The Columbus journal., 1892-05-04
STATE NEWS.
NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS nArreek

STATE NEWS.
NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS nATTEek
"A calf with three legs 10 Hamp
toms chief curiosity just now.
Mrs. Ferguson Of Burr has givel
birth to twins whose cQmbined weigh
was 81 pounds.
-Thirty-seven new buildings hav'
been started in Osmond since Marcel
and others will be soon.
j. E Click. of Oma has bee,
appointed an aide-de-camp on the gov
ernor's staff. with tho rank of colonel
The Lincoln Packing company ha,
resumed operations for tho summel
and will consume six loads Of hogs pei
Gay for the future.
Alfred johnson, Of Lincoln. was AZ
ranged for stealing ; horse. but 60,
off on q plea that he was drunk when
he drove the animal away.
&C. S. Wisely. . sewing machine
agent languishes in Jail at Sswerd.
having been bound over to the distric,
court charged with bigamy.
"A colt born near Dodge had three
joints below the slifle. one like the
front knee joint turned forward and
one like the hook backward.
A SoLs of Nebraska club has been
organized in Lincoln, the membership
being made up of young men who &C.
knowledge Nebraska as their native
stale.
james McGroury. q brakeman on
che Fremont Elkhorn l. Missouri Val
lay railroad. was killed the day by
falling from the roof of q car and be-
ing run over.
WIN. Moore of Central City, while
unloading barrel of kerosene last
week. caught his hand under one of
the hoops and came near having two
fingers cut of.
Rev. DR.. Harsha. for many years
pastor of the Frst Presbyterian church
ht Omaha has accepted call to be-
come pastor of the Fifth Avenue Dutch
Reformed church, New York City.
An exploding cartridge sent ball
into the hand .ni up through the arm
of son of I. j. PECK of Midvale, Gar
field county. The doctors were un-
able to locate tho bullet and the BOY
will in ali probability carry it through
life.
The billiard nall in Elmwood.
owned by Mcclure Brothers. was en-
tered the other night and considerable
goods taken. Considerable damage was
done to the house. Burglars effected
I'm entrance by smashing the window
in the rear of the building.
The divorce of old man Wright of
Knox county developed a queer state
Of affairs. He was married in 1910
and divorced in 1857. whereupon
twelve years later ne married his first
wife over. He now calls for another
'elease. He is Is and she 20.
AT the quarterly conference OF the
Latter Day Saints. held in Nebraska
City last week. j. w. Waldsmith. was
elected president and treasurer; j. L.
Dieffendorf. secretary. The elders in
were: james Caffall. COun-
Gil Bluffs; r. j. Anthony. C. H. Por-
ter Wilber; Joseph Kemp. Colorado;
E. NJ. Wildermuth. Illinois; j. b.
Goldsmith and Joseph Drury. Brown
vile.
The news in Omaha OF tho elec-
ton of S. H. ii. Clark to tho presiden-
cy of the Union Pacific caused general
reioicing at headquarters. as it is un-
to mean that present sub-offi-
cials and employees will continue in
their positions undisturbed by an un.
management The Office flag
was run up on the big building and
several boxes of cigars were put on tap
by jubilant officials.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hyatt of Kansas
has commenced suit against the Bur-
lington railroad sor $40. 600 damages
by reason of her being COM
PEELED by the inattentiOn of employees
Of defendant to jump off q moving train
At Tamora in Seward county on the
23d day of last March. Plaintiff says
she sprained ner ankle and otherwise
injuries. which she believes
ire permanently disabling.
On ana after May the Bellevue
lille range will again re-ech0 with the
'harp report OF rifle and pistol. as the
,egular season of military target prac-
ice will have begun. Five of the ten
OF the Twenty second infan-
ry. stationed at Fort Omaha, will
march down to the range ami there |
hey will remain for five weeks. after |
which they will return to the post and
he other half of the regiment will take
N outing of equal duration in the
Eoods ami on the range.
A Washington special says: Sem
tor Paddock was informed today by |
ne supervising architect Of the treas
lry that on the I'D inst advertise
nents were issued for bios for the
work. OF general excavation and tenn
,orary drainage for the Fremont pub
ic building. He has been assured
hat there will be no unnecessary de- !
az in pushing the work forward as
oOu sAS VIC SOueEdCS 10 lCk - |
10 doubt that the building will be we'll
nder way when the snow flies.
A farmer living near Pleasant
)ale. Lancaster county. brought TO the
ounty clerks office a litter of seven
wolves. They had not yet
pened their eyes. He said he saw
he maternal wolf leave home in the
and at once captured her
amily and brought them to Lincoln to
ecure the bounty OF 81 a head. As
he wolf bounty fund is exhausted. he
,erely secured credentials showing
i'm to be entitled to the money when
n appropriation shall have been made.
Governor Boyd has received a Pc
ition signed by a number of citizens
t Hitchcock county. asking that q fine
500 recently imposed on one John
be remitted. Numerous
stters supporting the petition and
against the granting of the
rayer have also been filed. Tho man
ohm Churchfield. in whose behalf the
pplication is made was brought to