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LANCASTER COUNTY EDITION.
VOL. XII.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 23, 1900.
NO. 14.
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Lincoln and Vicinity
Oa Wednesday of tills week there
was an as-sit-!ag of twenty-four rel
atives nd friends' of Mrs. Shield" of
Saunders coecty, Lo u iitin mt
the hoa of Mr. Ileddick at Cotr.er,
ard before the party dUband-d I Ley
rn:lndeS Mrs. FhieMs that it was her
birthday accjferwtry and that Jo the
ir.teret of roisfort she houhl Lere
fcfter um an elegant rockine chair
wLUh they preentrd to her. Hr f!
i-r, link. r.croD or iop-a. tvas..
a rnt. and several of tie youa
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Orville Ilrn. and ritaiio:.a by 1
rrit.1 was rr:-t out In
little Myrtle Shields sad Mubel
Ileddick. It was a good tlr.e and ill
who weie th -.', young nr.d c. .. will
tell jou so.
CLar!s fliJ-t. - Icsous colt-!! ? : in.
assaulted i h 1a1 Officer Ma;t lij
jtt the reunion grounds Fridry even
ing, cutticg Li Malp open with a
ji-ce tit billiard rue and pro!u is:; r
lere tonr UaAioa of the br.ti!.. Mr.
iowe was resaoird to Li honi arid
It recov-rsc. The negro mal u rua
for it. but was overtaken and Lroj rht
baxk to the ground mhere he .::!
eeaped lynehing by th4 desperai"
farts of the officers, assisted by t -v-eral
tjxro who were tter. (-.r.t
win ie rnarcei wun assault wuu u
fat to do grat bodily injury as -on I to the. yf of the potatoes in such vol
ts Mr. Howe is out of dsnger. and will ' umf h? ne o!1 kept moderately
probably get & term in the pen.
Phoebe Watson, a ix-year-'i!d
daughter of Frank Watson, fell into
Antelope crek oa the south side cf !
O street near Twenty-third Ut Thurs-
She '
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day aftertooa and was drowned
was fitting on a plank aero
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refc j layiDg In the. water which was
r:ar!y ten fe-t 1p with a swift cur-r-r:t.
when he f!l In and was drawn
through the tunc-l which pass en-d-r
O treH Her body was not re
corTd util Friday after the creek
Lid fallen when it was found near the
ezgi hotis.
The rfjtioa c!ced last Friday night
.d cict o! the hoys left for Lome. ,
"I l.x-1 a pleasait wk in p:te of i
l e t-rri!lc storia which deluged the
:t in-l. f.I-w down t-nts and wrecked
tl.e V.U'Zi. Thr owning of tLe fair
Ulitix t-.T of the reunion after
I ' ' ri l .ii tturzi providt-d aaaole
ft-if- :-iar?-r fur the raeetlnc
r m -ry Ltt'e slfknesm in camp
;. of KT'zi heih. The event
th t !r.atl .;.r zf the short address
It, K. V.'-r.ixzvJ.ri Ar-4rws, who op-
a t ) 1 for the bojs to think
;:.;? ;:.-.. d a resolution last
to -r.',r" the ordinance
,f i
r jr;-t
st .sr.a ntd .baonrs
will i- ttz. ;t to be done.
is dor.- th j 'ii!ti-al basntrs j
the ,-iraits cf Itoselt and
r sv t
A,?ide from the fart thai these fiars are
? :n tjolation of the ltv er-
d.;.i- f . thy i.r s d:r-ct .It to
the
J, .- t !-t.t
or
e I'tiited Mate.
Who it to tak r,!s,r. -.v,i.
ti.e Lrrcho-bustXEg cow-puncher iron
NV-4- Vcrfc. TLe whole ca&Uer i en t
tte nut) or who k to talk an thousji.
th- fnioE.t. were to LUrie for the
i.o!iUoa of the crli-anc4.
The jrrf-iU-it qution of iar.iD""
at prei.: concerns a man's cot. It
Lhre tny rejMoa why he should swel
ter asd sweat with It on because ir r
i worths prr!t? Why sho -?d a
tnhv j.ut n nsierufcirt, a hirt.
a i-4 a coat ovtr L;s bo-som an-J
i i
arm .
while a woman can sit around w
hers i a.r'? V.'ath aathority say? that
the rsia nttst p-rtEh of ri:---y?
Dy all treans. enrourare the ra- n to
s?;t:ciE th-:r citf. They girr r-, gh:
fashion should t.ot order that th.-- suf
fer ULi'. --xrir. AtcL:on ;!: .
ri.;i .-;. ar. aire-a a -" t ortv
7 fH dead Wednesday c-5in.
z. thj !.;-- of Ed Wallac-. i-4 A
h.
id tick vrh .hill'
e
a com3e of n- i
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'i it
ais tak:nc s.i3 kind of ys.!
cln5-. TJ.' cou"- of his de&t
known, but an lnaet will
thy. He h no r;ar r 1
ieJi-un-he1
i.i
this cocr-try and Lis mother r.--ntl
"'t h!ra a mon-y order f..r $ to en
--i:jtj txi ai3Q f-e w.;k f j.
I-ctir.:r: if-ave in a few d.'
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rhi-ery :te. ha !s runr.
a ra.ti-
bling Lou la the Led with b'.ick'cK
'lay rt. Clair has l-t n smr - as his !
rihher ard carrr. The jol're t'ok
!n the kir.t Friday r.rrht snd mi-tunrf
fo?r iasjtif leide prr p-!tor and
carter. TLe count r attoi w ill
55.k a Tlroro-: ftrt to -ssi Pols'-y
si t. Clair to the ir.'r-t.tiary.
. :.' re are &aM to I- othr plar?-s
whith will i tojh-.l rp in the nar
f-f-re.
It d r.ot -ru that thre are any
f i-s oa the Ir ::! of the tlr d mothers.
Hon. Ii. II TbonipMja. He was not
only able to Lob-nob with the old sol
diers la: week, but be was
aide to
L-a4 cZ a r"olution against his sena-
torial candidacy whicn the Journal
drg had ig1iiered into the Teetitaeh
convention. Johnson county is loyal
to the Mark Hanna of Nebraska and it
den t care who knows rt.
Congressman litirkett tas been pret
ty hsy this rr-onth making speeches
at picnics and political meet'ns.
thrrarli te Co not consider his cam-ra-?m
as opened yet. Mr. Berge bis
t-n doing the same kind of work,
only Mr. Berge's friends seem to think
bt be is making a real campaign in
spite of the fact that his consra'ttee
La trad- no appointments in advance
for Lin.
TLe Ut tight after the reunion
there were fevers! petty thefts at the
rroasd, the cost important one be-
Ins the stealing of a trunk from a tent.
The trunk belonged to Mrs. Mars
George. 1843 O street, containing about
tZQ worth of apparel. The trunk waa
found Saturday near the grounds, but
about $20 worth of clothing had been
taken.
Someone has said: . "Drink and the
gang drinks with you; swear off and
you go alone; for the bar room bum
who drinks your rum, has a quenchless
thirst of his own- Feast and your
friends are many; fast and they'll cut
yo'i dead; they'll not get mad if you
treat them quite bad. so long as their
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t.Il; It s the great big thief that geti
,? Jeave- but the " one oe
to jail.
An obsering wife, who took a trol
ley ride to College View with her hus-
Land the other evening, discovered
! that Dry an pictures were the only
; on s displayed in that precinct. Final
ly she faw one place where the win
dow contained a portrait of McKinley.
Closer investigation showed that the
McKinley picture graced the window
of the postofflce.
A Denton farmer has discovered that
by planting onious and potatoes In
the same field. In alternate rows, a
tpiendld crop of both is assured even
in the driest season. The explanation
given is that the onions bring tears
moist all the time and In just the right
condition.
Ssvcral big flags have been strung
u71 repuc-
f and.,Il "nr instance they bear
l,ictures of the republican nominees,
with Roosevelt given the post of honor.
Just why Lincoln republicans have
i relegated McKinley to the rear is not
explained possibly as a compliment
to our fellow-townsman. Mr. Bryan.
National Pop Secretary Edgerton
tok a trip out to Denver, returning
Sunday. He wanted to see his folks
after an absence of a month and a
nobody objected he went and spent
most of the time with politicians who
were anxious to know how things are
going.
Mrs. II. M. Bushnell was severely
cut on the head and bruised on the
body by a collision with a street car
from in front of which she rescued her
little son last Friday. The people of
this city ought to insist upon the cars
being provided with fenders. They
are used successfully elsewhere.
The traction company put the last
of the three large cars Into service
last Sunday. They are all In the Have
's lock line and will make half-hour
trips, which Is expected to handle the
.Jk t a . ma . t a. a
v u. iU Xz ' tuJirow11
shoe store at 1126 O street Saturday
A 4- L s. 1 tr tr-r
pSht was got under control with a
loss of less than $300, the heaviest end
of which falls upon the Hardy Furni
ture company, r.hich had goods stored
in the ??cond story.
Tuew'ay of fair week will be "fruit
diy" .nd will be in charge of the state
horticultural society. On that day
baren home excursions will come
from all parts of the Mate and ar
raneznnts are being made to give
each viritor a present of Nebraska
fruit.
Frl Sprrling has teen yanked for
! r tlins threatening letters through
' the mails. Like lots of other paople,
he was laboring under the delusion
tliat he could write what he pleased
; and send it for a two-cent stamp, and
, V v rourt srid he could.
C
Q. I, France has finished check
ip the liooks of the Beatrice Instl-
j tution for feeble minded and is "at
t hf joft In the treasurer's of nee again.
' He things there should be an expert
I Looi; keeper at that place.
!
?1lx AdJrr and Simon Greenstone
I Lav b -n having much trouble and
; over a long unsettled account, and
Justice eteTmann flna!lJ, decided
thrt GrcenFtone owed Adler $41.50.
! A FEW POINTERS A BO ITT GREGG
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SHORTHAND INSTITUTE.
Iocated in Brace Block, Fifteenth and
O Streets, Lincoln. Neb. Rohrbough
Bros., Proprietors.
Pointer No. 1 Gregg Shortland in
stitute has just been opened to receive
' ttudeou who are desirous of learning
shorthand and typewriting. It guar
' ant-s a thorough course in all
! branches of the stenographic profes-
! slon.
j Pointer No. 2 Gregg shorthand has
j all the good points of the old systems,
such as legibility and speed of execu-
tson and may be learned In much
shorter time.
j Pointer No. 3 Th; Mosher system
of touch typewriting will be taught.
I By this system it is very easy for the
operator to reach a working speed of
i from JN) to 120 words per minute.
Pointer No. 4 For sixteen years the
proprietors of this new institution have
been conducting one of the largest
and most successful business colleges
west of Chicago. Their experience in
this line of work and their acquain
tar.ee with the requirements of the
business public of this locality, ena
bles them to give their students a
working knowledge of stenography in
the shortest possible time, consistent
with good work, and at the least ex
pense. Pointer No. S Students may regis
ter now to begin their study any time.
There will be day and evening sessions.
Send name and address for catalogue
and circulars by mail free. Address
Gregg Shorthand Institute, Fifteenth
and O streets, Lincoln, Neb.
Here's something pretty good from
the Auburn Granger for the girls:
Earth presents no higher object of at
tainment to a young girl than to be a
true, noble, womanly woman. It
should be her highest ambition. Be
ing a woman of this kind means some
thing besides representing a dry goods,
jewelry and millinery establishment
and patrolling the streets every even
ing in order to catch the gaze and at
tention of men who have nothing to
do but watch for them. A woman's
worth is estimated ty her womanly
sweetness, her kindly heart and gen
tle disposition, her tact for doing and
saying the right thing at the right
time.
The official ballot in Lancaster coun
ty this fall will contain the names of
about 140 candidates, out of which
.ue voter will have to pick twenty
eight to vote for. The fusion candi
dates will be bunched, however, which
will somewhat reduce the length of
the ticket, but when there is added
the precinct officers the voter will have
to struggle with a ticket over four feet
long if it should be printed in a single
column, but it can be printed in two
or more columns if more convenient.
The man who votes next November
will need more than the educational
qualifications required in North Caro
lina since the constitutional amend
ment was adopted.
It is now expected that the new
Brush-Alliance line of the Burlington
will be opened to both passenger and
freight traffic by the 20th of Septem
ber. The track is 150 miles long, laid
with eighty-pound steel and is bal
lasted in the most substantial manner.
This road will open the shortest line
from Denver to the Black Hills and
to Montana, Idaho and the Pacific
northwest and is going to be a big
factor in coast business.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, which
is to siiow here in Lincoln September
11, has a congress of horsemen which
is said to outrank anything ever before
gathered together. In addition to his
own unexcelled American rough riders
he has them from the Philippines, Ha
waii, Porto Rico, Cuba and Siberia.
The big rally at Hickman park last
Tuesday was knocked out by the
storm. The special from this city took
a good crowd, but they Were prisoners
in the cars most of the time after
their arrival. The boys will try it
over at a later date.
Lincoln politicians are all spellbin
ders. Congressman Burkett has been
Invited to do campaign work in Ohio,
and he may have had the job in view
when he declined to mix in joint de
bate with Mr, Berge.
The windstorm Tuesday got In its
work on the campaign flags which
were loaded down with pictures of
Roosevelt and McKinley three of
them being torn to pieces and the rest
badly damaged.
Major M. G. Bohanan's funeral was
held at 2:30 p. m. last Friday and was
largely attended. Many old settlers
and Odd Fellows attended the ser
vices. His brother Frank from Peoria,
111., was in attendance.
Things in political circles ought to
hum now, the Bryan Continental
guards have a Boomer for president.
When the university contingent gets
here Rome will howl likewise Lin
coln. Rev. F. W. Eason had his horse and
buggy stolen Monday night, but the
thieves abandoned it at Tenth and F
streets and the preacher recovered his
property.
Work is progressing on the new
Safety Deposit building on the east
side of Eleventh street, between O and
P streets. It will be a crackerjack
when it is finished.
The Scandinavian Bryan club com
pleted its organization last Friday
night and elected Alfred E. Lindell,
president; John M. Sundean, secre
tary, and O. J. Olson, treasurer.
The Alliance Grocery Store, at 1008
P street, Lincoln, Neb., invites all
their old customers to come in and
see our prices before buying groceries.
Leo Tremble, five-years-old son of
Martin Tremble, living near Have
lock, was seriously kicked in the head
by a horse last Friday.
Buffalo Bill lives in Nebraska when
he is at home, which is about once a
year. His show will be In Lincoln
September 11.
Some of the young ladies of Lincoln
met Monday afternoon at G. A. R
hall and organized a McKinley and
Roosevelt club.
Gen. J. B. Weaver was in the city
over Saturday night on his way to
Kansas to make a few speeches in the
campaign.
The funeral of S. A. Mosher was
held last Friday and his body taken
to Chicago for burial.
Colonel Bratt and wife returned to
Lincoln today from a visit of a week
with his brother at Genoa, Neb.
This week closer the open air con
certs, the last to be given at the post
office square Friday night.
vhe heated term seems to have ac
quired a regular Standard Oil monop
oly on the weather.
Mr. J. R. Sovereign will address a
mass meeting of the central labor
union tonight.
Buffalo Bill will show In Lincoln
September 11.
THAT BRYAN MEETING
It Was a Big Crowd and An Orderly
. Crowd That Greeted His Home-Coming-.
It was a great crowd of home peo
ple that assembled at the state house
grounds last Thursday night to greet
Lincoln's most distinguished citizen
upon his return from Indianapolis and
while thousands of his warm friends
and partisans were present to cheer at
every possible place in the program,
there were yet other thousands who
were not his partisans politically, but
who went away' personally his friends.
That Mr. Bryan is a great man was
never more plainly shown than in his
brief speech . to his old friends and
neighbors, which will be found in an-
otner column. It was a clear, dispas
sionate, logical talk and those who
went to find fault found no oppor
tunity to do so.
While the crowd had a long wait
from its early arrival until the arri
val of the great orator, they were good
natured and orderly and took kindly
to brass band selections and talks
from Mr. Sovereign until his arrival.
Mrs. Gougar made a brief talk before
Mr. Bryan and was enthusiastically re
ceived.
It was the fortune of the writer to
stand during the speech close by sev
eral young men who had never before
heard Mr. Bryan speak, and to listen
to their comment. It was astonishing
how rapidly they gained new impres
sions after he had been talking ten
minutes. After the meeting was over
one young man remarked to his com
panion: "John, I am going to read
up a little and find out what I am sup
posed to believe as a good republican."
A conservative estimate of the crowd
would be four thousand, though some
put a higher figure and some a lower
one.
The Tuesday Storm
It was a young hurricane which
came out of the west Tuesday morn
ing and with a howl took Lincoln in
its teeth and shook the city from cen
tre to circumference. Along with the
wind came a deluge of rain driven by
a wind that registered seventy-four
miles an hour, and, an. inch of water
was registered as falling the same
hour. ' '
The tin roofing around the base of
the court house tower was stripped off,
the big ventilators torn away and a
river of water podyexl down upon the
interior. The large court room was
badly damaged -and may have to be
partially feplastered and newly dec
orated. The damage will exceed $1,000.
The damage at the state house con
sists of mangled , trees and broken
glass. The water which blew in
through broken windows ran down and
damaged ceilings and walls to a con
siderable extent. ;' A few dollars in ad
dition to labor of state employes will
repair things at the capitol.
There, was considerable damage to
plate glass in the city. At the Arm
strong Clothing company one of the re
publican flags blew down against an
arc light which in turn knocked out
one of the upper lights of a big show
window. Aside from the glass, the
damage was slight.
At B. L. Paine's store the wind
picked up an outside show case and
sent it through the plate glass front,
making a hole through which the wa
ter poured in torrents, doing much
damage to a large dlspray of furnish
ing goods.
At Twelfth and P the wind seems
to have taken a twist. The street
was covered with broken trees and de
bris, and the plate glass of the par
lors of the Y. W. C. A. on both fronts
were smashed, flooding the room with
much damage to its contents. Some
upper windows were broken and the
skylight blown over, letting a flood
of water into portion of the upper
rooms.
The Evans laundry had much glass
broken and some of the employes had
narrow escapes from injury. The
Clarkson laundry also got a jolt, and
one lady was badly frightened.
Graham's livery barn on Q street
had the coping and cornice blown from
the front. Much glass was broken in
the Windsor hotel and considerable
damage was done by water. One of
Cooper's ice - houses was entirely de
molished and another unroofed. Odd
Fellows hall was somewhat damaged
by the breaking of windows and the
flooding of furniture.
At the university some damage was
done to the incomplete roof of the
armory, and at the state farm some
glass was broken.
The fair grounds got the full force
of the wind. The north wing of hor
ticultural hall was blown down, the
live stock amphitheatre was demol
ished and the windmill wrecked. The
loss was $1,000 or more, but everything
will be rebuilt ready for the fair.
The wind seems to have been in an
angry mood at the new library site
and it demolished most of the trees
there and would undoubtedly have
demolished the house there if it had
not been for the injunction which
holds it in place when everybody
wants it moved.
Windows broken in the dining room
of the Lincoln hotel let in water
enough to do some damage to the dec
orations. An iron shed roof in the
same block was picked up, taken over
the buildings and dumped in post
office square. ,
The Webster block, which is being
remodelled by the Masons had an up
per corner blown out.
Lightning struck In half a hundred
places and only one case of much In
jury to persons is reported, though
many were shocked by the fluid. Frank
Watson was knocked out for two hours
and his shoulders and feet were bad
ly burned by a bolt that struck the
Smith feed barn at Ninth and R
streets. Mr. C. M. Baird was leading
a horse into the barn at the time and
the animal was knocked down though
Mr. Baird was only slightly shocked.
The house at 1722 M street was set on
fire by lightning, but the blaze . was
soon extinguished.
The street cars were stuck all along
the lines througn the disabling of
motors. At one time twelve cars were
out of service. Much damage was done
to telephone lines and the afternoon
hello service was very unsatisfactory
to a great many people.
Several empty freight cars In the B.
& M. yard were partially ' blown to
pieces and one small switch engine
was materially assisted by the wind in
jumping the track and rooting among
the ties.
Schoenberger's restaurant on North
Ninth street was as neatly unroofed
as though it had taken the cover off a
stew pan, and his family, help and
guests were treated to a shower bath
of large proportions.
Five of the smokestacks on the B.
& M. round house were blown off and
the stack at 'their heating plant at
Seventh and R streets was broken off.
THE STORM AT HICKMAN.
About midnight Wednesday night
this locality was visited by the worst
storm that h as occurred here for many
years. The creek was overflowing by
daylight. The precipitation was 2.10.
The wind blew a heavy gale, and rain
poured down in torrents. The hail was
not heavy in the immediate vicinity
of town, but all around us the corn
was stripped of its blades. Just how
badly it is damaged cannot be ascer
tained for a few days yet. Windmills
were blown down, corn cribs and other
small buildings were demolished. Hen
ry Buis' barn was moved off of its
foundation and considerably shaken
up. South and east of town clover
and millet was damaged to such an
extent that it will not be cut. It has
been several years since the water ran
across "Horse Shoe" bend in th Hick
man Grove. The thunder and light
ning kept up a continuous roar, and
one could see almost as well as in day
time, so vivid and bright was the
electric fluid's display. The Widow
Koksma, who lives near Holland, had
three horses killed by lightning. The
window glass in one of the coaches of
train No. 42 were broken out, presum
ably by hail. Hickman Enterprise.
After His Cash
Hon. Paul F. Clark, who recently
secured a judgment for $16,050.66
against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Trust company for rents of the Grand
hotel which he bought at mortgage
sale for $1 and held title to until an
other foreclosure took it away, has
brought suit at Kansas City in the
United States circuit court for the face
of his judgment with Interest at 7 per
cent per annum from December 11,
1899; for $172.21, the costs of a former
suit, and for the costs of the present
suit. The plaintiff in his petition states
that on May 14, 1895, he began a suit
against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Trust company, which corporation has
by a vote of its stock holders since
changed its name to the Guardian
Trust company, for $17,200 as damages
for the wrongful withholding of cer
tain real estate. The corporation
changed its name July 15, 1899, while
said action was pending. On Decem
ber li; 1899, the plaintiff was given
a judgment for $16,050.66 and costs of
suit, amounting to $172.21. The judg
ment has not been paid and the plain
tiff now asks that the new corpora
tion, the successor of the - old one,
be compelled to pay. it.
The Bryan Club
It was a limited number who gath
ered at the ' home guards hall last
Monday night to organize the Bryan
club. The lists showed a good start
and a temporary organization was
made by electing Otto W. Meyers pres
ident and Mrs. Belle Bigelow secre
tary. A committee on constitution and
by-laws was appointed and Wednes
day evening, August 29, selected as the
evening for a meeting to receive the
report of the committee and effect a
permanent organization. Everybody
over sixteen years of age, male and fe
male, is eligible to membership in this
club by simply signing the roster.
A NEW INSTITUTION.
Rohrbough Bros., the well-known
proprietors of the Omaha Commercial
and Business college ,have opened a
new school in the Brace block, Fif
teenth and O streets, Lincoln, Neb.
Gregg shorthand and the Mosher sys
tem of touch typewriting will be
taught. While Gregg Shorthand is
comparatively a new system in the
west, it has been taught in almost all
the leading business colleges through
out the, eastern and middle states for
many years. It is claimed for the new
system that it possesses all the good
points of the old systems and can be
learned In much shorter time. The
system has but one position, one slant
and no shade; it is easier to write and
easier to read. It is claimed for the
new system of touch typewriting that
the operator can do more accurate
work and reach a working speed of
from 90 to 120 words per minute. "Im
provement is the order of the age."
Welcome the "light line system" of
shorthand. Welcome the new system
of touch typewriting; if by means of
these, time, labor -and expense in mas
tering them can be saved.
The Oasis iSSSST.
No. 146 South Eleventh Street Dealer
in fine Domestic and Imported Liquors
and Cigars, and Dick Bros.' celebrated
Lager Beer. Hot lunch from 10 to 12 a.
m. and Saturday night
Village News
.' PANAMA, v
On the night of the 15th a very hea
vy wind from the northwest swept
over this section In a storm about eight
miles wide. All the windows in this
vicinity which faced the storm were
blown in and many buildings, trees
and fences were damaged or demol
ished. Corn was also badly damaged.
Mr; Stievers had his new barn blown
to pieces the second time and he com
menced the htird time to build it. He
is also building a new residence in
town.
; BETHANY.
C. L. Demarest and family of Tal
mage, Neb., have moved ino the prop
erty here which they bought several
months ago.
Mrs. F. W. Emerson and children of
Topeka,- Kas are visiting relatives
and friends in Bethany and Lincoln.
The state convention of the Church
of Christ will open hre August 28. It
is to be held in the beautiful grove In
the south part of town and will be
conducted on the Chautauqua plan. A
well has been dug and the grounds
made ready by the citizens of Bethany.
A large number of people from all
over the state - are expected to be in
attendance! -
C. N. Bateman and S. L. Wright with
their families started Monday for an
outing in the vicinity of Wymore
where they expect to find an abun
dance of peaches.
James Reed is building a new barn
and also an addition to his house on
his farm east of town. J. C. Nelson
of Bethany is doing the work for him.
F. E. Briscoe of Madera, Cal., who
has been visiting his mother and
brother here has returned to his home.
Mrs. H. H. Corey and daughters have
just returned from an extended . visit
in Colorado. They express themselves
delighted with the climate there.
Prof. W .P. Aylsworth and Walter
Monroe, who have been in Europe for
several months, are reported on Jtheir
way home. '
E. E. Kepher has returned from
Colorado where he has been looking
after mining interests and prospecting
for a suitable place for cattle raising.
He reports fine openings there for that
business.
Misses Edith and Lena Morphet have
gone home to spend a few weeks with
their parents at Belvidere, Neb. Miss
Edith expects ' to ' return - and resume
her school work at the opening of the
college this fall.
Dr. Hubbard has been called to
Hampton, la., where his sister Is dan
gerously ill.
Miss Hannah Morphet went to
Saunders county Tuesday where she
will give elocution recitals at several
points. - u,'t-'
Mrs. C. A. Sias Is reported on the
sick list this week.-
J. R. Reddick has his residence com
pleted and expects to occupy it this
week. .
J. Z. Briscoe has been sick, but is
able to be about again.
Mr. Olmsted of Holyoke, Colo., who
has been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
A. C. Reddick, has returned.
A number, of soldiers spent some
time with relatives and friends here
during reunion week.
Mrs. A. S. Eager and Miss Etta Saf
fer of Lincoln visited with relatives
here last Sunday.
R. Kent Beattie with his newly
wedded wife spent Sunday with friends
in Bethany. He graduated from Cot
ner in '95 and now holds a position in
the university of Washington.
P. R. McCoy, who recently moved
here from Saunders county, has just
returned from Cheyenne county, where
he has been on business.
Mrs. O. A. Adams of Waco Is visit
ing with her husband's parents, Mr
and Mrs. S. W. Adams.
Prof. Ay.W. Osterhpufs parents have
been visiting with them for several
days.
Mr. Lattimer from Iowa spent sev
eral days with his sister and family,
Mrs. C. P. Lomax.
Alex McCoy of Saunders county
spent a few days here with his father
and then went to Topeka, Kas., where
he will probably spend the winter.
Robert Dill of Cheney was in town
Tuesday looking after some of his
buildings.
Mrs. S. Swiger and daughter Iva
have returned home after an absence
several weeks.
Quite a considerable amount of dam
age was done by the wind in this vi
cinity last Tuesday.
Charlie Olmsted of Holyoke, Colo.,
was visiting his sister, Mrs. A. C. Red
dick, the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Miller have com
pleted their book canvassing for this
summer and are at home now for a
short rest, Mr. Miller will resume
his studies in college and Mrs. Miller
will teach in the public school here
this year.
Mrs. Laura Shields and children
from near Memphis, Neb., came up
last Tuesday to spend a few days with
relatives here. Wednesday being her
birthday it had been previously ar
ranged to make a surprise in honor of
her. About twenty-five relatives from
Bethany and Lincoln assembled at the
home of L M. Reddick, her father,
where she was then visiting. Just be
fore sitting down to a sumptuous din
ner which had been prepared for the
occasion, Mrs. A. S. Eager on behalf
of the relatives presented Mrs. Shields
with a beautiful rocking chair. Mrs.
Shields was considerably touched and
was unable to find words to express
the gratitude she felt After a social
time all departed, wishing her many
happy birthdays in the future.
UNIVERSITY PLACE.
Numerous " rains in the past two
weeks have greatly aided all kinds of
vegetation.
Mr. C. G. Anderson and wife have re
cently returned from their extended
summer's outing at Manitou, Colo.
Miss Anderson, who remained in the
mountains, will return before the op
ening of the university.
Mr. E. G. Shellhorn, who left some
time ago for California, has decided to
ocate i In that state. His wife will
join him shortly. Mr. Shellhorn is a
member of class ? '00, Wesleyan uni
versity.- ..":- . V , f . ... ' ; - . j
t Miss Nellie McPherson,.a prominent
music teacher of Salt Lake City, Utah,
and a Wesleyan graduate In both col-
ege and conservatory, is visiting her
mother at this place. :
A large barn, two and a half miles
north of town, was fired by lightning
and totally destroyed August 14. The
building was the property of Mr. Allen
Barber and, was valued at $4,000, be
sides being filled with new hay. The
structure was over 100 feet long and
carried an. insurance of $2,600.
The citizens of Lancaster precinct
will be addressed Thursday evening
by Hon. J. S. Bradley, .. a populist
speaker of national reputation. Mr.
Bradley is a resident of Texas and an
organizer of great ability.- After the
address the Bryan club of this pre
cinct will elect permanent officers and
otherwise complete their organization.
At Beecher's hall, 7:30 p. m. Every
body welcome.
Professor Alabaster's residence, now
being papered and painted, will soon
be ready for occupancy. It is an ex
cellent adjunct to our city. 4
Mr. F. S. Allen ( a resident of Uni
versity Place, has lately purchased the
grocery stock of F. J. Fritz. Besides
greatly enlarging the stock he has re
modelled the Interior in an attractive
manner.
By strenuous effort the ' ladies' aid
society of the M. E. church has pur
chased two very desirable lots for the
location of the new church. It is
seemingly queer 'that a town of 1,700
population has never been able to
erect a suitable place of worship, but
as disagreement on location was the
chief impediment we now hope for an
elegant church.
Mr. Z. Duncan, a former grocer of
this place, has sold his residence and
will locate in some eastern Nebraska
town.
Mr. G. W. Barnes, an old resident,
is removing to Geneva, Neb., at which
place he expects to establish a lumber
yard. Miss E. W. Noble has pur
chased his residence and will occupy
it shortly. '
The republican voters of this pre
cinct have organized for the purpose
of aiding in the campaign. Several
meetings have been held in Beecher's
hall.' . r
The University Place Press, a week
ly newspaper, edited by H. E.; Moore,
has recently been inaugurated. Guar
anteed circulation 500. ' " '
We boast of having had the largest
representation at the Epworth assem
bly of any village or city.
Sunday night, August 12, lightning
struck the Bircham house, descending
from gable through bedrooms in both
stories and burying in the ground. ; No
serious damage resulted.
Mr. Alva Butler, who some weoka
past received a severe fracture of the
lower leg, is swiftly recovering. The
breaking of a double-tree under great
tension caused the accident
A brick sidewalk has recently been
laid on the residence lots of Mesrs.
Burns and Taylor, on St. -Paul avenue.
Mr. John Beck, formerly of the State
Journal, has lately returned from the
western . portion of the state.
Tuesday afternoon a severe electric
storm accompanied by tremendous
wind and rain, struck this city. . Chim
neys were destroyed either by light
ning or wind on the residences of Hill
acre, Coleman and Carrol. A stair
way In the rear of M. L. Fuller's hard
ware store was blown down and
wrecked and twisted. A small barn
of Mr. Ersklne was blown from ' ita
foundation and badly wrenched. The
residence of Mr. J. A. Elliott was
struck by lightning which entered at
the gable, then emerging in the room
below, where it tore off plastering and
descending again split the baseboard
in the lower room from whence it
emerged into the hall and disappeared.
The large Ice house of Mr. W. H. Horn
Was partially blown down and the re
mainder badly damaged. Five l&rge
glass windows were broken In the uni
versity building. Much destruction is
noticeable among trees, vines, etc.' A
trolley .wire was torn down and two
motors burned. out in the street cars.
Over two and a half inches of water
fell In forty-five minutes. As an elec
tric storm this is unsurpassable in the
history of University Place.
Miss Ocean Dailey of the state nor
mal faculty is visiting her parents re
siding here.
No unrented houses can be secured.
Real estate is rapidly advancing and
several changes are under negotiation.
Tuesday afternoon Mr.. William Rog
ers, a resident, lost two young bay
horses by their contact with a Uve
trolley wire which had been blown
down. Mr Rogers was driving in a
carriage across the track when sudden
ly one horse fell dead. The other ani- .
mal in attempting to pull away stepped
upon the wire hidden in the grass and
fell Immediately. The gentleman, quite
mystified, was just in the act of touch
ing one of the animals, which would
have resulted In his immediate diath,
when he was warned of the danger -by
some boys coming up. A motorman
had immediately after the storm been
notified of the condition of the wire, "
but although four cars had passed
from the city no one had been sent to
rehang the wire. Mr. Humpe hastened
but to learn the particulars and view
the animals and it Is understood ' the
owner will be well repaid for his loss.
The team was a valuable one. . J
Friday, September 7, has . been set
aside as travelling men's day at the
state fair and the knights of the grip
will prepare some special features for
that day's program that will attract
a crowd.
Thos. Patz, secretary of two insur
ance companies at Crete,, came up to
the Bryan meeting and stayed oyer
Friday visiting with friends.
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