and arrived within thirty minutes, but the little one was beyond medical skill, and soon after died. Beau-ice At the annual meeting of Elizabeth Montague chapter, Daugh ters of the American Revolution, held at the home of Mrs. Q, H. Van Arsdale, these officers were elected: Mrs. G. H. Brash,- regent; Mrs. M. V. Nichols, vice regent; Mrs. Samuel Rinaker, recording secretary; Miss Minnie Davis, corresponding secre tary; Mrs. B. II. Begole, treasurer; Miss Anna Black, registrar, and Miss Maria Upson, historian. Falls City The disalct court Is still in session at this place. The case of Mrs. Cynthia Berard against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad was taken up Wednesday morning and occupied die attention of the court until 6 o'clock Thursday evening, when it was given to the jury. It was out all night and returned Friday morning with a verdict In favor of the plaintiffs for $345. Mrs. Berard, who lives between Falls City and Rulo, was suing the company for the value of a crop destroyed. Fremont The city council held a special meeting and made the levy for the payment of the Fifth street inter sections. The petition for the paving of Broad street thirty-four feet in width between Military and Seven teenth streets was presented and dis cussed at some length. The opponents of paving the street objected to the driveway being narrowed and some of the Board of Public Works were of the opinion that money could be saved by postponing the work until later. The cost to the city will be $13,000. A petition for a special election for the issuance of $30,000 bonds for en larging 'the water and light plant is being circulated and quite generally signed. ' Auburn Edward Comstock, better known as Dad Comstock, for over fif teen years a conductor on the Mis souri Pacific railway between Auburn and Crete, is dying at his home in Kansas City from blood poisoning. He is over 70 years old and is very pop ular. Humboldt Rev. Emil Lehrer, pastor of the Dry Branch German Reformed church, left for Amazonia, Mo., to at tend the annual conference of the organization. It is probable that Rev. Lehrer will be returned to the local pastorate, which he has held for about three years. Plattsmouth After failing to agree on. satisfactory terms for 'repairing the Platte river foot and wagon bridge near Louisville, the Cass county com missioners will have the bridge put in passable condition and then pro ceed to collect one-half of the cost for the same fro mSarphy county. Mr. Ha wksworth stated that the Sarpy county commissioners were like the man from Missouri and would "have to be shown." Beatrice Prof. J. A. Eastwood has been elected principal of the Barnes ton school for the coming year. He was. principal of the McCoolt schools last year. Humboldt The local cherry crop is the best for several years and has lust commenced to reach the market. The yield has been larger In some former years, but the quality prom ises to be unusually fine this season. West Point Nine girls and five boys made their Initial bow to the I public Tuesday evening in graduating from the eighth grade of the city schools into the high school. Rev. J. Scherbacher, pastor of the German Evangelical church, ' presented the diplomas. , Beatrice A. M. Strawhacker, a farmer living near Diller, shipped nine carloads of cattle and hogs from his place to Kansas City the other day. The shipment amounted to about $11, 000. - j Humboldt The west end of Rich : ardson county has been very well covered with rain during the last few days and crops are showing up very well, with pastures greatly improved. York Prospects for a large crop of winter wheat are the very best. Corn is a little late and is growing nicely. Oats need mositure and prospects are l not good for a large crop. The acre age of oats in York county is small. The first crop of alfalfa Is cut and mostly in stack. West Point The Cuming County Independent Telephone company is again knocking at the door of the city, asking for permission to enter, equip and operate a telephone line ' i West Point. A petition to this effect has been filed and at the last meeting of the city council it was referred to the committee on ordinances. The sen timent of the citizens of West Point seems to be against the admission of a second telephone company to the city. Opinion is divided, however. McCook McCook has just carried a sewer bond proposition by a vote of 5 to 1, and the contractor, F. S. Dob son of Lincoln, Neb., already has a force of men on the ground and at work excavating trenches for the main sewer. Ten thousand dollars will be expended on this main sewer, and the work of excavating the lateral sewers will be energetically carried forward by the individual citizens, who are incerested deeply In maintaining Mc Cook one of the healthiest cities in America. Wayne Wayne County Teachers' institute held a successful session last week, the success being largely due to the efforts of Superintendent A. E. Littell. The enrollment passed the 100 mark. The instructors were Prof. F. H. Gregg, formerly of the Nebraska Normal college of this city, but now of the State Normal of Peru; Super intendent E. F. Wilson,, of the Wayne city schools, and Mrs. M. C. Phillips. The lecturers were N. . Abbott, prin cipal of the Tekamah schools, and Dr. Ross, late of the university of Ne braska. Graduation of eighth grade students took place Friday afternoon, the address being delivered by Ernest E. Sias of Lincoln. Fremont The Dodge County Sun day School association closed a profit able session. G. J. Burdick of this city, president of the association, pre sided, and pastors and Sunday school workers from throughout the county were present. The sessions were held at the Methodist Episcopal church. . Following are the newly elected officers: President, G. J. Bur dick, Fremont; vice president, G. P. Davis, Fremont; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Agnes Ferguson, Fremont; super intendent of normal work, Grace Har rison, Scribner; primary work, Minnie E. Sauers, Hooper; home department, Clemmie Smith, Fremont. JOOCOCOOOOOOOCOCOCXXXXXXX35 CATTLE LIVE STOCK COM MISSION SHEEP Nye & Buchanan Co. SOUTH OMAHA, NEBRASKA. 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