The Columbus journal., 1896-01-01
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BellwoOd Gazette:' About twenty
Eve men are now engaged building the
new bridge across the Platte and Loup
rivers About the first Of the new year
twenty-five more will be added to the
present number.
Platte Center Signal: James Maher,
who met with the misfortune OF having
one of his legs crushed, which neceesi-
tated amputation of the member just
above the ankle, returned from Texas
Sunday evening. Many Of the young
mans friends met him at the depot with
sad hearts,
Seward Blade: Henry Rhoren has
found gold on his farm, west of town.
He showed us letter from Prof. Mich
olson, Of the State University, in which
he stated that the sand sent him by Mr..
Rhoren assayed $40 of gold to the ton.
But Mr.. Rhoren had washed it before
sending it to the Professor. He is going
to send in sample of sand without
washing, and see how it will pan out.
Schuyler Quill: Bruno Schmidt is
having q store building erected out in
Midland precinct, just south of the
Turnbul farm and near where the Mid
land hall stood. The building is to be
frame, two stories high, 16x2O feet, with
shed behind. He will run q general
merchandise store and no doubt will do
we'll there. Already he has been ap-
pointed postmaster and the Office is
called Wells.
Osceola Record: Swan Benson, Of
Stromsburg, who had his preliminary
trial for forgery before Judge Hurst last
week was bound over to the district
court under bond of $780, He was una
bic to get bondsmen and is boarding
with Sheriff Hahn. The amount in
volved is SO. Joe Allen, who has just
returned from Michigan says wood is
selling there for fifty to seventy five
cents per cosd, and laborer can get but
twenty-five cents per cord for cutting.
Other things are about in this proper
tion and the people pretty generally
feel blue.
Madison Reporter: Lou Brant has
been adjudged insane and was taken to
the Norfolk hospital Wednesday. He is
the husband Of Mrs. Francis Brant now
under three years. sentence for the Kill
ling of Fred Reeves last summer. He
believed himself in a degree responsible
for the action Of the wife. His mania is
OF hOmicidal and suicidal nature, hav-
ing attempted to kill his son and then
made attempts on his own life. Brant
and his wife are the parents of four
children, the oldest being twelve years
of age and the youngest a toddling babe.
Hard is the heart that will not 60 ont in
sympathy for these now worse than
Orphans-mOther in the penitentiary
and father in the insane asylum. What
Christmas these little ones have had
this year!
Howells journal: Geo. Hanegan and
son Will returned from Ponca, this state,
where they went couple Of weeks ago
to mine coal. George says that they
have good Is inch vein of coal there,
but it ia SO hard to mine that it will not
pay for the owners to hire help to mine
the coal, being located between sand
stone. We were Of the opinion that the
vein was paying one but since we've
heard the facts as given by George have
changed our mind. The only way the
owners can make it pay is to mine it
themselves. . Z. Several farmers have lost
hogs by cholera, and it would be we'll for
all to be posted on the law requiring that
within twenty -four hours after their
death from cholera or other diseases, the
owner shall cause the carcasses to he
suitably buried or burned on the premi-
ses owned or occupied by such persons.
Norfolk News: Many of the counties
in this part Of the state are awakening
to the wisdom of establishing poor
houses. Since the opening of the poor
house in Madison county, there has been
a marked decrease in the number of
panpers. The same result has been ex-
perienced in Pierce county. In speaking
of the location of a poor house in Wayne
county the Democrat says: "The estab-
fishing OF poor house by the county
commissioners is step in the right
direction. and will tend to lessen the
poor expenses very materially. Frank
Murphy, foreman of the Stone ranch
northwest Of Madison, and Ralph John
son had husking race the other day.
Mr.. johnson hnsked and cribbed 100
bushels of corn. Mr.. Murphy husked
1O6 bushels and thirty pounds, but did
not crib it. The corn averaged thirty
bushels to the acre. :. . Steward Jenkins
Of the asylum is suffering from the
effects of dislOcated shoulder, which
he sustained by being pitched out of his
buggy Monday evening. He had just
arrived from the city in his buggy and
stopped at the front door OF the institu-
tion. Several children suddenly ap-
peared at one of the near by windows.
His horse was frightened and made
plunge for liberty, causing Mr.. Jenkins
to take the aforesaid header.