The Columbus journal., 1895-07-03
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Schuyler Herald: The west has mad.
the east rich by sending money Their,
for insurance. They have borrowed tn,
money back, mOrtgaeing their real es
tate to secure the loan and laid awak.
nights worrying about how to raise tn
money to pay the interest. How shall
We 60 to work to change this state oil
affairs? BY organizing fire and life in.
surance companies Of our own here in
Nebraska. Pass laws protecting home
companies and regulating outside cor.
pOrations. Patronizs Nebraska insti.
buttons. -. Thursday afternoon a U. s
marshal came to Schuyler and arrested
Otto OtradOvsky on charge Of sending
improper letters through the U. 8. mails.
Otto was taken to Omaha and tried
before the mail authorities who found
him guilty and sentenced him to twenty
days. The case is one OF. sending an
obscene letter to a Young girl in this
town.
Fremont Herald: DR.. Abbott was at
the court house for the purpose Of filing
his resignation as commissioner Of in.
sanity. He has been a member of the
| commission for twenty-five years. For
twenty years Of the last quarter OF a
century DIR. Abbott has been county
physician.
Fullerton Post: Those who planted
alfalfa this year are decidedly in it.
John Dodson brought a sample to town
Tuesday that showed wonderful growth.
Another year will find many acres of
this plant in Nance county soil.
David City Banner, Octavia Items:
Last Wednesday afternoon Ed. Lock-
wood, who lives just south of the river
In Butler county, q ~cultivating corn
and when at the end Of the field near
the house stopped and went into the
building. While away his little seven
year-old climbed upon the seat Of the
riding cultivatOr. The team started
and ran away, running into a fence
where one horse and the cultivator were
thrown over and in the wreck the little
girl had her jaw broken. DR.. Woods
of Schuyler, was sent for and is hand
ling the case, which he prOnounces q
bad fracture.
Leigh World: Thos. Church was bit
ten in the foot by q rattlesnake Satur-
day. He came to town immediately for
medical assistance and found DR.. Nc |
Kinley at home, who pulled him through
all right. Tom was moving weeds with
a scythe, and vas barefoot, when he
stepped on the snake and it bit him. It
was a narrow escape. Rattlesnakes
seem to be getting quite numerous.
While their bite is very dangerous to
life, prompt action will generally save a
person when bitten. These prairie rat
tlesnakes differ from the timber rattle
snakes, in that they are not rs large, nor
as active, and do not strike with force
enough to drive pangs in so deep, hence
the poison is not thrown so directly into
the circulation of the blood and il more
easily counteracted. A person very
RECEIVERS from the bite of q tim
Der rattlesnake Of medium size-they:N
grow six to eight feet long and three to
i've inches through. When they strike
sink their fangs an inch to an inch
and a half deep, throwing the poison
directly into the main circulation Of
and death results in a very few
minutes. An old and effectual remedy
Tor snake bites OF all kinds il turpen-
line. 1t should be PIT in q bottle, and
The mouth Of the bottle being placed
over the spot, and the liquid
brought in contact with the wound by
inverting the bottle, which should be .
held there until relief is obtained. In
cases however, medical assistance I
be obtained AZ quickly - pos
gible. r
Madison Chronicle: N. Fodrea, state i
Examiner Of county treasurer1s books, !
up his inspection Of County I
Treasurer O'Sheais books last Friday .
md left for his home in Grand Island. q
lie informed MS that Eds books we're al
light with the exception OF a matter Of =
1900 state fees which we're unacc0unt-
d for, but as a majority Of county +,
reasurers in the state make q practice1 !
{ converting fees to their own use, Ed .
} probably no worse than the average :
IN OF ~treasnrers. The next treasurer g
I. Madison county, however, will have !
D 60 on record as to the disposition be 4
ill make Of fees and interest money 9 8
he is elected. The people de-
land the use OF their own money. State :
our case, candidates. =
NJ wmsn Grove Gazette: Thorstein |.
lsOn brought to this Office Tuesday d
new potatoes that are immense for j
lis early in the season. The largest Q:
no measures 81 inches in circumfsr- q
zoe and the smallest Z inches. They =
% Of the early Ohio variety and were Z.
Ianted in April.
West Point Progress: During The q
i'm storm Monday evening the resi- =
,nce Of George Roehl in Coburuis Ad- =
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