The Columbus journal., 1891-04-29
NEBRASKA NOTES.

NEBRASKA ND1ES.
TIC. Williams, sheriff Of Boone county,
died Of pneumonia Friday after short
sickness.
John Wendell Of Beatrice lis under ar
rest charged with incest, his daughter,
aged twenty. being tho victim.
Sophie Strobe, domestic. committed
suicide FRIDAY st Beatrice, the bullet
entering the left breast Just above the
heart.
Benjamin Young and J. II. Russell OF
Lomax had Il quarrel; Young struck
Russell over the head with spade, frac
turing his skull. causing death Friday
morning.
John NJ. Cotton, editor of Vanity FAIR,
Lincoln, WAS put under $500 bonds the
other day tS>snswer the charge Of libel
ing Mrs. ". c. Kidd and E:M., Lloyd,
jr.. of Nebraska City.
George ID. Wallace Of Rising died re-
Gently al the asylum for the insane at
Lincoln. Mr.. Wallace lost his reason
after an attack "f la grippe. lie was ~
Years old. and leaves wife and two
children.
The trial nf Mrs. Sheedy and Monday
Mcfarland. the supposed murderers "f
John Sheedy. is Set for May 1. II is
! thought iOO jurors will I've examined be-
fore il jury il obtained. and that the
trial will last three weeks.
Walter I.eese Of the state library is
happy over the fact that there is il rich
vein Of mineral paint under his lf;-acre
farm east Of Intianola. The col"rs are
l cream. orange and yellow and are in
thick veins ar strata. and Of excellent
quality.
4 few evenings since William NicllOl-
son. of Nebraska City. while suffering
from severe cough. got up during the
night for dose Of medicine. He reach
t,l To a stand near the bed and got hold
Of a bottle containing creOsote. and took
large swallow. He discovered that he
had made mistake right away, and a
doctor and stomach pump were re-
qnired to relieve him.
Up at Ponca the school board expelled
Young lady because she refused to
study grammar Her father went into
court and the case went to the supreme
court. The decision was handed down
last week and was to the effect that "A
parent has the right 10 make a reasona-
ble selection from the prescribed studies
for the child Ia pursue aud this selection
must he respected by the trustees and
teachers. The board We're ordered to
reinstate the girl.
SCOTS Bluff aud Cheyenne county
people are enjoying AN exuberance OF
spirits Just now over the almost certain
building Of the Laramie and SCOTS Bluff
canal this season. Donald W. Camp
bell. the leading irrigation expert of the
United States, has just gone over the
line for final examination, and his ex-
pressions lead to the conclusion that his
report will be favorable recommends
tion. The canal will be the largest in
the state and one of the largest in the
west
On Saturday night Sheriff Mallon en-
tered the cells Of Furst and Shepherd
and read 10 them the official notice that
their execution would, In all probability,
take place on the 5th day of June. as all
that could be done for them had been
done in the courts. Their only hope
now being Communication of sentence
The sheriff addressed them in a most
solemn manner. but the prisoners did
not seem to be moved in the least. The
sheriff, if anyone, showed the most feel
ing over the conclusion, as he Was think
ing. no doubt, Of his part that he was
required To play in the drama, he could
not but be solemn. For men. standing
in the awful position of condemned men,
no one ever SAW two more needless men,
They sleep we'll and eat we'll. as usual.
Fremont FlaiI
W. K Smith Was showing us horses
tooth which he claimed was taken from
the ear Of horse he owns We thought
il looked like a grinder tooth Of horse.
but not being satisfied We called on 4.
q. Bernard. the veterinarian who per
formed the operation. and learned the
history of the case Briefly stated the
tooth came from the base Of the ear Of a
western mare. She had a swelling Just
below the ear that broke and discharged
pus for years. 1t was operated on by
different men without any benefit. but
on Friday Dr. Bernard made an incisiOn
and removed the tooth. The case ia a
very rare one. only sixty eight similar
ones being on record. 1t is known as q
dental cyst or a teeth-bearing tumor,
their cause and development being too
complicated too produce here. A COM
plete history of the case can he seen in
the next Journal Of Comparative Medi-
cine and Surgery.-tSchuyler Quill